| There are just some basic things you must know if | | | | metabolism. Omega-3 fatty acids, which are |
| you expect to engage in any activity. If you want to | | | | commonly found in fish and other seafoods, can help |
| learn to drive you have to learn where the gas and | | | | your thyroid production, which results in more fat |
| brake pedals are. If you want to learn to ski you | | | | burned. Fat has another notable benefit for dieters: it |
| have to learn how to latch on your boots and turn. | | | | helps you feel fuller, longer. |
| And if you expect your diet to go anywhere, you | | | | 3. You Have to Get Smart About Protein |
| have to know these very basic things. There's a lot | | | | When you think about protein, you have to think |
| more to learn of course, but this should help you get | | | | about fat as well, because foods that contain high |
| started. | | | | levels of protein also usually contain high levels of fat. |
| 1. You shouldn't be too strict | | | | If you are weight training regularly, and you should be |
| When plotting out your diet, you have to balance | | | | if you expect to lose fat, you should consume about |
| two things: the healthy and the practical. Could you | | | | a gram of protein per pound of bodyweight per day. |
| lose a lot of weight eating nothing but unflavored | | | | But pay attention to what kind of fats come |
| tuna, oatmeal, and carrot sticks? Sure, but there's no | | | | packaged with that protein. |
| way you are going to stick to that diet for any | | | | 4. Carbs will not prevent you from losing weight |
| length of time. If you just want to lose a lot of | | | | Despite what fad diets might have you believe, you |
| weight quickly, that kind of super strict diet might | | | | definitely need to eat carbs if you expect to healthily |
| even work for you. But if you want to maintain a | | | | lose weight and keeping it off. But there are certain |
| healthy lifestyle, which means steadily building muscle, | | | | kinds of carbohydrate-heavy foods you should try to |
| losing fat, and keeping it off, you have to decide on | | | | avoid. Specifically, I'm talking about carbs with a high |
| a diet that is more realistically permanent. | | | | glycemic index. "Glycemic index" refers to how much |
| 2. You Have to Eat Fat | | | | of those carbs get turned into blood glucose |
| Yes, too much dietary fat can turn into too much | | | | immediately after you eat the food. Stuff like sweets |
| body fat. But really, too much of anything is bad for | | | | and white bread have a high glycemic index, which |
| you. Fat is in food for a reason: you need it stay | | | | means that after you eat them, your blood glucose |
| healthy. Just keep a close eye of how much fat you | | | | shoots up dramatically, your body produces insulin to |
| eat and where it comes from. Fat from a fish is | | | | compensate, and you store more fat. Most fruits and |
| definitely not the same as eating fat from a | | | | vegetables count as foods that have a low glycemic |
| hamburger. Fish fat might even help you boost your | | | | index. |