Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Dieting Doesn't Burn Fat

By Jason King

Getting your diet right is the first part of any successful fat burning program. No exercise program can cover up a poorly planned diet. If you have a burger at lunchtime, 10 minutes extra cardio later on in the day doesn't work, and you will end up getting fatter.

Exercise is important when you're burning fat, and you must eat the right foods to give you the energy to exercise. A diet that has gotten a lot of media attention over the last few years is the low carb diet. And these fad diets have been backed by famous celebrities because of the rate in which they help you lose weight.

The problem with low carb diets is you lose muscle as well as fat, and this muscle loss causes your metabolism to slow down. While you're on the diet you'll be happy at the weight you're losing, but when you start eating a normal diet again the pounds will pile back on with extra weight as well.

You need to exercise to speed up your metabolism, and you need to eat carbs to have the energy to exercise. Carbohydrates are also a feel good food. Depression soon sets in when you cut carbs from your diet. And a diet is suppose to make you feel good.

Another fad diet that doesn't produce the results it should is the low fat diet. The only reason to go on a low fat diet is if you're suffering with an illness such as heart disease. If you want to lose weight then fat is as important in your diet as any other food type.

You don't get fat by eating too much fat. Healthy, unsaturated fats play an important part in helping your body burn the fat it has stored already. Your body's cells rely on healthy fats such as Omega 3's to regenerate themselves. Your brain is largely made of fat, and these fats are food for the brain as well. many vitamins are fat soluble so your body needs fat to store and transport these to the cells in your body.

Protein is food for your muscles so this a very important for your weight loss program. When you feed your muscles they get bigger, and then your metabolism increases. Your metabolic rate needs to be increased in order for you to burn fat. With a higher metabolic rate your body will burn more calories even while you're resting.

Once you have created a healthy balanced diet you can start en exercise program. When you exercise your muscles grow, and you also burn extra calories. Once your metabolism increases you'll burn fat faster than you ever have before. - 15255

About the Author: