Years ago, I was the kind of person that would just eat what I wanted, when I want, and I never worried to much about it because I was always working out. I told myself  “I’ll just burn it off tomorrow”.  And I am not talking about just late night binge eating and hunting down sweets. I would just eat a nice sized dinner, always a meat or protein with lots of sides that normally had a ton of carbs and then, to top it off,  I would have the occasional desert after my big meals. That way I could satisfy my craving for sweets. I thought that just because I’m a guy and I need more calories, that it was ok to eat like that.

And of course I wanted to have that ripped mid section and look like I was in great shape. Since I was a gym addict I figured it was fine to eat what i wanted as long as i got my protein in. But little did I know until later on in my life that I was going about my eating COMPLETELY WRONG!

One thing did happened with all of this…. I never lost the body fat I needed to lose to get that toned physique that I worked out so hard for. And when i stopped working out a looked completely flabby and was extremely unhappy with my looks and body.

Does some of this sound familiar?

GOOD NEWS THOUGH

I have several tips that you can implement immediately into your current diet to start getting fat loss results even when you are sleeping. Here you go…

1. GET RID OF CARBS AND SUGARS AFTER 6PM – Avoid having snacks and dinners with these 2 things in them. Try and replace them with things that have higher protein and healthy fats such as a chicken and veggie dinner or a few almonds to curve the late night snack cravings.
2. 8-10 SERVINGS OF FRUITS AND VEGGIES DAILY
3. INCLUDE SPICY FOODS IN YOUR DIET – Add some spice to your life with jalapenos or a spicy that gives your food a little kick. This addition kick in your stomach will help boot your metabolism.
4. NO MORE FAST FOODS / FRIED FOODS
5. EAT YOUR HEALTHY CARBS AND SUGARS EARLIER IN THE DAY – When you go to sleep your body continues to process things that you have eaten. Sugars and carbs that are digested but burned off are eventually stored as fat in the body. By eating these things earlier in the day, you are giving your body a chance to work off these 2 things.
6. PACK YOURSELF A HEALTHY LUNCH AND TAKE IT TO WORK (PLANNING IS KEY)
7. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER - 86 (get rid of) all soda’s and drinks that are high in sugar. Get at least 64oz (8 cups) of water intake per day MINIMUM.
8. EAT 5-7 SMALLER MEALS PER DAY – Don’t focus on 2 or 3 big meals. eating more often in smaller amounts will keep your body constantly working and jump start your metabolism. If you are eating for fat loss, I recommend eating about 300 calories on average at your breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Keep your snacks (meals 4,5,and 6) at about 100-150 calories each.
9. LIMIT YOUR ALCOHOL INTAKE TO ONCE EVERY 1-2 WEEKS
10. GET PLENTY OF FIBER THROUGH VEGGIES AND WHOLE GRAINS – Each day, the average woman needs about 25 grams of fiber and the average man needs about 30 grams of fiber.
11. SUPPLEMENT YOUR DIET WITH A DAILY DOSE OF FISH OIL
12. REPLACE ALL WHITE BREADS AND PASTA PRODUCTS WITH WHOLE GRAIN FOODS INSTEAD



13. AVOID PROCESSED FOODS WHERE POSSIBLE – It is true, sometimes eating healthy requires a little more preparation time, such as cooking and planning your meals. TIP: Next time you are grocery shopping, buy as much of your foods from the  perimeter of the store. Most stores are set up to where the fresh and natural foods are on the out side isles of the store. Try to avoid things in cans or boxes if you can substitute something that is fresh and unprocessed instead.

Try to implement these things into your daily eating routine. If you can’t make all the changes at once, then take it one or two steps at a time. implement a few things each week and stick with it. It will eventually become habit and eating will not be a challenge.

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