AminaZena Blogs: The Best Way To Lose Weight

Questions:

A) Do you want to lose weight quickly and gain it back just as quickly?

B) Do you want to lose weight and gain it back slowly after hitting a plateau?

C) Do you want to lose weight, keep it off and get toned?

Answers:

A) Go on a crash diet, starve yourself, don't workout.

B) Do a lot of cardio and no strength training

C) Eat healthy, get lots of rest, build muscle and do a little cardio too.

As you can see that there are a lot of ways to lose weight. A and B will definitely help you lose weight, but if you really want the best long lasting results you're going to have go with C; put on muscle. But don't be scared ladies, you're not going to get big and manly unless you plan on spending 4 hours a day at the gym and eat raw eggs and protein shakes for every meal.

You can't just eat healthy, or just do cardio and expect to have lasting results. Muscle is what burns calories, and the more muscle you have the more calories you burn even while you're at rest. So if you're doing a lot of cardio or starving yourself, yes you will lose weight but you will not keep it off.

You don't necessarily have to lift weights to build muscle- you can do things like push ups and squats in your living room, but weights are a great tool.

And I'm not talking about those fucking 5 pound plastic Barbie weights either. All those rumors that women should only do light weights/ high reps aren't true- for some workouts yes, but you're occasionally going to have to lift some heavy shit - yes you will grunt and make faces but it's all for the greater good.

You have to keep your body confused, you can't do the same workout over and over and over again and keep seeing results. You have to modify or else you will hit a plateau, which is why I encourage you to work with a trainer if you've never lifted before (hit me up if you're serious).

Weight loss is not rocket science. It just takes will power to do the right things.

*Workout: 3-6 days a week for 30 mins to 1 hr - alternating everyday with strength and cardio

*Eat clean: No fast food, refined sugars, candy, soda, fried foods, dairy - limited processed, canned and frozen food

* Get rest: 6-8 hours a night- sober sleep

*Manage Stress: Take deep breaths, chill the fuck out.

So that's all I got for now. Later Bitches.

XoXo,

AminaZena

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