Do you want to accelerate your fat loss with the 6 Week Body Makeover program? The next couple of weeks, I'm going to write about how to supercharge your weight loss through various techniques and make sure that you get the most benefit out of your Michael Thurmond makeover kit. Here is the secret to lose weight in your first week of using the program - manipulate your sodium intake.
One of the real keys in losing weight in the first week, and throughout every week on the program is to control the amount of sodium you consume. Sodium is found in many foods and can hide behind various forms of prepackaged food. Because of all the processed and prepackaged foods in the US, many Americans are overexposed to sodium and salt. Most Americans have more than the required amount of daily sodium intake. Take a look at the food labels of your favorite snacks and you will notice (especially diet soda) and you will be amazed at how much sodium is contained in each serving of your favorite snack.
Salt makes your body retain water - your cells fill up and make you feel heavy. Water retention is like gaining fat weight because you carry this weight and will cause the same effect when trying to squeeze into your favorite jeans.
Retaining water also makes your metabolism slow down. Your metabolism needs a stead flow of fluids in and out of your body. Slowing down the flow of fluids rapidly decreases the efficiency of how fast your metabolism burns calories. Females can gain up to 2 to 6 pounds right before their menstrual period due to water retention. Furthermore, women past menopause are often given pills, patches, implants or shots which may cause retention of water.
Too much sodium and water retention will dramatically reduce your results of the six week body makeover. For the 6 weeks of the program, you're going to want to eliminate as much salt out of your diet as possible to get the maximum effect out of the program. This means that you will have to exchange processed meats and foods for fresh produce and meats. You will need to cook more home cooked meals since everything, including store-bought lunch meats, pre-cooked whole meats and packaged dinners are loaded with added sodium.
At first, it might be very difficult to eat foods without sodium, but over time you will get used to eating foods natural flavor. Also, reducing sodium may lower your blood pressure.
The easiest way to reduce your intake of sodium, which causes fat gain and water retention, is to avoid prepackaged and processed foods. Get rid of them completely! Through the 6 Week Body Makeover program, you're going to throw out all salt and sodium so that you can create a chemical reaction in your body to accelerate metabolism and cause you to lose weight. If you start throwing large amounts of sodium and salt into your diet, you're not going to get the results that you want.
If you want really fast results, start cooking foods at home and cook whole fresh foods. This way, you can guarantee that you're not taking in any unwanted fats, oils, sodium and chemical additives. Here is a simple rule, if it comes in a can or plastic package, it is probably not good for fat loss. If it came straight from nature in it's raw and purest form, then it will probably be in the menu plan. Next, post will talk about the effects of beverages on your 6 Week Body Makeover diet.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
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