Fat-Loss Tips That Work

One: Eat something small every 2 - 4 hours

Small regular meals keeps your metabolism revved and is a much better way to burn off calories than, say, one or big meals big meals a day.


Your metabolism is boosted by about ten per cent for two to three hours after you eat.


Avoid skipping meals or leaving gaps longer than 5 hours between meals. Leaving long gaps between meals sends your body into starvation mode, triggering it to burn muscle instead of fat.


Two: Eat the right foods

Fat makes you fatter than carbohydrates and protein. Because fat is close to the form it needs to be for storage, metabolising it requires just 3 calories for every 100 you eat. That leaves 97 to be stored in your fat cells.

Metabolising carbohydrates requires 10 - 15 calories, leaving only 85 - 90 to be stored, whereas protein requires an amazing 20 calories to use it.

Protein and carbohydrate are your best bets if you want to increase your metabolic rate and reduce the amount of excess stored as fat.


Three: Limit your food choices

Research at Tufts University in Massachusetts shows that when people are presented with a wider variety of foods they eat considerably more.


The message here is to simplify your diet.


Next time you are faced with a glorious choice, opt for only two or three types of food rather than a bit of everything. If you must buy high calorie foods, such as biscuits, ice cream or desserts, buy only one variety.


Eat well, live well.