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Life happens and sometimes our own health gets away from us. Looking to shed some unwanted pounds? Once the honeymoon phase is over, take back control of your health and get your sexy back!
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\u2022\ti.e. plain, nonfat Greek yogurt and add \u201ctoppers\u201d for extra flavor like frozen berries, honey and chia seeds).
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\u2022\tSuch as, chicken, turkey, buffalo, lean beef, eggs, and kangaroo (1g of fat and 25g of protein in a 3.5oz serving and tastes like ground beef).
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\u2022\tIn other words, \u201cgraze\u201d in order to keep your metabolism running at a higher rate. Just be sure to graze healthfully.
\n\u2022\tThis will also help keep blood sugar levels more stable.
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\u2022\tDoing so reduces your sugar and refined starch intake, both of which spike blood sugar levels quickly.
\n\u2022\tEzekiel bread, brown rice pasta, quinoa and amaranth are excellent choices.
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\u2022\tChoose dark chocolate over milk chocolate, make your own trail mixes and frozen yogurts.
\n\u2022\tTry 1 cup of plain, nonfat Greek yogurt, \u00bc cup of frozen blueberries and drizzle of honey. Mix together until purple, and enjoy a decadent dessert with frozen bursts of freshness.
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\u2022\tYes, bouts of cardio are great for your heart health and to lose some of that visceral fat, however, strength training is where you really start to burn more calories at rest.
\n\u2022\tThe more muscle you have, the more calories you burn at rest, or in other words, the higher your basal metabolic rate.
\n\u2022\tMost people tend to think that cardio is what sheds the pounds, when in reality it is a sound mixture of the two. And no ladies, you won\u2019t get \u201ctoo big\u201d.
\n\u2022\tThere are lots of different ways to strength train. One way is low reps, heavy weights, or high reps, light weights. It depends on your goals, but it\u2019s never a bad idea to incorporate both. Remember, you want to mix up your routine anyway.
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