1. Physical Activity:

This one should be a no-brainer, but a lot of the times, it is taken for granted. In order for Fat to burn, you Have to Exercise. Aerobic, cardiovascular activity that gets your heart rate up by 20%. Unless you are doing this, you are only maintaining your body size. You can diet all you want, even starve yourself, your body will not burn the excess fat first. When your body is in starvation mode, only after you have used up all your body’s carbohydrate reserves and used up calories from muscle, as the last resort your body starts using up your stored fats.

2. Eating Right, not just Eating Light:

In order to be physically active, and burn fat effectively your body needs to be in optimal condition, biochemically, metabolically and physiologically. Most Fad diets that prescribe to eating Only Cabbages, or Only Proteins or No Carbohydrates are wrong and can be more detrimental than good for your body, because your body needs all the essential Vitamins, minerals and micronutrients from a well balanced diet. Your metabolic cycles, your various bodily systems, ligaments, joints, internal organs, etc need these micronutrients to function, and will become weak or damaged if deprived for long durations. Also, in order to burn fat, your body needs carbohydrates. Because carbohydrates are the instant form of energy available to your body, when your work out. Excess carbohydrates are stored as Glycogen, which is what your body utilizes for energy when you work out. If you are running low on carbs, your body will burn muscles, then fat. Which is not what you want, right?

3. Eat Six Small meals a day:

Instead of 3 big meals. This keeps your metabolism active an a lot faster. A faster metabolism means faster fat burn. Also you will feel less sluggish like you do after a big meal, and be a lot more energetic. If you’re thinking, “But I’m always on the go and don’t have time to sit down to six meals a day”, don’t worry most of us are. Carry quick healthy snack options with you, like an apple or a granola bar or a protein shake. This way you’ll be eating healthier and constantly energizing yourself, all through the day.

4. Good Posture:

This is the unrevealed, 100% success rate secret of every person out there with a washboard stomach and 6 pack abs. Having a straight posture entails you o suck in your gut, straighten your spinal positioning and automatically flexes your abdominal muscles. If you are constantly slouching, then your gut flabs out, and that will become your permanent posture, as your breathing patterns will fall in sync with it. Instead, make a conscious effort to suck in that gut, and deepen your breathing rhythm. The more you can incorporate this habitually in your daily life, the closer you are to that six-pack tummy.

5. Maintain your Biorythm:

Your body needs to be functioning on a clockwork pattern. The time you wake up, the time you fall asleep and the time at which you eat your meals. If these are not regular, and your meal times are half hazard and spread across the day with no fixed times, you will never achieve your fitness goals. Discipline and devotion are the most important facets of any training regime. Simply keeping your body in a balanced state makes it perform better, be healthier and work better for you. This might be a little difficult to incorporate at first, but once your lifestyle works around it, you’d be surprised as to how easily it falls into habitual patterns.

The most important thing is to have confidence. Many people never improve their fitness levels because of negative body image and the psychological tricks it plays on your mind-body connection. As long as you are taking the right steps, making the effort, and staying on top of it, be sure of your self, and your ability to achieve your goals. Monitor yourself periodically to check for progress, but remember that losing weight and building muscle is a time drawn process. Short cut methods will only hamper your body, and possibly bounce weight back eventually. Ideally, with a proper diet and exercise program, you should be losing not more than 2 lbs a week. This is a healthy weight loss, and you know that you are on the path to progress. Good Luck. Stay Fit. Keep at it