Gain Muscle and Eliminate Fat: Tips on How to Do It

It is a fact that having those love handles and that beer belly as well as those man boobs can be quite embarrassing. If you want a body that you can be proud of and a body that you can show off whenever you are at the beach, then you may want to start working out.

So, what are the proper workout routines to burn fat and gain muscles?
Basically, the best muscle burning technique is through cardiovascular exercises. This helps in burning a lot of fat and calories which will significantly help in weight loss. Diet is also an important factor in order for you to lose fat and in most cases this is the most difficult part of weight loss.

Dieting doesn’t mean that you have to starve yourself in order for you to lose fat. Eating right is.

What this means is that you need to eat less fatty foods and eat more foods that your body needs in order to function everyday. Eat foods that have plenty of fiber and in order to promote muscle growth, eat food with plenty of protein, such as beef.

You should also decrease the amount of carbohydrates you eat everyday. By reducing at least 25 percent of the total carbohydrates you eat everyday, you will see that it will give you a lot of difference when it comes to losing weight and burning off fat.

Doing a lot of cardiovascular exercises will also help in burning off fat. Every morning before breakfast, try to at least go jogging or walk for 30 minutes. This will significantly improve your weight as well as your body. By exercising before you eat breakfast, you will be able to turn on your metabolism rate and make it a lot faster. This means that you will be able to burn fat a lot more efficiently than not exercising in the morning at all.

Eating breakfast is also important as it helps jumpstart your metabolism rate. Always remember that it is advisable that you eat your breakfast. It actually helps in weight loss.

Also, when you reach the gym, it is still advisable to perform cardiovascular exercises. Try running for at least 15 minutes on the treadmill and it will burn at least a hundred to a hundred and fifty calories.

After doing cardiovascular exercises, it is now time to develop your muscles with weights. For maximum muscle gain, you might want to use as much free weights as you can. Try to minimize the use of the machine as the machines only focuses on the primary muscle and not the supporting muscles. If you want to gain muscle mass, it is recommended that you should strengthen the supporting muscles too. This will help in muscle growth. In fact, if you don’t strengthen the supporting muscles, you will end up not being able to promote the primary muscles to grow.

These are some of the things that you have to remember about fat loss and muscle gain. Muscles burn fat and by exercising, you will be able to promote muscle growth and at the same time, promote fat loss. With these tips in mind and following it, you can be sure that you will be able to get rid of that fat and develop a body that you can be proud of.

3 Easy Changes to help you lose weight fast

Hey everyone! 

Im going to share with you the 3 easy ways you can lose weight. These 3 tips are instant changes you can make in your diet that require no thought! 

• 1. Drink more water

I'm sure you all have heard this so many times before, but I cannot stress how important it is to drink water. 

Many times when you think you are hungry, your body is actually thirsty! 

Next time you feel like you are hungry, instead of reaching for a snack, pour yourself a nice cold glass of water. 

Studies have shown that if you drink 2 glasses of water before a meal you will eat less throughout the meal. 

If you are not a huge fan of water, here is a great tip: 

Add fruits and veggies into your water! 

Refreshing Fruit/Veggies Water

The fruit and veggies will steep into the water, and give you a cool and refreshing drink perfect for summer. 

I always keep frozen fruit in my house: strawberries, blueberries, and berry blends

So all you have to do is add a few frozen (i prefer frozen because it acts like ice) or your favorite fresh fruit then feel free to add veggies or herbs! Here are some of my favorite combinations: 

-Cantaloupe and Cucumbers 

-Strawberries and silantro 

-Lemons and Mint leaves

Feel free to test out your own combinations, we would love to hear what you come up with!

• 2. Watch your peanut butter! 

Ok so I'm going to be honest, at one point this year I was seriously addicted to peanut butter. There is nothing wrong with getting healthy fats, however nuts are extremely dense in calories, and if your not careful, it is very easy to overdo it. One spoon becomes two and then gets out of control from there. I forced myself to give it up because I just didn't have the self control. 

I knew there must be a way to not cut it completely out of my diet. 

The key here is portion control. I would prepackage myself 15 almonds that I would eat at night. This is seriously the best tip of advice I can give you all! If there is a trigger food (like peanut butter is for me), be honest with yourself, and find a way to portion it out. 

Also I find that if I am on the go and traveling, I love to pack Emerald 100 calorie packs of almonds. They come in a variety of flavors such as natural, coco roast (my favorite), smoked, even different nuts, and with only 1 gram of sugar and 9 grams of fat they will not break your diet. 

They are great if you want a simple and fool proof way to stick to a small portion size without depriving yourself of healthy fats! 

 Approved mustard



Sriracha = best stuff ever

• 3. Add spices to your foods

I have found that if I feel I am extremely hungry, I will add hot sauce, cayenne pepper, or sriracha sause to my chicken, eggs, and fish (or whenever I can!). Spicy foods will not only boost your metabolism, they will also make you feel full a lot quicker! 

If you are not a fan of spicy, try using mustard instead of ketchup. Studies have shown that mustard helps to make you feel satiated quicker. 

 Mint leaves from my mama's garden

Or if your not a fan of spicy foods or mustard, try incorporating mint after your meals. 

You can do this by eating mint leaves, making mint tea, making mint water (as shown above), chew on a piece of mint gum, breath mint, or even  simply BRUSH YOUR TEETH. Studies have shown that both mustard and mint will help tell your brain that you are full. 

I hope this 3 instant changes will help you like they helped me!