Consume Carbohydrates Earlier in the Day to Shed Weight

Rather than focusing on weight loss, reducing your overall body fat is what most people want to achieve. However, to avoid the appearance of being skinny fat, you should avoid rapid weight loss schemes. If you are losing body fat, you will likely notice that your waist and hips have gotten smaller. Someone who appears to be thin but is carrying too high of a percentage of body fat with less muscle mass is said to be skinny fat. The amount of weight you lose when dieting does not determine if you will look skinny fat or firm and trim. Moreover, scales alone are not an indicator of healthy weight loss since it doesn’t determine where the weight was located. Measuring your percentage of body fat gives you a more specific result than simply stepping on the bathroom scale.

How to Shed Stubborn Fat Deposits

While it is tempting to muster an expectation of massive drops on the bathroom scales, weight loss research suggests a slow and steady approach to shedding unwanted pounds is more sustainable. To boost your efforts for losing body fat, try the tips listed below:

• Drink More Water - Stay well hydrated, especially early in the day. Your body can deceive you with mixed signals of hunger when you are thirsty. Make sure you keep water bottles closer at hand than unhealthy snacks.
• Fast Between Meals - A recently published study in Obesity, concluded that an intermittent form of fasting that requires people to eat two or three meals earlier in their day appears to be a powerful strategy that reduces hunger and triggers weight loss while burning the same number of calories.
• Think Before You Eat It - The way most people eat is filled with bad habits that support fat storage rather than fat burning. If you wait to eat when you are truly hungry, mindful eating allows you to enjoy food and helps to guard against unwanted weight gain.
• Front Load Your Meals - Many people grab a cup coffee and maybe a quick bite in the morning and eat more as the day goes on. Recent studies suggest that saving the largest meal until the evening is a backward approach and you should front load your meals.
• Keep a Positive Mindset - If you are struggling with a bad mindset, read some success stories written by people just like you. Typically, the difference in a sustainable weight loss plan and absolute failure comes down to adopting a positive mindset and solving problems along your journey.

Throughout much of our nation, gyms and workout facilities have been made off limits due to the restrictions mandated by the coronavirus pandemic. However, try to adjust your attitude. After all, exercising in your home will never leave you feeling out of place or out of your league.

Metabolic Research Center Provides Remote Support

Here at MRC, our weight loss coaches use the same motivational techniques to educate you about the barriers to losing weight and keeping it off. Whether you’re available for person-to-person counseling or need remote weight loss support, we can deliver engagement, guidance and support. As you start your weight loss journey, it is important to remember how important lean muscle mass is for your overall body composition. It will help you avoid appearing skinny fat as well as burn more calories to eliminate stubborn fat deposits. Plus, MRC delivers the in-person or virtual support and encouragement for sustainable weight loss results. Discover for yourself how our remote weight loss approach can be combined with traditional in-person one-on-one counseling to deliver sustainable results for stopping pandemic weight gain to restore your health and wellness.