People are forever looking for ways to lose weight and bring out their inner “six pack,”  the problem is that when people lose things they virtually always find them again (the same is true with bodyfat).  The problem is that the majority of those in search for perpetual muscularity don’t view fitness as a lifestyle but as a temporary plan to reach a point where they look the way they want to, which means that they will never make it and will forever be stuck in a cycle of gaining/losing a few pounds.

There are no fancy formulas to reach a healthy and even muscular physique.  Despite all of the (often very unhealthy) get fit quick schemes, it all boils down to two things: having your body burn more calories than it brings in and making sure you have a decent amount of physical activity.

The first part of this is the easy part but most people fail because they don’t know how to eat, the key to the first step is eating every two to three hours (keeps your metabolism running all day) and making sure that you are eating a serving size – which is about the size of a fist – and that what you are eating has a good ratio of carbohydrates to protein (Complex carbs i.e. oatmeal, lentils, different beans, whole grain bread keep you full for longer which means you end up consuming less throughout the day).

Here’s the good part about (and I hate how cliché this phrase is) eating properly:  Eating properly doesn’t mean you can’t eat the foods you love that are otherwise known as heart attacks in a bag!  The key to this, just like life in general, is balance.  When you have a doughnut (assuming it’s not a cheat day – you should have one, maybe two a week) you just need to balance it out later in the day so you aren’t bringing in more calories than you’re sending out.

To be continued at the next entry! *Insert suspense here*

Sean