Fat Burning Tips

It's funny...you read and learn things along the way then you read or learn something else that conflicts with what you thought to be true previously...  Here I am thinking that certain things I'm doing at the gym are effective and I realize that it isn't true.  This can be disheartening but then you just suck it up and make adjustments.  I read the below article from CNN.com...good quick read for anyone who is interested in fat burning theories.  This is by no means the bible of fat burning and chances are I'll read something next week that will contradict what I read today...my advice - ADAPT :)

51 Fat Burning Tips from CNN

Some highlights include:

1. Catch the running bug. You'll continue to burn fat after your jog: People who run for at least four hours a week melt more calories than non-runners, even when they're not running, a Yale University School of Medicine study reports. DOING THIS!

2. Crank it up early. Working out harder during the first half of your workout and taking it easier during the second burns up to 23 percent more fat than doing the opposite, according to a study from The College of New Jersey.  WILL START DOING THIS

8. Speed up, slow down. Alternating bouts of high-intensity and low-intensity cardio has been shown to torch pounds. DOING THIS

14 & 15. Lift first, nix the rest. Doing strength training before cardio can torch more fat than cardio alone. And if you do one move after another without pausing, "you'll see more gains in strength and muscle mass," says Dr. Pierre Manfroy, M.D., consultant for the book "100 Ways to Supercharge Your Metabolism."  WILL START DOING THIS

35. Think before you drink. Sipping as few as 90 calories' worth of vodka can slow your metabolism by 73 percent, one study shows.  UGG...FORGOT THIS

36. Graze. Women who go without eating for long periods are more likely to have higher body-fat percentages than women who nosh more regularly, one study notes.  WILL START DOING THIS

Time to adapt...

I'll hit the gym tonight...once the roads are better :)
Working from home again today...thanks to our little blizzard from yesterday.

I'm staring to eat every 2 or so hours - around 200-300 calories a pop :)

7:30am was Coffee with a veggie sausage english muffin

10am was some tuna salad with triscuits

lunch will be some left over veggie chili that I pulled out of the freezer on Monday :)

something around 2:30 then dinner around 5pm...then gym :)

I'll keep you posted :)

TTFN
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