Secrets of Weight Loss (are there any?)

About 75% of our body is water. Our muscles, skin and tissue all are dependent on water. So not surprisingly - our weight can easily fluctuate 10-20lbs and create a lot of confusion when it comes to dieting.

This is why when you're on a diet and you cheat you can weigh yourself and freak out "Oh no! I gained 10lbs!". Not really, it's just that your desert is rich in carbs which are going to hold a lot of water and it's gonna show up on the scale.

But you probably didn't add much fat at all.

The opposite is true too - you can do a fasting diet or "cleanse" and lose the same 10-20lbs in a very rapid period of time. You'll gain it all back.

This is just water weight. This is why fad diets have been so successful at marketing themselves and why they will continue to into the future.

The truth is the only way to effectively lose weight is to lose fat. You must only focus on burning the fat off of your body. Water will fluctuate and we want to preserve every ounce of muscle on our body.

Why is that? Simple - muscle burns fat. If you want a high metabolic rate you need to have a lot of lean body mass.

Now - I'm not advocating you turn into the Incredible Hulk or bulk up. You really can't get that physique by lifting weights and drinking protein shakes. The body builder look generally comes from using steroids.

But if you want to have a lean and sculpted physique the way to do it is simple (and requires a lot of discipline):

• Lift weights & do cardio 2-3x a week for a total of no more than 30 minutes.
• Each day you lift weights focus on  the bench press, squat or dead lift.  Do all 3 of these exercises every weak.
• Eat a protein rich meal with good health carbs and fats to balance it out

You'll find that this system just works (more details here if you are interested ).  If you don't see yourself leaning out you'll have to pay attention to your diet and possibly change your food choices to reduce calories.

This approach has worked miracles for me.  Give it a shot!