Why Weight

Weight Loss Mistakes & Fat Burning Goofs

By Craig Ballantyne

Are you making fat burning mistakes and weight loss goofs that are preventing you from reaching your goals, no matter how hard you work? Let me help you burn fat a better way.

Now, onto some common fat burning mistakes...

1) Worrying about how many calories are counted on your cardio machine.

I don't like this "break the body down" mindset. Instead, I'd rather you focus on building the metabolism up, so we can forget about the 400 calories burned during a slow cardio workout, and focus on the bigger metabolism boost you'll get all day from harder, shorter workouts.

2) Neglecting Nutrition as the #1 Fat Burning Key.

I've said this many, many times. Your nutrition is more important than your workout. You must follow an eating program where you eat fewer calories than you need, and you must focus on high-quality, nutrient dense foods. Avoid energy dense foods.

A nutrient dense food is an apple.

An energy dense food is a muffin (by the way, most muffins are just miniature cakes, but no one likes to admit to eating cake for breakfast).

Choose the apple. Toss the muffin (top and bottom!). And if you're traveling, plan ahead. Take a couple of apples and some almonds in your carry-on so you don't get sucked into airport food!

3) Doing the same workout over and over again.

I know a woman that goes into the gym everyday, at the same time, with the same magazine (well, a different issue of People each week, I suppose), and does the exact same workout, from cardio to the machines and a bunch of useless ab exercises to finish it off.

Shockingly, said with sarcasm, her body looks the same now as it did over 2 years ago when I first saw her workout routine.

Don't get stuck on autopilot doing the same thing over and over, no matter how much you like it.

Use a different interval program every 4 weeks. Do something different on your off-days from month to month. Try different types of workouts every 4 weeks - never go longer than 6 weeks on a program.

Change is good!

4) And finally, take notes.

Keep track of your food intake and your workout output. Keep an eye out for what works best for you. That way, whenever you get stuck, you can refer back to past successes and use that program again for quick results.

That's all for today.

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Craig Ballantyne is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist and writes for Men's Health and Oxygen magazines. His trademarked Turbulence Training for Fat Loss have helped thousands of men and women with weight loss and fat burning in less than 45 minutes three times per week. Turbulence Training for Fat Loss workouts help you burn fat without long, slow cardio sessions or fancy equipment. Craig's bodyweight workouts for fat loss help you lose fat without any equipment at all.

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