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Wednesday, December 31, 2008

2 Healthy Ways To Get Rid Of Thigh Fat

By Luke Rutledge

Do you want to lose that extra annoying flab on your thigh? It is possible, but if you think that you can lose thigh fat quickly with the help of quick weight loss pills or supplements, you are dead wrong! And if you thought that there is some special workout you could do to lose thigh fat, you are wrong again.

In reality, whether you want to lose thigh fat, belly fat, neck fat, or any other fat, there is no way for you to target certain areas of your body. You can target certain areas of your body when it comes to weight-lifting and muscle growth, but not for weight loss. Your body will decide which fat comes off first. All you have to do it start the fat burning process.

Therefore, it only makes sense to do things that would help you burn fat from all parts of your body: that is, follow a healthy diet and do resistance training workouts! This is the only surefire way to lose thigh fat!

1. Your diet: The diet you choose to follow for the purpose of weight loss is very crucial. Low-calorie and low-fat diets won't help you burn fat because these diets don't increase your metabolism!

Besides the fact that these diets aren't very enjoyable, they can actually slow down your metabolism! This happens because your body does not get enough nutrients with a low-calorie or low-fat diet. So your body believes that it is going into starvation mode because of the lack of essential nutrients. It immediately stops the fat burning process by slowing down your metabolism, and stores fat so that it can survive in case of starvation. Having a balanced diet with certain portions from each of the food groups is the key to weight loss.

With low-calorie/low-fat diets, you probably will lose a few pounds, initially, but as soon as you quit and return to your normal eating habits, you will gain back all the weight that you had lost!

So what types of diets should you choose? You should choose a diet that includes eating fruits and vegetables for sure. Natural fruits and vegetables are not only great for increasing your metabolism; they are also extremely effective at suppressing your hunger!

Choosing a healthy diet plan is just not enough; you should also choose a diet which allows you to cheat at least once per week. On this cheating day, you are free to indulge yourself in your favorite foods. And don't think that taking a little break from your diet would make you fatter; far from it; it will actually help you lose weight by boosting your metabolic rate to a very high level!

Apart from an improved metabolism, cheat days will also improve your dedication to your diet plan for the rest of the week by extremely reducing cravings for forbidden foods.

2. Exercises: While a diet plan alone is enough for significant weight loss, many people try adding some intense workouts into their routines so they can accelerate the weight loss process! Strength and cardio training are the best ways increase weight loss. With strength training, you will not only burn fat, but you also add valuable lean muscle to your body.

Lean muscles not only make your body stronger, they also help you burn fat even while you are resting. As a matter of fact, you can burn at least fifty calories per day with one pound of muscle, even at rest!

Follow these two important steps for weight loss and that thigh fat is as good as gone, along with the rest of that unwanted body fat!

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