Tips To Get And Maintain A Leaner Body

If your goal is to achieve a leaner composition and lose weight, there are several ways to reach and maintain your goals. By incorporating good habits, sticking to a healthy routine, and having a maintenance plan once you reach your goal. You will find that it’s easier to lose weight over time. Here are some tips to get and maintain a leaner body.

Calorie Deficit

When in a caloric deficit fat loss occurs, this is when you are eating slightly less than what your body needs to maintain your current weight. You are consuming less calories than you are burning. When you maintain a calorie deficit over time you will lose weight. Most people can lose 1 to 2 pounds per week on a 500 calorie a day deficit.

Weight Training

Weight training is an important part of weight loss as you want to maintain muscle mass as you lose weight. Many times when weight loss occurs too quickly it can also cause the loss of muscle mass. In order to preserve your muscle, you want to keep a regular weight training routine as well as keeping your calorie deficit no lower than 500 calories less than your daily maintenance.

Enough Protein

Getting enough protein at each meal is important for maintaining muscle mass and losing body weight. Depending on your starting body weight you will need to adjust your protein to make sure you are getting the proper amounts for your goals.

Diet Slower

Lower calorie diets tend to result in more muscle loss and weight regain. When you choose a slower approach to weight loss it doesn’t feel as restrictive and is easier to fit into your lifestyle. It’s not necessary to deprive yourself from entire food groups to reach your goals. The most important factor is that you maintain a slight daily calorie deficit.

Leverage Habits

Let your daily habits make the dieting easier to maintain and keep you going when you’re not motivated. After awhile your eating habits and workout routines should be daily habits that you just do on autopilot. This way you remove the need to push yourself to stick with it, it just becomes second nature. Another way to help you stick with it is to pair a workout with something you like doing. If you like listening to music or a podcast, then do that while you workout.

Have A Post-Diet Plan

Once you have reached your goal now you are in maintenance. Here you should start eating at your current weight maintenance calories. You will no longer be in a calorie deficit. It should be around 200-600 calories above what you were eating in your calorie deficit.