Fat Loss Diet Blog | Matt Lisk » Scientists http://mattlisk.com Fat Loss Diet Blog Tue, 02 Nov 2010 14:07:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 2009 matt@mattlisk.com (Matt Lisk) matt@mattlisk.com (Matt Lisk) 1440 http://74.55.214.72/~wwwmatt/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg Fat Loss Diet Blog | Matt Lisk http://mattlisk.com 144 144 The Burrito Diet is a weight loss diet based on a food everyone loves! The Burrito Diet is the author’s personal diet plan for losing 80 pounds of fat in 8 months and keeping it off for over 3 years. You, too, can lose weight by eating great tasting, fat burning burritos! diet, dieting, weight loss, fat loss diet, weight loss diet, lose fat, fat loss program, diet program Matt Lisk Matt Lisk matt@mattlisk.com no no Dear Diary, Here’s What Happened Today on My Fat Loss Diet http://mattlisk.com/194/dear-diary-heres-what-happened-today-on-my-fat-loss-diet/ http://mattlisk.com/194/dear-diary-heres-what-happened-today-on-my-fat-loss-diet/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:53:51 +0000 matt http://mattlisk.com/?p=194 Dieters who write down everything they eat each day lose twice as much weight as those who don’t, according to one of the largest weight-loss studies ever conducted.

Scientists at four clinical research centers recruited 1,685 overweight or obese adults who weighed an average 212 pounds.

The participants were offered 20 weekly group sessions led by nutritionists and behavior counselors and encouraged to try to lose
at least 9 pounds in six months. They were told to consume about 500 fewer calories a day, eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, do
about 180 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity a week, and keep daily food and exercise records.

Dieters who kept their food diary six or more days a week lost an average of about 18 pounds in six months, compared with about 9 pounds for those who didn’t keep food diaries.

I encourage you to keep a log of exactly what you are eating on a daily basis for the first couple of weeks after starting a fat loss
program. It truly is eye opening for many people! However, it can become distracting after a while, especially when you are
on-the-go. Once you have a consistent menu mapped out, it is not as critical to continue to log everything. But if you find that it
makes you more accountable, then by all means, keep writing it down!

For a fat loss diet that includes an easy-to-use diary to track your food intake, check out my plan The Burrito Diet!

]]> http://mattlisk.com/194/dear-diary-heres-what-happened-today-on-my-fat-loss-diet/feed/ 0 A Hearty Plan for Your Fat Loss Diet http://mattlisk.com/55/a-hearty-plan-for-your-fat-loss/ http://mattlisk.com/55/a-hearty-plan-for-your-fat-loss/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:13:00 +0000 matt http://mattlisk.com/?p=55 Getting rid of your gut does more than just improve the way you look – you’ll also have a healthier heart to show for your efforts!  Cutting your carbohydrate intake by a third will help you lose fat while significantly lowering your triglycerides, a key predictor of heart disease.  Scientists at the University of California at Davis found that cutting carbs to less than 40 percent of your total daily calories deactivated a triglyceride-producing gene called stearoyl-coenzyme A desaturase (SCD).  The greater the reduction in carbohydrates the less active the gene became.  Start today by switching to an open-faced sandwich or skipping bread altogether in favor of a high-fiber, high-protein tortilla like I recommend in The Burrito Diet.

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