To lose weight, you must burn more calories than you take in.  I can just hear the thousands of “no duhs” being muttered as you folks read this shocking revelation!  However, there are several components to creating a calorie “deficit” (not just eating less), and using them all together will be the most effective.  Plus, you won’t be starving yourself like you usually do when you diet.

My dear sweet Grandma (may she rest in peace) struggled with her weight her entire life.  I always got a good chuckle when she would say to me, “Matthew, I wish I could lose weight like you.  I don’t understand, I hardly eat anything at all.”  I never wanted to challenge my 70-something year old Grandma on the scientifically impossible statement she made.  If you are taking in less than your body requires, you will lose weight, end of story.  If your body could gain weight from eating nothing, you’d be on Dr. Phil, Oprah and the Today Show tomorrow!

So, how do you create this calorie deficit?  It is a combination of watching your intake with anaerobic training (the interval-style training) and resistance training, both of which burn calories not only during activity, but also after, as long as 36 hours after completion!  When you eat less and burn more, you have achieved the magic fat loss formula.

For a fat loss diet that creates a calorie deficit easily and without hunger, check out my new book The Burrito Diet!




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    I was an obese 32-year old man with serious health issues who got his act together and lost 80 pounds in 8 months and have maintained a 10% body fat level for over 3 years. I am the author of The Burrito Diet, the weight loss program I used to strip off the fat and keep it off.

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