The 7 Secrets To Losing The Last Few Kilos

People often get confused on the best way to lose the last few kilos. Understanding the secrets below is the difference between being unhealthy to healthy, or to going from having a good body to a great body.

Here are my 7 hacks to losing those few unwanted kilos:

1.  Track your calories.

To ensure you lose fat, you must burn more calories than you consume through food. To do this you must reduce the calories you eat or burn more calories through exercise, or a combination of both.

2. Choose a training style that you enjoy

Choosing a training style you enjoy will help you maintain consistency. If you hate the gym, find another environment.

3. Complete a minimum of 2 weight training sessions per week.

Strength training is a great way to increase lean muscle mass, which increases your metabolic rate. Meaning you will burn more fat whilst at rest.

4. Limit your liquid calories. Liquid calories may taste delicious, but cutting these out can have a big effect on how your daily calories stack up.

5. Eat protein at every meal.

Protein is satiating. Meaning it will keep you feeling more satisfied than carbs or fats. Protein also helps preserve muscle mass and encourages fat burning. So be sure to incorporate healthy proteins like seafood, lean meat, egg whites, soy, nuts, or beans into your meals.

6. Focus on sleep

Insufficient sleep impacts your hunger and fullness hormones. Aim to get 7-9 hours sleep each night.

7. Understand portion sizes.

Understanding how much food you are actually eating will have a huge effect on your ability to lose weight.  Eating healthy is all well and good. If you are eating endless amounts of food the calories are still going to add up to a greater amount than what you are burning each day. A great to track this is through an app called ‘myfitnesspal’.