Which Online Fat Loss Program (i)?

Part i – Elements of a Great Fat Loss Program…

This is a two part post on Online Fat Loss Programs – part ii will be following in a dew days.

You may have been struggling with excess body fat for a number of years and have finally decided to make that positive transformation…

Or you may just want lose a few pounds before your summer vacation… to regain your inner confidence and self-esteem.

Either way, you want to lose that fat once and for all.

A wise decision…

If you’re currently on the lookout for an online fat loss program… then you’re taking that all important first step. They’re easy to find, but it’s not so easy to find the right one.

…that requires some research. Let me help.

Online fat loss programs are not all the same… in fact there are some extremes:

1. There are the freebies.
2. The miracle fat loss programs that are hyped and marketed beyond belief – these don’t typically stand the test of time (or reasonableness). They come in the crap category.
3. There are others, however, that continue to prove themselves year over year with on-going great sales and great testimonials from real case studies.

So are the Freebie Fat Loss Programs any Good?

This is probably where 90% of people will turn to first…

“There must be some great free fat loss resources out there”.

May be…

In fact, if you research hard enough you will find some pretty cool free fat loss and fitness content on the internet. The problem is that the material in general will not be targeted to support your specific fat loss requirements.

Typically, this kind of information is OK for the masses and can provide you with reasonable fat loss and health principles – but implementing these instructions to support your specific needs will be somewhat difficult.

Here’s an example – you are a 35 year old woman who needs to lose 10 – 15 lbs after the birth of your new child… and the only decent free info you can find is how to lose 40 lbs from your 200 lb male frame.

Not really applicable…

Your Online Fat Loss Program Needs to be Specific to you!

If a program is too general, you’ll get general results – sometimes good, sometimes bad… but you won’t get the specific results you want.

You’ll end up disappointed…

Whatever your fat loss requirements and fat loss goals are, you need to find a program that meets your individual needs. The probability of success and you achieving consistent and permanent fat loss will dramatically increase as a result.

You need to find a program with a nutrition guide that supports your lifestyle, your fat loss goals and your current physical condition.

You need to find a quality workout program that will allow you to do workouts that are specific to your body type, your personal schedule and your current fitness level and ability.

How About Low Calorie Diets?

Stay clear of them… that’s my advice. They don’t work and they’re unhealthy.

Yep – They Don’t Work and They’re Unhealthy.

There’s no doubt that it’s tempting to try the low calorie or restrictive diet approach to weight loss, but unfortunately these end up back-firing on you as your metabolism grinds to halt.

Although you may lose a few pounds initially, you will end up gaining more weight than what you originally lost.

Not the best solution…

Instead what you need is a fat loss program that allows you to eat sufficient quantities of the right foods every 3-4 hours to ensure you lead a healthy lifestyle and to fire-up your metabolism for fat loss.

No More Long Hours of Cardio… (cool!)

Any fat loss program needs to encompass a sound nutrition plan with regular exercise. You need to get active to re-activate your metabolism.

You will find that the better fat loss programs encourage cardio interval training and resistance training… performed at high intensity. The benefits of this type of exercise are clear:

1. The workouts can be completed in less than 30 minutes (compare this to low intensity cardio on the treadmill!) – you save a bunch of time.
2. They help increase muscle mass which results in a pretty cool outcome… increasing your metabolism at rest (i.e. more calories burned).

So what’s wrong with low intensity cardio? Well apart from the fact that it’s boring, it does not stimulate your body’s metabolism and so is not conducive to burning fat 24 – 7.

Don’t Buy Programs that Advocate Low Intensity Cardio

If you are newbie to this form of high intensity resistance exercise, you need to find a fat loss program that is very descriptive on how to perform each exercise… ideally with photos included.

How Much Should You Pay?

That depends on how much you are willing to pay. You typically find that the high quality fat loss and fitness e-books basic option price is around $30 – $40 which typically is the cost of the e-book and a bunch of bonuses.

Typically there will be up sell options which can cover anything from additional e-book material, audios, exercise videos, membership sites and forums, and one-on-one coaching.

If you’re just starting your fat loss journey, make sure that you do your on-line research to find the program that targets your specific needs and is within your budget – otherwise you could be massively disappointed.

Nearly forgot…

Investing $50 on a quality fat loss, fitness and lifestyle program is a pretty good investment. If you are currently eating a bunch of junk food, this $50 will be recouped in no time at all.

Remember It’s A Lifestyle Thing…

Diets by their very nature are temporary and you typically end up regaining all the original weight that you lost. Back to square one!

Creating and maintaining your new lean body should not be a temporary thing – it needs to become part of your lifestyle.

That means eating the right foods every day and exercising with the right intensity on a regular basis.

The outcome – a lean and healthy body and renewed self-belief… isn’t that worth pursuing?

Watch out for Part Two of this Post in the Next Few Days…

“The Best Online Fat Loss Programs”

I’d like to hear about your on-line fat loss program experiences… please leave a comment below.