The 5 Most Common Fat-Loss Mistakes
By Mike Ryan, iSatori Spokesperson
 Mike Ryan, CSCS, certainly "walks his talk" and can show anyone how to build a firm, sexy midsection. So, you diet. You exercise. Why is it your belly is still hanging over your belt?
Well, in all my years of training and getting myself ready for photo shoots, I've discovered that a handful of relatively simple principles apply to pretty much everybody when it comes to wrecking your chances of shedding those pounds of stubborn bodyfat. Violate just one of them, and you'll pay the price... preventing you from ever sculpting the abs you deserve.
So, let's find out if maybe you're making one of the 5 most common but deadly fat-loss mistakes...and how to easily overcome them!
 Mistake 1: You Skip Breakfast
If you skip breakfast because you think you'll stay lean, think again. A new study in the Journal of Obesity Research shows that eating breakfast, which contains equal protein to whole-grain carbohydrate ratios every single day is a key behavior among people who average a 60-pound weight loss and have kept it off for six years.
Solution: Regular breakfast eating is essential for maintaining weight loss. The reasons are that eating breakfast may reduce hunger later in the day when most of us tend to overeat. Also, breakfast eaters are able to better resist fatty and high-caloric foods throughout the day, according to the study.
Mistake 2: You're Starving Yourself
Slashing too many calories, in the hopes of dropping fat, pushes the body to conserve calories rather than burn them. It literally shuts down your metabolism, too (your body's natural primary calorie- and fat-burning system). Worse, it also forces your body to use precious muscle tissue for fuel.
Solution: You do need to cut some calories to slash bodyfat, but drop calories from refined/or high-sugar carbohydrates, like pasta, bread, chips, soda, and juice. Make sure you're getting at least 10 times your bodyweight in calories to keep your metabolism from shutting down. And never, ever cut calories from protein. Studies show you need about one gram of protein per pound of bodyweight to maintain or, better yet, gain muscle.
Mistake 3: You Don't Get Enough Sleep
Sleep deprivation decreases your odds of shedding bodyfat and keeping it off. Recently, researchers found that healthy men who slept only four to seven hours a night for six nights in a row had higher glucose and insulin levels. In plain English: this is exactly what you don't want! A surplus of insulin actually traps fat and keeps your body from breaking it down.
Solution: Eight hours of sleep every night would be ideal, but if you can get at least seven hours of restful sleep, you'll benefit just as much. Try establishing a regular bedtime and waking hour that allows for seven to eight hours and catch up on as much sleep as you need on the weekends.
 Exercise and proper diet are important, but try iSatori's newly engineered high-performance fat burner, MX-LS7, and you won't be disappointed. Mistake 4: You're Dry as a Bleached Out Bone
Do you wait until you're thirsty to drink something? This is a big mistake. Studies show that when you're trying to lose fat, especially around the middle, ice-cold water is your best bet. You need it, not only to flush toxins out of your body and to help process your foods for fuel but to transport nutrients to your muscles and keep your metabolism revved full speed.
Solution: Start your day by filling up a 64-ounce water bottle or gallon jug (old milk jugs work perfectly), and add in about six to 10 ice cubes. Your goal is to drink it all by the end of day. Problem solved.
Mistake 5: You're Relying on an Outdated Fat Burner
Ask yourself this: how many fat burners have you used in the past? And what type of results did you get? Decent? Poor? Nothing at all?
Chances are, you probably didn't notice anything spectacular in the way of results. Why? Most don't live up to their claims. Almost all of them aren't clinically tested. Quite likely, they're outdated. And worst of all, some may help, but they produce enough stimulation that it feels like your heart is going to pound out of your chest.
Solution: Quit throwing your money down the drain. Put your trust in a company that can fully back up its claims. A company that invests heavily in clinical research. And one that puts your safety above all else—even profits. One such company is iSatori Technologies, where scientific integrity and constant innovation are always top priorities. Exercise and proper diet are important, but try their newly engineered high-performance fat burner, MX-LS7, and you won't be disappointed.
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