I’ve been hearing a lot of things like:
“Oh, I don’t want to lose any weight, I just want to tone my muscles” or
“I want to lose some weight and get toned”
What does that mean? What does it not mean? Let’s talk about how to look toned. The reality is this: there’s no such thing as “toning your muscles”. That doesn’t exist. It’s crap.
Now, I know what you mean. I get it. You want to look fit, lean and not flabby. You want more muscle definition. When we talk about how to look toned, that’s what we’re talking about.
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How To Looked Toned
- Burn body fat. Lowering your body fat percentage makes muscles and muscle definition more visible.
- Build muscles. If you already have a low body fat percentage, you’ll have to put on muscle mass for that fit, lean look. Or, you can put on muscle mass while burning fat.
Most people feel like lifting light weight for higher reps helps you tone while lifting heavy weights for lower reps makes you put on mass. Both statements are untrue.
Putting on muscle = weight gain. Weight gain does NOT come from exercise (lifting or cardio). Weight gain comes from overfeeding and only overfeeding. Period. It doesn’t matter if you lift 10 lbs or 10,000 lbs. You cannot put on muscle unless you are overfeeding. You have to be giving your body more fuel than it needs for operations to put on muscle or fat mass. Muscle growth starts with stressing your muscles but can only be achieved with overfeeding.
Fat Loss Fundamentals
- Eat whole foods
- Avoid overfeeding
- Follow the Golden Rules of Carbs & Fat Loss
- Focus on fat, protein and veggies
- Eat foods you love
Resources
3 questions to find what works for you
Golden Rules of carbs and fat loss
Primal Potential Fat Loss Food Guide
Eat Foods You Love & Have a Bangin’ Body
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Hi Elizabeth!!
I’m so happy I found your podcast!!! It help me stay focus on my goals and also to have the right mindset about food, exercise and life and general!!!
Can you share the keto bread recipe you talked about in this episode?
Thanks
Hi Valerie! I’m so glad you found the show! Thanks for listening! I’d love to post the bread recipe for you, but I’d be straight up lying/guessing if I did. That episode was recorded almost 3 years ago and I have NO recollection of what it was and I don’t think I’ve made it sense. Fortunately, there are probably FAR better recipes that have been developed since, so I’d recommend a google search of keto bread recipes.