{"id":44924,"date":"2011-03-26T01:00:42","date_gmt":"2011-03-26T06:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=44924"},"modified":"2011-03-21T16:36:37","modified_gmt":"2011-03-21T21:36:37","slug":"7-step-guide-to-conquering-your-swimsuit-meltdown-moments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/03\/7-step-guide-to-conquering-your-swimsuit-meltdown-moments\/","title":{"rendered":"7-Step Guide to Conquering Your Swimsuit Meltdown Moments"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Guest blogger, Carol Dunlop is certified through FiTour as a Personal Trainer and through the American Red Cross as a CPR, AED and First Aid Instructor. She has competed and placed in several Fitness America and National Bodybuilding competitions. To receive your Free E-course \u201cHow to Burn Calories While you Sleep,\u201d check out her website, OptimumBodySculpting.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Aaaah Spring! The images that come to mind; flowers, sun, sand and bikini season! There, I said it, that dreaded 2-word phrase that can cause you to run to the cottage cheese isle for weeks on end. Wait! It doesn\u2019t have to be this way. Follow my 7-Step guide and make this bikini season the one that makes you utter, \u201cBring it on, baby!\u201d<\/p>\n

Step 1: Eat Breakfast:<\/strong> Never skip breakfast, it\u2019s the most important meal of the day. Skipping breakfast makes your body believe that you\u2019re starving. Eating breakfast gives you an energy boost<\/a><\/strong> and prevents you from overeating later in the day, not to mention keeping you alert and attentive to detail.<\/p>\n

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Step 2: Get Moving:<\/strong> If you want to get rid of that \u201cmuffin top,\u201d you have to burn calories. The most effective method of burning calories is to exercise. Exercise can take on a whole array of methods from kick-boxing to yoga classes<\/a><\/strong> to riding your bike in the park or even running the vacuum over the downstairs family room. Whatever you choose to do, just get started and do it, at least 3 times per week for 20 minutes each.<\/p>\n

Step 3: Control Your Portions:<\/strong> You can\u2019t manage what you don\u2019t measure. When planning your meals, it is extremely important to measure out the foods you are eating. It\u2019s simple: eat more calories than you burn off, you gain weight. Eat less calories than you burn, you lose weight. If you have no idea how many calories you are consuming, you won\u2019t know how to adjust them in order to maximize fat loss.<\/p>\n

Step 4: Tread lightly with the Sugars:<\/strong> Simple sugars and refined carbohydrates, or \u201cprocessed foods\u201d such as soda, fast food, chips, white bread, white pasta, white rice or meals in a box\/bag are high in calories and have little to no nutritional value. These types of foods send your blood sugar levels into overdrive, resulting in hunger and fatigue which causes your body to go into fat storage mode and slows your metabolism.<\/p>\n

Step 5: Drop that Weight, Then Pick it Up:<\/strong> The best thing you can do for your body is to build strong, sculpted muscle and the best way to do that is to start lifting weights<\/a><\/strong>. No, you won\u2019t bulk up, I promise, unless you want to and believe me that is a whole other story! But seriously, strong, toned muscle burns fat. Isn\u2019t getting rid of fat our goal here? Need I say more?<\/p>\n

Step 6: Snooze to Lose:<\/strong> It may sound strange, but getting enough sleep<\/a><\/strong> is key to helping your body burn fat and keep it off. During sleep, your body is actually rejuvenating and re-building cells, bones and tissue. Without proper rest, your body can\u2019t do all that it needs to do to prepare you for the next day, including getting rid of excess fat. So snooze and lose!<\/p>\n

Step 7: Drink Up:<\/strong> Water is the most important nutrient in the human body. Did you know that over 70% of your body\u2019s functions take place in water \u2013 a lack of water causes all your systems to slow down – including your metabolism. You should consume at least 8 eight ounce glasses of water daily. Proper hydration will increase the amount of oxygen in your bloodstream which increases your body\u2019s fat burning ability.<\/p>\n

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