| Ever wonder how fitness models look so great in | | | | the added fatigue from exercising and going to sleep |
| magazines? Well it is not all smoke, mirrors and | | | | at a regular time, your dozing hours will be more |
| Adobe Photoshop editing. | | | | restful and you probably won't even notice those 30 |
| Believe it or not, some photographers will flat out | | | | minutes that you skimped on. |
| turn a fitness model away if she shows up to a | | | | Step 4: Eat you last meal by 6:30pm |
| photo shoot out of shape. It's just too hard to sell | | | | If you meet a successful fitness model, one thing |
| images of flabby fitness models. | | | | you're sure to encounter is that she has her eating |
| So how do models firm up before a shoot? There's | | | | habits down to a science. Closing down you kitchen a |
| tons of ways to do this but the easiest way is to | | | | 6:30 has several weight loss benefits. |
| give yourself two weeks to shed five pounds. | | | | First, by not eating for a full twelve hours each day, |
| That may not seem like a lot of weight to lose, but | | | | you give your stomach time to empty itself and |
| looking good is not so much about weight loss as it is | | | | allow you body to use excess fat for energy. |
| about weight re-distribution. | | | | Second, if your last meal is at 6:30pm and you crawl |
| In reality, shedding five pounds of flab could mean | | | | into bed by 11pm, your body will not be so busy |
| the difference between a 32-inch waist and a 28-inch | | | | digesting food all night long- making your rest all the |
| waist. Using these five steps, you'll drop that body | | | | more peaceful. |
| jiggle in no time. | | | | Step 5: Eat more frequently, 6-8 times a day |
| Step 1: Double up on your aerobics | | | | Metabolism manipulation is the cornerstone of weight |
| Instead of exercising for 30 minutes on the treadmill, | | | | loss. Manipulate your meals and you manipulate your |
| step it up to 60 minutes. You don't need to walk, | | | | metabolism. |
| step or jog faster, only longer. | | | | If you normally eat 3-5 meals a day, break those |
| Extending your workouts past 30 minutes gives your | | | | feasts in the 6-8 mini meals. Remember, do not add |
| body more time to burn fat, as opposed to only | | | | more food just split the meals in two. Regularly |
| burning carbohydrates for energy. | | | | feeding your body keeps the body's energy level at |
| Added tip, don't eat more because you exercise | | | | its optimum. |
| more. Lean bodies are nutritionally efficient bodies. | | | | Moreover, you'll have the energy you need to make |
| Step 2: Go to bed the same time every night before | | | | it through an extended cardio session. |
| 11pm | | | | Step 6: Replace one snack with a glass of water |
| When bodybuilders train for a show, you can bet on | | | | Daily, you might be tempted to eat a 300 calorie |
| one thing for certain, they're snoozing by 11pm every | | | | sweet or fattening snack. When you get up or reach |
| night. Getting to sleep consistently by 11am gives | | | | for your cellulite creating snack, drink a glass of |
| body fat the one-two knockout. | | | | water first. After drinking the water, go back to |
| Early sleep lowers the amount of cortisol levels in | | | | what you were doing. |
| your blood. Higher than normal cortisol levels | | | | Sometimes we snack simply out of boredom or |
| encourages fat storage. As an added boost, when | | | | because we need an emotional distraction. Next time |
| you regulate your sleep, your levels of melatonin kick | | | | that happens to you, drink water first. The act of |
| in like clockwork each night to not only enhance your | | | | drinking water will fill that mental void and help you |
| sleep, but to actually burn fat better. | | | | avoid mindless eating. |
| Step 3: Wake up 30 minutes earlier | | | | There you have it, six steps to the slimmer you. And |
| OK, you have to get your double exercise time from | | | | yes, it works like clockwork. Give yourself two |
| somewhere, so it comes from your sleep time. | | | | weeks and watch that last bit of flab slip away. I |
| Getting up earlier also helps you sleep better. With | | | | dare you. |