3. Portion Size
In the U.S., the average restaurant meal is two full portion sizes for average size person. In order to burn fat, you have to consume few calories than the calories you’re burning. Strive for a dinner of 350-500 calories, depending on your body weight. Try using a metabolic calculator to figure out your daily caloric intake needed to burn fat.
4. Drink Water With Your Dinner
Wine and soft drinks are high in calories and the sugar found in these drinks slow down your fat burning process. Water is necessary for burning fat and it’s suggested to have a glass of water before and during our meal. Throughout the day you should be drinking half your body weight in ounces.
5. Skip the Carbs
The body will burn processed carbs and sugar before it will burn fat, so keep those to a minimum in your diet. That means no pasta, bread or white rice for dinner.
Terrence J is a self-professed “huge pasta expert”, “but because I haven’t eaten any pasta, I’ve lowered my carb intake, I lowered my sugar intake and because of all that I got myself ready for the summer!”
Terrence J’s “Road To Shirtless” was originally published on blackdoctor.org
