It’s not a mystery that the new year is the time everyone decides they need a change. A vast majority of people have a goal to lose weight for the new year. You clean out the pantry, and stock it with healthy items. One to two months later, it’s back to the old ways, because you weren’t seeing results. It’s the most common excuse, “I was dieting like crazy and didn’t see results”. Well, maybe it wasn’t your diet. There are other ways to help boost the body to achieve your goals. Curious? You should be…

Understand your body

Dieting is not fun. It’s hard and requires serious dedication. The body also loves to put up a fight along the way as well. Your body is used to comfort foods, not kale. After a few weeks, you may hit a wall, and your body begins to fight. It starts holding on to fat and you can’t win. You decide to cut out more calories until you are left with a chunk of chicken (boneless-skinless, of course).  The weight is still sticking. You are about to go crazy. This is the body’s response to prolonged dieting. If you diet too hard or for too long, the body fights at all costs to keep fat intact.

Your problem is just like the rest. You dove in head first, and went for broke. You didn’t plan accordingly and allow your body the time it took to progress. You need to slow things down and make some simple tweaks. Here are some simple tweaks:

• Reduce calories slowly. The fastest horse does not always win the race. You need to strategize. Slow and steady wins the race. Calculate your calories to determine how many calories it takes to maintain your weight. Reduce slowly (100-200 per week max).
• Increase calorie expenditure via exercise. It’s no secret that exercise burns calories. You need to be weight training at least 2 to 3 times per week. You will also need to be performing a few cardio sessions per week. Depending on the type, you will be doing an average of 10-30 minutes per session to start.
• Supplement wisely. Pills may not always be the answer, but they can help here. You will want to add in a few supplements to help fight fat and fight against catabolic hormones. The supplement suggestions will be listed later.
• Pick a size or number (on the scale).  Choose one or the other. Do not say you want to lose 50 pounds in 10 weeks as that is too much weight in a short period of time. You should also focus on one or the other. I prefer clients choose a size rather than weight. People get stuck on a weight and will sacrifice size and muscle at all costs to get to that number.

Supplement arsenal

Alright, here’s the part you’ve been waiting for! You likely will need some support along the way to give your body an additional boost. The usual items should already be in place (i.e. vitamins, fish oil, and joint support). A few others should be added to that list. Don’t worry, AX has you covered. The supplements are made for the sole purpose of making you better!

#1. Fat Burner
Look for something that will burn fat, increase thermogenesis, and help stave off hunger. An ideal choice here would be Slim FX. It combines a nice energy boost for long term energy along with an increase in thermogenesis while reducing hunger cravings.

#2. Cortisol Blocker
When dieting and exercising the body tends to release hormones to combat releasing too much fat for fuel. This is why it is important to utilize a supplement that helps block the release of cortisol. This way your body can continue be a fat burner furnace rather than being a muscle eating carnivore. Another great product recently re-formulated for greater effectiveness is LeanFX.

#3. BCAA’s
The body is going to be burning through fuel like crazy. You will need something that can help keep the body anabolic and recover quickly. It would be wise to add in a BCAA supplement to help boost recovery and performance. This can be rounded off using AX’s Gym Juice. It provides a hefty dose of amino’s along with a nice fruity flavor.

There you have it. It’s time to get on the right track to fitness. You will also be primed for staying fit and not falling off the wagon. Be sure to get your AX fat blasting trio now! We are already a few months into the new year and there is NO TIME TO WASTE!