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You need to be aware that muscle tissue
alone is a great calorie-burner - it burns
an average of 60 calories a day, every
day, and the more muscle you have, the
more calories you burn even when you're
doing absolutely nothing, so in fact
protecting your muscle tissue makes losing
fat much easier.
So what can we do to protect
our muscle tissue?
Exercise provides a stimulus for your
body that sends a signal to the body that
says "keep this muscle, I am going to need
it, go get some fat for your energy".
Provide your body with enough protein,
in the form of food or supplements;
excellent sources of protein include
chicken, fish, meats, soy, eggs, beans and
dairy products. Protein supplements are
derived from food sources but are
concentrated for convenience and
effectiveness.
 
How much protein do we
need?
If you weigh 150 pounds you should try
to eat between 75 and 105 grams and up to
around 135 grams of protein per day, but
you should experiment with your protein
intake to ascertain what works best for
you.
So in your diet plan do not neglect
protein! If you include exercise in your
diet plan, whihc you should, then an
increase in protein will lead to an
increase in muscle which in turn will help
burn up that excess fat in store!
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