Best Fat Burner "Ways" For
Effortless Weight Loss

Article Author: Health Educator Expert: Erik Kampe, MS

Are you mystifed and confused by the concept of fat burning and how to get your body to burn more fat while you sleep?

First, try to understand the health principles of getting your body to burn fat verses buring carbs, as its primary source of energy.

This point is scienctifically valid, and extremely important. Why?

Beacuse you can do things and make choices to get the results you want!

You are born with a body that burns fat naturally, but through poor diet, stress and a 'go hard or go home' exercise mentality we transform to a unhealthy sugar burning state.

There are 7 exceptional good health reasons to transform your body into a fat burning machine!

1. Effortless Weight Loss

2. Easy Appetite Control

3. More Energy

4. Improved Sleep Recovery (sleep less, rest more)

5. Better Quality of Thinking

6. Calm Mood Control

7. Increased Sexual Response

The big mystery is how to achieve a fat burning metabolism?

For most women the answer is a fat burner supplement.

Unfortunately the truth about fat burning is buried under the media hype of Ephedra and other stimulant-like supplements.

Not to mention the considerable differences between men and women's fat metabolism - something that no one seems to talk about!

That is why a weight loss program like Slim Seduction is so powerful - it looks not only at gender but also personality differences. You can take a FREE fat bruning assessment to get started.

Understanding how women differ in how they burn fat during exercise and rest is the key to solving the puzzle of fat burners…

…after all, this is the mission of this website!

To provide women with health information that is relevant to women so they can get the results they want!

So, if you want to end the vicious cycle of weight loss and gain

and your daily energy roller coaster ride, then you need to read the critical information I am about to share with you!

Fat burning is my passion and I speak with authority on this subject!

As an undergraduate student at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada I was very fortunate to have professors who were the leading researches in muscle metabolism - Dr. Tarnopolsky, Dr. MacDougall, and Dr. Sale.

Over the last 20 years I have continued to apply the cutting edge principles of fat metabolism as an ultra endurance marathoner (link opens a new window Popup Blocker Help ) and peak performance coach.

I can give you my personal experience on how to turn yourself into a fat-burning machine - naturally.

More importantly, I understand the gender differences and the key issues that women need to be aware of as you will read in this article.

You'll be surprised to hear how easy and fun it really is!

The hard part is letting go of widely held beliefs and conventional wisdom you have about thinking, training and eating!

Especially your understanding of what it means to be a fat burner.

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"Almost everything they told you about Fat burners is wrong..."

Flip through a magazine, scan a newspaper, or channel surf and you see them everywhere:

Ads that promise quick and easy weight loss without diet or exercise.

Wouldn't it be nice if - as the ads claim - you could lose weight simply by taking a pill, wearing a patch, or rubbing in a cream?

Too bad claims like that are almost always false.

First off, the public's obsession over ephedra and other over-the-counter weight loss stimulants exemplify the magnitude of misinformation.

There is a minefield of fat burner supplements that are based on partial truths exaggerated by powerful marketing campaigns at an enormous cost to women's health.

The partial truth is that in clinical studies Ephedra does promote fat loss!

With this partial truth the health and wellness industry has flooded the market with these so-called natural fat burners.

As many you may be aware, On April 12, 2004, a final ruling by the FDA went into effect prohibiting the sale of dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids (ephedra) in the USA.

But this has not stopped many women from having access to ephedra-based products through internet sales from rouge online pharmacies.

Also, many of the big supplement companies like Metabolife have simply substituted the ephedra ingredient with a similar derivative called synephrine.

It (synephrine) is a drug that has a very similar molecular structure as ephedra -- and when used in place of ephedra the product is labeled Ephedra-Free!

Just in case you want to know... Ephedra, also called Ma huang, is a naturally occurring substance derived from plants.

Its principle active ingredient is ephedrine, when chemically synthesized is regulated as a drug and is used as an effective treatment for asthma.

Over the past 15 years ephedra products have been extensively promoted to:

Aid weight loss
Fat burning
Enhance sports performance
Increase energy

While Ephedra products are banned in the USA, there are still a huge selection of similar products available.

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Here is just a small list of 41 popular fat burners that are or have been on the market:

If you must have them, then at the very least buy them from a reputable store.

But how do you choose between these products?

What product will give you the best results?

If you care about these questions, then there is only one obvious conclusion!

...my answer is NONE of them! But, if you want a specific review on a fat burners product, consumerlabs.com is a great fee based service.

The big question is how effective is ephedra-based products and at what cost to your health!

This is where the exaggeration and hype creeps into the picture. After you look at ALL the scientific data on ephedra research you will understand the real story.

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"The Ephedra-Free Myth"

The simple fact is there is NO evidence for the safe use of ephedra or ephedrine or the so-called ephedra-free products.

Beware of websites that try to tell you that these "natural" stimulants are safe - there is simply no scientific data to support such a claim.

The Rand Report on the ephedra controversy commissioned by the FDA states that not one single published Scientific Research paper has studied ephedra or ephedrine for more than 6 months.

This means that no one knows what is safe and what is not safe over long-term use.

I must repeat - do not be fooled into thinking that ephedra-free products are safe because they are natural. If it is a stimulant of any type... stay away!

What this all means to you is that you are a guinea pig if you use any of these type of fat burner supplements. There is a better way for fat burners then using stimulants!

If you are still willing to risk your health then understand that the limited effectiveness of ephedra and ephedra-free products!

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"Effectiveness of ephedra-based products are minimal"

The Rand Report states the effectiveness of these ephedra-based products are minimal at best with huge risk factors :

Heart attack
Stroke
Heart palpitations
Psychiatric
Upper gastrointestinal effects
Symptoms of autonomic hyperactivity such as tremors
Insomnia

Did you get that - these fat burning supplements do work - but only barely!

Okay, enough of my preaching - hopefully you see the dangers of ephedra-type supplements as your primary strategy to fat burning.

I sincerely hope that I was able to shed some light on the mystery of fat burners!

The next Fat Burning myth to discuss is the muscle and high intensity exercise myth.

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"Why do some people seem to burn fat better that others?"

Everybody seems to have that one friend that can eat anything they want without putting on 1 oz of extra weight.

This observation often leads to the question: "Why do some people seem to burn fat better that others?"

Unfortunately, many women believe that some people are simply born with a high metabolism that allows them to burn fat effortlessly …

…and if you are not born with a high fat burners metabolism, then you are destined to count calories and be stuck with the body of your mother and grandmother.

Sound familiar?

This is one of the BIGGEST myths about fat burning! The reality is that anyone can train her body to burn fat naturally.

And it does not involve:

Fat burning supplements (and yes some pills do encourage your body to burn fat instead of sugar)
Spending hours of each day lifting weights (and yes more muscle does means higher metabolism)
Pushing yourself to the max every time you work out (and yes you do burn more calories per hour if you workout at a higher intensity)

Even thought the above statements contain some truth, the above conventional thinking about fat burning is one of the biggest hoaxes today in the health and fitness industry today.

I call it a hoax because it is an obsession with:

Increased muscle mass
Pills
High intensity workouts

all of which prevent you from getting to what it really means to be a fat burner.

Even though each of the above statements is true, none of the actions will effectively and efficiently train your body to burn fat as the primary source of energy.

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"The Ultimate Fat Burning Strategy"

The basic scientific truth that no one seems to talk about is that your body has two energy sources it can choose.

To keep the science lingo to an absolute minimum - I refer to these 2 primary energy sources as sugar and fat.

Ultimate you have a choice to burn fat or burn sugar - as a primary source of your energy.

It is a choice you make through the way you choose to:

Think about life
Train and experience movement
Eat and feed your body, mind and spirit

Technically you will always be burning sugar and fats at the same time - the real question is what is your PRIMARY or dominate source of energy.

Fat or Sugar?

When I work with my clients I 'm always talking about fat-burning or sugar-burning as though they are exclusive and I will do that throughout this website for the sake of convenience.

But, please take note what it really means - when I say you are a Fat Burner, what I am saying is that your body's favorite type of energy is FAT!

Naturally, the next question is how do you know if your body is burning sugar or fat?

Well, technically you can always go to an exercise physiology lab using scientific analytical equipment - but that simply is not practical.

Ideally you should be able to complete a self-check or scan and establish a sense of what fuel your body is burning.

An effective skill to learn is to listen and understand your body's messengers.

According to fitness & nutrition expert Caroline Smith, these "metabolic messengers" can give you clues about what energy source you are using.

During exercise there a specific:

Auditory
Visual
Breathing

pattern clues that will tell you exactly whether you are burning sugar or fat.

The following quiz will help give you a start to understand what kind of energy your body prefers.

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Are You a Sugar Burner or a Fat Burner?

What is Your Fat Burning Ability? Take the test now!

The real advantage of training your body to burn fat is being able to do so at rest or any time after you exercise.

This is the component that is often missed by advocates of high intensity training.

They often speak of 'metabolic activity' after exercise and point out that the more muscle you have the more calories you burn.

What they don't say is what kind of calories do the muscles burn during rest? Is it fat or sugar?

Without the science lingo I will attempt to give you a story about what happens with high intensity training and your metabolism.

It is true that you will burn more fat and total calories per exercise session if you work at a higher intensity.

But the real question for weight management is:

What is the total number of calories burned in each day?

What is the main source of energy during exercise?

When you train at high intensities you utilize your sugar stores for energy.

And when you do that, you need to feed your body sugar to replace these emergency energy stores in your muscle and liver.

When you finish your workout your body will be craving sugar, so you feed it sugar -

Bananas
Apples
Gatorade
Powerade
Powerbars
Balance Bars

are all sugar based foods and drinks that people commonly use during and after a high intensity workout.

And when you eat sugar, you set up a vicious cycle "sugar begets sugar"! When you eat sugar you need to keep on eating it!

Imagine all the insulin that pumps into your body every time you eat sugar. Is there any wonder that Type II diabetes is such a problem in America!

"Go Hard or Go Home" and "Faster and BIGGER is Better ! "

These are the North American cultural messages about exercise and they are dangerous!

Do you know what insulin does beside regulate your blood sugar?

It promotes fat storage of the extra sugar that you do not need. Then you add the high intensity stress component and increase cortisol release for even more fat storage.

So, what you have is a recipe for fatness!

Many of my clients complain that they exercise and exercise hard, but never seem to loose the fat! This is why - they are caught in the FAT - TRAP induced by a body craving sugar as its fuel.

Okay, let's return to the post high intensity exercise scenario I was describing above...

...the next day you repeat - you rush to the gym, complete a high intensity exercise routine, and feed the body sugar.

What do you think a fat burner supplement will do for a sugar burner?

A Sugar-Burner's body is completely confused - a fat supplement is working against the way you are training your body!

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Balance is the Key Smart Fat Burning Training

The choice is ultimately yours.

The low intensity fat-burning workout has been a victim of misinformation for women and it is my goal to set the record straight.

Note, my goal here is not to advocated one-way of training over another.

It is to show you that there is a smart way to train your body to become a fat burning machine.

And it is not making a choice between high intensity workouts and low intensity workouts.

There is no doubt that high intensity workouts will get you a hard lean fit body.

In fact, if you are a women who is competitive and driven this might fit your personality just fine.

The message here is that if you continue to train only at high intensity, you will eventually hit a wall where you health will become compromised.

The grimaced face and the stress overload on your muscle and nervous system will break you down!

It is not a matter of "if" your body and health will breakdown, it is just a matter of time!

Again, I repeat the mantra that a fit body does NOT mean a healthy body!

What you need to find is that balance between low intensity and high intensity workouts.

More and more older professional athletes are dominating their sports because they are training smarter.

Smarter training means not pushing your body to the max every single time you exercise or training.

Now, if you're thinking that you're not an athlete - keep in mind that you do not have to be a professional athlete to apply this principle.

Successful fat burners know this principle well. Slow down and you will go further and faster!

If you are looking for :

More energy
Increased weight-loss
Lower body fat

do it the smart way!

The ultimate fat burners' secret is in how you think, train and eat for fat burning.

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"Integrative Training - The Ultimate Solution"

What ever you do be consistent! I call it "integrative training".

You train in a manner that is consistent with your beliefs and eating habits!

If you want to lose fat and get healthy at the same time - then you should learn to train and eat like a fat burner.

This is not to say that high intensity type of training is not an effective way to lose fat - you will get fit and you can definitely attain a lean muscular body as you see in so many fitness magazines.

But there is a high probability that a sugar-burner athlete is not a healthy person.

In fact, did you know that Olympic athletes have a shorter live expectancy than the average population?

The point is that Fitness does not mean health!

There are a lot of fit people who are dying of heart attacks and cancer or suffering for auto-immune disorders.

Being fit quite often has the opposite correlation:

Obsessive attitude towards fitness goals
Over stressed immune systems (i.e., prone to auto-immune diseases, colds and flues)
Over used bodies (i.e., muscular, or skeletal injuries)

As women, the important point to understand is you have choices in how you exercise and eat to promote fat loss.

The "electric socket" approach to training (i.e. train as hard as you can, until it hurts) is only one-way burning fat.

If this macho-approach to exercise has you turned-off then take heart and reconsider your options.

You can work-out at a slower and more enjoyable intensity:

Burn fat and increase weight-loss
Improve your health
Improve your fitness

This is the OPTIMAL HEALTH "triple play"! This alone should have you training smarter with a greater amount of exercise in low-medium intensity range.

Furhtermore, after you understand the gender differences on fat burning and exercise you should be challenged enough to re-consider how you will train!

Research clearly supports low intensity training for women - indicating that women derive a greater proportion of their energy expenditure from fats during low to moderate intensity exercise, relative to men [1][2][3].

This is a critical gender difference.

Women are naturally efficient fat burners during exercise!

Unfortunately, many women are victims of false health information at fitness clubs and personal-trainers who dismiss the validity of the "fat burning" workout zones.

If you have enjoyed easy to moderate exercise and have been told that you had to step-it-up you can take silent comfort in knowing that your fat burners insticts were right.

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"It is Your Choice"

The only problem is that most women have lost the ability to rely on their body fat as a primary source of energy.

Through lifestyle choices of training, and eating many women have become reliant on a sugar-based energy for their day-to-day activity.

If you have not take the Fat or Sugar Buring Quiz do it now!

After you submit your answers, a score analysis will give you specific answers how to make fat burning and sugar burning distinctions.

The good news is that you can re-train you body to burn fat as its primary source of energy.

The sugar-based energy is an emergency system designed to give you quick high power energy.

Anthropologists are quick to point out that this sugar-based system was critical for human survival because it provided access to quick energy to flee or defend yourself under life threatening conditions.

It is interesting to hear how many fitness trainers, will say the exact opposite, claiming that fat reserves are the emergency energy supply during extended periods of not eating.

Regardless, the average person stores around 2500 calories in the form of sugar, and approximately 52,000 to 63,000 calories in form of fat [4].

Which energy store do you want to tap into?

2500 calories will last you for about 2-3 hours at moderate exercise intensity.

It is a myth that you only burn fat after you burn all your sugar stores. Fat burners teach their bodys to burn fat first and use sugar only in emergencies!

Fat burners can teach their bodies to become so efficient at fat burning that they can rival any sugar burner in running speed over great distances.

The sugar-before-fat burning myth continues to agonize new marathoner runners every year!

You might of heard of the expression "hitting the wall" at mile 20 in a marathon.

It is a point-in-time at which the runner must slow down because their sugar-burning engine as switched over to a slower fat-burning engine.

This slowing downing - hitting the wall - is a self-imposed reality. Because runners experience this, they buy into the myth that they need more sugar!

The fact is that when you train to feed your sugar-burning metabolism you will always hit the wall.

For most non-athletic people, hitting the wall means an energy crash around 10 and 2 pm.

You might know that feeling only to well were you only feel good after you have a jolt of coffee or a chocolate bar.

Does this sound familiar?

It is true that fat releases less energy than sugar, but your metabolism can be trained to become a more efficient fat-burner allowing you to run faster without needing to access the emergency sugar stores.

Now, you do not have to be a runner to appreciate the advantages of fat burning.

If you feel that your life is like a marathon, and you feel exhausted at the end of each day, then imagine what it would be like to be burning fat!

Your body would have access to an endless reserve of fat of energy!

You would never hit a wall!

You would have a steady and consistent energy source - and it will do wonders for your sex life.

No more energy crashes! No more mood swings!

Hopefully, you have a basic understanding that your body is already a natural fat burning machine.

The next step is the make it do what it was designed to do - burn fat day and night, and in rest and in play!

There are 3 simple steps that you can take to convert your body into a fat burning machine:

1. Think like a fat burner

        a. "Think like a marathoner not a sprinter - life is about going the distance"

2. Training like a fat burner

        a. "Slow down to go further and faster the health way"

3. Eat like a fat burner

        a. "To burn fat, you have to eat fat - learn how to eat the right type of fat"