Getting slimmer and stronger is only hard because it’s hard to physically do. The way to do it isn’t hard. Here is a quick reference cheat sheet to both for your newer healthier and hotter self:
LOSE WEIGHT
the math to losing weight is simply “burn more calories than you take in”.
That’s the big secret and it is scientifically that simple in all cases without genetic abnormalities. in practice it can be tough, but the base components are that cut and dry.
The way to achieve this is more in the caloric intake than it is in the burning. You have to run something like 900 miles to burn half of 1 calorie (*slight exaggeration) but not taking in 900 calories in a single bite is as simple as not taking that bite. So the difference between calorie burning and calorie intake is like the Family Guy cutaway joke of Peter living with Superman in his secluded arctic Fortress of Solitude and noting that as roommates they are out of chips and the difference of Peter going to get more is many hours vs “like 3 seconds for you [Superman]”. Was that too much of a stretch for a referenceable analogy? Probably. but just don’t eat as much and you’ll be in better shape.
The trick isn’t in cutting out foods you crave – it’s in sensible portions. Instead of a bag of chips, you have to eat a handful slowly and learn to let that handful satisfy you. You can have a chunk of cake but slice it small and eat slow. Do that plus move a lot more and you’ll lose weight.
BUILD MUSCLE
The math to building muscle is simply to stress your muscle tissue to a point where it grows larger and more dense in order to keep up with the stress you’re putting upon it.
The most common way to do this is to lift heavy things. Get some weights and lift them until you feel the “I can’t do this anymore” burn and then use your body weight to do the same for your legs and stomach with lunges and crunches or sit-ups. Just stress your muscles out and they’ll try to grow bigger and stronger.
While they’re trying, you’d do well to help them in the effort. You do this with supplements that feed muscle tissue, repair the micro tears that your exercise is forming, and generally pour MiracleGrow all over the stressed areas you’re focusing on.
The supplements you want are: protein, first and foremost because your muscles are made of the stuff and its the biggest thing they need — a workout recovery supplement (ingredients vary but they all nourish and reduce soreness and damage) — and Creatine (an acid that exists in meat that helps energize muscle cells in particular).
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