Accelerated Weight Loss: Dos and Don'ts! :

Practically everyone wants a better body. The problem is that many people also seem willing to try just about anything in order to obtain it. In fact, well-intentioned consumers spend billions of dollars each year on an assortment of pills, potions and unusual gadgets that promise to help zap off the fat and keep them fit.

Unfortunately, most of these products only end up slimming down the wallets of shoppers willing to hand over their hard-earned cash to buy them.

Nobody understands what it really takes to turn your weight-loss dreams into reality better than internationally renowned fitness guru and best-selling author, Brad Schoenfeld. As owner and operator of the exclusive Personal Training Center for Women in Scarsdale, NY, Schoenfeld knows that there is no such thing as instant gratification when it comes to slimming down or shaping up. He has personally devised a revolutionary system of training designed to help his clients simultaneously shed body fat and increase muscle. However, Schoenfeld will be the first one to tell you that it takes hard work to accomplish these goals. "It never ceases to amaze me how many women ignore exercise when they are trying to lose weight,” he tells eDiets. “Rest assured, if you don't exercise, you won't reshape your body. It's that simple. Only by combining exercise with a sensible nutritional program can you reap optimal benefits.”

Schoenfeld also stresses the importance of adding variety to your exercise routine. Since the human body adapts to repetitive stress, he explains that your muscles become immune to exercises that you perform over and over again.

"Variety is the spice of fitness," he says. “This is a motto I live by, and one that I’m constantly preaching in my books and seminars and to my private clients.”

To help you get in the best shape of your life, Schoenfeld has an important list of Dos and Don’ts to share. If you want to accelerate the weight-loss process, do the following:

Do consume at least 1,200 calories a day.
When you consume less than 1,200 calories a day, Schoenfeld says your body develops a starvation response, which will slow down your metabolism. Actually, he believes 1,200 calories should be a bare minimum. Many women will need to consume even more than that.

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