Most bodybuilders insist that the only way to burn fat is to do cardio first thing in the morning, on a totally empty stomach. You can't peruse a body-building website without running across this topic.
Jillian Michaels, in her best-seller "Master Your Metabolism," contests this theory. She says starved cardio depletes muscle mass and recommends having some protein half an hour before breaking a sweat.
I say starved cardio not only depletes muscle mass, but makes for a very cranky girl. Believe me, I try. And I am sick of feeling guilty for not rolling out of bed at 5:00 a.m. and sprinting through Hendersonville like some psycho sweat junkie.
It has nothing to do with stress, lethargy, or thwarted life ambitions. People are individuals--unique, with differing personalities and differing lifestyles. Some people are not morning people. I'm just not a morning person. I don't even like to TALK first thing in the morning, let alone sweat.
What I am doing is WORKING for me. I have lost about 50 pounds so far, and every bit of it was done through hard work and healthy living. If it ends up taking an extra month or two to reach my goal because I won't sleep in jogging shoes, so as to reach the track sooner, then so be it. That will just be an extra two months that I get more sleep (which, I may add, keeps the skin young and healthy, so it's a win-win).
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