To get "cut" means to exercise and eat in such a way as to reduce you body fat so you are lean and your muscles are clearly defined. Do not drop down too far below what your recommended range of a healthy body mass index.
Know what your resting heart rate is and exercise at a fat-burning rate, which is lower than sprinting, for example. The idea is to work out and eat in a way that will allow you to shed body fat safely.
Women should take care not to drop too much body fat because that can cause amenorrhea, which is the cessation of menstruation from a diet that is too low in fats. Strike a balance by consuming heart-healthful fats to keep your endocrine system healthy as you sculpt your body.
Determine Daily Calories
Determine your desired weight and design a diet that has the correct amount of calories. Include the amount of exercise you plan to do and do the math: total calories consumed minus the calories burned from your workouts. To lose 1 lb., you must use 3,500 calories through exercise or trim back from your diet. Most athletes get plenty of exercise and rely on their calories as fuel for their strenuous workouts.
Eat a Low-Fat, High-Fiber Diet
Eat a varied diet that is high in fiber and low in fat. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has created a set of updated dietary guidelines called My Food Pyramid. It recommends that adults eat whole vegetables, fruits, lean proteins, whole grains including oats, millet, quinoa, brown rice, legumes, nuts, eggs, low- to nonfat dairy foods, and nonsaturated fats such as olive, canola and flax seed oil.
Once you determine your daily calories, you can create a diet that includes foods from all these food groups. Don't avoid complex carbs because they will fuel your workout.
Aloe Vera, Papaya, Pineapple
Consume foods that can help improve digestion. These include aloe vera juice, papaya and pineapple. Aloe vera juice helps clear the colon by encouraging cleansing. Papaya has enzymes that can help you digest foods. Pineapple has bromelain that does the same. Many enzyme supplements are made from real papaya and pineapple. An added benefit is that enzymes also have macrophagatic action: they "eat up" excess debris around the muscles, tendons and ligaments to encourage repair and growth. To get cut, this can help for more muscle definition.
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