Driving around Plano and the surrounding area, you’re sure to see numerous gyms and fitness centers promising to help you shed pounds. No doubt you’ll also stumble across multiple restaurants and meal-to-go chains saying they’ll get you into those skinny jeans in no time, too. With all of these options, the question quickly becomes, “What’s going to work for me?”So which one should you choose? Does just one or the other produce the lasting results to truly improve your health and change your body?

We all know that to lose weight you need to burn more calories than you consume. Dieting seems like a natural place to start, but be cautious. Many dieters lose weight only to see it quickly return and, often times, with a vengeance. Unbeknownst to them, diets are likely to accelerate the loss of functional muscles when proper strength training is not included. The body will start to burn muscle as fuel, which results in a lowered Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR). This drop in metabolism reduces the number of calories that can be eaten without causing weight gain. The weight will come back, but the muscle will not. Diets can leave you in worse shape than if you’d done nothing at all.

Conversely, exercise alone won’t be enough either. At the gym, less than half of the calories burned are actually fat. Energy is pulled from stored carbohydrates and proteins as well. Burning calories this way increases your appetite as a natural response. With all of the delicious and calorie-rich food choices available, it’s easy to quickly negate the hard work you just put in. If eating habits aren’t changed, workouts will not be effective. 

Your instincts probably tell you that you need to "workout AND eat right" to have quick and lasting results. A combination of strength training and healthy, monitored eating are the best way to see lasting weight loss. While the science behind this can get complicated, the process doesn’t have to be. Utopia Food & Fitness has taken the guess work out of healthy eating and exercise in a way that ensures lasting results. Founder Kirk Wilder has used his 34 years of experience in the fitness industry to develop a program that has proven to cause fat loss, lean muscle gain, and a higher metabolism for men and women of all ages.

The six week program could not be simpler or more effective. Utopia provides three gourmet meals and two snacks to go each day. They have all been carefully measured and prepared by the chefs at Utopia. They worry about the calories, so you don’t have to. It’s as easy as picking up your custom-prepared bag of food and taking it home to your refrigerator.

You also work out under the supervision of personal trainers to ensure you don’t lose any lean muscle while your body burns fat. The exercise program has been refined to be so efficient you only have to work out 20 minutes twice a week. Coming out of the program, you will actually have more lean muscle. Your newer, more toned self will now have a higher metabolism so you can "eat more and get away with it, like when you were younger."

Don’t get caught in the battle between diet and exercise. Choose the proven option of Utopia Food & Fitness that easily and conveniently combines the two. There’s no better way to lose fat while restoring lean, healthy muscle.

To learn more about the benefits of combing food and fitness, contact Utopia Food & Fitness by calling 972.781.1888 or visiting them at 5805 Preston Rd Suite 594, Plano, TX 75093.