My Top Nutrition Tips For Losing Weight And Getting In Shape!
You should be having 5 small meals throughout the day broken up into, breakfast, midmorning snack, lunch, midafternoon snack and dinner.
Know ahead of time when you are going to be doing your training so that you can have prepared suitable pre and post workout snacks available.
When you are dehydrated your body can often mistake the signals for being hungry. It is important to be sipping water throughout the day. Most of us do not drink nearly enough water. Keep a bottle of water by your side so you can visually see how much you have had throughout the day.
Food portions are important. Try measuring your food at least once so you can really see how much you should be having. For example, 100g of chicken, do you know what that looks like?
Losing weight and getting fit is not about going without the things we enjoy, its about consuming them in moderation. Alcohol is full of calories that our bodies do not need and is a big contributor to obesity. So re-think your drink!
Don’t beat yourself up if you absolutely are craving for something. This is about healthy eating for life, so if you can’t stop thinking about chocolate, sit down and savour a couple of squares or go and buy a Bacci, rather than go the whole binge because you’ve worked yourself up into a lather!
Give yourself permission to enjoy what I call a ‘cheat meal’ once a week. This where you have some of your favourite foods or go out for a meal. You can still make sensible choices, it does not mean bingeing on every fatty sugary food out there!
Enjoy coffee and tea in moderation but do be aware of all the additions to your cup. Milk, cream and sugar can seriously add up throughout the week and sabotage all your hard work.
The important thing to remember is that its all about maintaining a healthy lifestylefor life. It is not a quick fix gimmick style diet! Please don’t let those diets lure you into thinking they are the answer. They lack essential nutrients which will make you feel lethargic, will destroy your metabolism so you will actually put on weight as soon as you crash diet with the result of making it even harder and harder to drop body fat. This is about enjoying healthy, tasty food with the occasional treat so our bodies are vibrant, lean, strong and bursting with health!
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