Proper Nutrition?
Nutrition is a huge part of you health and appearance. Some
professionals will attest that as much as 70% of your
weight loss and fitness results are based on what you eat.
The word alone can make people cringe – as the
guiltily think of the drive thru lunch that they just ate.
Nutrition is a subject that people spend their careers
studying and takes volumes of books to explain. My
objective is to teach you how to eat a healthy diet that
encourages your body to burn fat rather than store it. You
don’t need overwhelming science to “get”
this.
A healthy diet needs to be well rounded with the proper
amount of nutrients, vitamins and minerals. The RDA’s
recommendation for daily intake of such things is a good
place to check your optimal intakes.
The first thing that you need to know about nutrition is
this fact: Eating small meals every 3 hours will increase
your metabolism and reduce fat storage. This is a proven
fact that bodybuilders, models, athletes and lean people in
general abide by – and so should you.
Eating right when you wake up is vital to breaking the fast
your body enters every night. About 3-4 hours after you eat
your body shuts down your metabolism and acts as if it
needs to store food. This is a great function to have if a
famine breaks out and you don’t see food for weeks.
After all, if there’s famine you’re going to
want your body to work “efficiently” by storing
fat, and using it slowly.
However, you don’t want your body to store fat and
burn it slowly now, right? Since there is no food shortage
or famine at the moment (and there likely won’t be
one any time soon) then it is pretty annoying when your
body starts packing on the pounds. So, in order to
communicate with your body that it is healthy, well fed,
and not in need of extra fat storage you need to reprogram
your metabolism. Here’s how to go about it. Start
your day off with a small meal and continue to eat small
meals every 3 hours or so.
What should you eat? In this article, I am just going to
give you general guidelines – These suggestions are a
basic guideline to healthy meals that do not promote fat
storage. Protein: 20% Fat: 15% Carbs: 65%
Each meal that you consume needs to have calories coming
from protein, carbohydrates and fat. Your body needs each
of these in small amounts throughout the day.
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Machelle Lee owns and operates The Invisible Gym in Santa
Cruz, CA. Her mission is to inspire people to become
physically active and enjoy the benefits of a balanced,
healthy lifestyle. For more information and questions you
can visit her website.
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