Unfortunately there are too many people trying to be experts that can confuse everybody to a point of total utter misunderstanding of what is right and what is wrong. Here are 4 great nutritional tips that will help you produce a lean mean fighting machine of a body and that are not confusing.
1. PROTEIN. You must get enough quality protein in your daily diet so that you burn more calories when you digest it. Enough protein also creates a feeling of satisfying your hunger for a longer period. One of its other great benefits is that is one of the building blocks for maintaining and building lean muscle. It is important to remember that the amount of lean muscle you have controls the rate of your metabolism.
2. You must eat fat. That's right you need to eat some fat as the intake of fat keeps your hormones level and helps to therefore stop some cravings. The fats you eat do have to be the healthy ones and you must eat enough of these daily.
3. Avoid 3 things at all cost.
(a) High fructose corn syrup, which is in nearly all artificially sweetened products sold today.
(b) Artificial transfats in margarine.
(c) Hydrogenated oils that are in most processed foods.
4. Fibre. In relation with carbohydrates you must ensure that as much carb in take as possible comes from higher fibre sources like fruits, vegetables and unrefined grains. It is very important that you avoid refined sugars and refined grains as these are a major reason why many people struggle with body fat.
Once you have got your head around these 4 issues you are then in control as you gain control of your appetite, stabilize blood sugars, hormone levels etc. Then you are in control of how much fat you want to burn off and how lean you can become.
1. PROTEIN. You must get enough quality protein in your daily diet so that you burn more calories when you digest it. Enough protein also creates a feeling of satisfying your hunger for a longer period. One of its other great benefits is that is one of the building blocks for maintaining and building lean muscle. It is important to remember that the amount of lean muscle you have controls the rate of your metabolism.
2. You must eat fat. That's right you need to eat some fat as the intake of fat keeps your hormones level and helps to therefore stop some cravings. The fats you eat do have to be the healthy ones and you must eat enough of these daily.
3. Avoid 3 things at all cost.
(a) High fructose corn syrup, which is in nearly all artificially sweetened products sold today.
(b) Artificial transfats in margarine.
(c) Hydrogenated oils that are in most processed foods.
4. Fibre. In relation with carbohydrates you must ensure that as much carb in take as possible comes from higher fibre sources like fruits, vegetables and unrefined grains. It is very important that you avoid refined sugars and refined grains as these are a major reason why many people struggle with body fat.
Once you have got your head around these 4 issues you are then in control as you gain control of your appetite, stabilize blood sugars, hormone levels etc. Then you are in control of how much fat you want to burn off and how lean you can become.
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