If your goal is a mad dash to a more beach-friendly body before summer or increasing the effectiveness of your long-standing physical routine, your dietary control is a key component. I am not going to burn anyone down for your diet. What you eat is up to you. I don’t know your particular needs, likes, or allergies. Hopefully, I present some ideas you will consider to help you reach your goals.
The effects of diet and exercise vary within our physiology. We are different and will find various results and roadblocks. The desire for people to know what their food contains has increased dramatically since we stopped eating fresh food. My first tip for better results is to control your intake balance and guide it to your results.
Are you lifting weights intending to build muscle mass or tone? Are you running for an event or jogging for cardio and weight control? Clean, easy-to-process proteins in your regular diet should meet your body’s needs during repairs from physical exertion. You can supplement concentrated protein before or after the gym.
I know you have heard the terms post or pre workout in Australia. It is a relatively new meta-language for protein shakes. Whey protein shakes are what I used to supplement my diet when I was building a strong body. I also ate eighteen eggs and 400ml of high-protein yogurt in my daily consumption. Those often chunky shakes turned people away to the smoother more viscous liquids the fitness market favours today.
Creatine is made from the amino acids, glycine, methionine, and arginine. All 20 amino acids can be found in eggs, turkey, chicken, red meat, fish, milk, cheese, etc. Your body needs all 20 for growth, maintenance, and weight loss. A supplement is for when your proper, nutritious, balanced diet is not working.
A meal replacement is used when the balance of your diet can not be obtained due to digestive issues, illness, allergy, or disease. I have travelled extensively. Once I became very ill for days. I did not want to eat and was getting weaker. A friend brought me a rich dark chocolate raspberry meal replacement bar. I could only manage a few bites, but it was packed with nutrients and helped me recover. Now a protein bar is medicine to me.
Protein curbs hunger, aids in weight loss, builds and repairs muscles, help you heal after injuries or accidents, improves bone health, reduces blood pressure, and reduces fat storage. If you are a vegetarian; brussels sprouts, legumes, corn, asparagus, potatoes, and broccoli contain the highest amount of protein in the veggie world.
By weight, vegetables are 2-8% protein, eggs 13%, and meat 20-25%. If you are active, stop counting calories and focus on what you are eating. Get your phytonutrients, proteins, and polyphenols. Medical and dietary sciences are advancing rapidly, keep reading.
