Finding a diet that works specifically for you is the key ingredient to successful weight loss and healthy living. This is possible by eating the right foods on a moderate based diet and daily exercise.
Stay on track and don’t allow your diet to dictate your workouts. Habitually missing or putting off workouts will eventually lead to trying to burn off more calories without achieving your goal or perhaps working out harder than normal and injuring yourself.
Plan a diet consisting of carbohydrates and proteins around your workouts. This will ensure what’s needed to cover and maintain muscle mass. As carbohydrates are essential in providing necessary energy for the body it not only helps when performing physical activities but also in the simple act of breathing and pumping blood to the heart. Despite what you’ve been told, you don’t have to give up eating carbohydrates in order to lose weight, you merely need to learn and understand how to balance your high carb intake.
While focusing on healthy carbs, replace refined carbs with protein and good fats. Protein helps to increase the thermic effort of food (the amount of calories your body burns digesting meals) while creating lean body mass. Good fats are equally important to ensure a healthy hormonal balance. Incorporate 25% of your daily calorie count from fats such as animal fats (high protein meats), oils (fish and olives), avocados and coconuts.
Making the decision to go dairy-free doesn’t have to cause a nutritional deficiency. There are many non-dairy foods containing the essential nutrients found in dairy products, such as calcium, vitamin B12, protein, riboflavin, phosphorus, and vitamin D. But before you start a dairy-free regimen, consult with your doctor or nutritionist to get the best advice on dairy substitutes.
