6 Nutritional Guidelines Explained

June 6, 2010   Filed under Weight Loss

You can’t expect to maximize fat loss if you don’t watch your diet. No matter what anybody says, you have to watch caloric intake.

The problem is that most people cannot get motivated unless they know exactly why they must do what the experts tell them to do.

So here are some common nutritional commandments explained:

1. Eat every three hours: Your body has some major faults. And one of those faults is the inability to store carbohydrates or protein after the three hour mark. So the best way to maximize recovery and health is by eating every three hours.

2. Have lots of vegetables: In terms of fat loss, the most important benefit from vegetables is an increase in stomach bulk without an increase in calories. This in turn will keep you satisfied for much longer periods of time between meals.

3. Eat fruit earlier in the day: The main problem with fruit is that it can trigger triglyceride production and cholesterol production in the liver. However, it’s also a good source of carbs for your liver. Thus, the best time to have fruit is when you liver is empty-early in the day.

4. Eat protein with every meal: Of all the macronutrients, protein provides the greatest sense of fullness. Thus, it behooves you to have some with every meal if you want to maximize caloric control. Moreover, your body does not have the ability to store protein, so you need a constant supply.

5. Don’t reduce calories by more than 20%: The first problem with extreme caloric restriction is that it’s not sustainable, eventually you will throw in the towel. The second problem is that you will eat away at your own muscle tissue to make up for the deficit.

6. Drink water throughout the day: Unfortunately, we are not camels and cannot store water very well. If you drink a lot of water in one sitting, you will simply urinate it out. And water is virtually in charge of every process in your body, including how many calories you burn.

Simply being told what to eat and how to eat is usually not enough motivation for most people. The reality is that the more informed you are the more motivated you will be!

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