Tips for Better Eating Today
Thursday, February 11th, 2010These are a few tips you can start doing today to improve your food choices and overall diet plan:
Drink water. It’s amazing how many people avoid this simple tip yet it is the number one way to start to lose body fat. Water keeps you hydrated and helps to battle cravings. Drink a glass of water about 20 minutes before each meal. You’ll feel fuller before you even start the meal and will eat less as a result.
Never skip breakfast. A nutritious breakfast provides energy to improve concentration and mental performance. It also gets your metabolism going and help prevents overeating later in the day.
It is better to eat five or six smaller meals rather than three large meals. Aim to eat every three hours or so with a balance of protein and carbohydrates. This will keep your metabolism high and avoid the rise and fall of glucose and insulin in your bloodstream.
Eat Protein and Good Carbs. Protein provides certain amino acids that your body needs to feed and repair muscle fibers, and good carbohydrates (the ones in the Low Glycemic Index), will slowly deliver glucose into your bloodstream rather than spiking it in like sugars do. You’ll maintain your energy level better and will feel fuller longer between meals with a balanced diet of protein and good carbs.
Avoid Alcohol Consumption. You love the suds but a couple of beers add up quick. One 12-oz brew has an average of 160 calories. Drink 3 of those after an hour at the gym and you just put almost 500 calories in your body, before you’ve eaten that plate of wings. The same goes for Soda – the stuff is bad for you. Tons of empty calories and a lot of sugar. And you don’t even want to know what the aweful chemical soup known as Diet Soda does to you!
