Nutrition Must - Do’s
Posted in Nutrition on 06/11/2009 08:35 am by adminDrink Water - stay hydrated. Water is important role in the process of weight loss. Water is essential for proper metabolism and the removal of waste and from the body. Studies proved that the less water is in the body, the more fat will be accumulated in the body instead of burning fat for energy.
Water plays an important role in the process of digestion and absorption of vitamins and nutrients. It carries away the toxins from the liver and kidney, aids the digestive system, gets rid of constipation and flush out all the waste materials from the body.
Eat BREAKFAST. If you don’t eat WITHIN the first hour of waking, your metabolic rate slows down and your blood sugar drops. Calories consumed later will then be stored as FAT. It is also reported that people who skip breakfast had more impulsively snack in the morning - often on high-fat sweets. Those people who skip breakfast tend to consume more calories throughout the day.
Why? ….
After missing breakfast people tend to eat more sugar, calories, and carbs in the later in the day than those who eat breakfast. Those who missed breakfast are consuming higher calories and carbs at the wrong end of the day!
Journal. Writing it out - EVERYTHING! What food, what time, how much. Everything you put in your mouth MUST be recorded, whether it’s a cup of oatmeal, or 2 tbsp of cream and sugar in your coffee, RECORD EVERYTHING. The BIGGEST mistake most people make thinking they are eating healthy, but are they considering portion size? The frequency of eating? Is the meal balanced - 40% carbohydrate, 30% protein, 30% fat (essential fatty acids)? Did they count the calories in ALL the condiments, sugar, cream, butter, etc that we use daily? IT ALL COUNTS.







