Proper Diet
In order to succeed losing fat with your exercise program you must follow a proper diet, which means that if you are not following a proper diet you'll have to change your eating habits. It's not as hard as it sounds; the key element here is choosing the right foods and the proper portions. People are sometimes scared when they hear the word diet; they think it means starvation when it doesn't.
A proper diet means eating healthy, eating lots of vegetables which contain essential vitamins and minerals, grains, fruits, meats, etc. Deciding what's right, for example, fast food is a no-no here, mainly by the fact that fast foods contain empty calories , empty calories are those foods that contain little, if any nutritional value to your diet.
These empty calories turn into fat quite fast, and not only that, if you eat empty calories chances are you'll feel hungry even if you were full a minute ago from eating a whole Burger King Combo, just like soda, it will not quench your thirst, therefore you'll be eating/drinking more.
Diets don't have to be overly strict, you can have almost anything as long as the portions are small and that they're not high in fats, for example fried foods, specially deep fried foods are considered empty calories, so avoid fried foods, instead why not
try baked or Grilled? You ll be surprised at how grilled
chicken is a hundred times better than fried chicken, and you won't feel guilty for eating foods with high caloric intake!
Sugar and Carbohydrates are not your enemies If they' re taken with moderation. You might want to avoid sugar because sugar triggers the bodies fat storage mode. Try Splenda , Equal or any other of those sugar substitutes.
Avoid white bread; instead eat whole grain bread, its way better for you and it even tastes better! Avoid sweets and candy, chocolate may be good once in a while but with moderation. Be smart on what you eat, if you want something sweet go for fruit, if you want something like
ice cream go for frozen yogurt or freeze some fruits like strawberries and eat them frozen for a sweet cold treat. Avoid fatty foods such as pork rinds or
Spanish churritos which are fried in pork fat.
Remember to take your vitamins! Your mom told you ages ago, now I'm telling you again, vitamins and minerals are essential to the body to perform the activities you want it to do and reach its full potential. You can find the most potent vitamin with minerals at
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Multivitamins are a great way on getting every essential vitamin needed, one or two pills and you ve just taken the recommended daily intake of vitamins you need!
Remember not all fats are bad, Saturated fats are the bad ones, they come from mostly meats, unsaturated fats are good for you, they come from fruits and vegetables as well as other plants and nuts. Avocados are a great way to get your unsaturated fats from; they're tasty, and easy to digest. Saturated fats are replaced by unsaturated fats by the body, so it's a good idea to eat foods that contain it.
Let's not forget about the Omega-3 fatty acids! They re extremely important for your cardio activities! Omega-3 can be found in fishes such as Salmon or Trout, but if you don't like fish (which I doubt you do) you can find it in pill form (Soft Gels) and they contain the recommended daily amount.
Benefits of Omega-3 Include: Enhanced nervous system function, helps to maintain cholesterol
levels controlled, it makes skin and joints healthy, it helps you absorb your vitamins better, benefits your heart, and most important, they help you support your cardiovascular health.
If you re always on a hurry try a Protein Bar, they re tasty, have low calories (most) and they're healthy, just don't replace every meal with one of them, replace one or two meals at most! Make sure they have low calories and if possible, low carb.
Last but not least, the keyword for a diet is Moderation! Eat six small meals instead of three big ones, make sure you're eating at least 6 portions of fruits and vegetables (just be careful with potatoes, they're high in starch). If you're going to eat bread make sure it's whole grain not white because white bread is actually glucose (bite a piece and chew it for a moment in your mouth and you'll feel it sweet), and drink water whenever you feel thirsty it will not only quench your thirst but give it will give you more energy
and it will make your metabolism a bit faster.
