Saturday, July 20, 2013

FIT TIPS!

Do Not Skip Meals

When you skip meals your metabolism slows down and you are not burning calories like you should. your body thinks that you are starving so when you eat again, your body stores away more than usual resulting in more fat.

This is also a result of bad dieting. When you try to live off salads, you are getting no calories or little to no calories which keeps you hungry all day long every day, causing frustration.

If you start working out with an intense workout you need to increase your calorie intake so your metabolism does not slow down. The more intense your workout is, it is very important to get enough to eat so your metabolism does not slow down. Eat good and eat clean.

Stay away from lots of refined carbohydrates. Refined foods such as white bread, pasta and rice are easily broken down by the body because the complex carbohydrates have been taken out of them. This means that your body doesn't have to work very hard in order to digest the nutrition found in these foods, leaving your metabolism at a crawl.

Avoid as much sugar as possible. Sugar creates a spike in blood glucose levels and is very quickly absorbed into your system. Both of these scenarios actually assist in the process to slow your metabolism, whether you realize it or not. Avoiding foods with excess sugar in them is the best idea, but consuming them once in awhile won't hamper your weight loss journey in the long run.

It is important to avoid fatty foods because these do not help you in any way, shape or form. Foods that contain a lot of fat can easily hamper your metabolism rate. Fat is not as easily digested as some of the other foods that will slow your metabolism.

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