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Nutrition: The Basics
Let's face it, eating pizza and wings every night needs to cease as you age since your metabolism slows down. Unless, of course, you want to be uncomfortable all the time and lug about extra weight. Living a healthy lifestyle must be something you desire, not something you feel is required of you. Your decision is yours. Before you decide to join a gym and start eating healthier to reduce weight as your New Year's goal, make sure you are willing to make some sacrifices since, as the saying goes, "No pain, no gain." I don't mean that you should starve yourself and immediately give up all of your unhealthy eating habits when I say to eat healthily. Eating healthily does not include cooking a piece of chicken, plating it, and guzzling water over it. When it comes to choosing a healthy diet, there are many possibilities. Here are some options for choosing clean (healthy) proteins, lipids, and carbs to consume. Proteins- Chicken breast
- Ground turkey that is at least 93% lean
- Lean ground beef (90 per cent or more)
- Fish (tuna, salmon, and tilapia) with eggs
- Dark rice
- Muesli with steel-cut oats
- Whole wheat bread or Ezekiel bread
- The sweet potato
- Avocado Oil
- Peanuts
- Organic Almonds
- Walnuts
- Eggs
Consistency
A third guideline for leading a clean, healthy lifestyle is to eat something every 3 to 4 hours. and I don't mean stuffing my face with a large ass plate of food at 8 in the morning and another at 11 in the morning. The breakfast you consume will help jump-start your metabolism for the day and put your body in fat-burning gear, so start with that. One entire egg, half a cup of egg beaters or egg whites (yep, from the carton), some vegetables if you wish, and a half cup of dry muesli are what I have for breakfast. I prepare my muesli with cinnamon, Splenda, Olivio spray butter and waterMaking meals
Meal preparation is just how it sounds... Making your meals in advance will prevent you from getting sluggish and stopping at Burger King on the way home for a Whopper. Just consider how the menus for fast food restaurants now list the number of calories in each item. Do you like to consume 1500 calories over a whole day, including breakfast, lunch, supper, and snacks, or do you prefer to eat a whopping 1500 calories and feel awful the next day?
It is best and simplest to prepare meals in advance to reduce (or eliminate) the impulse to overindulge. I prepare dinners for my guy and myself every Sunday. We eat chicken, sweet potato or rice, and a vegetable (leafy greens are best: broccoli, green beans, spinach) when I prepare our lunches for the week. I'll get into measuring meals a bit later since first, you have to get used to having a refrigerator packed with food in plastic containers. In particular for those of you who are just starting. I don't want to frighten you away by telling you to get a scale and weigh every meal since it would discourage you from ever trying this way of life. For the time being, let's concentrate on eating wholesome things and worry about measuring the food afterwards. But keep in mind that you won't be eating a pound of chicken for lunch while you are preparing. Your best course of action at first is trial and error. And there's no other way to discover what works for you.
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