Woah! Wait a second! Before you head out for the nearest office
supply store let me explain. I'm not talking metal staples, I'm talking
meal staples. Repeatedly I hear people who are so frustrated because
they work out consistently but still can't seem to get the scale to
budge. The first question I always ask someone facing this dilemma is
"What are you eating." It never ceases to amaze me how many people feel
that exercising on a consistent basis gives them free reign to eat
whatever they want, whenever they want, in as large of quantities as
they want. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but unfortunately this
is not the way to achieve your fitness goals!
A healthy nutrition plan is responsible for 80% of your success when it comes to transforming your body. 80% that's no joke! So if you are exercising consistently and still not seeing results, let's take a look at the fuel you are providing your body with. What are the staples of your diet which you consume on a regular basis? If these staples consist of fast foods, fried foods, greasy foods, sodas, sweets or other unhealthy, non-nutritious choices we have nailed the problem on the head!
In a typical workout session, let's estimate that you burn 300-500 calories. Now let's say you go home after your workout and treat yourself to something like pizza, Chinese food, fast food, fried foods or desserts. You will easily consume double or even triple the amount of calories that you burned off! So even though your body may be stronger from working out, your body fat will not be reduced if you are still taking in more calories than you expend.
So if you are guilty of having unhealthy diet staples, where do you start in order to change your eating habits so you can actually achieve fitness success? First of all, you need to make small changes to your diet on a weekly basis. This is the only way to go if you intend to develop healthy eating habits which you can maintain for life. For example, if you are drinking six sodas a day, cut it back to four, with this one simple change you will be reducing your caloric intake by approximately 300 calories per day. In a week that is 2100 calories that you are cutting out, more than ½ a pound! Now the trick is to replace this diet staple with a healthier choice such as flavored water or other low calorie (or no calorie!) substitute.
Little by little you need to change the staples of your diet to foods that are high in nutritional value and lower in calories. Excellent food choices which will aid you in transforming your body include vegetables, fruits, whole grain breads and pastas, lean meats such as turkey, chicken and fish, skim or low fat dairy products including yogurt and cottage cheese. When you change the staples of your diet, not only will you achieve the physique that you desire, you will experience improvements in your health, elevated energy levels and reductions in stress levels! So forget the office supply store, make the trip to the grocery store and stock your home with healthy and nutritious food staples today!
A healthy nutrition plan is responsible for 80% of your success when it comes to transforming your body. 80% that's no joke! So if you are exercising consistently and still not seeing results, let's take a look at the fuel you are providing your body with. What are the staples of your diet which you consume on a regular basis? If these staples consist of fast foods, fried foods, greasy foods, sodas, sweets or other unhealthy, non-nutritious choices we have nailed the problem on the head!
In a typical workout session, let's estimate that you burn 300-500 calories. Now let's say you go home after your workout and treat yourself to something like pizza, Chinese food, fast food, fried foods or desserts. You will easily consume double or even triple the amount of calories that you burned off! So even though your body may be stronger from working out, your body fat will not be reduced if you are still taking in more calories than you expend.
So if you are guilty of having unhealthy diet staples, where do you start in order to change your eating habits so you can actually achieve fitness success? First of all, you need to make small changes to your diet on a weekly basis. This is the only way to go if you intend to develop healthy eating habits which you can maintain for life. For example, if you are drinking six sodas a day, cut it back to four, with this one simple change you will be reducing your caloric intake by approximately 300 calories per day. In a week that is 2100 calories that you are cutting out, more than ½ a pound! Now the trick is to replace this diet staple with a healthier choice such as flavored water or other low calorie (or no calorie!) substitute.
Little by little you need to change the staples of your diet to foods that are high in nutritional value and lower in calories. Excellent food choices which will aid you in transforming your body include vegetables, fruits, whole grain breads and pastas, lean meats such as turkey, chicken and fish, skim or low fat dairy products including yogurt and cottage cheese. When you change the staples of your diet, not only will you achieve the physique that you desire, you will experience improvements in your health, elevated energy levels and reductions in stress levels! So forget the office supply store, make the trip to the grocery store and stock your home with healthy and nutritious food staples today!
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