How to Eat while body building??
How to Eat…Without Losing the Will to Live!
A lot of people quit dieting because they think they have to partake in things like rice cakes and broccoli! This is simply not the case! Never mind quit, some won’t even start a weight loss program because of this. They are discouraged…
Another reason is that people become discouraged because they become hungry. While it is realistic to become moderately hungry you don’t want to be starving. You are not a robot but a human being. Don’t torture yourself. No one continues to do anything they don’t like. The few that do are often miserable. Below are some steps you can study and follow to get your
eating habits together.
- Eat the foods you like. Now don’t get it wrong. We are not talking about hot dogs and chocolate cake. At least not all the time. But just eat what you usually do on a regular basis, you know things like sandwiches for example while decreasing your portions a little.
- Eat enough. Most people are in a hurry to lose weight too quickly. If they don’t see 6 pounds come off in the first week they start panicking. Don’t! Remember that most people who are overweight eat for other reasons. Habit, boredom, depression, control etc. Only eat when you are hungry. Ask yourself this question, it is important. When you feel that you have had enough to hold out until another meal just stop. Drink a few glasses of water and 20 minutes later you won’t even think about it for awhile until you are naturally hungry again.
- Stick to how many meals you would normally eat. At first you want to try and mimic your old habits as close as possible. This way it won’t be so much of a shock. If you eat 2 meals, eat two meals. To keep your metabolism running better just introduce 1 or 2 meal replacements like a homemade shake or food supplements making sure they are over 200 calories each.
- Take in the smallest quantity before bed. For example, eat your regular meals first and take your supplemental meals at night. You’d be surprised how well this will work. You don’t want to have to burn as many calories while you are sleeping because obviously you aren’t as active. This is an area where a lot of people fail, especially with carbohydrates.
Please Comment on how you find these ideas practical and if easy to apply?? The main point to stress is that you should feel as comfortable and as happy as possible while going through this initial phase. The next step after losing the weight is maintaining it, which is no where near as difficult. Once you have laid down a foundation and you get used to the minor adjustments in your lifestyle it should be a piece of cake!
Key points
- - Avoid unnecessary hunger or foods that you really dislike
- - Eat normally at first while decreasing portions a little at a time
- - Only eat when hungry, examine your reasons before eating
- - Keep meal times the same while adding supplemental meals to avoid
- shock
- - Consume less quantities near bedtime
- - Construct your grocery list and plan it with your caloric intake
- - Think of your goals and write them down