You always hear people say that eating healthy makes you feel better, but people don't stick with healthy eating habits long enough to feel or see the effect. Most people blow off a sound diet because they feel it isn't that important. The fact is, eating healthy can help your body out in many fashions.
Some blame gaining weight on their slow metabolism; is that a good excuse? The answer is no. Even if one has a slow metabolism, you can improve it by eating correctly. To boost your metabolism you need to consume five to six meals a day containing roughly three-hundred calories each. Also force yourself to eat a healthy snack in-between these meals. The idea is to eat something every two hours. This forces your body to keep digesting the foods. When your body digest foods you burn calories ,and it keeps your system active.
I'm sure you have also heard that "carbs" are the enemy. But that isn't necessarily true. Carbohydrates are the body's fuel. Now, too many carbohydrates can become unhealthy, but too few of them can leave you worn out. You need to make sure to refuel your body with carbohydrates, especially after exercise or physical activities. During physical activities, the body uses the "carbs" for energy. Once the activities are over, the body still needs energy to get you through the rest of the day. If the body can't "find" carbohydrates in your system it begins to use the proteins in your body for energy. This will cause you to not gain muscles and therefore lose strength. For people working out to get "swole", it is very important to intake carbohydrates and proteins after a workout.
Eating healthy makes your body feel better. Just eating healthy alone can improve your body dramatically. Many also believe that not eating will make you skinny, which is considered healthy to Americans, but really you are only losing muscle weight. That will only lead to an increase in your body fat percentage. The body needs the right nutrients to perform the way it's supposed to.
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