When it come to weight loss, the focus is often on what we eat. Sometimes, it may even explore how we eat. But what is less often discussed is when we eat.
When it comes time to begin a weight or health and fitness journey, you have made the mental choice to make a change to improve yourself. Now this might be due to a light bulb moment or that you have had enough of feeling tired, overweight or unhealthy. All theses reasons are awesome as they have to mean something to you.
Two of the biggest health issues facing society today are overweight/obesity and type 2 diabetes. Despite therapeutic advances, prevalence of both conditions continue to soar. This suggests more effective treatment strategies are required to reverse the trend.
When it comes to beginning your weight loss or health and fitness journey one thing you want avoid apart from simple carbohydrates or sugars is comparing yourself to someone else. This might be an ins tram model or someone that you know. But remember you don’t know the journey they have had to get there or how they have done it. All you want is the end result and as fast as you can as we live in a society of instant gratification.
When it comes to weight loss, nuts and nut products are often hotly debated. Many avoid them because they are energy dense and high in fat. But they are also a rich source of protein, fibre and fatty acids that can promote satiety and reduced energy intake.
One of the most researched diets to date is the Mediterranean diet. This diet has been shown to have a variety of benefits. But could it be more effective for weight loss when combined with another well-studied approach – semi-fasting?
When it comes to weight loss, nuts and nut products are often hotly debated. Many avoid them because they are energy dense and high in fat. But they are also a rich source of protein, fibre and fatty acids that can promote satiety and reduced energy intake.
Simply following a calorie-restricted diet is unlikely to lead to long-term weight loss. Many health experts attribute this to reasons such as low satiety and adherence to a diet over an extended period of time.
Have you heard the saying Do the crime pay the time when it comes to your weight loss or health and fitness journey? I know as a trainer I used to say this to my clients when they had indulged into food. It might have been a weekend, special occasion like Christmas, Easter, Birthday or a family occasion. It might have been you were on holidays and you just let your hair down and enjoyed your time away.
These days people are having 6 to 8 meals in the day which includes main meals and snacks. Thinking they need to eat consistently in the day to boost metabolism and to lose weight when there is no scientific evidence to back this up