Posts Tagged "carbs"
Top 10 Myths in Health and Fitness
1. Carbs are bad. Don’t you dare. The body needs carbs. Be careful about eating too many empty and starchy carbohydrates like wheat (bread, cereals, cookies, pizza) and opt instead for more complex ones (brown rice, legumes like beans and chick peas, oatmeal). Fruits and vegetables are carbohydrates too and very good for us – but stick to 2-3 fruits/day to ward off sugar cravings. 2. Cardio is best for fat loss. Nope. Cardio is great for the heart. Fat loss comes from a well-conditioned metabolism – so building lean muscle tissue and eating frequent, clean and balanced meals are king. Do your strength building in a cardio-blasting circuit and...
Read MoreLet’s Discuss Calories
Probably the hottest topic in the world of dieting! I will divulge what considerations are necessary for calories, when it comes to shedding body fat. If you want to skip my intro on why I don’t have clients count calories, go ahead and skip to the second half. :) No, I don’t advise my clients to obsess over counting calories. Rather, I teach them proper portions of foods, and to choose the best foods in each category of macronutrients: proteins, carbs and fats. Once clients learn, through practice and tracking, what the correct portions and the best options are and how to put meals together, they are then consuming the correct amount of calories for them....
Read MoreVideo: Why NOT to Cut Out Carbs
If you’re looking to get lean and healthy and small and fit and strong and tight and HOT, cutting carbs is not the way to go. I’ve gone on and on about this, but many are still not listening. Joy McCarthy, from Joyous Health backs me up in this video. Anybody who wants a flat stomach should check this out. Give up, and give in. Cutting carbs does not work for sustainable fat loss.
Read MoreThe Simplest Ways to Eat Clean and Stay Lean
So, I’ve just been composing a quick sheet of pointers for a class I’m speaking to tomorrow, regarding nutrition. I’ve tried to keep clean eating as simple as possible for the members of this class – of course there is so much to know, but here are the most important points highlighted: - always eat within an hour of waking up to get your metabolism running for the day - get in some starch with breakfast (oatmeal, whole grain bread) to fuel the brain immediately - eat every 3-4 hours throughout the day to keep blood sugar levels stable and burn more fat - every time you eat, include each of the macronutrients (protein, carbs and fat) to round...
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