Sunday, February 12, 2012

How often do you eat?!

Hi all!!!

I'm back!!! I was hit hard with a terrible cold.  It's been more than a week since I've worked out!! I'm soooo anxious to get back to the gym!! You know where I will be tomorrow morning!! :-D I'll have to be careful to pace myself instead of hitting it like a rabid pit bull!

I wanna discuss eating here.  I LOVE eating!!! I've noticed a big difference in my body especially my energy level when I eat 5-6 smaller meals throughout the day instead of 3 big meals.  By eating smaller and more frequently revs up the metabolism.  The metabolism will keep going all day.  After 3-4 hours, the metabolism slows down and goes into fat storage mode.  By eating 5-6 times prevents this from happening. Also, you want to eat within the first hour of waking up which starts up the metabolism.

You want to be wise what you're eating.  I always make sure that I have a protein in each meal plus good carbs and veggies/fruit.  Jamie Eason has a great list of healthy foods (including carbs).  Here's the link: Jame Eason's Food List 

Plus, don't eat 2-3 hours before bedtime!!!! A couple small pieces of dark chocolate won't hurt. ;-)

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