Eating For Fat Loss
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Daniel Anderson
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2009-10-21 12:43:19 |
When it comes to eating for fat loss, knowledge is everything. The wrong meal at the wrong time can be a barrier to maximized fat burning and weight loss.
Thankfully, we can help you learn the right solutions to time your meals perfectly, so you never have to lose precious fat burning moments ever again.
By eating the right sized meals at the right time, you can create the most efficient weight loss routine possible - you just have to know the finer details.
There are rules, which when followed can help to pinpoint the best size, composition and time of your meals. Try these 5 simple solutions and you'll see a huge improvement in health, weight loss and vitality.
Rule 1. Eat Six Small Meals Per Day
Eating several meals per day does 4 very useful things:
1. You never go hungry
2. You never overeat
3. You burn fat more efficiently
4. You keep an even blood sugar
By eating six smaller meals per day, you won't experience lows such as the afternoon sugar slump between lunch and dinner.
You will never go hungry because it's never more than three hours between meals.
You will never eat too much and put on weight because you never starve yourself.
Rule 2. Eat At The Right Time
This means that your first three meals; breakfast, morning snack and lunch should be 2 hours apart and your last three meals; afternoon snack, dinner and bedtime snack should be 3 hours apart.
This is because you need you meals closer in the morning as you burn more fuel, but slightly further apart at night as you wind down.
Here's an example:
8am - Breakfast
10am - Morning Snack
12pm - Lunch
3pm - Afternoon Snack
6pm - Dinner
9pm - Bedtime Snack
The first three are 2 hours apart and the second three are 3 hours apart.
Rule 3. Size Matters
Just like timing is important for fat loss, so is the size of the meals. Eating your first three meals should provide you with the energy you need to get through the day, whilst the last three meals are important for recovery.
Because of your different energy needs in the first half of the day, you should make your first three meals 25% bigger than your last three. This is because (unless you work late shifts) you just don't need as much fuel to watch T.V and go to bed.
Make your first three just slightly bigger to avoid burning food at sleep time instead of burning fat.
Rule 4. Composition
What you eat is the single most important solution to fat loss. If you time your meals and you do everything right then it is all in vain if your meals are the wrong composition.
The best composition for maximum fat loss is:
40% Protein
40% Low G.I Carbohydrate
20% Good Fat
This formula ensures steady energy and an appeased appetite. By making your meals this consistent balance you will ensure that you have success.
One thing that you will need to know is that this applies to the first 5 meals. The bedtime snack should be predominantly protein.
Pre-bedtime snacks are to give us protein to repair the body during sleep. You do not require carbohydrates, as the body will use fat as fuel during sleep.
Good bed time snacks include low carb protein drinks, nuts, high protein milk and low fat cheese.
Rule 5. Post Exercise Timing
If you exercise, then depending on what particular exercise you have engaged in will decide when you should time your next meal to ensure efficient fat loss.
If you perform a fat burning workout, then you should wait an hour before eating, so that you can use that 1 hour fat burning window to increase fat loss.
If you perform a weight training workout, then you should eat immediately after wards to ensure your muscles receive the nutrition they need. After intense weight training you can increase your post workout meal to include an extra bowl of pasta, or rice, because the body needs extra fuel to repair you muscle tissue. This is only for after weight training not aerobic training.
In Conclusion
Utilize these rules to achieve the best possible results. Once you come to understand that meal size, meal composition and meal timing are important solutions in weight loss then you will be more likely to follow these guidelines. Good health is waiting for you.
Eating For Fat Loss By Daniel Anderson
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