Diet Friendly Snacks

Looking for something to cure your mid-afternoon munchies? Snacking can be a part of an overall healthy diet plan as long as you are choosing wisely.

Far too many people let themselves snack on carb-laden foods that are overly processed and contain far too much sugar to be part of any good diet plan.

If you select wisely though, snacks can help manage hunger, provide extra nutrients, and help power you through your day.

Let’s look at some great snack examples. For most people, keeping your snacks around 200-300 calories will be best so that they don’t put you over your target calorie intake for the day.

Tuna Salad

A pop top can of tuna tossed over some lettuce greens and drizzled with a tablespoon of olive oil based salad dressing is a great snack to tide over hunger, boost your protein intake, and control blood sugar levels optimally.

Great Low-Fat Breakfast Choices

Looking for a fast way to start your day on track? Breakfast is one of the most important meals of the day, as the saying goes, because it’s what will jump-start your metabolism and give you energy to get your day off to a good start.

Those who skip breakfast often end up turning to ‘quick fix’ foods mid-morning such as donuts or chocolate bars to get their blood sugar levels up. If you eat a well-balanced breakfast however, it’ll be smooth sailing until lunch.

Let’s look at a few of the top breakfast choices to help you get your day off to a good start.

Oatmeal With Protein & Peanut Butter

One fast and very easy option to start your day off well is to go for a cooked bowl of oatmeal with a scoop of protein powder stirred in.  Mix in some peanut butter, natural almond butter, or some chopped nuts for your healthy fats and add a few berries on top for flavor.

What You Need To Know About Water Weight

As you go about your weight loss journey, one thing that you must be making sure you fully understand is water weight. Many people aren’t able to fully differentiate between water weight and fat weight, so as they move about their programme, they’re actually misled with the results that they’re seeing.

Let’s take a closer peek into what you must know about water weight so that you can be sure that this isn’t getting you confused as you go about your weight loss programme.

Water Fluctuations & The Female Menstrual Cycle

If you’re a woman, you likely know how this goes. One minute you’re looking leaner than ever and the next, you don’t know what happened. It’s perfectly normal to see your weight fluctuate by up to three to five pounds during this time, so try and recognise that this is in fact what’s going on and not get too worked up over it.

In a few days, the water weight will subside and you’ll be able to get back to your normal body weight and leanness again.

Water Fluctuations Due To Sodium Intake

Another cause of water weight is a high-salt meal. If you sat down to a big plate of nachos with salsa the night before or went out for Chinese food laden with soy sauce, there is a very good chance that you’ll wake up looking much heavier the next morning.

How To Use A Workout Journal

One of the greatest tools to be using as you go about your workout programme is a workout journal. A workout journal is going to be great for keeping track of each and every workout that you complete, will serve as a fantastic motivational tool towards success, and will also ensure that you are staying focused with each and every workout that you do.

But, if you don’t use a workout journal properly, you may not get the results from it that you desire.

Let’s look at how you should go about using a workout journal so that you can see optimal results.

Track Everything

The very first must-do with a workout journal is to make sure that you are tracking everything about the workout. You want to write down the exercises you do, the sets you complete, the reps you perform, along with the rest that you take.  Also make sure to write down how much weight you’ve lifted so that next session, you can try and outdo yourself.

The Best Sources Of Protein To Eat Daily

Looking to boost your protein intake? It’s a must that you take in enough protein on your diet plan, with most people requiring about one gram per pound of body weight each and every day – if not slightly more.

Yet, most people fall short.

If you’re currently not getting what you need, it’s time that you start seeking out the best sources of protein to be eating regularly.

Let’s look at the main ones to know.

Egg Whites

Egg whites are a highly versatile food and are very cost effective, so great for those on a budget.  In addition to that, they’re a high volume food, meaning you can eat quite a few of them for the calories to really add up to a significant amount.