Eat more to lose weight and keep it off

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Eat more to lose weight and keep it off

There are some things that the human body has a very hard time converting into fat; it's not impossible, but damned near impossible. The anabolic margin of error is greatly increased when calories originating from these meals are consumed. This implies that if you so desire, it will be much simpler for you to reduce fat while simultaneously gaining muscle.

For the past half century, the most successful athletes have made lean protein, which is defined as protein that is devoid of saturated fat, their primary source of nutrition. Why? As long as your workouts are intense enough to stimulate muscle growth, you won't gain fat even if you consume a mountain of lean protein. 

The body has a hard time digesting lean protein since it is difficult to break down. Due to the fact that digestion is difficult, the body raises the metabolic thermostat in order to break down protein into its component amino acids. This is a direct consequence of the digestive problem.

As a final resort for protecting itself against starvation, the human body strives to save as much of its stored fat as it can. The body will preferentially devour muscle tissue in order to save valuable body fat if it is overworked and underfed at the same time.

People who are obese and go on crash diets in which they drastically reduce the number of calories they consume may shed up to one hundred pounds of body weight but still have the appearance of being overweight. Even after a significant weight loss, such as going from 350 to 250 pounds, they still have a stocky appearance since they are still overweight. The body has consumed some of the muscular tissue in order to preserve the fat stores. Even though they weigh 100 pounds less, they still have a body fat percentile that is between 25 and 40 percent.

Because it provides the muscle tissue that has been beaten up by high-intensity weight training with the amino acids that are necessary to mend, recuperate, and construct new muscle tissue, lean protein is the foundational nutrient in the process of physical rehabilitation. 

Because it raises the baseline metabolic rate (BMR), lean protein is an essential ingredient for improving one's physical appearance. The metabolic thermostat, or the rate at which our body burns calories, rises when protein is digested. Because it is so extremely difficult for the body to convert lean protein into body fat, it is an essential nutrient in the process of restoring and improving one's physical health.

Fibrous carbs, such as those found in carrots, broccoli, green beans, bell peppers, spinach, cauliflower, onions, asparagus, cabbage, salad greens, Brussels sprouts, and other similar foods, are another fundamental nutrient in the process of physical change. Along with lean protein, fibrous carbohydrates are practically impossible for the body to turn into body fat. The digestion of carbohydrates with a high fiber content uses up almost the same number of calories as the food itself. Even though a green bean or carrot might only have 10 calories, these vegetables are so thick and tough to digest that it takes the body almost as many calories to process them as the bean or carrot itself has.

As they make their way through the digestive pathways, fibrous carbohydrates scrape mucus and crud off the intestinal walls, which helps keep sludge accumulation to a minimum and provides a superb "Roto-Rooter" impact on the internal plumbing. Because of this, a diet high in lean protein works exceptionally well when combined with fibrous carbohydrates. An accumulation of bile can be caused by consuming an excessive amount of protein; fiber is the yin to protein's yang. Consuming the two nutrients at the same time is optimal.

Insulin secretion can be regulated in a favorable manner by consuming adequate amounts of protein and fiber. Protein and fiber are the cornerstones of the eating plan followed by professional bodybuilders, who are often regarded as the greatest dieters in the world. These athletes are able to keep their body fat percentages at or around 5% while still retaining an astounding amount of muscle mass.

The ideal approach to eating is to eat several times during the day. If you want to consume 3,000 calories per day, the healthiest way to do it is to split those calories up into five meals of 600 calories each or six meals of 500 calories each. This is preferable to eating a breakfast that has 400 calories, a lunch that has 1000 calories, and an evening meal that has 1,600 calories. Try to limit your intake of calories that can quickly turn into fat.

Consume a number of meals throughout the day that vary from 400 to 600 calories each and are made up solely of foods that are extremely difficult for the body to turn into fat. In addition, the digestion of these nutrients speeds up the metabolism, also known as the basal metabolic rate (BMR), which acts as the body's thermostat. 

At the very least, you should consume some form of food once every three hours. Roughly at the same time that the nutrients from the previous meal have depleted, been expended, and exhausted themselves, as well as roughly at the same time that the accelerated metabolism is "settling back down to normal," have another small meal that is high in protein and fiber. This not only restarts the anabolic process but also revs up the metabolic rate and provides the body with additional opportunities to practice absorbing and distributing high-quality nutrients.

It is said that practice makes perfect, and it has also been shown that if an individual eats short, power-packed meals that are difficult to digest every three hours, their metabolism is kept up, their anabolism is developed and maintained, and they never feel hungry. A person who is not hungry is much less likely to binge on sweets and snacks, junk food, and other types of trash than people who always feel hungry, deprived, listless, and lacking energy because they are on crash diets or cutting calories drastically.

It is not some untried dietary abstraction, as the small meal/protein/fiber approach has been used successfully by elite athletes for decades. Rather, it is the proven method of choice, one that has withstood the test of time, one that has been used for decades and has been proven effective time and time again.

If a person is able to develop a numerous meal plan that is composed mostly of lean protein and fiber and is eaten every three hours, then adds to this eating schedule some substantial weight training and a cardiovascular routine, then there is a biological certainty that the person will undergo a physical metamorphosis.