Starting the New Year Healthy

With 2007 gone and the new year upon us the holiday season is officially over. This year it is time to make good on that constant New Year’s resolution of getting in shape and losing some weight.

There are two key parts to any weight loss or muscle building regimen: nutrition and exercise. First let’s start off with nutrition. Breakfast is indeed the most important meal of the day so make sure you don’t skip or skimp on it. I know how hard it is to get up the extra ten minutes early it would take to prepare a decent breakfast but it is definitely worth it and very important. Eating more in the morning will help curb your appetite as the day progresses and it is always better to eat earlier in the day than right before you go to sleep. For your breakfast, try to pack in a lot of protein and whole grains. Egg whites, oatmeal, all natural peanut butter on wheat bread are some of my favorites. A couple of slices or pieces of fruit are always welcome.

A couple healthy tips for eating throughout the day are first to spread your meals out throughout the day. Try and eat about five meals a day spaced roughly three hours apart. This can be a bit tough especially for those on a busy schedule, but there are still ways to keep to this all it takes is a bit of preparation and effort on your part. In the morning pack some snacks for you to munch on between your meals. Trail mixes or just bags of your favorite nuts are a great snack to have. Of course fruit always works too. The key is to just keep your metabolism up. If two people were to eat the same type and amount of food a day, but one were to space it out into five meals while the other only two, the one that spaces it out would be leaner due to his metabolism being constantly up.

Another tip is to drink plenty of water. Try to always have some with you and sip some as you go through the day. It is a really simple thing that does so much to benefit us, so make sure to plenty.

I will put in a quick word on supplements. Many people start to look towards supplements as some kind of miracle drug that will instantly make them leaner, healthier, or bulk. The simple truth is that it is not going to happen. Supplements are exactly that. Supplements. They supplement what you are already working on your own to achieve. That being said the one supplement I recommend everyone takes is a good multi-vitamin. No matter how much we try our diets will never be perfect, and in most cases it is far from it. A multi-vitamin will help plug up those holes in our diet. Another highly recommended supplement is fish oil. It contains omega 3 which is an essential fatty acid that is found on the skin of some fish.

Time is passing and the New Year is already underway so what are you waiting for? Throw down that pizza pick up and head out to your local grocery store. This is the year you meet your resolution.

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