Control your diet
Controlling your diet is extremely important for reaching any kind of fitness goal. It’s widely known that calories and macronutrients are forming the baseline of this process. Unfortunately, most of us pay more attention to calorie. Counting than macros. Yet, this approach is wrong. It can leave you hungry and even lead to overeating. Why? In contrast to nutrition density, calorie-dense foods are always not filling. Therefore, it’s time to swoop things around! Here is why you should pay more attention to your macros.
Carbohidrates
Carbohydrates are one of three macronutrients (protein and fat being the others) that are an important energy source for our bodies. We often think of carbs as breads, pastas, rice, and desserts, but fruits, vegetables and legumes are carbohydrates too. Carbohydrates are not an “essential” nutrient since the body can convert protein into them, but you need a moderate amount in your diet since the brain relies primarily on glucose (a breakdown product of carbohydrates) in order to survive.
Protein
Your body needs protein to stay healthy and work the way it should. More than 10,000 types are found in everything from your organs to your muscles and tissues to your bones, skin, and hair. Protein is also a critical part of the processes that fuel your energy and carry oxygen throughout your body in your blood. It also helps make antibodies that fight off infections and illnesses and helps keep cells healthy and create new ones.Not getting enough protein in your diet can lead to health issues. For example, tissue can break down and lead to muscle loss.
Fat
Fats, like protein, are also an essential dietary must - they are a great long-term source of energy and also play a vital role in maintaining healthy skin and hair, insulating body organs against shock, maintaining body temperature, hormone regulation, and promoting healthy cell function. Fat tends to get a bad rap because it is the most calorie dense macro (providing more calories per volume) and when eaten in excess it can easily stored as body fat. But other macros can also be stored as body.
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