Most of us lack the understanding of basic nutrition & how our body functions. We end up eating anything without any logic/reasoning. If your diet does not meet your body requirements, body starts giving signals such as lethargy, increasing temperature telling you that something is not right.
We all live in a myth that less calorific diet is the gateway for weight loss. In this process, we do away with nutrient dense diet since they are highly calorific. Without proper nutrients, your body will not burn fat or build muscle. Focus more on quality of food & composition rather than volume.
Your body has two major fuels to generate energy: Glucose(Sugar) & Fat. You should target on consuming more fat to burn fat. It is ok to burn sugar more than fat on some occasions. However, relying only on sugar to generate energy means you are not burning fat since if you do not consume fat, your body will preserve the fat reserves for as long as possible.
Only way you can burn fat is by consuming more fat. If you reduce your calorie consumption & resort to workout to burn fat/weight, you may reduce weight but loss will come from body mass or muscle tissue not fat.
Eating a high fat diet makes you body to burn fat instead of sugar. This also keep your food craving under check. Make sure you consume high quality fats. Saturated fats makes your brain & body perform & look better. Fats are also needed for formation of sex hormones such as testosterone. Besides consuming a lot of fat, you should also make sure to consume nutrient dense vegetables & fruits.
Following are guidelines for wholesome & nutrient rich diet
1.) Eliminate sugar & alcohol
Apart from processed sugar which we generally mix in tea, sugar comes in many forms such as soft drinks, fruit drinks, sweeteners, sauces & even salad dressings. These mess up the level of sugar in your body, but also increase fat level.
2.) Replace sugar with good fats
Try to replace consumption of sugar such as Ghee, XCT oil, Cocoa butter & Coconut oil that gives you more energy & reduce your cravings. Avoid bad fats like corn, soy, and canola oil and unstable polyunsaturated fats peanut oil.
3.) Eliminate all synthetic additives, and artificial flavorings
4.) Move to organic foods & vegetables
5.) Cook your food gently
Smoking, frying & grilling damages protein content of meat. Avoid using microwave & cook your food slow in light olive oil.
6.) Intermittent fasting
Basic idea of intermittent fasting is to eat all of your daily food in short period of time & fast for the rest of the time. It is important for fat & weight loss, building muscle & improving resilience.
Some of good fat foods which you can consider:
- Avocados
- Cheese
- Dark Chocolate
- Whole eggs
- Fatty fish-salmon, trout, mackerel, sardines and herring.
- Nuts-Almonds, Walnut
- Chia Seeds
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Coconut Oil
- Yoghurt
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