Hi Team – Eat More Protein
we have heard from the Olympic coach earlier.
“For fat loss – eat protein and eat veggies.”
Protein is the building blocks to the muscles in your body, the more muscle you have – The leaner and more toned you look. Your body looks tight and not wiggly jiggly.
The muscles get toned through working out but we must feed them the right stuff to look good.
So the benefits of protein is it helps with the muscles we are trying to get and replace the body fat with.
We will look tight and strong like those athletes in the Olympics.
The other benefits of increasing our protein intake each day is that protein helps with feeling… the fancy word for this satiated but let’s keep it simple.
The more protein we eat the fuller we feel after a meal or snack… meaning we won’t be reaching for the biscuits, cakes or doritos to feed our hunger when we are bored. It will help those hunger cravings.
The other benefit is that protein increases the body temperature to digest and put very very very simply, the increase in internal body temperature the more body fat will be used for that energy and thermoses to be completed.
One final benefit is that the more lean muscle we have on our body the more calories we burn and if there is body fat to burn that will be used first helping with fat loss.
Protein Sources:- Eggs, Greek Yogurt, Chicken, Beef, Fish, Pork, Milk, nuts, Whey based protein shakes.
Now, I know there are people out there that will say eating too much protein is bad for you. Fine, but by increasing your protein will not cause any illness or disease unless you have an allergy to protein. Plus if you are overweight there are already internal issues that you are most likely suffering from and losing the fat will help with the current issues you may be experiencing.
For you vegans out there, I’m not asking you to go and eat a horse or have bacon or anything like that. There are plenty of plant based protein shakes to help with protein intake.
Other sources of plant based protein are:- Beans, broccoli, peas, tofu, nuts, quinoa, soy milk.
For all you maths nerds out there, if you can manage 1 gram per pound (lb) of body weight each day, you will be onto a winner.
Protein helps you feel fuller for longer, helping with hunger cravings.
Protein helps build and maintain muscle mass – the more muscle we have the tighter and toned we can look.
Chris
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