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Food For Fitness (part 2 of 2)
Well, this isn't exactly a week after I got back into action, but hey, life happens sometimes.
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In the previous article entitled "Food For Thought" I talked about who you can trust and why. The end result of that article is that when it comes to dietary advice, the people to trust are the people with a vested interest in you not only getting in shape, but staying there. This DOES NOT fit the profile of a weight loss company. It DOES fit the profile of the nutritional supplement companies. With them, the more you get in shape the more likely you are to use their products and in greater quantities.
So, what is it that these companies recommend? Well, the thing I find interesting is that virtually every single nutrtional supplement company has *exactly* the same message. They recommend the following:
1) You should take in approximately 1 gram of protein for every pound of lean body mass.
2) You should drink a gallon of water a day. Yes, I said a gallon. No, I'm not joking. No, they aren't joking either. Think of it this way. Your body needs water to break down fat. If there isn't enough water in your diet you are hampering your bodies ability to use fat for energy. Most people are *amazed* that when they begin to drink this amount of water they lose a significant amount of both boy fat AND water weight.
Oh, you want to know how drinking water reduces your water weight? Simple. You see, if you are not getting enough water you body will attempt to store as much as it can in case of an emergency. THIS is what causes water retention. If you take in more water than your body needs it does not fel the need to store it. That will cause a reduction in water retention AND your body will use water to carve through your body fat like a hot knife through warm butter. So, drink enough water.
Next is Fat, The message is that overall you should only get 15% of your calories from this group (which basically isn't very much)
Finally there is calories. Most of these guys recommend between 1800 and 2500 calories per day depending on your exercise frequency, exercise intensity, and physical size. In this case, the last one talks about lean body mass. The more lean body mass the more calories you need. And in this category is carbohydrates. The recommendation is that you should strive to get as much of your carbos from complex as possible
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