What basic tips should i use trying to maintain a healthy eating habit while trying to stay fit?
Here are some tips to stay fit: 1) Find out how many calories your body needs to function. If you want to lose fat, cut 20% off. If you want to gain muscle, add 20%. Split these among 5-6 meals per day, eating every 3 hours or so. 2) Keep your diet around 40% carbs (veggies & whole grains, esp), 40% lean protein (chicken, fish, lean steak), & 20% fat (nuts, natural peanut butter, etc). I’ve used 50/30/20 as well. I like 40/40/20 because of the increased protein to keep feeding the muscle. 3) Not sure how you’re working out, but weight Training is a MUST to keep lean muscle on, plus it does far more to crank up your metabolism than cardio! Muscle burns more fat, so the more you have, the more you burn 24×7. Also, your body continues to burn fat for several hours after you finish working out… something steady cardio doesn’t do. Make sure your program contains the big compound lifts like squats, deadlift, bench press, shoulder press, & rows. These bring far more muscles into play (esp s
