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1. Eat more low to moderate sugar carbohydrates
At SlimBody4Life we advocate increasing the proportion of foods you eat that have a low or moderate sugar carbohydrate rating and reduce those with a high sugar carbohydrate rating. Low to moderate sugar carbohydrates are those foods that are less processed, starchy and refined and are digested more slowly and provide a more sustained and slower increase in blood sugar levels.
Eating more of these low to moderate sugar carbohydrates will help control both your energy levels and your appetite more effectively whilst helping you to control your cravings and so break the cycle of overeating that leads to body fat and weight control problems.
2. Eat less saturated fats and more unsaturated fats.
A moderate amount of good fat or unsaturated fat is recommended for not only optimal bodily functions but as a tool to control your body fat and weight. Specifically, by having unsaturated or “good” fats as part of your meals you will increase your feeling of satiety, fullness and satisfaction after eating whilst increasing the amount of digestive energy required to process the food. The end result being you eat less and feel fuller longer and so reduce the amount of food you eat and increase your metabolic rate.
3. Eat more lean protein.
Higher protein levels are recommended to help us feel fuller and so keeps our hunger at bay for much longer, ensuring we do not overeat whilst we reduce the amount of carbohydrates and total kilojoules we normally eat. These higher protein levels are also required to help build the new lean muscle tissue that we are developing by performing the exercises part of the SlimBody4Life Method. We recommend that you source your protein from both animal and vegetable sources.
4. Eat 4- 6 times a day and ensure you do not miss any meals.
Eating frequent meals in the right proportions will help prevent your body going into its starvation protection mode. Left over from our caveman and hunter gatherer days we have an inbuilt response system that detects drops in kilojoules and activates whenever we go without food.
It acts to slow down your metabolism so that you burn fewer calories in everything you do. Further, your body becomes more effective at storing fat for future usage whilst limiting the amount of fat that is used for energy. So your body stores a higher percentage of your food as body fat and burns off only a very small amount for energy.
Eating frequently ensures that your body’s starvation protection mode is not activated and also increases the speed of your metabolism because your body has to work more often to digest the food you are eating.
5. Control Your Portions
One of the keys to successfully managing your weight and body fat levels is portion control or managing the amount of food you eat. You need to ensure that you consume only as much energy as your body needs at a particular time. If you consume beyond that amount you are at risk that your body will store these excess kilojoules as fat.
As part of the SlimBody4Life Healthy Eating Plan we will teach you to eat smaller more frequent meals that will leave you feeling satisfied and not craving any additional food particularly those of a higher kilojoule content. You will also be taught strategies to ensure that you are not eating more than you should during the course of a day. |