Are You Still Skipping Meals?

     Skipping meals isn’t just about firing up your metabolism. It can actually cause serious effects to your body. The act of bingeing on highly processed foods can lead to the development of Diabetes or even atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries).

By eating frequently you are also giving your body the fuel to maintain good energy levels. Think No more 3:00 slumps!! Clean balanced meals provide sustained energy all day long. When you eat balanced meals you blood sugar remains stable. However, if you over consume on carbohydrates only, they create a peak in your blood sugar, which then creates a over secretion of insulin which results in you feeling tired and hungry with more cravings. Which as you can see causes the vicious cycle to start all over again.

Always combine your carbohydrates with a source of lean protein and a small dose of good “healthy” fats to ensure a stable blood sugar and insulin levels. By including protein you are also providing your body with important amino acids. When you skip the protein source, your body still needs and wants the amino acids, but isn’t getting them, so your body turns towards another protein source –your own muscle. This is not a good thing, especially if you are trying to tone up those flabby arms or put on any muscle. Since muscle burns fat, I’m not sure why you wouldn’t want to add muscle to your frame. Protein must be spread out every three hours, because amino acids only remain in the blood stream for approx. 3 hours after a meal, in other words they are not stored.

It takes your body approx 3 hours to digest a meal. By eating every 3 hours, you are providing your digestion system the chance to digest the previous meal and refueling your muscles with the necessary nutrients it needs. When you overload it with too many calories at once (for instance those of you that only eat 1 or 2 meals a day), your body isn’t given the chance to properly digest the meal before overloading it with another high calorie meal. Can you guess where all those extra calories go? That’s right.. right into a nice little storage unit on your hips, thighs, and booty. Remember eat more frequently balanced meals and watch those portion sizes.

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