Neglecting Healthy Fats? You Maybe Compromising Your Results!
Of the three macronutrients, protein and carbohydrates tend to garner the most attention. Generally, people try to consume more protein and less carbohydrates and their efforts to improve their physique stop there. But if you are not giving enough attention to fats you are shortchanging yourself! In fact, a gram of fat contains 9 calories while a gram of protein and a gram of carbohydrates both only contain 4 calories per gram!
Fats are important for numerous reasons. It sounds counterintuitive but a simple way to look at it is good fats will help your body fight bad fats. What are good fats and what are bad fats? Good fats include foods like avocado, almonds, cashews, coconut oil and others that you can find on your “Food List”. The bad fats will be found in foods such as doughnuts, ice cream, French fries, hamburger buns and others. (If it isn’t on your “Food List” then choose something that is!)
By consuming fats with your meals, the feeling of hunger will be less noticeable and therefore so will your desire to consume more carbohydrates. Fats also support metabolism by improving sensitivity to insulin spikes. So rather than feeling so hungry you’re physically shaking or eating so much that you just need to lay down, you can maintain a happy medium between the two by consuming healthy fats with each meal! Remember: a meal should have protein, carbohydrates and fats.
Fats also help balance hormones. If your hormones are out of balance, then it becomes even more difficult to maintain a lean and muscular physique. By consuming a healthy fat with each meal, you can also improve the function of your brain as well as reduce inflammation.
Stop by Max Muscle Davis County TODAY to talk with your Certified Fitness Nutrition Coach about ways to make sure you are getting the right amount of fats each day. We offer multiple supplements that can make this easy as well as tips and ideas to make sure you are getting the fat you need regardless of what you eat on any given meal.
