GOOD ARTICLE!

As I surfed the Internet this week I came across an article that really caught my eye on nutrition called “7 Steps to Boost Your Metabolism”. The article goes into detail on doing such things as eating a sensible breakfast, enjoying healthy snacks during the day, exercising properly and eating in relation to your workouts. These are all things that we were taught but it's always nice to be reminded. I think the article gives a little more insight than our old health class teachers did back in the day. Here is an excerpt that really caught my eye:

End of the Day/Dinner
If you live close enough to walk or ride a bicycle home from work before dinner, do so. After sitting around all day after your morning exercise, a short walk or jog before dinner is a nice reminder to your body that the day has not yet ended. Of course, dinner should be smaller than lunch, because your body will have less time to process this meal before sleep. In fact, it is necessary to never eat after nine or ten at night, because by then your body’s digestive system is painfully slow and preparing for sleep. Eating desert is entirely okay, especially if you’ve exercised, so long as it does not contain corn syrup. Corn syrup, thick carbohydrates and creams are terribly difficult for the digestive track and clutter your insides with crap. Instead, go for frozen yogurt (which contains probiotics), dark chocolate or fruits. Drink a last glass of water before bed and begin again in the morning. Consistency is truthfully the only thing that counts here.

When talking to people about my diet this is one of the biggest inquiries. I think that Made Men really nailed it with their instructions on end of the day meals. At first when starting my diet this was the hardest part because I was used to stuffing myself at night with tons of carbohydrates and high fructose corn syrup. When I first started weaning myself off all the sugar I was having terrible shakes and felt so sick. But it passed and I now feel 100 times better because of that adjustment. So check out the article and try some of their techniques in your own life and you will see some great results people!