What do swimmers use for electrolyte replacement and/or meal replacement shakes, etc? I am trying to loose weight but despite all my swimming, it's not happening. I think it's got to be because I'm hungrier, but have a hard time gauging my calories, so I'm looking for a meal replacement system that will help me meep track but that will also have adequqate protein and vitamins for maintaining training. Any suggestions? Thanks!
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What's the problem of eating a diet of mainly whole foods and not processed junk? If man made it, don't eat it.
If a person eats a diet of whole food like mainly veggies, then fruit, fish, lean meat, legumes, eggs, whole grains, seeds and nuts and maybe dairy as billions of people around the world have eaten for centuries, they stay lean.
Billions of Asians prove it.
It is only when modern countries like the USA invented convenience food that obesity started to develop. It's funny how the fattest country in the world then wants to teach the rest of the world how to eat right with fad diets like low carb, high fat, Paleo or other theories they come up with to make money.
This info just to eat whole natural food isn't new. Jack Lalanne told people this 50 years ago on his tv show.
Non processed food is probably healthier. But diet and weight is about CALORIES. We eat way more calories than other people that is why we are fat. Whether they come in the form of twinkies or vegetables makes little difference. It is why fad diets 'work' they just try to trick people into eating less calories without counting calories. Give up carbs, etc. means giving up calories. Eating healthy is great, but you can't get around the calorie issue. If you eat 5000 calories a day of healthy natural food you are still getting fat. Bottomline, no substitute for counting calories. Getting it from natural healthy foods is obviously better than getting it from candy bars but calories are king and the reason I see many a friends diet fail is because they think they can eat healthy and not count calories to reach their goals. Sorry.
What's the problem of eating a diet of mainly whole foods and not processed junk? If man made it, don't eat it.
If a person eats a diet of whole food like mainly veggies, then fruit, fish, lean meat, legumes, eggs, whole grains, seeds and nuts and maybe dairy as billions of people around the world have eaten for centuries, they stay lean.
Billions of Asians prove it.
It is only when modern countries like the USA invented convenience food that obesity started to develop. It's funny how the fattest country in the world then wants to teach the rest of the world how to eat right with fad diets like low carb, high fat, Paleo or other theories they come up with to make money.
This info just to eat whole natural food isn't new. Jack Lalanne told people this 50 years ago on his tv show.
Non processed food is probably healthier. But diet and weight is about CALORIES. We eat way more calories than other people that is why we are fat. Whether they come in the form of twinkies or vegetables makes little difference. It is why fad diets 'work' they just try to trick people into eating less calories without counting calories. Give up carbs, etc. means giving up calories. Eating healthy is great, but you can't get around the calorie issue. If you eat 5000 calories a day of healthy natural food you are still getting fat. Bottomline, no substitute for counting calories. Getting it from natural healthy foods is obviously better than getting it from candy bars but calories are king and the reason I see many a friends diet fail is because they think they can eat healthy and not count calories to reach their goals. Sorry.
