We're ready to kick off week #9!! If you missed some of Andy's tips this week, I'm posting them below for you! Also, if you want to get ahold of Andy check out Infinity Fitness' website www.infinity-fit.com!
-Ever wonder why your metabolism slows as you age? A major reason is losing muscle mass! This is why resistance training is so important!
-Since it is important to eat every 2-3 hours to fully maximize your metabolism, whenever you leave the house for longer than that period of time make sure you have a snack with you, even if it’s just to the mall for an afternoon of shopping. Some simple snacks include almonds, fruit, veggies or a snack bar like a Clif Bar.
-Although everyone has heard it and usually jokes about it, it REALLY is important to not go to the grocery store hungry. Also, it is important to make a grocery list at home and stick to it when you get to the store. This will help to resist becoming a victim of the food companies and grocery stores tricky marketing techniques.
-When going out to eat, do not hesitate to tell the server exactly what you want and how you want it cooked. It is the restaurants job to cook to order so order your veggies steamed, meats grilled without glaze and salad dressing on the side!
-Before going out to eat, try going online to the restaurants website and looking at their nutrition guide. If you do your homework ahead of time, you will save yourself a lot of calories and stress at the restaurant.
-The more calories you restrict does not necessarily mean the more weight you lose!!! Women need a minimum of 1200 calories/day and if exercising a minimum of 1400! Men need a minimum of 1600 calories/day and if exercising a minimum of 1800! Do not STARVE your body. If you are not giving yourself enough calories, you can actually SLOW down your metabolism and you will not lose weight.
Week #9...HERE WE COME :-)
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