As you go about setting up your weight-loss diet plan, one thing that is going to be important for you to keep in mind at all times is maintaining high energy levels.
The timing of the foods you eat and how you go about structuring your meals is going to have a significant influence on your day-to-day functioning.
When you set up a proper diet that fits your tastes and lifestyle, you will see greater success.
1. Never Skip Breakfast
Skipping breakfast is the fastest route to a mid-morning energy crash.
2. Eat A Balanced Breakfast
When it comes to preparing your breakfast, serve up a mix of lean proteins, complex carbs and healthy fats.
3. Avoid Too Much Caffeine
Do not drink more than one cup to get your day going.
Or you will suffer a crash mid-afternoon when it wears off.
4. Drink Plenty Of Water
Staying well-hydrated is a great way to boost your energy levels and stave off hunger.
Nothing hydrates better than water.
5. High Protein But Low Carb Lunch
Eat a lunch that is high in protein, moderate in carbs, and moderate in fats.
Balance is always key to a proper diet.
6. Avoid Carb-Laden Mid-Day Meals
Eating too many carbs at lunch will cause a mid-afternoon slump brought on by a drop in blood sugar.
7. Avoid Alcohol At Lunch
It will only cause your energy to decline, despite any relaxation benefits you may receive.
8. Power Through Afternoon With Protein
Eating a small protein-based snack, like pumpkin seeds or cottage cheese, is a great way to keep your energy level up in the last half of the day.
9. Avoid The Vending Machine
These snacks are high in carbs, especially sugar, and will cause an immediate energy burst followed by a crash.
10. Drink Green Tea
Sip green tea if you need something other than water.
It is lower in caffeine and will also offer antioxidant benefits.
11. Walking
Get up and walk around periodically throughout the day.
Getting your blood circulation going is a fast way to boost energy.
Power walk after work.
To get your energy level up, walk for 10–15 minutes to jumpstart your evening so you do not go home and immediately crash on the couch.
12. Dinner With Lean Proteins, Greens And Healthy Fats
Eat a dinner meal that contains lean proteins, greens and healthy fats.
Get out of the house after dinner.
Sitting around watching TV or staring at the computer is a fast energy drain and can contribute to fat gain.
Start paying attention to not only what you are eating on your diet.
But the way you are serving your food.
By structuring your diet properly, you will be eating the nutrients you need at the times your body needs them most.
Thus sustaining higher energy levels from sunrise late into the night.
Created by Belinda Benn – an Australian health transformation coach, this online program is an essential guide for those who wants to be healthy but do not like to compromise too much on what they like to eat in the process.
