Baking a cake

Shaping the body is like baking a cake

Would you expect to bake a successful cake without measuring how much of each ingredient you use, keeping your fingers crossed that it would work out ok?

This principle applies for your body whether your goal is to build muscle or loose body fat. If you are not measuring your intake of nutrients then how are you supposed to know where you are? How will you know whether you need to make adjustments in order to keep the process working when you hit a plateau?

I’m not talking about counting calories; I’m talking about measuring protein, carbohydrate and fat intake. Each individual is different in this respect and this will vary according to sex, age, bodyweight, body composition and body type. It’s important to find the right level of nutrients required per day that will maintain your current bodyweight. From there nutrients can either be added or subtracted from the diet relative to what you are trying to achieve.

Keeping a record of what you eat and calculating what nutrients they contain- protein, carbohydrate, and fat will also will educate and give you the long term ability to make better food choices. Ignorance is not an excuse. Also through practice the process becomes very easy and quick to do, a search engine can give you a read out in seconds. There is also several nutritional analysis programmes available online that will calculate nutrients for you.

Sure we all know people who can eat pizza and McDonalds every day without putting on an ounce of fat, unfortunately not all of us are as gifted with a fast metabolism and adjustments have to be made according to what works for your body.

There is no such thing as a miracle diet. The key to long term success and improved body composition is educating yourself on the foods you eat and knowing what they contain.

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