If your goal is to lean out, then follow these tips:
- Eat at least 5 times per day
- Stop eating 3 hours before bed
- eat lots of lean protein and veggies (minimal starches)
- drink plenty of water
- avoid soda and similar junk
- enjoy healthy fats like nuts, seeds, olives and avocados
- when dining out, if you don't see it on the menu, ask to have it your way
Is it worth it to go organic? Well it can't hurt, especially when it comes to soy and dairy. Organic crops, including soy, cannot be genetically modified. This means that by paying a little more for organic tempeh, you're avoiding those weird GMOs, not to mention pesticide residues.
With organic dairy, you're avoiding all the hormones and antibiotics they feed conventionally raised cows. And a recent English study shows that not only is organic milk more nutritionally consistent, but contains higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids.
As for organic produce, science has yet to determine how much more nutritious it is, think about this, you're still avoiding all the chemical pesticides and herbicides they load on conventional fruits and veggies.
Eat well-balanced meals and remember that excess calories, even if they're from food that's fat free and high in protein, will turn to excess weight. No matter what the latest fad diet says, extra calories equal extra weight!
Stick with eating plans you can maintain indefinitely. Remember that no matter how hard you're working out, if you're consuming too many calories, you'll never see the muscles that lie beneath layers of fatty tissue.
