Is excess Protein stored as fat?

Is excess Protein stored as fat?

Should I consume a Protein Shake?

Should I consume a Protein Shake?

Which type of cardio training is best - High intensity or low intensity?

Which type of cardio training is best - High intensity or low intensity?

Does eating late cause weight gain?

Will eating past 7 p.m., especially carbohydrates, result in weight gain?

The body does not have an enzyme with a watch that after 7 p.m. preferentially stores items, especially carbohydrate, as fat. All of us have a certain number of calories we can consume without gaining weight. If you happen to change your daily schedule and end up eating a final meal or snack later in the evening without changing your calories, you are in no danger of accumulating weight as a result of that minor alteration. Ideally, however, you would spread your allotted number of calories throughout the day to prevent hunger and prevent wild fluctuations in blood sugar levels, which can sap your energy levels.

Eating late may make you feel sluggish and affect your digestion, however, this would happen on an individual basis.
Conversely, if you consume too many calories at 12:00PM you will be gaining weight from that point on.

Aim to increase your meal frequency to 4 meals daily WITHOUT increasing your calorie intake.

Yours in health,
Robert J DeVito
Innovation Fitness Solutions

How do I control food cravings?

Managing food cravings is a simple but difficult process.

In my experience, I have seen that most often when an individual makes a emotional judgment and gives into eating when they are not hungry it is often do to temporarily losing sight of their goal(s) and/or continuation of habits.

Try these tips for controlling food cravings:

1. Develop a mantra. Something like: "I feed my body and my needs, not my taste buds."  
2. Ask yourself questions like:  "Why am I going to eat this?  Is it because I actually want it and need it or am I re-actively responding to an immediate desire?"
3. Keep focused on your goal.  Post it in sight at work and at home and refer to it often.
4. Drink a glass of water to slow the decision making process down.  Water can make you feel a little fuller AND it will give you something to do while deciding if you are actually going to give in to your cravings.
5. Fully understand and "own" that you are in a learning process.  You learned to react in a certain way to cravings, now, you must UNlearn that method and replace it with something else.
6. Relax.  One poor decision does not make goal attainment impossible.  Give the decision its' proper weight (pun intended) and calm down, reset your thinking as to not compound your mistakes.
   

To your health,
Robert J DeVito
Innovation Fitness Solutions

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