Are These 5 “Healthy” Foods Sabotaging Your Results? Its frustrating when your body wont change, when the pounds wont drop and when those extra inches wont go away. If youre exercising regularly and still not seeing results then its time that you look closely at your diet. One of the biggest obstacles that will prevent you from losing fat and getting into awesome shape is all that processed food that youre still eating. And I cant blame you, what with the way more and more processed foods are being marketed as healthy, even the health savvy are being fooled. Take a walk through the local natural foods market and youll see nearly every form of junk food that youd find at the supermarket – only with things like gluten free, organic and zero trans fats on the packages. Those are all great – being gluten free, organic and trans fats free. Fresh, organic veggies, fruits and meats could all boast the same. But when those words are stamped on a package of cookies, chips or the like, then eating them is going to seriously slow your fitness results, GLUTEN FREE OR NOT!!!. Here are the top 5 healthy processed foods that youre eating that are killing your results and keeping you from attaining your goal weight: 1) Healthy Cereal Have you seen the cereal aisle at the Supermarket? The shelves are lined with dozens of cereal boxes, all with bold health claims, gluten free, no corn syrup, heart healthy grains, whole grains and even cereals with added vitamins. Those all sound healthy, right? Well, sure those cereals are technically not as harmful as the brightly coloured cereals from the supermarket, but as far as your fat loss results are concerned, the two are really about the same. Cereal is a dense source of calories, which means its almost impossible not to overdo it when enjoying a bowl. If your goal is to lose fat, then cereal, even organic, gluten free cereal, should stay off your daily menu. 2) Healthy Packaged Snacks Food manufacturers are smart, they label their products in such a way as to confuse and mislead you, using words like healthy, fit and natural. With branding like that its no wonder people are getting confused and eating food that destroys their fitness results. Popcorn, and other crunchy, packaged health snacks are usually filled with carbohydrates and calories, yes the two things that you should be cutting back on when working towards a leaner and fitter body. These snack items are habit forming, so you may tell yourself that its just a once-in-awhile treat, but soon it becomes a daily occurrence. Heres the simple, unchanging fact about packaged snack foods: No matter what benefits are broadcasted on the package, its always going to promote fat storage. Yes, even if it has fit right in its name. 3) Healthy Energy Bars The energy bar aisle at the health food store is a colourful, wonderland of beautifully packaged, seemingly healthful snacks. The bars contain nuts, fruits, protein and even goji berries, so whats not to love? All that sugar, for starters: manufacturers are clever enough to call sugar evaporated can juice or natural cane sugar or even rice syrup but that sugar reacts in your body just the same as any other sugar. It encourages fat storage. So the next time that you reach for an energy bar, consider all of the calories and sugars. Look for bars that are low in sugars and high in protein, and if youre eating it in between meals, then try to consume high protein and low carb snacks.. 4) Healthy Bread Have you ever spent time in the bread aisle, reading labels and trying to figure out which is the healthiest? It can be pretty confusing. Theres wheat, whole wheat, gluten free, and sprouted grain. How can you tell whats the healthiest? The unfortunate news, for all you bread lovers, is that when it comes to losing inches all bread is a problem. You see, gluten free bread is filled with just as many calories and carbohydrates as wheat bread or sprouted grain bread, plus many bread manufacturers use sugar in their ingredients.. Dont fall into the trap of thinking that you have a free pass to indulge in bread when its the healthy kind, because your body will convert that healthy bread into fat quicker than you can say burpee. 5) Healthy Trail Mix Trail mix is a tricky one for healthy food shoppers. Its made with nuts and seeds, which we know to be healthy. Its also often dotted with chocolate, sweetened dried fruits or other treats. Nuts can belong in a fat loss diet, within certain parameters, for example, a small handful of raw almonds makes a wonderful in-between-meals snack. Its filled with fibre, protein, good fat, vitamins and minerals. A half a cup of trail mix, on the other hand, is packed with two or three times the calories in addition to having added sweeteners and extra salt. Not to mention, trail mix is hard to stop eating once youve started. When working towards a fat loss goal, its best to stay away from even the healthiest of trail mixes. Never take a packaged food item based on the claims and benefits printed on the labels. When youre looking to transform your body, you must guard what goes into your mouth. Packaged foods, even those from the health store, are going to derail your results every single time. Speed your fitness results by becoming one of my clients. Id love to get you to your goals using my results-driven method. Simply call or email me today to set up your first workout.
Posted on: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 12:34:00 +0000
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