Who does not love eating.. Be it indian, chinese, mexican or italian, food is delicious.. The keys to staying fit and in shape are two: one is exercise and the second is eating right. The second half plays a more important role in being fit and healthy at the same time. Confused between being fit and healthy? Fit to many people means not eating and reducing weight which is not even close to being healthy. Being healthy is giving your body the right amounts of every nutrition it needs. The good news is you can get both at one stroke if you understand the simple logic of how much to eat, what to eat and when to eat. Let me take a day-to-day example to explain the working of a healthy diet. We put petrol in the car for the car to get energy and run. Every time we are about to run out of petrol, the car starts running on reserve until it completely drains out. Once the petrol tank is empty we refill the petrol. But most of the times, we make sure we refill before the car comes to a standstill. That is exactly how a body works. Every time you eat, the body gains fuel and you are ready to work. Once you reach the reserve, and by that I mean lunch time is nearing, your body is striving hard to keep you energized and in working condition. If you skip a meal your body runs out of fuel and starts taking the other valuable stuffs from your body as energy and continues to strive. The body is only getting weaker and weaker day by day by doing that regularly. The number of times a person must eat ever day to keep himself energized is six times. I know this number is not even close to practical. Go back to your school days and see how the school breaks were scheduled. You have breakfast in the morning, you have a small break for 15 minutes at around ten o clock where you get to eat some small snack or fruit packed by mom. Then you have a lunch break at around 1 o clock. You go home from school at 4 or 5 and you are exhausted and you have a little snack again that time. The dinner time is from 8 to 9 and mom forces the milk just before bed. That is what you should be doing every single day in your life. 3 big meals i.e. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner and 3 small breaks between the big meals is a perfect meal plan to keep your oil burning and keep you energized. Now that does not mean you eat a four course meal every time you sit to eat or else by the end of the month you might end up looking like an oversized food processor. You don’t want that. Eat small amounts of meal and take a cautious effort to skip the fatty foods. Dont be lazy to pack the little snack the night before and remember to stick to the every 3 to 4 hours a meal plan. Also, make it a point to burn more calories than you take in. Only then you are benefiting by the diet. Most important of all drink plenty of water; at least 2400 ml per day.
Good luck and stay Fit!
