Rarely touch alcohol - maximum five units per week and never after 6pm. You must respect your metabolism and work with it - not against it. This doesn't need a Ph.D. in Nutrition. Nor deep scientific knowledge. Just discipline. As a serious athlete or cyclist, you make a commitment to a disciplined training regime. You value your health and fitness. You want to look and feel like an Elite rider or top Triathlete, every time you train. So why not follow the same discipline with controlling your weight? And what a difference climbing hills! It's amazing. Unshed those kilos and you fly up those killer climbs. You recover quicker at the top. You feel so much better that you could go back down and climb that hill again! Seriously. When you lose that weight you will think how ill-disciplined you were, to leave it so long, before taking action to lose it. And it's not about fads like Atkins or G.I. or others. It's about balance, moderation and getting into good habits. Habits so good that you can reward yourself regularly - even to the extent of a bar of chocolate any afternoon! Provided, of course, that you are following the rules carefully, like no other carbs after 6pm.
So we have put together key rules for an active sports person to lose 10 kilos in 5 months - or about an imperial pound in weight every week. These reflect varied pieces of information, advice and learning, over thirty years of fighting excess weight. The key is to keep the rules, all the time. And cut out alcohol. Then you'll feel great. Rarely hungry. And fly up the hills as if they did not exist! Follow
http://www.elitecyclingfitness.com/#/nutrition/4557805447
So reducing alcohol consumption is critical. Even better, just give up completely. Try to combine this with a life-changing event like a new role in your job, a new home, or a new long-term relationship. Seriously, this gives you an alternative focus but keeps your self-discipline. You will find, after a few days, that when you have a beer or a glass of wine, you can really taste the bad alcohol in it. The flavours that you thought you were yearning for are just not there. They are overwhelmed by the alcohol itself. Why is this so important? Because you must respect the importance of a properly functioning liver. A healthy liver is essential to process your weight loss and regulate your whole body's glycogen balance. The second you consume alcohol, then your liver switches into self-preservation mode, to get the impurities out of your body as fast as you drank them in! What happens? Well clearly all the other liver activities move back down the queue. So other toxins from training take longer to process out. And other fats in your system take longer to burn. Go to bed at night after a few beers and say goodbye to any weight loss benefits for a couple of days. Yes, it is so important.
But what happens if you slip back into some sociable drinking? A Sunday lunchtime pint is sometimes fine. Or a glass of wine with a good meal. But, if you are serious about weight loss, make sure that you always dilute one glass of an alcoholic drink with at least two glasses of water. The effect will be amazing on your general well-being too. Better sleep, better skin and better late-night abilities for conversation - or other activities that need a healthy body! But don't some people advocate that a daily large glass of red wine is good for your health? Sure they do. For the fruit and the tannins. But not for the acidity and the alcohol. Better to purchase a really good juicing machine. Then make the most amazing fresh fruit juice cocktails. But again watch the high sugar content, too late in the evening before bed. Remember a pint of lager has the same sugar content as doughnut coated with icing. How many Elite Cyclists or Top triathletes win races by stuffing themselves with Crispy Cremes?
So we have put together key rules for an active sports person to lose 10 kilos in 5 months - or about an imperial pound in weight every week. These reflect varied pieces of information, advice and learning, over thirty years of fighting excess weight. The key is to keep the rules, all the time. And cut out alcohol. Then you'll feel great. Rarely hungry. And fly up the hills as if they did not exist! Follow
http://www.elitecyclingfitness.com/#/nutrition/4557805447
So reducing alcohol consumption is critical. Even better, just give up completely. Try to combine this with a life-changing event like a new role in your job, a new home, or a new long-term relationship. Seriously, this gives you an alternative focus but keeps your self-discipline. You will find, after a few days, that when you have a beer or a glass of wine, you can really taste the bad alcohol in it. The flavours that you thought you were yearning for are just not there. They are overwhelmed by the alcohol itself. Why is this so important? Because you must respect the importance of a properly functioning liver. A healthy liver is essential to process your weight loss and regulate your whole body's glycogen balance. The second you consume alcohol, then your liver switches into self-preservation mode, to get the impurities out of your body as fast as you drank them in! What happens? Well clearly all the other liver activities move back down the queue. So other toxins from training take longer to process out. And other fats in your system take longer to burn. Go to bed at night after a few beers and say goodbye to any weight loss benefits for a couple of days. Yes, it is so important.
But what happens if you slip back into some sociable drinking? A Sunday lunchtime pint is sometimes fine. Or a glass of wine with a good meal. But, if you are serious about weight loss, make sure that you always dilute one glass of an alcoholic drink with at least two glasses of water. The effect will be amazing on your general well-being too. Better sleep, better skin and better late-night abilities for conversation - or other activities that need a healthy body! But don't some people advocate that a daily large glass of red wine is good for your health? Sure they do. For the fruit and the tannins. But not for the acidity and the alcohol. Better to purchase a really good juicing machine. Then make the most amazing fresh fruit juice cocktails. But again watch the high sugar content, too late in the evening before bed. Remember a pint of lager has the same sugar content as doughnut coated with icing. How many Elite Cyclists or Top triathletes win races by stuffing themselves with Crispy Cremes?
About the Author:
The Elite Cycling Fitness Team have concluded that eliminating alcohol is one of the key Training and Nutrition Rules for a Serious Cyclist or Triathlete. Alan Taylor was a Top Rider who won Elite Bike Races in the UK and Italy and you can get all the key rules here, for Fitness and Weight Loss for a Cyclist or Triathlete
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