Are you eating enough protein for weight loss? Not only does eating protein have a metabolic boosting effect it also controls appetite, boosts lean fat burning muscles, and
1. Protein Tastes Good
Peanut butter, grilled shrimp, steak, eggs, and salmon all have valuable nutrients that can help you lose weight but they also taste great. Eating a diet of great tasting food increases your success rate. Just make sure your focus on lean protein sources and cut back on fatty protein sources such as sausage, ribs, fried breaded meats, whole milk and cheese products, bacon, etc.
2. Protein Is Very Satisfying
Not only does protein help you feel full faster it keeps you satisfied longer. A European Journal of Clinical Nutrition study, found that subjects who ate high protein shakes for breakfast ate less for lunch. Try to include small amounts of protein at every meal for appetite control.
3. Protein Burns More Calories
It takes your body two time more energy to breakdown protein as it does to breakdown fat or carbs. A study by the AZ State University found that people on high protein diets burned more then twice as many calories hours after eating than those on carb dominant diets.
4. Protein Builds Fat Burning Muscle
Muscle gains happen the days after you've worked out when your body is busy repairing the muscle tears you created during your workout. Protein assists with these repair which can take anywhere from 24-48 hours. The more protein available to build muscle the more fat burning muscle your body will build and the more calories you'll burn on a daily basis.
5. Protein Controls Fat Storage
Cortisol is a fat storage hormone produced when you're under high levels of stress ie. screaming kids, work deadlines, marital strife, sick parents. When cortisol turns on the fat storage the fat goes directly to your belly. Protein controls the amount of cortisol that your body produces decreasing the amount of fat that gets stored in your belly.
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