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Skip the sampling — Nutrition Advice from Douglasville Personal Trainer Dave Hansey

No samples please! And don’t drink all your calories!

Can’t find your hidden calories? They are everywhere. That meatball sample at the supermarket (almost 100 calories), 10 french fries (40 calories), a handful of gummy bears from the office candy jar (80 calories), just a taste of birthday cake (50 calories) that sweet tea you are drinking (a TINY glass has over 100 calories) get the idea!! Keep your food diary, record everything and find all the hidden calories.

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Keeping a Food Diary

I really cannot say it enough — if your weight is not moving — KEEP A DIARY!!!

There is really almost no other way to know if you are overconsuming calories or not. At least to establish a benchmark and anytime you hit a plateau or gain weight.

There are so many sources of calories, such as beverages, gum, candy, portion size — it is really hard to know without it.

I have had several clients of mine lately who have lamented about how hard they are working and that they are not losing — only to find once we talked that their beverages were several hundred calories per day. It takes a lot of cardio to burn that off. WRITE IT DOWN! Track everything for a week — you will be surprised

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Protein

Protein is an essential PART of any diet.

AND I DO MEAN PART. Anyone who eats a high protein diet is not eating a balanced diet and this can affect many things in your life including your kidneys, heart, liver, reproduction, digestion, etc.

For example, removing grains in an effort to increase protein and reduce carbohydrates can make come up short on vitamins such as folic acid and thiamin. For women, these are crucial as both prevent birth defects and are necessary for a growing fetus.

A healthy body comes from BALANCE just like all things in nature. And weight loss and sustainable weight loss come from that too. Is protein a part of that – ABSOLUTELY!!! Good lean sources of protein such as lean meats, lentils and some protein shakes can make all the difference in ensuring you get all the protein you need. But be sure to focus on ALL the parts of your diet. A body that is fed on just protein is like a car with a great engine but bald tires, no windshield and a rusted body. It may go for a little while but it is not sustainable.

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