Ultimate beach body: FAQs by Roxy: Is processed foods really that bad for you? Isn't ...

Ultimate beach body: FAQs by Roxy: Is processed foods really that bad for you? Isn't ...: "Absolutely not! While a philosophy of moderation apply to many things in life, it doesn't make sense when it comes to nutrition. The best e..."

Is processed foods really that bad for you? Isn't everything okay in moderation?

Absolutely not! While a philosophy of moderation apply to many things in life, it doesn't make sense when it comes to nutrition. The best example of this is fat, particularly trans fat. This killer rarely exists in nature- it is almost exclusively the creation of 20th century food-processing techniques. The human digestive system has evolved over millions of years to digest the macro nutrients commonly found in nature- not what the biochemists created over the last50 years.

Your body has almost no ability to handle trans fat. This means they circulate around your body aimlessly, eventually getting stored in and around your organs and on the walls of your arteries. Over time, the built-up of this fat causes obesity, heart diseases, strokes and diabetes. You may think it's not a big deal to eat small amounts of this fat, but it ads up, just like a brick wall.

Sooner or later small fat deposits become large deposits and you'll have your own brickwall- right across your coronary arteries,waistline and thighs!

STOP THE POISONING AND CUT ALL TRANS FAT FROM YOUR DIET!

Ultimate beach body: FAQs by Roxy: Should I follow one of those diets I see on late n...

Ultimate beach body: FAQs by Roxy: Should I follow one of those diets I see on late n...: "POOR GIRL!!! ABSOLUTELY NOT. The diets you see on TV are mostly fad diets. They come and go quickly, are rarely based on sound nutritional..."

Should I follow one of those diets I see on late night TV?

POOR GIRL!!!

ABSOLUTELY NOT. The diets you see on TV are mostly fad diets. They come and go quickly, are rarely based on sound nutritional science and simply don't work. Most fad diets involve eliminating one ore more micro-nutrients from your diet. The problem is that the human body has evolved to use all the macro-nutrients in balance, not the extremes recommended by many of these diets(which are purely profit-orientated.

You may lose weight by following one of those crazy diets strategies, but it will be temporary. Much of your initial weight loss will be water and muscles and you'll quickly discover that following a radical diet plan is difficult, if not impossible to do for a long period of time.

Fads diets are responsible for muscle loss, elevated stress levels, depression, cellulite and weight gain!

Ultimate beach body: FAQs by Roxy: Can I cheat on my diet from time to time?

Ultimate beach body: FAQs by Roxy: Can I cheat on my diet from time to time?: "If you are trying to get your body fat percentage under 18%, you need to be strict about eating balanced, nutritional meals 100% of the tim..."

Can I cheat on my diet from time to time?

If you are trying to get your body fat percentage under 18%, you need to be strict about eating balanced, nutritional meals 100% of the time. Otherwise, a 'cheat' meal is perfectly okay. One meal with a few hundred extra calories every week or every couple of weeks won't make a difference to your diet or waistline. A cheat meal can give you something to look forward to and makes your weight loss efforts more bearable.

Cheat days are another matter entirely. Cheat meals may only add a few hundred extra calories to your total weekly intake, but a cheat day could add a good 2,000 or more.

Every 3,500 extra calories equals a pound of fat, so you won't need many cheat days to derail your weight-loss program.. Worse, you could end up gaining weight! Enjoy a cheat meal every now and again and get right back on track by eating nutritious, clean mini-meals every 2,5 to 3 hours.

Ultimate beach body: FAQs by Roxy: What is overtraining and how can I avoid it?

Ultimate beach body: FAQs by Roxy: What is overtraining and how can I avoid it?: "Overtraining is performing more exercise than your body can recover from before before your next training session. Your body needs to recove..."

What is overtraining and how can I avoid it?

Overtraining is performing more exercise than your body can recover from before before your next training session. Your body needs to recover and recharge before your next workout.

having one of the symPtoms shown below doesn't mean you're in overtraining state, but having two or more should be a warning. The cure for overtraining is simple - rest! This doesn't mean simply reducing the intensity of your workout, but rather avoiding the gym altogether. When a person is overtrained, even a walk or light weight workout can prevent recovery.

You should take one week off from exercise for every week that you are in overtrained state. Stay aware to avoid overtraining in the first place. Pay close attention to your body's warning signals and ease back on your training if you start to experience any of symptoms mentioned here.

IF YOU DON'T ALLOW YOUR MUSCLES AND NEUROLOGICAL SYSTEM TO REST, YOU MAY SUFFER FROM THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS:

- LACK OF MOTIVATION DURING WORKOUTS
- CHRONIC FATIGUE
- NO PROGRESS
- FREQUENT INJURIES
- MINOR ACHES AND PAINS THAT WON'T GO AWAY
- FREQUENT COLDS AND INFECTIONS
- A TOTAL LACK OF DESIRE FOR TRAINING
- ELEVATED RESTING HEART RATE UPON WAKING IN THE MORNING
- MUSCULAR ATROPHY
- SLEEP DISORDER