Thin Does Not Necessarily Mean Healthy

Skinny fat is a term used to describe someone who is metabolically overweight. It is often a scary dose of reality for outwardly skinny people to learn that thin does not equate to healthy. Just because you look skinny, you cannot assume you are healthy. This explains why you should never aspire to be skinny or try to maintain too thin of a body composition. Maintaining a healthy weight is smarter approach to being attractive. Although carbohydrates and other high-calorie foods are great for fueling the body, if those sources of energy are not used through physical activities and exercise, your body stores the excess as fat. Fortunately, diet and physical activity are two factors you do have control over. Calipers are often used to determine your body mass index, which is a better indicator than stepping on the scale.

Tips to Ensure Fat Burning Occurs

Normally, when you eat food, your body breaks it down and insulin hormone is released to transport nutrients into your cells. Living life in a stressful state means little to no fat burning occurs. Check out the tips below, such as:

• Add Fiber to Your Diet - Fiber is the part of plants that your body cannot digest. Consuming soluble fiber gives you a steady supply of energy and slows the rate at which sugars and fats enter your bloodstream. Estimates suggest that 95% of American adults are not getting enough fiber each day.
• Eat High-Protein Snacks - Although it is possible to eat too much protein and consume too many calories, protein can reduce hunger, boost your metabolism, and help you lose pandemic pounds since you feel full longer.
• Get Enough Sleep - Skimping on sleep sets your brain up to make poor decisions. When you are tired, your brain’s reward center kicks in and starts encouraging you to look for something that feels good.
• Cut Back on Refined Carbs - Foods high in fast absorbing carbohydrates are a huge factor contributing to Quarantine 15. Ingredients found in chips, pre-packaged meals, baked goods, pastas, fast food, and a variety of snacks contain refined carbohydrates that can pack on the pounds.
• Never Give Up - There are many ways to approach the coronavirus pandemic. You can sit and sulk about the quarantine or utilize the time to benefit your health. If you’ve packed on pandemic pounds, start small but reinstall those behaviors that worked for you in the past.

Stop beating yourself up while sitting on the sofa eating ice cream from the tub. Simply focus the negative energy you’ve generated and convert it into an action plan for a more successful future.

Metabolic Research Center Provides Personalized Help

Pandemic weight gain may be new, but the cause of weight gain is not. Although it might sound insensitive to worry about a little weight gain while others are getting sick or dying from the coronavirus, we all have a responsibility to keep ourselves as healthy as possible during the pandemic. That starts with avoiding mindless snacking, eating healthy foods, and using time at home to exercise more. When you find yourself hanging out at the pantry, be honest and you will likely discover that you are really bored and not hungry. Try establishing small eating windows for mealtime and make a commitment to intermittent fasting. Taking walks around the neighborhood and adding some resistance training can help you restore muscle mass that may have been lost due to the lack of physical activity. Contact the weight loss specialists at Metabolic Research Center for virtual coaching and support.