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Eat your veggies, but why do we get told this?
Vegetables. Greens. Salads. Micronutrients. Whatever you want to call them. But the one thing that is agreed on in the world of healthy eating and weight loss is that including them in good amounts will help you lose weight – the right way.
Why Exactly?
No, it has nothing to do with the fact that replacing salads with carbs will help you lose weight. Far from it. Any time someone goes on a weight loss journey I always hear them proudly talk about their lunch. Their lunch which consists of a large salad with chicken. They then associate this hunger they have one hour later with fat loss, due to the fact they have had no carbs and the salad was barely filling them up. Sad isn’t it?
Now I’m not saying cut your veggies out. All I’m saying is that you should be eating your veggies for the right reasons. Good sources of Fiber, an array of nutrients, vitamins and minerals. All which contribute to our bodies optimal performance on a day-to-day basis.
With regards to weight loss, let me explain. Think about the volume of food we eat daily. Think about our liver, our gut and our digestive system. We need to break down food, have it absorbed properly, we need to make sure we recover from our workouts and create an anti-inflammatory environment. We need to ensure Protein is absorbed efficiently in order to turn over muscle tissue and get leaner – which speeds up fat loss! We also need to make sure our Liver is treated properly as this is an important organ which helps in the breakdown of bad fat in the body. If our veg intake is adequate and varied along with water, we will honestly be a level above from everyone else and will see results quicker.
Get the idea?
If you are focusing just on calories every day and not thinking about Vitamins & Minerals then you will struggle. You will be very tired, may suffer digestive issues, your skin may break out and you won’t be feeling energized daily. So my biggest ask of you is to bring in veggies with every meal.
If you hate them and struggle to get them in, then begin with 1 source per day. Work up to 2 sources per day slowly until you can get in 3-4 sources of veg per day (fruits included in there too). Simple. Start slow, then work your way up. You have to be careful though as you may get indigestion and get blocked up if you have too much Fiber in the one go especially if you aren’t used to it before. Which is why it is very important to slowly bring them in and ensure you get in plenty of water.
