Now you have made the effort to start working out. You are ready to
get in shape and transform your body. While you are lifting weights,
running and doing everything possible to improve your physique you need
to pay close attention to the foods that you are eating. You may not be
aware that there are some foods that need to be avoided after a grueling
workout.
After you have put yourself through a strenuous training
and exercise session your appetite could easily rev into overdrive. You
might just find yourself craving salted snacks, sweet treats or one of
your favorite sodas. These cravings can be very intense and many people
give in to their "gourmet" desires because they figure that they have
already burned off a number of calories. Surely just one little treat is
not going to cause any problem.
Unfortunately it seems that the
very foods that you tend to crave the most are the same ones that can
kill that diet. You should also realize that you can quench those food
cravings with a banana, carrot, raisins or a protein drink. Here is a
primer that alerts you to the 10 worst foods to eat after you have been
working out.
Do Not Eat These 10 Foods After Workout Sessions at The Gym!
1. Popcorn with Salt and Butter
- This snack is still bad for your body, even if you omit the butter.
When you are eating popcorn that has been seasoned with salt you are
just overloading your system with sodium. When electrolytes are depleted
you lose potassium as well as sodium, and need to take care when you
are attempting to replace these essential nutrients.
2. Salted Nuts
- Once again it is the salt that is going to be the problem if you
choose this snack after a workout. Sure your body needs to have the
electrolytes replaced but pure salt is not the best option. Try eating
some fruit or drinking a sports drink to satisfy that craving. You could
even select some unsalted nuts to eat if you are strongly drawn to
eating sunflower seeds, walnuts, pecans or peanuts.
3. Raisins with Yogurt Coating
- Are a popular snack item found at many gyms. This is a food which
looks much healthier than it proves to be in reality. If you choose this
product after a workout you are delivering a double dose of sugars and
calories to your system. The plain truth is devastating. When you eat
sugar you are going to slow your metabolism and stop that rapid weight
loss that you are working so hard to achieve. Experts are still trying
to raise consumer awareness about the health dangers posed by sugar.
While sugary foods taste wonderful there can be long-term consequences
for your body if you continue to indulge in foods that satisfy your
wicked sweet tooth. (The raisins have natural fruit sugars and then
there are processed sugars used to make that decadent yogurt coating.)
4. Peanut Butter and Jelly
- Is another of the food choices that you need to avoid after a
workout. These seemingly harmless ingredients are often used to make
snacks and sandwiches, so what is the problem? Isn't peanut butter a
protein-packed food? That's true, but both of these items include
concentrated sugars. Once again you are working out to lose weight and
boost your metabolism. Eating sugars will only work against you by
slowing down your weight loss results. When you eat sugar you are
applying an internal braking system that will serve to slow down the
speed at which your metabolism is burning calories.
5. Popular Sodas with Sugars and Caffeine
- This should be a "no-brainer". You have to give up those sugary sodas
if you want to lose weight and get healthy. Most sodas contain about
100-150 calories in an eight ounce serving. When you get thirsty after
an intense workout you could easily down 2-3 servings while you are
cooling off. Think of how many calories you could consume in just a few
minutes. Think about all of the sugars and chemicals you will be
drinking. Imagine how bloated you are going to feel even if you only
consume a single serving of a carbonated drink? These reasons should be
more than enough to make you give those popular sodas a pass, especially
after a workout session.
6. Hot Dog - Is a food
which should be avoided by any conscientious dieter. Let's face it. A
hot dog contains fats, oils, chemicals and other compounds that your
body just does not need. The aroma of a freshly cooked hot dog can be
tantalizing but you should not give in to the temptation. If you eat hot
dogs after a workout you will just be negating almost all of the
positive benefits that your body has just achieved. It has also been
shown that hot dogs can increase your cholesterol counts. This means
that this food choice is a bad one for any individual who is serious
about losing weight and improving their physical health.
7. Pizza
- Contains fats and sugars. Your system has just been stripped due to
that vigorous workout. Now you may be in that prime "fat-burning" zone.
Do you really want to ruin your efforts by devouring calorie-laden
slices of pizza? The bread dough alone will deliver high amounts of
processed, refined carbohydrates that can easily overwhelm your
metabolism. Those extra calories from the slices of pizza will simply be
stored as excess fat.
8. Muffins - Are warm and
aromatic pastry treats that deliver fantastic flavor. Some individuals
choose a muffin to eat after a workout. Their reasoning is that they are
going to be able to replace the carbs and glycogen that they burned
when they were exercising. The trouble with this reasoning is that a
muffin can contain an excessive amount of calories, refined carbs and
empty nutrients. Your body does not need refined carbohydrates and empty
nutrients. Avoid muffins and other pastry products if you have just
completed a tiring workout at the gym.
9. Doughnuts
- Are not approved for most healthy diets. The high number of calories
in one of these glazed treats could exceed the number of calories that
you have just burned during your workout. Let's not even discuss the
sugar content of doughnuts.
10. Energy Bars - May
not be the best food to choose immediately after a tiring workout. The
problem is once again due to the sugars that are included in these
popular nutrition products. An energy bar is basically designed to give
you the energy that you need for running or exercising. If you eat some
of these energy bars after a workout you will be slowing your metabolism
and adding extra calories that will eventually be stored as unwanted
fat.
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