New York is certainly in the headlines this week, with the devastation of probably the biggest storm in the last 100 years hitting it extremely hard.
The destructive power of water and wind is very much in evidence and we wish all the best in their recovery efforts, I have friends there and hope they come back strong soon!
The only downside about visiting the states in my experience, and a lot of people’s experience is the abundance of sugary foods there. Breakfast time for example is traditionally a choice between pancakes full of sugar and sour cream, there are traditional fried options although never as good as our versions, and a marathon of strong coffee options!
Then the cereal options are very high in sugar, and it really seems a tough job especially in eastern states to get something plain and simple. Southern California can be a refreshing and a very healthy change!
The problem is if you fall for all of these options, its easy to get addicted to sugar again!
It can take weeks when you get back from a trip to get your taste buds back to normal, but you won’t shed the weight until you do.
This country is catching it up quickly though, as most of us know, you can forget most of the aisles in the supermarket because they are filled with sugary rubbish!
Obesity is continuing to get higher and higher, because there is a point when some people simply “give up” and can’t be bothered to eat well anymore, or try to eat well, because they have fallen for so many faddy diets that have never worked in the longer term for them, their attempts at exercise have often been futile and this has been caused by all the false information out there, which often destroys people’s health and lives when they get to this unfortunate “giving up phase”!
Its vital then that your food consumption should be a plain and simple as possible, especially when cooking. Cook from scratch when you can (you will know what’s going into the food!), eat natural and fresh when possible and avoid anything high in refined sugar and saturated fat.
This vital strategy will only help your training efforts, and keep your taste buds healthy and not attract you to food that ultimately will pile the weight on and possibly bring diabetes on!
Hi Ke, yes it is devastating, feeling for the New Yorkers at the mo. But we were talking about it today, and they came back strong from 7/11 and they will do the same again, this will be like a walk in the park for them after what they have endured.
Dug my REEBOK STEPPER out today, feel that I could do more than I am doing. I have upped my Gym workouts, I have added things and upped the weight on the d/bells, lat pulldown, tricep pulldown and Inc bench press, and I have done the Rope three times this week.
Dont know it I should be doing more for chest, like cables and peck deck, and more floor work.
I am enjoying my training and am seeing an improvement, got 5 workouts in this week, wont be the same next week, hospital app for myself and my mum, so it looks like a three day week next week.
Enjoy the weekend.
Keri
Good points made in your article.
It is key to remember that diet plays a vital role in order to achieve goals whether that is to gain muscle mass, lose fat or stay lean.
All meals should be structured with a good protein, carbohydrate and fat (omega fats for example) split. Eating six small meals a day incorporating this macro split will help avoid insulin spikes and those ‘drained’ feelings. This should also help keep the metabolism revved.
Thanks for welcoming me to the gym and I will be back around Christmas.
Best regards
Adam
some valuable insights there adam and many thanks for sharing your experiences so far, they will help a lot of people.
eating is vital and cannot be overstated! thats a new slant adam, and stresses the benefits of nutritional awareness.
great to hear u doing so well jean after a very trying time!
the cables and pec deck will work well for you and be a massive positive again for your body!
the floor work is just as important, just watch your knee as you go down and up and things will move quickly forward for you.
see you soon!