Health and Fashion enthusiast, Adanna Maduka has explained why one need to eat every 2-3 hours daily and most especially, explaining the need for more calories in the body before exercises.
Physical activities (both daily activities and exercise) help tip the balance scale by increasing the calories you expend each day. walking) every week and muscle-strengthening activities on 2 or more days a week that work all major muscle groups (legs, hips, back, abdomen, chest, shoulders, and arms).
Therefore, it is Ideal for most people to eat 2-4 hours before an activity, up to about 1,000 nutritious calories. Consume 300-400 calories if lead time is much shorter (e.g., early morning workouts). Drinks or smoothies are preferred if you’re starting in less than 60 minutes.
Now according to Adanna Maduka,
“Before I worked with a nutritionist, I realized I wasn’t eating enough calories in a day and my metabolism was slowing down and I wasn’t losing any weight. Now I eat every 2-3 hours and eat about 3 meals a day with 2 snacks. This has helped increase my metabolism and also fuel my workouts.
“My nutrition has been a major factor in my weight loss journey. I worked with a nutritionist to customize a meal plan to help me achieve my goals. I really wanted to lose body fat and gain muscle. I really love food so I created meals that I loved and would never get tired of.
Currently, I work out about 3-4 times a week, I do a mixture of weight lifting and cardio.
I hope this helps anyone that’s been trying to restart their fitness and nutrition journey!
Let me know what you think!
Much love always!”
How She Does It?
Here is my current meal plan:
Breakfast:
1/3 cup oats
1/3 cup blueberries
1 cup unsweetened almond
2tsps peanut butter
Snack #1:
Protein Shake
1/3 cup strawberries
Lunch:
4oz protein ( chicken, salmon, etc)
1/8 cup grain ( brown rice, quinoa, etc)
2 cups lettuce
Snack #2:
Protein bar
Dinner:
4oz protein ( chicken, salmon, etc)
1/3 cup brown rice
1 cup vegetables
1/4 avocado
Note
If you are maintaining your current body weight, you are in caloric balance. If you need to gain weight
or to lose weight, you’ll need to tip the balance scale in one direction or another to achieve your goal.
