Meal Replacement's

Hello Again,
I'm sure everyone who has read about dieting knows that they should be eating 6 small meals a day rather than 3 large portions. When I stress this to people, the most common thing I hear is that they don't have time to cook or eat six meals everyday. We'll there is a pretty simple solutions to this. They're called meal replacements. You can find them at most any supplement or vitamin store. The one i'm currently taking is produced by MET-Rx Engineered Nutrion. I like this particular one because it gives me just the right amount of everything that my body needs.

Calories-240
Fat-2.5g
Carbs-17g
Protein-38g

The shake also tastes great(i go with chocolate) and is very low in sugar(only 2 grams), which is something I always look for. You can mix them with milk or water, but remember, your adding additional calories if you go with milk. If you go with the Met-Rx shake you really don't need it. It's so thick , you need to mix in atleast 20oz of water to get it to the right consistency. There are many other options out there, you just need to find the one that's right for you. It depends on what your trying to accomplish. If your trying to put on size and muscle mass, you may want something with more calories. If you trying to lose weight and tone up, something with less calories and carbs will do the trick. The important thing is that your getting some nutrients into your body in between your regular meals. If your training hard this is critical. If you deprive your body it will start to eat away at the muscle that you have worked so hard to create.

So if you don't have the time to eat, work a meal replacement into your diet once or twice a day to help provide a bridge to your next meal. Your hunger will be decreased at meal time and than you can make the smart choices on what to eat.

Regards,
Russ

early morning workouts

Hi All,
I never thought I would say this as i'm not much of a morning person, but I have come to enjoy an early morning workout. Recently I have been running a bootcamp in Canton from 5:30am to 6:30am 3 days a week. Since I live in South Boston, this requires me to wakeup at 4:30am. Until last week I had only administered the bootcamp, but had not taken part in the workout myself. We'll it's save to say that I have become addicted to it. Once the sleep deprevation wares off I really begin to enjoy the workout. I have so much more energy by the end of it, that I almost dont' even need that daily cup of coffee. Almost is the key word there.

The moral of the story is that if your looking for a boost of energy before you head to work, try getting up earlier and getting in a workout. Any type of cardio or weight training will do the trick. The key is to exert yourself a little bit and get your heart rate up. You'll be amazed at how much better you feel.