By now, most of you have made your New Year’s resolutions and, for many, it has something to do with losing weight and getting in shape. Try Googling “top New Year’s resolution” and the first few thousand results have something to do with weight loss.
But keep in mind: It’s important to eat. That’s right, you can’t lose weight if you don’t eat because your body will go into starvation mode and hold onto every calorie it can.
And exercising is as important as eating correctly if you want to drop the pounds. But there are certain foods that give you the boost you need before your workout, as well as help you transition into post-exercise mode afterward.
Registered dietitian Pamela Kelle, a.k.a. Chattanooga Food Coach, says people must eat in order to lose weight and keep it off.
“Often people decide to lose weight and just cut foods. They get fed up with their own behavior and wake up one day saying, ‘That’s it. I’m done.’ And at that point, I see restriction behaviors and meal skipping or skimping.”