A combination of healthy eating habits, adequate exercise at a boot camp and correct selection of food items is best suited for optimum weight loss and maintenance of an ideal weight for life. Most foods contain mainly carbohydrates, proteins and fats along with essential vitamins and minerals in micro quantities. However, not all carbohydrates affect our body in the same way. The Glycemic Index or GI shows you how different carbohydrates act on your blood sugar level once they are consumed through food.

On the GI scale, foods are given a rating of 0 – 100 as per their impact on your blood sugar level. Those food items whose GI value is less than 55 are considered low GI healthy foods. Foods with GI value of 56 – 69 are moderately high in carbohydrates while those with GI value of 70 and above are considered high calorie food conducive for weight gain. When you consume high GI food like pasta or white bread or starchy vegetables like potatoes, the carbohydrate contained in them; and not your flab, is metabolized to release the energy that your body requires. Change your diet plans today to include meals which constitute low GI food items. Such foods release sugar into your bloodstream gradually, thus keeping you satiated for long. Your energy level and rate of metabolism is also enhanced for effective weight loss.

Most Americans include about 50 percent of meat in their major meals with only about 17 percent of veggies. This is a typically high GI menu guaranteed to pile on the pounds no matter how much strenuously you workout at your boot camp programs. Switch to a healthier low GI menu by including 50 percent veggies and 25 percent each of meat and carbohydrates for a balanced intake of nutritious food. Snack on healthy low GI foods like nuts, seeds or whole grain energy bars at least twice or thrice a day. This assures your body of a continuous supply of food so that it does not hoard fat cells for future use but assimilates them immediately. Whatever you eat, make it a practice to portion control your meals.

If you are confused about which food items to include in your low GI menu, here are some suggestions to help you plan your daily meals.

Include plenty of fresh fruits and veggies in all your meals and snacks. Full of essential nutrients, fruits and veggies have low GI and are extremely beneficial for your body. But remember to stay off starchy veggies like potatoes, sweet potatoes and yam.

Always go for whole grain cereals and breads which are low in the GI. Your choices include whole wheat flakes, barley, oatmeals, muesli, brown rice, whole wheat pasta and all types of whole grain breads.

Meat, poultry and fish which are high in protein are low down in the GI order. Fill your plate with moderate quantities of these to have a protein rich power packed meal which will stimulate your metabolism to burn fat more effectively.

Add beans and legumes to your list of effective foods with low GI value. Make your meals varied and interesting by adding lima beans, split peas, kidney beans or lentils.

Dan Clay is a fitness specialist, boot camp expert and owner of Dangerously Fit Personal Training. If you\’d like to book a session at a Brighton Boot Camp or a free bootcamp session, visit Personal Trainer in Sydney.

Dan Clay is a fitness specialist, boot camp expert and owner of Dangerously Fit Personal Training. If you\’d like to book a session at a http://bootcampsydney.com.au/boot-camp-brighton.html Brighton Boot Camp or a free http://bootcampsydney.com.au/ bootcamp session, visit http://www.personaltrainersydney.com/ Personal Trainer in Sydney.

Author Bio: Dan Clay is a fitness specialist, boot camp expert and owner of Dangerously Fit Personal Training. If you\’d like to book a session at a Brighton Boot Camp or a free bootcamp session, visit Personal Trainer in Sydney.

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