All right, its time to learn a few things about the food you eat and what it does to your body.  The more information you are armed with, the better you can see your problem areas and start addressing them.  Don’t worry, I am not going to bore you with too much information but enough that you get a really good understanding without your brain going numb.

There is a very distinct correlation between the calories (cals) from macronutrients and the fat loss or muscle gain experienced while dieting.  Lowering calories alone will not get the job done, it may help you lose unwanted weight but at what expense?  Raising calories alone will not get the job done.  You may gain weight but how much is muscle? It all comes down to the types of foods we choose and the quality of macronutrients in those foods.

All foods are made up of macronutrients, these include Carbohydrates, Proteins and Fats.  Having a diet too high or too low in one or more of these macronutrients can result in impaired bodily functions, catabolism of muscle and increased fat storage.

Let’s take this time to dig a little deeper and find out what each of the macronutrients are comprised of and how they effect our bodies.  By the way, this is how I want you to think about food from now on.  Forget the four food groups, as far as I am concerned there are only three, protein, carbohydrates and fats.  Focusing on these three macronutrients makes constructing a diet much easier. 

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