You might be in good shape, eating the right stuff, sleeping on time, exercising regularly and even achieving weight-loss targets, but you will need to inculcate the habit of having the right foods before workouts if you want your body functioning in top gear. If you know what to eat before exercise, you will be able to reach your weight loss and fitness goals much faster. A healthy, pre-workout diet plan determines the productivity level of your workouts, how fast and effectively you manage to lose weight and how much you benefit from them.
Here are a few meals and snacks you must include in your weight loss diet plan. Follow this diet chart for gym starting today.
Greek yoghurt with berries and granola
This combination provides you with both carbs and protein. As far as choosing your yoghurt goes, go for plain ones instead of fruit-flavoured.
The probiotics in Greek yoghurt provide us with microorganisms such as bacteria that reside in our intestines, and are essential for keeping us healthy. If you don’t fortify yourself with good bacteria from probiotics, bad bacteria may end up damaging your immune system.
Whole-fruit smoothie
Choose smoothies over fruit juice as they provide you with fibre too. Fruit smoothies give you folate, vitamin C and potassium. Apart from these, they also provide you with various other nutrients. A solid smoothie combo would be banana, peanut butter, oats and almond milk.
Oatmeal and blueberries
If you’re one of those people who’s always getting late for work, keep a blueberry almond meal ready overnight. This combo gives you a protein punch and helps support the muscles that break down during your workout.
Apple with almond butter and raisins
The crunchy apple is loaded with phyto-nutrients and antioxidants that are excellent for overall health and disease prevention. And we’ve all heard the saying: ‘An apple a day keeps the doctor away’. Apples are rich in dietary fibre, which help prevent the absorption of dietary LDL cholesterol. Almond butter is a nutritional powerhouse containing protein, calcium, folic acid, fibre and more.