Everyone is familiar with the fact that nutrition plays an important role in fitness – whether you’re looking to lose weight, gain weight or maintain yourself. You can push yourself and exercise all you want, but if your diet isn’t controlled, it’s likely you may not see the results you’re looking for.
For someone looking to lose weight, it’s important to follow a diet with a calorie deficit, i.e. less calories than one usually consumes in day. In case of weight gain, one would have to follow a calorie surplus, or consume excess calories than they would normally to maintain their weight.
While it seems easy to track nutrition in terms of calories, there are several other tiny factors that also come into play, like the nutrients being consumed in your meals – macro and micro
Macronutrients are protein, carbohydrates and fat. These are the base of all our meals and what we look at first when it comes to choosing food that’s good for us and our development. People looking to lose and gain weight will always opt for nutrition plans that are high in protein. Protein helps repair and build muscles.
Carbohydrates are where our body gets its energy from, so these are also important for everyone. Of course, the carbs consumed by those looking to put on mass are higher than those who want to shed a few pounds.
