JUST ADD WATER

There’s one last thing to add to your meal plan: water.
Human beings need lots of water to thrive. You should drink at least two cups of water with every meal. That adds up to a minimum of 10 cups of pure, fresh water each day. You should also get into the habit of sipping water while you work, play or exercise. Why? Since you’ll be doing so much fat burning, toxins may be released from your stores of body fat. Water helps flush waste products out of our bodies. Water increases our satiety level, making us feel less hungry. Water is also essential in every metabolic function in the human body—after all, muscles are 75% water.

You’ll also want to choose water instead of sugary soft drinks, and even fruit juices, which can erase your hard-earned gains.

VITAMINS AND MINERALS

Vitamin, minerals and protein supplements will be very helpful to you on the Lean Body^® program. As the name implies, supplements … er, “supplement” your diet and make it easier to get all of the nutrients your body needs. But they are not substitutes for balanced, whole-food nutrition.

Vitamins and minerals are nutrients that we require to regulate the functioning of your cells, the conversion of food into energy, and the strengthening and maintenance of everyday physiological processes. They can be found in natural, unprocessed foods such as fruits and vegetables.

But the vitamin content of fruits and vegetables is sometimes compromised by modern mass-production methods. Crops are often grown in soil that has been depleted of minerals through overuse. Just to be on the safe side, you should take a good multivitamin/multi-mineral supplement derived from natural sources with breakfast every morning. This will help you to feel more energetic and help you recover from exercise.