If you find that you're constantly hungry throughout the day or if you've hit a plateau with your weight-loss program, one of the many reasons could be that you aren't getting enough protein or you are eating the wrong kind. 

I'm sure you can figure out what the other reasons are, but if not, send me an email and I'll do my best to answer it in a future newsletter.

Anyway, there are two types of protein - complete and incomplete.

Complete are primarily derived from animals such as chicken, turkey, cow, fish or basically anything that flies, crawls and swims. 

Incomplete proteins originate from the plant kingdom such as beans, lentils, legumes, grains, soy-based foods and so on.

You must understand that if you're trying to lose weight, the majority of your proteins MUST come from complete proteins. 

A complete protein's molecular structure is much more complex than that of incomplete proteins.  They have all the amino acids for proper muscle recovery and blood stabilization.  Incomplete lack certain amino acids and aren't as filling.

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So if you're replacing your complete proteins with incomplete proteins and/or complex carbs such as fruits and vegetables, you're going to run into some problems.

For one, you're going to develop amino acid deficiencies.  This consequently puts your body in a catabolic state and limits you from properly building muscle.  Two, you're going to be starving and ravenous at some point in the day which is going to cause you to overeat.

Now obviously, there are much worse scenarios than NOT eating complete proteins with EVERY meal. 

You could be eating fatty, sugary, processed foods, your portion sizes could be off or you could be eating next to nothing at all throughout the day, which again - is all self-explanatory.

However, I recommend that you take a look at all of your meals in a given day. 

If complete proteins or animal-based foods are missing from some of them, you may want to incorporate this tip.

I met with a new client for first time the other day and for years she had found herself to be starving in the afternoon, but after implementing this advice...she wasn't hungry at all and felt great the very NEXT DAY!

Getting your complete proteins with every meal is the way to go.  I highly suggest YOU try it as well.

Yours in Total Fitness & Maximum Success,

Jim Coughlin