I should start off by saying that I LOVE dairy. Love love love it. I would eat handfuls of cheese. Heck even a stack of American yellow cheese was good enough for me! After losing weight I thought i was invincible! IN-FREAKING-VINCIBLE. I could eat whatever i wanted and not gain a pound.
Gummy bears? Hell yeah! I’d eat a bag before bed and still wake up feeling like a million bucks. And cheese. Ohhhhhhhhh the cheese. Then something started to happen. I started gaining weight.
Uh oh….
So naturally i went back to eating healthy. And i cut out all of the bad (my favorite) stuff. Woo! But i never questioned or doubted my dairy intake. Why would i? Dairy is good for you! Everyone says so. Turns out the love of my life had a skeleton hidden in its closet.
I remember sitting in my biochem class when my professor broached the topic of the best way to help weight/fat loss. Lo and behold the first thing he mentioned was dairy. APPARENTLY, dairy PUMPS your body full of fat AND sugar (omg why!?!) which stunts metabolism. And anything that spikes your blood sugar is bad news bears, man. Everything you eat after that is counter productive to your health and fitness goals.
But there is a silver lining! You can technically have dairy. Here are some suggestions:
- Cheese and yogurts (non-fat plain) should be FAT FREE. Low Fat is also okay. Not preferred but okay.
- Milk should be low fat or skim; BUT Almond milk, Rice milk, and Soy milk are much better alternatives since they naturally have the necessary vitamins and minerals your body needs.
- Limit the amount of dairy in your daily diet. No more than 2-3 ounces or a single shot glass of shredded cheese.
- NO DAIRY BEFORE BED. For the love of God, do not undo all of your hard work by eating copious amounts of dairy for dinner or before bed.
While i might not see dairy as often as i’d like, we still meet up every once in awhile on a cheat meal. I hope i have shed some light on something you may or may not have known.
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