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Glycogen is a polysaccharide that stores glucose for later use as energy. 🔋

Glycogen is broken down to release glucose, which you use as energy in between meals and during workouts. It is essential for glycogen stores to be full for intense exercise. It is equally as important to replenish them after your workout.

Replenishing glycogen stores will accelerate muscle recovery and prevent muscle loss. Make sure to eat within 30-60 minutes post workout! After you have eaten, it will take up to 24 hours for your glycogen stores to completely replenish.

❓ What type of food should you eat to restore your glycogen stores?
Foods high in carbohydrates are recommended to quickly refuel after an intense workout. Your body will be able to quickly convert the carbs from your meal or snack into glycogen.

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Stop categorizing foods as good and bad 🚫🙅

Food cannot have morality. An important part of this journey is learning that all foods can fit.

Food is food.

Whether it's a cookie, carrot, pretzel, or fish it will fuel your body and give you nutrients.

Yes, some foods are more nutrient-dense than others but just because a food item has fewer calories and less sugar does not make it "good".

Just because a food has more calories and more sugar does not make it "bad".

The only "bad" foods should be foods that are expired, spoiled or rotten. You're not bad for eating a cookie and you're not good for eating a carrot your food choices do not define you as a person.

Instead of "good" and "bad", we can think of foods as satiating, delicious, refreshing and we can recognize how they make us feel, energized, happy, nostalgic🤩

Thinking like that can lead to a better understanding of the all foods fit mentality. It will allow you to enjoy eating the things you love while creating balanced and nutrient-dense meals and eating in moderation.

Remember, there is no singular food or food group that causes weight gain or weight loss.