!00 Grams of Protein Challenge - Why Protein

Welcome + Why Protein

👋 Welcome... I’m so happy you’re here! Are you ready to start our 100g Protein Challenge today?
 

Our goal is simple: For 5 days, we’ll aim to eat 100g of protein daily. 🍳 ✨

I’ll be here with you sharing plenty of motivation, tips, and meal ideas. Let’s kick it off with some great reasons to eat more protein! 🙌

PROTEIN BENEFITS

Did you know protein helps you do all this? 

• Achieve and maintain a healthy weight. It helps you feel fuller longer so you can avoid overeating. 
• Maintain muscle mass. Protein supports lean muscle mass, which is critical for strength and metabolism.
• Support immune function. Protein provides key components for immune cell production.
• Keep blood sugar balanced. Protein helps keep blood sugar stable by slowing glucose absorption and the digestive process. 
• Recover from injuries. Protein gives you nutrients you need to build and repair tissues.

Unlike carbs & fats, your body can’t store protein for later. So you need to eat enough daily for good health.

100 grams Protein Challenge & Leucine

 100g Protein Challenge is around the corner (next Monday 🥳🙌 eating more protein for 5 days will be a fun challenge we all will discover so many health benefits from 

One fun fact about protein is: Meet leucine, a powerhouse amino acid that is transported to your muscles and various other tissues. Your body can’t make it, so it’s essential that you consume it.

What makes leucine so special?

• 💪Leucine plays a unique role in stimulating muscle synthesis, so it helps you repair, maintain, and build lean muscle mass. This is important as your muscles are in a constant state of breakdown and repair. 
• 🔥It also helps you maintain a healthy weight. When you’re trying to lose weight, you want to lose fat while keeping lean muscle because lean muscle supports your metabolism. Leucine helps you keep AND build lean muscle. That way, when you stop cutting calories, you still have that metabolically active tissue to help you burn fat rather than muscle, even at rest! 
• 🎯Leucine can support your health goals. Studies have shown that adequate protein with added leucine used as a meal replacement can be effective in promoting weight loss from fat while preserving muscle mass. Keep in mind that leucine needs to team up with exercise and adequate protein to help you achieve a healthier weight.

Where do you find it? There is some leucine in most protein sources, especially meat, fish, and tofu. Plus, products like Life Shake^™, Shaklee 180 Meal-in-a-Bar, and Performance Advanced Physique 100% Grass-Fed Whey Protein contain extra leucine to help you with your health goals. 

I’d love to hear your thoughts on Leucine! ❤️

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 At our house April is spring cleaning month. A couple weeks ago we hosted our Pantry makeover. It was an eyeopener to many folks about many processed foods and helped us to make healthier choices next shopping trip.

On Sunday (April 21st) we are starting our Clean up Green up challenge. If you aren't already a part of our Be Better Group you can join us here: http://bebetter.b-barefoot.com

What I really like about these community challenges is: The content comes out over time so you are getting snippets in your feed as you go about your day. Actually for me it's a really good reminder of why I do what I do! 

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