Slimmer lost over a stone by changing what she ate for meal - it's 'crucial!'

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READ MORE: Diet: Expert warns against common mistakeBut as soon as she changed this element in her diet, she began to see big results.

After a workout, the body tries to rebuild its glycogen stores as well as repair and regrow muscle proteins, so eating the right nutrients soon after exercise can help speed up this process.

It is "especially important" to eat carbs and protein after a workout and nuritionist Hannah Norris from Fresh Fitness Food, revealed: "Eating post-workout will improve recovery, help you push performance at your next session and reduce muscle damage such as DOMS (delayed onset of muscle soreness). "That's because during a workout you break down muscle to create small micro tears.

Eating food with protein triggers the repair process for all these mini tears. DON'T MISSDiet: 5 myths of Military Diet that could have adverse effects [LATEST]Dr Michael Mosley shares 3 alternatives to help cut down on carbs [ADVICE]Fitness: Best way to warm-up for strength training [HEALTH NEWS]"Consuming the right foods means you'll help your body to repair and rebuild the torn muscle fibres mentioned above, which are important for muscle synthesis and replenishing lost glycogen (aka carbohydrate) stores," she told Cosmopolitan, adding it is "crucial" for performance.