Eat! Eat!
eat! eat!
Eat! Eat!
Eat! Eat!
- Intermittent Fasting
- What are Macros??
are you eating to
support your goals?
While there is no one-size-fits-all diet, what and when you eat can determine whether or not you achieve your fitness goals, and the sheer wealth of information can make it difficult to know what diet is best for your goals and your lifestyle. Your diet is simply your eating plan. Your eating plan should support your primary goals, but these will change along your fitness journey, and so your eating plan must also change to accommodate this. Different goals will require different methods for nourishing your body.
Here are most people’s primary goals:
- lose weight (reduce the amount of body fat)
- gain weight (increase body fat)
- increase muscle mass
- increase strength
- increase endurance
- increase flexibility and mobility
- increase overall health (lowering blood pressure, lowering ldl cholesterol, increasing hdl cholesterol, lowering blood sugar)
I like to divide diet plans into two categories: what you eat and when you eat.
What is happening internally is more important than what you see externally.
The outer appearance of our body is often an outward representation of what is happening internally, but that is not always the case. People can look healthy on the outside long before their bodies show the symptoms of disease. While there is no one plan that works for everyone, there are somethings that ABSOLUTLEY do not work for ANYONE:
- diets high in added sugar and simple carbohydrates (breads, pastries, etc)
- diets with primarily processed foods
- diets high in fast food
- deep fried foods
- not creating a plan for your eating
ARE YOU EATING TO SUPPORT YOUR GOALS??
While there is no one-size-fits-all diet, what and when you eat can determine whether or not you achieve your fitness goals, and the sheer wealth of information can make it difficult to know what diet is best for your goals and your lifestyle. Your diet is simply your eating plan. Your eating plan should support your primary goals, but these will change along your fitness journey, and so your eating plan must also change to accommodate this. Different goals will require different methods for nourishing your body.
Here are most people’s primary goals:
- lose weight (reduce the amount of body fat)
- gain weight (increase body fat)
- increase muscle mass
- increase strength
- increase endurance
- increase flexibility and mobility
- increase overall health (lowering blood pressure, lowering ldl cholesterol, increasing hdl cholesterol, lowering blood sugar)
I like to divide diet plans into two categories: what you eat and when you eat.
What is happening internally is more important than what you see externally.
The outer appearance of our body is often an outward representation of what is happening internally, but that is not always the case. People can look healthy on the outside long before their bodies show the symptoms of disease. While there is no one plan that works for everyone, there are somethings that ABSOLUTLEY do not work for ANYONE:
- diets high in added sugar and simple carbohydrates (breads, pastries, etc)
- diets with primarily processed foods
- diets high in fast food
- deep fried foods
- not creating a plan for your eating
What you eat
vs.
when you eat
When to eat
There is really only one eating plan that is based on when you eat: Intermittent Fasting. Intermittent fasting has many different methodologies. Your fasting vs eating window can be grouped by hours or even days. Intermittent fasting plan can be used for a omniverous, vegetarian, or vegan lifestyle.
what you eat
What to eat diets are them most common, and there are many variations. You can vary the total calories consumed to influence weight gain or loss or by the types of nutrients or you can vary the types of macronutrients consumed. Counting macronutrients can be in the form of carb cycling or the IIFYMS (If It Fits Your Macros) style of eating.
What you eat vs. when you eat
When to eat
There is really only one eating plan that is based on when you eat: Intermittent Fasting. Intermittent fasting has many different methodologies. Your fasting vs eating window can be grouped by hours or even days. An, intermittent fasting plan can be used for a omnivorous, vegetarian, or vegan lifestyle.
what you eat
What to eat diets are them most common, and there are many variations. You can vary the total calories consumed to influence weight gain or loss or you can vary the types of macronutrients consumed. Counting macronutrients can be in the form of carb cycling or the IIFYMS (If It Fits Your Macros) style of eating.
the keys to achieving and maintaining a
successful eating plan
There are four key things to understand to ensure that your eating plan helps you to meet your goals.
- The statement, “You cannot outwork a bad diet”, is absolutely true! You would have to do massive amounts of exercise to lose weight on a high calorie diet. I use to love giant honey buns from the vending machine, until I read the nutrition facts and saw that one honey bun is 590 calories! It is easy to eat 600 calories in just a few minutes, but to burn 600 calories, you would have to run at 6mph for an entire hour. It is much easier to make a better choice for a snack. Look at the nutrition facts of some of your favorite foods and determine if eating it lines up with your goals, or if you could make a better choice.
- Your diet is not a temporary measure. Many people ask how long they will have to be on their eating plan to achieve their goals, only to return to the diets that got them in trouble to begin with! You want an eating plan that you will stick to for life. As your goals change from weight loss (or gain) to maintain your weight or even increasing your muscle mass, you eating plan will have to be altered, but going back to your previous habits will only reverse your results.
- It will take trial and error to find the best plan for you. Since eating plans are not one-size-fits-all, you will have to find the one that not only fits your lifestyle, but helps you to see results. This will require at least one month dedication to a diet before changing it to see how it affects you. Also, dieting does not mean just eating salads. There are amazing, delicious, and filling meals that will fit into your eating plan. You can still enjoy your favorite foods and dishes, every few weeks.
- Consistency is key. Ultimately, the best eating plan is the one that you stick to. The “best plan ever” will not work, if you do not work it on a daily basis. And if you get off track, do not wait until the next day or next week begin again. Return to your goals the very next meal!
LET ME help you find THE PROPER WAY
TO NOURISH YOUR BODY
ENHANCE YOUR LIFESTYLE
and ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS !
THE KEYS TO A SUCCESSFUL EATING PLAN
There are four key things to understand to ensure that your eating plan helps you to meet your goals.
- The statement, “You cannot outwork a bad diet”, is absolutely true! You would have to do massive amounts of exercise to lose weight on a high calorie diet. I use to love giant honey buns from the vending machine, until I read the nutrition facts and saw that one honey bun is 590 calories! Its easy to eat 600 calories in just a few minutes, but to burn 600 calories, you would have to run at 6mph for an entire hour. It is much easier to make a better choice for a snack. Look at the nutrition facts of some of your favorite foods and determine if eating it lines up with your goals, or if you could make a better choice.
- Your diet is not a temporary measure. Lot’s of people ask how long they will have to be on their eating plan to achieve their goals, only to return to the diets that got them in trouble to begin with! You want an eating plan that you will stick to for life. As your goals change from weight loss (or gain) to maintain your weight or even increasing your muscle mass, you eating plan will have to be altered, but going back to your previous habits will only reverse your results.
- It will take trial and error to find the best plan for you. Since eating plans are not one-size-fits-all, you will have to find the one that not only fits your lifestyle, but helps you to see results. This will require at least one month of dedication to a diet before changing it to see how it affects you. Also, dieting does not mean just eating salads. There are amazing, delicious, and filling meals that will fit into your eating plan. And, you can still enjoy your favorite foods and dishes, every few weeks.
- Consistency is key. Ultimately, the best eating plan is the one that you stick to. The “best plan ever” will not work, if you do not work it on a daily basis. And if you do get off track, do not wait until the next day or next week begin again. Return to your goals the very next meal!