I talk to a lot of people throughout the day about working out and eating right. I have people ask me all the time, “I am working out but I am just not getting the results that I want. What should I do?” I would say that this is usually a very easy problem to fix. In my opinion 80 -90% of the time it is not because they aren’t working out enough, it is because they are eating way to poorly as compared to the results that they want to get. I have decided to come up with a quick list of things that people can do to make sure that they get the best results possible. Let’s face it folks, a lot of how we look starts in the kitchens.
1. Eat 5-6 small meals a day; 1-2 meals is actually way worse. Eat more often and you will increase your metabolism. Try to make each meal around 300 calories. Just doing this alone with provide you with some amazing results.
2. Go and get yourself some whey protein, and have at least as many grams of protein as pounds you weight. For example, you weigh 140 lbs = 140 grams protein. Now this does not all have to be from whey, you can get it from chicken/fish/beef and other natural sources of protein. If you want to add muscle and lose the fat, make sure you have some protein after each workout. The sooner the better.
3. Make breakfast your biggest meal, make sure you eat both carbs like oatmeal and a protein like eggs. Breakfast should be your biggest meal because it is the start of your day and you are breaking the fast of not eating all through the night. Plus you will be moving around and doing things throughout the day so you will burn that off a lot easier.
4. Try to limit your carbs in the afternoon, the less breads and cereals you eat the better. Very important, if you want to lose that belly fat you have to stay away from carbs as much as possible in the evening. Often times your body will turn those carbs to glucose, which then will get converted into fat.
5. Absolutely no white flour, white rice, or white sugar. These are the devil in you want to lose fat and gain muscle. Your body will turn all of these into stored fat, and I am assuming that is what you don’t want at this point. You need to stay away from these things like the plague. Especially things like candy, pop, sugar bomb cereals, and anything you can think of that looks like it was cooked at a fairground.
6. Eat more fiber. I had an article earlier that showed the importance of fiber in our diets. Most of us do not get enough of it for out daily intake. It is said that you will need up to 40 grams of fiber a day. The biggest advantage to it is that it will keep you full, and it will keep you regular :)
7. You can eat an unlimited amount of fruits and vegetables. Now the reason that I say you can have an unlimited amount is that you probably are not eating the right amount currently and an increase in the amount will be necessary. Try to eat more broccoli, carrots and other healthy vegetables. You will start to see a big difference in your results in to time at all.
8. Once a week, for 1 meal, eat what ever you want. This is the “cheat meal”. Anything you want, just make sure it is not a massive amount of it.
9. Stay away from alcohol as much as possible, it slows your metabolism way more than you even want to know. Alcohol is ok in moderation, now that means like 1 or 2 drinks tops.
This is just a quick little reference guide to eating right and doing the right things for your body. If you stick to just these 9 things I know that you will start to see an amazing change in how you look and feel. If you have some other ideas about eating right, please feel free to leave a comment.
Action Plan
Throw out all the crap that is in your kitchen and go and get some healthier foods. Remember it all starts in the kitchen. If you have any questions about becoming a Beachbody Coach, please contact me. I would love to help you with your goals.
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