1 – Plan your meals. “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” I don’t know who first said this famous quote, but it is so true. In order to reach your goals you need to plan your meals out and know what you are going to eat and when. If you don’t then most likely you will eat whatever is in your fridge or looks good at the time. I don’t know about you but Snickers always look good to me. The thing is Snickers won’t get me “Stage Ready” for a Bikini competition, and it won’t get you where you want to go either. Unless you are carb back loading. In that case… plan your snickers after your lift.
2 – Eat according to your schedule. When you plan your meals look at what you are going to be doing around the day. If you are about to workout then you need food that is going to have more carbohydrates in them than if you are going to sit at a desk. If you are going to sit at a desk for a few hours have something that has less carbohydrate and higher protein. Always remember, carbohydrates give you energy to move (Like a kid on a sugar high) but will move through your system faster and you will be hungry really quick. Proteins feed your muscles and take longer to digest so you will be full longer.
3 – Eat the rainbow. Now, I don’t mean eat skittles for every meal. I mean when planning your meals make sure you have a few different colors of fruit/vegetables/etc. in each meal. Each color of vegetable, fruit, etc will bring a different nutrient to your body. So… Eat the rainbow.
4 – Buy a gallon jug of water. Most of us are dehydrated all of the time!!! One way to make sure I get enough water is I buy a gallon jug of water. Then every day fill up the jug and make sure before you go to bed the jug is empty. (No, don’t flush the water down the toilet… actually drink it) Yes, you will have to go pee like CRAZY for the first 3 days. After 3 days your body will adjust and you will be back to visiting the potty on a regular basis.
2 – Eat according to your schedule. When you plan your meals look at what you are going to be doing around the day. If you are about to workout then you need food that is going to have more carbohydrates in them than if you are going to sit at a desk. If you are going to sit at a desk for a few hours have something that has less carbohydrate and higher protein. Always remember, carbohydrates give you energy to move (Like a kid on a sugar high) but will move through your system faster and you will be hungry really quick. Proteins feed your muscles and take longer to digest so you will be full longer.
3 – Eat the rainbow. Now, I don’t mean eat skittles for every meal. I mean when planning your meals make sure you have a few different colors of fruit/vegetables/etc. in each meal. Each color of vegetable, fruit, etc will bring a different nutrient to your body. So… Eat the rainbow.
4 – Buy a gallon jug of water. Most of us are dehydrated all of the time!!! One way to make sure I get enough water is I buy a gallon jug of water. Then every day fill up the jug and make sure before you go to bed the jug is empty. (No, don’t flush the water down the toilet… actually drink it) Yes, you will have to go pee like CRAZY for the first 3 days. After 3 days your body will adjust and you will be back to visiting the potty on a regular basis.
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