NUTRITION

I cannot express enough how important appropriate nutrition is to all aspects of the fitness lifestyle. Whether or not you want to lose weight, maintain, or gain muscle you need to pay close attention to what you are eating. It's no secret that abs are "made" in the kitchen!

Results via control.

Let's be real here. Self-control is going to be your biggest fight. When it comes to proper nutrition, its unfortunately VERY easy to screw it up. You need to visualize your goal and set the path to realize it!

MAINTAIN A CONSISTENT CALORIC INTAKE.

Calculate a suggested calorie intake and use it as a STARTING point and not the absolute number. You need to pay close attention to the actual needs of your body. I use a simple calculator as the starting point and adjust calories accordingly. I consume 3100 a day, 6'3", 205lbs.

Once you know your approximate caloric intake, tack your intake!

TRACK FOOD INTAKE DAILY!

If you grab 5 tortilla chips and eat them but don't track that then you're lying to yourself, that's like 70-80 calories untracked. Do this type of sloppy tracking a few times a day and you'll end up with sloppy results. If you drink a beer, track it. If you have a crappy food day and binge eat, track it. Check and use MyFitnessPal like you do Facebook.

KEEP BALANCE BETWEEN MACRO NUTRIENTS.

If you can't figure out what's good for you, stick to the traditional 40/30/30 breakdown. If you want to gain muscle, pay close attention to your Protein intake, I ensure mine is 30% of my daily intake using foods like my HDF Meatloaf.

DRINK WATER AND DROP SODA.

I consume 1 gallon of water a day among everything else that I drink. I like cold brew coffee in the morning with coconut milk and occasionally I'll drink a diet soda. I always stay away from unnecessary sugars.

BE REALISTIC.

You have to enjoy life, so unless you are in a body building competition, enjoy some restaurant foods or a glass of wine occasionally. Don't confuse occasionally with daily and make sure you track what you ate, see point 2.

Start right now.

ONE. Figuring Out Your Calories!

TWO. Meal Prep Ideas!

THREE. WORKOUT!