When setting a FITNESS goal, it comes down to 20% your training, and 80% your mindset and nutrition.
The good news is that fitness is a KEYSTONE HABIT that motivates you to improve your mindset AND nutrition.
But for now, let’s just talk nutrition.
Unfortunately there's a lot of myths about which diet is the best for you…
Remember, the BEST nutrition plan you can do is the one you actually COMMIT to.
Every diet comes down to three basic things:
HOW much to eat.
WHAT foods to eat.
WHEN to eat.
Let's start with HOW much to eat.
You need to understand your Basal Metabolic Rate, which is the bare minimum calories your body needs to function on a daily basis.
Once you know that, you need to add in your activity level:
How many calories are you burning while working out?
How many steps are getting daily?
Are you trying to burn fat or gain muscle?
To gain muscle, you need to be in a caloric surplus.
To burn fat, you need to be in a caloric deficit.
It’s that simple.
Here's the caveat…if you go too far in a deficit you're going to trigger what's called starvation mode (or metabolic adaption).
This is the body's natural response to long-term calorie restriction. It involves a reduction in the number of calories your body burns, which can slow weight loss.
So your body says, I can live longer on this fat than I can live on proteins or carbs.
WHAT foods to eat.
You need to know the correct % of proteins, fats, and carbs your body actually needs. Again based on your body type and activity levels.
Personally, I respond best to a high protein/high fat nutrition plan.
Some people are respond better to a high carb diet.
Point being, you need to gain an understanding of how foods make you feel.
Once you're aware of how foods make you feel, you're then going to be able to pick the right foods.
If you really want to be scientific, go get a food allergy and food intolerance test done to tell you exactly what foods your body needs.
WHEN to eat.
A lot of people try intermittent fasting or other fasts.
I intermittent fast almost every day, and go through periods where I eat breakfast daily too.
BUT if you don't understand HOW much to eat, you won’t hit your fat loss goal…
You MUST understand (in this order):
#1 HOW much eat.
#2 WHAT foods to eat.
#3 WHEN to eat.
If you need help with this, download my Game Ready Playbook, which is my Nutrition Manual of how the basics of how to conquer your nutrition challenges.
I know nutrition can be super confusing with all the crap information out there, but if you focus on those three rules, you will GET RESULTS!!!
If you need help with this, PLEASE reach out to me here.
I would be honored to be a resource to you!
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Have an amazing, awesome, blessed day!
Your Friend,
Nate