10 Nutrition Rules to live by

I am not a calorie counter or nutrition nazi however I do eat based on certain basic principals. Food is best in its most natural form. I eat mainly whole unprocessed foods, lean proteins good fats and lots of fruits and veggies as we all should. Eating this way will keep you energetic, lean and lowers your risk of almost every disease on the planet.

Our society is dominated by excuses in the form of pathologies; bad genetics, a predisposition to fat storage a slower than normal metabolism etc. It seems like the answer is always in the form of some magic pill or product. Could it be that companies that have something to gain from the solution are overstating the problem?

40 years ago, being overweight was an exception. If you don’t believe me, ask your parents how many overweight kids were in their class when they were in high school. Where did all these diseases and syndromes come from all of a sudden???

One of the major problems is that the customs that previously governed the way we consumed food have been broken down. Set times for breakfast lunch and dinner have been replaced by eating on the go. Prepared meals have been replaced by fast food in predetermined portions. 140 lb females are eating the portion size as their 200lb husbands who are eating as much as their 14 year old son. I believe that the problem is much easier to identify and fix than most would make it seem. If you left you lights on and your car died would you curse your faulty battery or would you just stop leaving your lights on?

So I was reading “The Female body breakthrough” By Rachel Cosgrove and it’s an awesome book for women who want to get over the mental humps that are keeping them from changing their bodies forever. Her ten rules to live by are a nutritional troubleshoot if you are having problems losing body fat. Follow all of these rules along with a regular exercise program before you decide that you have a “problem”. For most people following all (not some or a few) of these simple guidelines along with an exercise program will lead to a significant improvement in body composition, big boneded or not.

1. Eat breakfast within 15 minutes of waking up followed by a meal every 3 to 4 hours

2. Eat a high quality protein source at every meal and eat a mixture of different proteins

3. Eat a fruit or veggie at every meal or snack

4. Eliminate all processed carbohydrates

5. Use healthy oils and fats freely

6. Eliminate caloric beverages and drink half your weight in ounces of water everyday

7. Eat whole foods instead of bars and shakes whenever possible except immediately after a workout

8. Supplement with a multivitamin and omega 3 fish oil daily

9. Always drink a workout shake either during or within 10 minutes of finishing your workout

10. Keep a journal and stick to these rules 90% of the time. Plan to splurge no more than ten percent of the time

It is the interpretation of some of these rules that can be harmful to your progress so if you have any questions let me know.


Derick