12 Tips To Your Fitness Success - #4

Here’s your fourth fitness success tip:

If you’ve been reading my emails for any length of time you know I’m always preaching about supportive nutrition. I admit that can be a bit nebulous. So let’s talk about what supportive nutrition is.

Part of supportive nutrition is eating more throughout the day. Yes, you can actually eat more!

By now you’ve heard of eating smaller meals throughout the day. The science and logic behind this makes complete sense. By eating smaller meals throughout the day you’re less likely to overeat, you provide yourself with more energy, and you avoid inconsistent eating patterns.

Here’s a typical diet. Maybe it’s like yours…

John’s average day looks something like this:

Skips breakfast, eats a soup and sandwich at Bread Co. for lunch, and then goes home and eats a big dinner his wife cooks later that evening. This is a common occurrence among many parents and professionals that are strapped for time. But here’s the problem; when John does this, his blood sugar is way out of control. It goes up and down, up and down and maintains little to no consistency. When this is happens insulin becomes imbalanced (if this goes on long enough he will eventually develop Type II diabetes) and this causes the body to crave fat and sugar. Have you ever walked in the door from work and been so hungry you can’t see straight? And all you want to do is EAT! You can’t think and have little patience for anyone or anything in your way. So all you do is grab whatever’s in the fridge. Typically something sugary or salty to satisfy your starvation. That my friend is erratic blood sugar at work. In this state it’s virtually impossible to lose any weight. And then the cycle starts all over.

That is a potentially dangerous, but definitely vicious cycle. And one that will not get you results.

Not only is smaller more frequent meals important, but BALANCE is the key. A proper balance of proteins, carbs, fat, and fiber is needed at EVERY meal. Whether it’s a full meal or a small snack. Eating an apple is not a balanced meal. An apple is good for you just as all fruit is. But it has the same effect on your body as eating some candy. With each meal you want to eat a balance of proteins, carbs, fats, and fiber. Do this and you’ll be on your way to successful, supportive nutrition.

To your fitness success,

Tim Chudy
Fitness Together
P.S. If you would like more help with your supportive nutrition plan you can request a complimentary Nutrition Consultation here. Our 12 week customized nutrition plan will help you reach your goals once and for all!