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Here’s a few, simple tips, to improve your nutrition

1. Drink water with your meals (not soda, not sweet tea, water). This will increase satiety with less calories.

2. Don’t think about “giving things up” if that scares you; start by “cutting back”. You have to find balance and control.

3. Prioritize protein, even if your goal is to lose weight.

4. Don't program “cheat days”; allow yourself “A cheat treat” on occasion (be mindful of how often “an occasion” is and make sure it’s not to excess).

5. Read food labels on the items you’re purchasing; don’t believe that everything marked “protein” as being the healthier option (look for high amounts of sugar and fat). “Low calorie” items should be compared as well (if you’re paying $1.75 more for 15 less calories per serving, is that really worth your extra money?)

Being healthy doesn’t have to be scary. These are all tips that you can implement today to improve your nutrition and to meet your goals faster!

If you struggle with your nutrition, feel free to apply for personalized coaching with myself! (Link in my bio)

Generic Fitness & Nutrition advice will only get you so far.
People throw out generic calorie numbers and tell you “this is what you need to get xyz results” and that’s just not the case.

If your calories are so low that you don’t have the energy to have a good workout or recover muscle, you will put on less muscle by virtue of just not working out efficiently (in turn, making it harder for you to tone up and to lose weight).

If you’re not fueling your body with enough calories, it can also just make it harder for you to lose body fat as well. I picked up a client who was working out 5 days a week, running 3 times a week, and he had broken down and gotten a trainer because he was not able to lose the weight he needed to (despite him eating 1500 calories a day). When he told me this, I knew right away that we needed to get his calories up.

The FIRST thing I did was assess him (his height, current weight, and his physical activity level) and I calculated that he needed to be eating closer to 2000 calories a day. He was very diligent with calorie counting, so I put him on it right away and the difference was huge. I remember he comes running into the gym one day because he’d slept in a bit and was running late. He apologized and asked where I wanted to start; I looked at him and said “dude, the stomach has just fallen off of you”. I almost couldn’t believe my eyes…his stomach was SO much flatter than when we had started (about 2 months in). He smiled and said “my wife was just telling me the other day how great I was looking. And I have so much more energy since I’ve been eating more.”

Don’t go with generic caloric goals…go with caloric goals that actually work for your body and for your needs.
If calories are something you struggle with, feel free to apply for coaching (link in my bio) and I would be glad to work with you!

I hate hearing people say “I used to workout” or “I Tried working out”....

Just because you’ve tried exercising “before” doesn’t mean let it go and never try again. Until you give up, you have not failed. Whether it's muscle gain, fat loss, or just overall health improvements- you can do it! You just have to keep going and to keep your head up!

If that’s you- start today! Don’t wait till tomorrow, don’t wait till Monday, start today!
Whatever that looks like; a walk around the block, throwing away some junk food, just start today! I believe in you.

If you’ve tried in the past and have felt like “it just didn’t work for me” don’t just quit….let me help! I create customized workout plans with ongoing progression for my clients to guarantee their success from exercising and taking care of their nutrition- and I would love to be a part of your success story!

Consistency is important when it comes to making lifestyle changes like working out and eating better.

That’s why you need to treat them as ‘lifestyle changes’ and not just “things you do”.

If you don’t take it seriously, you won’t see serious results.

“Serious Results” are not “getting shredded” or “having the flattest stomach” or anything like that; these are simply results that are actually a result of you having worked hard for yourself and made a change to your body and lifestyle.

Whether that’s the way you look, the way your body functions, or just developing better habits, “Serious Results” look different for everyone.

Sometimes we just need to see change, and those are “Serious” enough results for anyone to keep going; but you have to start today and you have to be consistent (while making this work in accordance to your lifestyle)

I don’t have the best physique by any means; however, I am so proud of the amount of work and change that my body has seen over the past couple of years; for me, these are “serious results”. These are results of me taking my fitness and nutrition and lifestyle changes more Serious and I’m proud of where I am becoming.

That is a realistic goal that anyone can set and anyone can achieve. You’re never to young or too old to get up and actually get yourself active and to get your diet in a better place.