Every day in March, I’ve committed to sharing a Training and
Nutrition “SWITCH” to help you lose fat. Here are 5 of the
most popular nutrition switches I’ve posted so far:
Nutrition SWITCH #1 – No More Dessert for Breakfast
If you want to lose fat, stop eating dessert for breakfast.
Let’s be honest, most of what people eat for breakfast would
qualify as dessert if served at any other time of day. So
stop with sugary cereals, muffins (let’s be honest, we all
know that muffins = cake), granola bars, and bagels.
Nutrition SWITCH #2 – Switch Your Eating Schedule
If you find that you often “binge snack” at night, try having
a bigger late afternoon healthy snack, and then having a later
healthy dinner.
There’s no magic to not eating after a certain time. I often
eat a big healthy dinner and go to sleep within 30 minutes.
That won’t make you fat. Eating a pint of ice cream & bag
of chips every night while you watch TV makes you fat.
Nutrition SWITCH #3 – Minimize the Junk
Your house doesn’t need to be stocked like the local 7-11.
Keep the minimum amount of treats at home to avoid mutiny
and keep treats out of sight & hard to access.
Make healthy foods (giant bowls of fresh fruit) visible and
places encouraging notes to eat the fruit in the kitchen.
Put ready-to-eat produce in most visible part of the fridge
& hide junk in the back. All research proven to increase
healthy food consumption. And when it’s your time for a
cheat meal, you can enjoy it guilt-free.
Nutrition SWITCH #4 – Go From Processed to Natural
When possible, switch out all processed or “modified”
carbohydrates and replace it with a fruit, vegetable, or nut.
For example, instead of toast with eggs, have an apple and
add spinach to the eggs. Instead of a processed carbohydrate
with your morning coffee, have 1oz of raw nuts (almonds or
walnuts). With steak, eat broccoli, not mashed potatoes or
French fries.
Nutrition SWITCH #5 – Cut the Sugar From Your Post-Workout Drink
If you’re focused specifically on fat loss, you do NOT need
to add sugar (or any variations of sugar) to your after
training drink.
I interviewed top nutritionists about this in 2010, and they
all agreed that for fat loss, you don’t need to force post-
workout sugar into your body. So take it out.
BONUS Nutrition SWITCH – Become Your Own Nutrition Expert
Stop getting fooled by fad diets. Become an expert yourself
by going through a 2-week “intensive nutrition course”.
Here’s how:
Eat a wide variety of food for 2 weeks and record all of
your meals. You’ll quickly know the calorie counts of all
foods and proper serving sizes AND most importantly, what
works for YOU. Very simple. Very effective.
Research proven tips to help you eat better.
