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Nutrition Planning
The mistake
most of us make is that we don’t plan our nutrition in advance, we wait
till we get extremely hungry, and we grab the first thing that we can
find—usually fast food. It’s a recipe for disaster.
Eating right
takes planning. The mistake most of us make is that we don’t plan our
nutrition in advance, we wait till we get extremely hungry, and we grab
the first thing that we can find—usually fast food. It’s a recipe for
disaster.
During your 10
minute planning session, you should also think about your nutrition for
the upcoming week. This is crucial. We’re not talking about writing down
exactly what you’ll eat and when (or weighing food and the rest of that
foolishness). That’s all nonsense, and that type of severe restriction
is a clear recipe for failure.
Instead, try to
decide what strategies you can use to insure that you eat frequent,
small meals (as opposed to gorging yourself at one or two meals per day)
of nutrient dense food. Your goal is to compose your meals primarily of
real food. In general, the more processed the food is the less you
should have. Not sure if it’s processed? Well, if it grows or ever moved
it’s a priority; if it’s found in a plastic package or a box, or worse
yet a plastic package inside a box, it’s probably heavily processed.
Taking the time
to plan ahead for your week also allows you to realistically determine
trouble-spots and adjust accordingly. For instance, perhaps you have a
social gathering scheduled for next Saturday, maybe a holiday party.
Well, set aside this day as your cheat day or free day—a day when you
can eat whatever you like.
Having one cheat
day a week is a great idea to help you through those cravings, and as
long as you’re eating healthy on the other six days, one cheat day won’t
set you back at all. In fact, it’s so good for your mental attitude
that, if anything, it’ll help propel you further.
Article provided courtesy of
RaiseYourPulse.com, encouraging you to get out and raise your pulse
by participating in regular physical activity!
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