The Right Way to Fuel The Body
Fresh salad of romaine greens, sliced chicken breast, tomatoes, bacon, avocado, boiled egg, and blue cheese.
There are so many diet plans out there, that it is almost impossible to know what we should eat.
In the article below, read what nutritionist and Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist, Brad Pilon, has to say about how we should balance our food intake and what works to keep us healthy.
SO, what should we eat? Here is the confusion.
>There are low-carb, high-fat eaters who are muscled and lean.
>There are high-carb, low-fat eaters who are muscled and lean.
>There are vegans who are muscled and lean.
>There are carnivores who are muscled and lean.
>There are omnivores who eat super healthy who are muscled and lean.
>There are omnivores who eat a decent amount of junk food who are muscled and lean.
>There are intermittent fasters who are muscle and lean.
>There are people who have never heard of fasting that are muscled and lean.
From what I can tell all of these people share some similar traits.
1. They almost all workout consistently, typically with weights.
2. They also seem to have an active hobby like hiking, yoga, rock climbing, biking, etc.
3. They are all aware of what they eat.
So here’s my advice:
Fasting works.
If we aren’t eating, yet we are breathing, then we are losing non-water body weight. It’s impossible not to (the carbon part of the carbon dioxide that is breathed out, comes from the breakdown of carbs and fats in the body).
Intermittent Fasting can help to:
• Improve metabolism
• Preserves lean muscle tone AND…
Be used by ANYONE to:
• Improve organ health
• Reverse signs of aging
• Achieve lifelong ideal weight
And all of these benefits, WITHOUT complicated rules, in just One Day:
Eat Responsibly.
We’ve all been kids. We’ve had our turn eating like kids. We’ve had our ice-cream birthday parties and our stomach aches from eating too much candy at the movies. We’re adults now. Time to eat like it. This means being aware of what we’re eating and how much we are eating. Be aware of what “too much” is and avoid it when possible.
Workout.
Do this consistently. Find a way. We don’t have to become world class powerlifters or a Cirque-du-Soleil gymnasts, but getting stronger is always a good idea. We do not need to be obsessive, we only need to be consistent. Consistent with our workouts and consistent with our effort. Get strong, stay strong.
It may be true that our results are 80% nutrition and 20% exercise, but in my opinion, the effort we put into exercise is the catalyst that drives the reaction. Make this a priority.
Other than that, we shouldn’t worry so much about nutrition. There isn’t nearly as much magic in it as we’ve been led to believe. We should eat responsibly in a way that we enjoy.
There are so many different ways to get the results we are after, it’s almost as if the specific diet doesn’t matter as much as the amount of food we are eating on a regular basis.
To Good Health,
Brittany and Cal Bryan
Brad Pilon has his masters degree in human nutrition and is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist. His trademarked Eat Stop Eat program has been featured all over the Internet and been seen on national television, and has helped thousands of men and women around the world lose fat, gain muscle, and heal their relationship with food.
