 Joel YounkinsPhysical Preparation Coach In this blog, we're going to have a nice little chat about nutrition. I'm going to save you all the details of how many calories you should eat, how much protein you need, why hydration is important, etc. You find that all in The Lifestyle Nutrition eBook that you can access for FREE HERE as well as JYT's 50 Success Tips for Training! What I've learned though, is that a lot of people don't want to hear that stuff, as it's too much for them off the rip. They're not quite ready to do the real work and put in the effort yet in order to actually know and understand nutrition. Most people just want the hack, the diet, the secret trick, the supplement, etc. that think they're missing out on. P.S. There is NO SECRET you're missing out on... For this blog, I am going to share some thoughts and mental frameworks on how to improve your nutrition from a performance standpoint and a body composition standpoint. This is also information for people with not any metabolic diseases who are not the exception to the general rules. If you have to ask if you're an exception to the rules, then you're not an exception to the rules FYI. The first thought we need to address is comparing ourselves to people like competitive bodybuilders at their show, models in a photo shoot, and actors in movies. These individuals do not look this way all year long. They diet down and get in shape for these jobs. Not to mention special effects in photos or movies. A lot of them will be in good to great shape, but the ultra lean and sculpted physique is not how they look 24/7, 365 days out of the year. So lets just scrap that reality out of our heads forever unless you're going to become one of those. The second thought we need to address...What I have found over a decade of nutrition coaching, is that most people under eat majority of the time, people and even MANY athletes from all levels. If people would learn to eat what they're supposed to, they wouldn't get themselves into trouble of binge like behaviors, hardcore cravings, and diet fatigue of constantly dieting. If people ate a solid breakfast, ate 3 whole meals a day, had healthy snacks, consumed protein, weren't afraid of complex carbs and fruit, stuck to healthy fat options, drank at least 1/2 their BW in ounces of water a day, 80-90% of the nutrition problems would go by the wayside! I know this because you wouldn't want to make bad decisions because you would be in fed state. You wouldn't feel depleted and constantly craving sugar and salt. You would feel energized, happy, and probably more content about your body composition too. Your body would actually work for you versus fighting you... But instead, people are more concerned with detoxes, cleanses, and cycling fad diets wanting a quick fix to address their poor long term behaviors. The third thought we need to address are fad diets...Truth be told, the good thing is that everything works, but the bad news is, that everything works...But only for so long...Unless you're following sound nutrition principles and adjusting as you go, your progress will come to a halt if you're on a diet, and it usually doesn't look pretty, emotionally I'm talking mostly about! This is the result of what 99% of where mainstream diets will take you. You will get some upfront results, brag to your friends about this new incredible diet you're on this time, and then the diet will take you into deep water and leave you stranded out there. Diets all come and go because they only work for so long, and they keep recycling them with different names. Sound nutrition principles have been here for a long time now, and those who follow those nutrition principles, are the ones who get the BEST results. Stop looking for shortcuts, and start looking to build better habits and you will see transformations happen on many levels for you! If you haven't done so yet, go read The Lifestyle Nutrition eBook and take responsibility and control of your nutrition. You will be happier, more confident, and healthier if you learn and follow real nutrition. Here are some additional tips that you can implement right now that will make a big difference for you in your nutrition.
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