10 Tips to Keeping your Eating Plan on Track

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10 Nutrition Tips For Getting You Lean and Mean for Spring, Summer & Fall.

With summer just around the corner we are going to give our visitors a few hints to help you shed those last few pound before donning that swim suit. So put down that cookie, lose the can of pop and pay attention.

No samples. Ever go to say Costco or Sams Club and see the demo people and you say I'll just sample a little. You don't sample a little, you come around two three time until you pretty much had a whole piece of what being demode. Or are you just say to your self i'll just have a little peice and before you know it the whole cookie, slice of cake, or tub of icecream is gone. Stay away form tasting food that you're not suppose to have. Block it out of your mind.
Remove all excess sugar from your diet. We don't mean cut all carbohydrates from your diet but remove those extras that you don't need. You know the ones the sodas, fruit juices, and all simple sugar condaments. You know where all those extra sugars go don't you? There not building any mass, oh no there being stored as good old fat. Try drinking water or milk instead.
DRINK PLENTY OF WATER! We know that you hear this allot, but for a bodybuilder or any training athlete drinking plenty of water everyday is very important. Water of course helps remove toxins from the body, but it also hydrates the muscles and helps with nutrient adsorption. Hard training bodybuilders should get at least 1- 1 ½ gallons a day. Yeah I know we said gallon, so keep track of your water intake and make sure you stay well hydrated.
Do cardio on your days off. Doing cardio on your days off keeps you metabolism churning at a high pace allowing for more calories to be burn. Try limiting your session to 20-30 monutes.
Keep your starchy carbs to a minimum. Removing all processed carbs such as breads, cereals, and grains from your diet will help with excess fat being stored on the body. Keep your carb meals early in the day when energy is need for work and exercise. Decrease them as the day progress and try not to eat any right before bedtime. This will help you remove belly fat and those pesky love handles, we know you want those gone.
Make your last meal a protein one. One good way to do this is to have a protein shake before going to bed. A good protein shake with casein protein will take time to digest and is a excellent way to nourish your muscles as you sleep. Another trick we find that works if all you have is whey protein is to add at least 1 tablespoon of peanut butter to your shake. The fat will slow the digestion of the protein and help spread nutrients over a longer period of time.
Remove saturated fats from your diet. Saturated fatty acids are those that are usually hard at room temperature. Saturated fatty acids are very hard for the human body to digest and usually end up stored as fat because of this. Things that have a lot of saturated fat are cheese, 2% to whole milk, and pretty much all processed meats. You still need essential fatty acids, these can be found in eggs, fish, and nuts.
Eat five or six meals throughout the day. This will keep your body's metabolism burning at a high rate. Enough said.
Meal Timing. Eat at least one carb meal and one protein meal before your workouts. Most important meal is right after your workout. After your workout drink a quality protein shake and have another carb meal, maybe a bowl of oatmeal with honey. This provides your body with the needed nutrients at the right time.
Take a multi-vitamin and If you can swing it, take L-Glutamine. This will prevent muscle loss while dieting. Apply these tips, and you should be shedding pounds and gaining muscle.