Month 1 - A plan
[Jamie] I’d just like to recap a few of the major nutrition goals that I am trying to instill into Chris’ normal routine during this first (successful!) month. As we continue through his training program, we will be adding additional goals and fine tuning the nutrition strategy. However, revamping rusty nutrition is tedious; it is stressful to change old habits and make new ones. So, new nutrition goals will only be set once Chris and I feel that he is totally comfortable with the existing ones. During this first month we have focused on the following:
1) Spreading meals out evenly throughout the day to balance blood sugar, improve metabolism, and prevent over and under eating.
2) Including a healthy source of protein in each of his mini meals to prevent muscle breakdown and also balance blood sugar.
3) Including high quality carbohydrates (read: high fiber, complex) to provide sustained energy.
4) Including adequate amounts of healthy fat to increase satiety and improve cholesterol.
5) Including small amounts of “I can’t live without this” foods daily to prevent loss of control upon exposure to these foods. This is not a DIET! It is forever, and we are discovering what is doable for the long term.
Posted: October 19th, 2007 under Nutrition Plan.
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