Now before every person out there who’s a ‘health professional’ jumps down my throat about this, let me explain exactly what I mean. Counting calories is a great thing to do. It’s widely used by many of the best people in my industry as the source of reference for how much protein, carbohydrates and fats to consume per meal. It does take time to understand but the best way of ensuring you hit the correct caloric intake for the day is to MEAL PREP which would involve you weighing your food for every meal to ensure that everything is as it should be. Now, as good as this is, if I get an individual come up to me who is severely unhealthy and carrying a lot of body fat, who eats once or twice a day (if that), drinks everything but water and eats everything but a piece of vegetable or protein, in my opinion, getting them to start calorie counting and weighing their food isn’t the best option to start with. I have had many amazing transformations (many of which aren’t on Instagram or Facebook due to the client not wanting them put up), and my go to for every client at the start of their health and fitness journey with me is to CLEAN UP THEIR FOOD. I always ensure my clients consume around 2000 calories a day because as fact states, our bodies need that (sometimes more) just to get us through our day (and that’s not taking into account a training session!), but as they usually say to me ‘that’s too much food’ so I work WITH them and for example, I would rather them consume 1000 calories a day from healthy foods than 1000 calories a day from bread and energy drinks which generally means that they’ll be eating more food in their day as healthier foods are lower in calories anyway. Now, look at that image and tell me which is the better option for you. If you’re someone who is new to health and fitness and not sure where to start with food, just start by cutting out all the crap (yes bread is crap!), and ensuring you have a protein source in every meal. Happy eating!
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