Last month I gave a talk in which I broke down some simple things people can do to get better at hitting their goals in 2015. Let's talk about nutrition today.
We all know that there can
be NO change in body composition without a change in nutrition. Let me repeat
that because it seems like I can’t say it enough.
There can be NO change in
body composition without a change in nutrition. NONE.
The problem I see most
when it comes to people’s nutrition is engagement. Way too often people just
don’t know what they’re eating. I’ve had people tell me, completely honestly
that they’ve followed what we’ve together agreed to do, only to ask a few
questions and realize they haven’t changed a thing. There are two great ways to
really stay engaged with what you’re eating:
1. Food log. When you start writing down everything you eat
and drink it forces you to see what you’ve done your best to avoid
seeing. It forces you to see that you're eating a whole bag of chips that you would have forgotten about. It forces you to
see that you’re not having desert twice a week, you’re having it 6 times a
week. It forces you to see that when you tell me you eat eggs for breakfast, a
salad for lunch and chicken and veggies for dinner and that’s it! You conveniently
forget the sodas, coffee drinks, chocolate and handfuls of M&Ms you eat
every day.
Mostly, though, it forces you to remember what your goals
are and that you have these goals in the first place.
2. Remember your goals. Too many people tell me they want to
lose weight and when I ask them how their diet is going they kind of get real
quiet. If something is an honest to goodness goal why do so many people just
forget about it all the time? If I have a weightlifting goal you’d better
believe I think about it when I’m lifting. If I have a financial goal you’d
better believe I think about it when paying my bills. So if you have a weight
loss goal why do you forget about when you eat? Get engaged!
Let me know if you need help getting engaged with your nutrition.
Mitch Rothbardt, CPT, PN Lean Eating Coach, FMS
2861 Grove Way in Castro Valley
510-754-7113
I Help People Discover Their Strength!
