You can’t out train a bad diet
A few days ago, I finally got to organizing some of my old pictures books in the basement. {Keep in mind we just moved into our new house two months ago so I think I am doing pretty good here!} I started paging through my college year books and remembering the “good ole days” of playing basketball, watching 90210 and thinking I was SO cool at the weekend party house. Those were the days when my breakfast consisted of two massive bagels with cream cheese, a huge bowl of cinnamon toast crunch, all washed down with a large vanilla cappuccino. And I still had wash board abs. I was working out five hours a day as a collegiate athlete. So those late night pizza runs or binge drinking weekends didn’t even matter when it came to my weight. Now…fast forward to today, when I am closer to 40 than 30, and realizing that you just can’t out train a bad diet. Period.Whether your goal is to lose weight, maintain weight, PR in your next performance event or just be healthy, this pertains to YOU. Research now shows that an unhealthy diet will cause more disease than physical inactivity, smoking and excessive alcohol, combined. It’s time to clean up your diet and fuel for success!
First of all, most of us underestimate the number of calories we actually consume in an average day. If you find yourself justifying frequent pizza nights or late night appetizers with friends for a spin class or A-Fit workout the following day, you may want to recalculate how many calories you are actually burning in comparison to the ones you are taking in. This is where a heart rate monitor like the MyZone will help you fine-tune your workouts and Myfitnesspal can help you stay on track with your caloric intake.
Second, to really change your physique and stay toned requires INTENSE exercise. You won’t have the physical endurance to push through tough workouts if your diet isn’t up to snuff. Yes, that unfortunately means that while Reese’s Pieces and soda may give you a sugar high that you mistake as energy, they won’t fuel you to PR on the squat track or around the track. Also, if you consume high fat foods in the evening, they could be disrupting your sleep, which will leave you too tired to go all out at the gym.
Finally, if you are feeling “unmotivated” to even start an exercise program, it could be because of the daily foods you consume. Whether you are eating too much fat, too many calories or not enough of either; it can make you feel slow and less driven to exercise at all. Diet and exercise are a feedback loop and go hand in hand.
So the bad news is that you can’t get away with pop tarts and bagels every morning, nor can you eat like you did in college. But the good news? We’ve got the solution to help you get started fresh. It’s called the 21-Day Slimdown and it is PERFECT if you need to get back to basics and need some guidance and accountability to achieve quick and easy results. You’ll get your own personal nutrition coach, a guided meal plan, Shakeology to eliminate cravings and pump your body with over 70 super foods and greens daily….PLUS the education and motivation to stick with it day after day. Better yet, we’ll throw in 3 weeks of free classes so you move to eat and eat to move! And that’s a win-win feedback loop!
To start your 21-Day Slimdown, please contact amanda@allegrocoaching.com.
