Eating & Diet

      A big part of my journey was diet. Diet is one of the best things you can do to take care of yourself when it comes to losing weight, keeping a healthy mind and body, and maintaining the physique you want.

If you are someone who is trying to lose weight my advice for you would be to know how many calories your body runs on a day and know your macronutrients. There are plenty of apps out there that can help you learn this information; I currently use Lifesum. (You can find Lifesum on IOS and Android). Once you have calculated your calories and macros the main thing you want to do to lose weight is to always be in a caloric deficit. This way your body isn't getting the maximum calories it usually does causing the body to have less food to burn, and causing it to burn more fat.

As far as foods to eat, I'd recommend a balanced diet. One consisting of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats as your main macros. Your app will tell you how much of each of these categories you should be consuming throughout the day. I also recommend lots of fruits and vegetables because of how much more of them you can eat and fill up on, rather then eating junk food, which will fill your calorie count quicker, not to mention the plus of all the nutritional value of fruits and vegetables. You're ALLOWED to eat a slice of pizza, you're ALLOWED to have chips, you're ALLOWED to eat sweets. Just don't go crazy. Think of your goal; to eat mostly good whole foods with only a few not so good foods.
       

Diet will play a main role in your body’s transformation. Don't cheat yourself. Give your body the calories it deserves. Don't skip meals because it will not help you. Make sure to get 3 meals a day with the best nutrition possible. I hope you start your journey soon, and love the results you get. Be better than you were yesterday!