Ok, so yesterday I decided to move away from the normal Western Lifestyle eating habits of 3 square meals a day to eating 8 times a day between 7:30 and 9:30 at night. Why 8 times a day? You have to think of your body like a wood stove, keep the fire stoked and it creates more heat (ie: body burning fat) because it doesn’t cool down, let the fire cool down before adding more wood (food) and it takes longer to heat back up to it’s most energy efficient zone. The other part of the Western Lifestyle I’m not following is the fast food, restaurants and pre-packaged foods from the grocery store. I want to show you how easy it is to make your own meals and how it takes the same amount of time as running for fast food or for restaurant type food. I will however allow myself one cheat meal a week, but just one.
Some of the guidelines I will follow:
- 8 meals a day
- Remove all sugar from diet
- have at least 1g of protien per pound of bodyweight
- 3 servings of high-fiber fruits (apples, grapefruit)
- Drink a minimum of 4 cups of green tea a day
- Follow Dr. John Berradi’s 90% rule - if you eat according to the guidelines 90% of the time, you can cheat 10% of the time and still make incredible body changes
- Follow the Turbulence Training Lifestyle by Craig Ballantyne
Meal 1 (8:30 approx.):
2 Omega-3 eggs
1oz cheese
1.5 cups broccoli
6g fish oil
2 cups Green Tea
Meal 2 (10:30 approx.):
1 cup plain yogurt (fat free)
Chocolate protien powder to taste
1/4 cup blueberries
1 apple (if no blueberries, 2 small apples)
1 cup Green Tea
Meal 3 (12:30 approx.):
1 Chicken Breast (no bbq or other sauces added)
2 cups mixed green salad + 1/4 cup strawberries
1 cup asparagus
2 cups Green Tea
Meal 4 (2:30 approx.):
Protein shake (20g)
1 oz almonds
1 grapefruit
Meal 5 (4:30 approx.):
Protein shake (20g)
1 oz almonds
1 cup Green Tea
Meal 6 (6:30 approx.):
Protein shake (30g)
Meal 7 (8:30 approx.):
5 oz bison steak (can substitute with chicken or salmon)
1 small potato
1 cup asparagus
2 cups mix green salad + 1/4 cup strawberries
Meal 8 (10:00 approx.):
1 cup plain yogurt (no fat)
Chocolate protein powder to taste
0.5 oz walnuts
My meal plan is trial and error for my fat loss and muscle gains, based on my weight and height which I modified from an eating plan by Craig Ballantyne. I track my intake through fitday.com which is a free diet & weight loss journal. You should contact a nutritionist before starting any diet plan.
