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NUTRITION. Our nutritionists have developed the following meal schedule to work specifically with the system and give you enough flexibilty to choose your own meals. In this lifestyle program, it is important to maintain a proper balance of healthy proteins, carbohydrates, and fats. You will be eating every 2-3 hours to keep your metabolism active and fuel your exercise and daily activities. In addition to below, drink plenty of cold purified water throughout the day (at least 2 liters).
APPROVED FOODS. Below is an approved food list that is composed of healthy fats, proteins, carbohydrates, and snacks in order to optimize your results. It also contains foods to avoid, because these foods will prevent or slow your progress. Always try to eat whole and organic options whenever possible. Check out our blog for sample recipes.
While we are not typically big fans of counting calories, we do recommend tracking your carbohydrate, fat, and protein intake to ensure that you are getting a healthy ratio of nutrients. There are several tools that we recommend to enable you to stick to your plan, especially while you are out and about: Lose It is an application for your iPhone (currently free) that allows you to set a daily budget of nutrient intake and track your foods each day to stay within this budget, while adjusting for your level of activity. Nutrition Data is a similar free online tool that enables you to track your nutrient intake, analyze recipes, and search a comprehensive database of foods. Updated daily, it features numerous topics for those interested in food data and information. - |


