Fiance wants to start exercise, doesn't know how to eat

eevincheezburger
eevincheezburger Posts: 163 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hi guys,

I've been a MFP member for a long time. I started doing crossfit about a month ago and am still trying to figure out how to effectively juggle my macros (I literally hear something different from every single person, so I'm sort of doing trial and error for myself).

My fiance recently decided to get involved in crossfit as well. He hasn't started yet, but will in a couple of weeks. He is not overweight and is very athletic- but the problem is that he has VERY high metabolism (i.e., he gets "high" just from eating food). He was wondering if there were some guys out there who would be able to give him some nutritional tips so that he doesn't pass out during crossfit or whittle muscle away due to an increased metabolism.

I've tried to tell him how to eat healthier if he wants to do crossfit and A) I realize that my nutritional goals are different than his, and B) he needs to hear it from outside sources (ugh).

Another note to make: he only eats twice per day (trust me, I've been trying to get him to work on this), and it's usually lunch (burger and fries) and dinner (healthy dinner from me), then garbage snacks for the rest of the evening.

So yeah... Nutritional tips for an athletic, poorly-nutritioned 20-something male who is looking into doing crossfit. Your thoughts are much appreciated!

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  • eevincheezburger
    eevincheezburger Posts: 163 Member
    bump
  • DrBroPHD
    DrBroPHD Posts: 245 Member
    I wish I got high from eating food
  • eevincheezburger
    eevincheezburger Posts: 163 Member
    I wish I got high from eating food

    LOL yeah. It's ridiculous. Coffee is absolutely out of the question for him.
  • AsrarHussain
    AsrarHussain Posts: 1,424 Member
    no offense to cross fitters but i think its dangerous its not good for joints I mean why do people do it
    i know im going to get hate for saying that Im ready
  • eevincheezburger
    eevincheezburger Posts: 163 Member
    no offense to cross fitters but i think its dangerous its not good for joints I mean why do people do it
    i know im going to get hate for saying that Im ready

    Curious as to why you think it is bad for joints? Don't use the competitors on TV as your source. They do different workouts entirely.

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