Mom's and Dad's looking for support

Good morning. Here is some food for thought.

So often I hear, "I used to eat x amount of calories, then I increased it to x more calories, and I am still starving. What am I doing wrong?"

The issue is not necessarily that you are not eating enough calories, but you are not eating enough of the right calories. Food is fuel for the body. Your body is a machine. If you do not keep it fueled with the right stuff, you will shut down, be starving, cranky, and more.

Think about it this way. What would happen if you were to fill your car with diesel instead of unleaded gasoline. Chances are it may run for a few minutes, but then it will konk out and you will be stuck. So now you have to flush that out, put the right fuel in it, and then you can go.

Your body is the same way. Imagine if you only ate foods like pizza, mac n cheese, and heavily processed foods. Sure, your body will go for a little while, but that spike in energy will wear off and then your stuck. Not to mention, because those choices are lacking in so many nutrients, your body isn't fulfilled, so the brain keeps saying I need more! So what do you do? You grab another slice of pizza, have another serving of mac n cheese, and slam a coke to wake you up. This vicious cycle will continue over and over.

However, by just changing your nutrition up a little, and adding in more fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, and "healthy" fats, your body has the right stuff. You are now filling it with all those macro and micro nutrients the body needs to perform it's job. When you have the right balance of foods and nutrients, you will feel better, have more energy, be more alert and....not as hungry. Because your body now has what it needs.

I used to make this same mistake. I would eat anything I could find to hit that magic calorie intake number, and then still be hungry hours later. And, I wouldn't lose any weight. Once I actually paid attention to a nutrition guide that came with one of my workouts, I found I was eating less, but still feeling energized and full, and actually started losing weight.

So I challenge you. The next time you have these thoughts or feelings, take a good hard look at what you ate for the day and see if you are balancng it out with the right calories. If you're not sure what those are, then chat with me. I would be more than happy to help you out.

Azercord wrote: »

@MikePXstream on your post there I always like to add that in addition to getting the right nutrients in your body your also get more volume when eating right. The volume part is key for me because that is what allows me to really feel full and the fact that my body runs better on it is a plus as well.

So true. When I actually pay attention and eat right, I do eat more, but do feel as sluggish and have way more energy. Then I am also less likely to reach for junk food.

Happy Hump Day. This week is going so slow for me. I just want it to be the weekend already. I did manage to get a good set in today though. I was dreading this mornings workout. My arms were still sore from last week's set, and wasn't sure if I would be able to stick with the weight I wrote down for each set. But I did. Felt good too.
I think I found a comfortable weight limit to do each set of dead lifts with, so I will stick with that for a couple weeks.

15 reps, 80lbs
12 reps, 120lbs
08 reps, 140lbs
Drop set, 08 reps, 120 lbs.

Its real important to write stuff like this down. If you want to improve, you have to know where you started. I used to not write my reps or weights down, and sometimes it's hard trying to remember what was done. I would also never increase the weights, because I couldn't remember if that was just right or to light. So keep that in mind the next time you go to workout.

How many of you track your workouts?

It's Leg Day, I mean Friday! Go get some!!!