Before starting let’s settle the ground. ✋
YES, counting calories is important 📲 🍽️
But be realistic. You’re not going to sit there and measure out every single ounce of food after a long day at school and coming home from the rink.
So what you need is PRINCIPLES, not rules. ✅
Limit the following 📉👇
- Fried foods
- Snacking after dinner
- High processed sugary foods
- Seed oils (soybean & vegetable oil)
- Food with a LONG shelf life
- Longer your foods shelf life
= Shorter your lifespan
Start Prioritizing More 📈👇
7. Simplifying your ingredient labels.
8. Whole foods (has a mom/dad or can grow)
9. Upping protein to 20-30g’s per meal
10. Hydrate w/ more electrolytes & salt
11. Walking for 15 mins after meals
12. Eat slow & until 80-90% full
13. Eat in windows of time
14. Plan & prep your meals
👉 Now will all days be perfect - no…
But what helps you stick to healthy eating habits is having a combination of:
- Preparation (planning meals in advance)
- Discipline (accepting you can’t always
- Enjoyment of your favourite meals
👉 So that means enjoy your favourite meals in moderation.
15. Follow Food Discipline Ratio’s
90-10 Rule ✅ (Assume 21 Meals / Week)
👉 90% = 19 Disciplined Meals 🥑
👉 10% = 2 Meals of Anything You Enjoy 🍪
80-20 Rule ✅ (Assume 21 Meals / Week)
👉 80% = 17 Disciplined Meals 🥑
👉 20% 4 Meals of Anything You Enjoy 🍕
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