Nutrition Update

Over the last 6 months or so, I've been training hard and eating relatively clean but not necessarily adhering to a strict diet plan at all. In the interest of honesty, I can confess to many occasions where I've eaten junk food and strayed from my healthy eating. At first I felt pretty bad about it, but then I just came to realise that I'm only human, and that I shouldn't be too hard on myself. I mean, a bar of chocolate is nothing in the grand scheme of things. Its when the junk food becomes the only thing that you eat that a problem really arises. Anyway, in the last 6 months I've managed to progress massively with regard to weight loss, muscle gain and general toning. At the moment my total weight loss is 26.5kg, which amounts to just over four stone. Due to the noticeable amount of muscle mass that I've gained, its not easy to determine how much fat I've actually managed to shred. Whilst trying to eat as clean as possible, I also started intermittent fasting, opting to use 24 hour fasts twice a week for fat loss.

Whilst my original approach has produced promising results and I haven't plateaued as of yet, I still couldn't help that I could go even further with my weight loss and produce the results that I wanted even faster. With that in mind, I did all of my research and came up with a new eating routine for myself. Due to the fact that my training is going to be quite intense, I've made sure to keep a decent amount of slow digesting carbohydrates in my diet. To make this easier to follow, I'll outline this nutrition plan first and explain it afterwards.

Breakfast -
1 Pint of iced water
75g Instant oats
2 Small oranges

Snack - Handful of walnuts

Lunch - Quinoa Salad

Snack - Celery

Dinner - 1 Chicken breast (200g), Broccoli, Carrots, Kale, Green beans, Cous Cous (50g)

Snack - Blueberries

Obviously throughout the day I'll be chugging down as much water as possible and I'm aiming to drink at least one mug of green tea per day. In addition to this I'll be taking two Warrior Blaze Reborn capsules daily (one in the morning, one in the early afternoon). With regard to protein shakes, I'll be mixing them with almond milk; I'll be having one pre and one post workout. My pre workout shake will also contain wheatgerm for added protein - it has also been known to show improvements for strength; definitely something that I have to try out for myself. I'll also still be intermittent fasting for 24 hours twice a week - both on non training days. I'll be undertaking this nutrition plan for just over 3 months, bringing me up to the start of May. I'm also going to be taking progression pictures each month.

Well I hope that this post has been useful for at least some people, and maybe it'll even spur some people on to make their approach that much more intense. If anyone's got any feedback for this post, you can contact me on Facebook  - www.facebook.com/A.Wright.Fitness Twitter - @Wrighty__ Or alternatively leave a comment underneath this post. So until next time everyone, wherever you are,
Train hard, but train safe,
Alex.