28/04/2025
A good nutrition plan should include three things 👇
1. NUMBERS TO REFLECT YOUR GOALS
Whether you are aware of them or not, nutrition when it relates to your physique goals is largely anout numbers.
How much protein do you need to effectively recover and grow new muscle? What is the minimal amount of dietary fat to ensure adequate hormone production and satiety? Are you consuming enough carbs to efficiently fuel your workouts? And of course, how many overall calories do you need to either lose body fat or gain lean muscle?
You may not even need to know these numbers, a coach can easily take the maths and headache out of the situation for you, but ultimately, if you want results it's a numbers game.
2. FOODS YOU ENJOY (and can digest)
I could write you the most optimal diet plan to get you to where you want to be. But if the foods on your plan aren't your kind of thing, how long are you going to stick to it? Dieting is already a challenge, why make it boring on top of that? Include foods that you like to eat EVERY SINGLE DAY! Use seasonings, herbs, condiments. Make your meals taste good and you'll look forward to them! This will also massively help digestion, as the entire digestive process begins with anticipation and senses (smell, sight etc.) which will cause you to salivate, aiding digestion before the food even hits your mouth!
That being said, there are some caveats here. You may like chocolate, a lot of people do, but if you're the kind of person that gets triggered to binge when you have a couple of squares, it's probably not wise to include it on a daily basis, however if a small amount of chocolate helps you get your fix and then you carry on about your day, so long as it fits your numbers GO FOR IT!
The other stipulation is digestion. I like porridge oats, onions and mushrooms (not together you weirdo) and I'd include these every day if they didn't RUIN my stomach! Maybe you like cheese, but if you're intolerant to dairy, probably best to keep it at bay! Poor digestion will impede your progress, just as good digestion will improve it.
3. VARIETY AND FLEXIBILITY
You shouldn't feel that you're limited completely to the meals on your plan, even if they are foods you love. There should be flexibility for events, meals out, birthdays, or even when you just fancy something different. Factoring in off-plan meals through proper planning or calorie banking can improve adherence while still keeping you on track to make progress! Adherence and consistency are the BIGGEST keys to success with any nutrition and training plan. Results don't come overnight, so building a plan that you LOVE and staying in the game will give you the biggest chance of success! 🙌
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