Here are the main tips:
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No Fruit, no dairy (you need to cut out the sugar and fat that comes with
them).
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Take good multivitamins daily (not Centrum or 1 a day, get the packs with
like 5 pills) because you need the nutrients and will not be getting them from
your food.
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Lots of small meals spaced out (Probably 6 total, Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
& 3 snacks. keeps your metabolism jacked up).
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Drink only water and lots of it (Get a big bottle that you carry with you to
refill all day).
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No need to cut sodium way down until 3 days before you need a quick fix to
look ripped for the day. Protein bars or shakes take away every excuse you can
have because you can carry them with you and you don't have to cook them (get
brands Designer whey, Pure Protein, Carb Solution or EAS AdvantEDGE) and they
only take a couple minutes to eat.
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Don't wimp out on yourself with the "just one" crap, yes every little piece
of candy, can of pop, piece of pizza etc. hurts you. All you need to do is look
at "Bad Food" the same way that you would crack cocaine. "It is bad, stupid,
irrsponsible, illegal, harmful and it hurts me".
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Put your butt on the line; do something drastic like call 50 people and tell
all of them that you are committing to being 205 lbs. and
ripped by September 30th, or Go on the Oprah show in a bikini like
Kirsty Allie did, or immediately throw away every bit of food in your house
that is not "Perfect food on the plan". If it is not in the house for you to
eat, then you won't even tempt yourself. People who leave crappy food around is
as stupid as a recovering alcoholic hanging out in a bar. If you have a pizza
coupon sitting on the counter, THROW IT AWAY!
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Get an accountability partner to do it with you,to keep you focused and
committed so you can have friendly competition and encouragement, set a
time committment fo example: "I am going to take the 1 month challange or 3
month challange.
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Stand in front of the mirror naked and be totally honest with yourself to
assess where you are at (Take a before picture and after picture) and question
your seriousness about your goal, while progressing each day, ask yourself,
"Was that my HONEST best"?
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Know your "Why", the deep emotional reason that drives you since goals are
80% why and only 20% how. That is why I am telling you exactly "How" to do
it so I can take away all of your excuses. The 20% is my job (showing you how)
the 80% is your job (figuring out why)
Here is
the food selection list:
Protein=
Chicken, Turkey, Fish, Tuna, Egg Whites, Lean Steak, protein
bars and protein shakes (note: NOT meal replacement bars and shakes)
Carbs (Complex Carbs{low on the glycemic index; which means
"less likely to store as fat"}) = Oatmeal (or coco wheats, cream of wheat or cream of rice),
brown rice, potato, sweet potato, rice cakes, whole grain pasta)
Fats= Just fat free margarine (EX. Promise Ultra), fat free
salad dressing, fat free mayo, fat free (Even with all of these "perfect foods"
you will get the little bit of minimum fat you need
Veggies= Any and all except corn and peas (if you are really
serious), Salad The more you eat the better (some vegetables you burn more
calories digesting it then even what is in it. Yes, negative calories :) Eat as
many as you possibly can!
Flavor= Splenda or Equal for sweetness, Mrs. Dash seasonings
for spice (Mrs. Dash is sodium free)
Any of the above can be exchanged for another in the same group if you do
not like one or for variety.
Sample Daily Menu
Meal #1 Breakfast} Oatmeal (plain with equal and water), Egg
Whites or Egg Beaters , Water
Meal #2 snack} Protein Bar, Water
Meal # 3 Lunch} Chicken breast (boneless, skinless), Brown
Rice (or white if you can't get brown), Broccoli, Water
Meal #4 Snack} Bag of raw veggies, Water
Meal #5 Dinner} Fish or Lean Steak, Huge Salad, and Potato,
Water
Meal #6 snack} (RIGHT BEFORE BED!, it is a stupid myth to not
"eat after 7:00pm-it depends on what you are eating") Protein Shake, Water
Another tip: Before really getting started, go to a
health club where a personal trainer can check your body fat % with SKIN
CALIPERS (NOT ELECTRONIC) BEFORE starting (if it is really bad, that's good so
then you will be able to measure your progress. Have the same person do it with
the same calipers after a month.
* Also after
a week or so, try to add up the total # of calories (you should probably eat
about 2,500 calories as an estimate) and grams of protein, fat, carbs you are
having. It should be about 50% carbs, 35% Protein, 15% Fat.---Protein has 4
calories/gram; Carbs have 4 calories/gram; fat has 9 calories/gram, alcohol has
7 calories/gram.