new year... new me.. how to achieve your dietary new year's goals! Cardio vs nutrition vs fat loss

Most people believe that doing insane amounts of cardio at the gym is the quickest way to lose that holiday weight. While cardio is very important, it is not the basis to fat loss. 

For example, whenever you come across a movie scene where someone is really trying to get in shape, you see them killing it at the gym! However they leave out the most important factor... NUTRITION. While cardio and weights are very important, you should think of such factors as the icing on the cake rather than the foundation to your goals.

What most people do:

• 80% Cardio
• 10% Nutrition
• 10% Weight Training

What YOU should do:

• 70% Nutrition
• 20% Weight Training (High reps, low weight)
• 10% Cardio

If you really want to see results, make sure that everything that you eat each day is on point! 

Guide to your Nutrition:

• 4-5 meals per day
• Eat your GREENS!
• Low-calorie foods that are filling
• Good source of protein: Chicken, fish, turkey.
  
• Other sources of protein: Quinoa, lentils, green peas, pumpkin seeds, nutritional yeast... Not only are they a good source of protein but they also FIGHT DISEASE
• Balanced diet of simple and complex carbs.
  
• Try to eat 1-2 hours before the gym and within the next 30 minutes after your workout. That is the prime time for your body to absorb all the nutrients you need to replenish your body and recover.

One last and VERY important thing... SLEEP. Always try to get your 6-8 hours of beauty sleep.