You probably have something you do often every week right? Maybe it’s something on your job, or something with your kids – for me it’s fitness and doing nutrition consultations.
All our members/clients have unlimited access to me, so on average I’ll do a dozen or more consultations with clients where we dial in their eating habits.
During these consultations I see a LOT of recurring issues come up
And I guess ‘issues’ is not the right word. ‘Misunderstandings’ is better.
‘Misunderstandings’ regarding proper nutrition, the RIGHT way to workout, corrective exercises, big butts, skinny girls, and other stuff.
For instance, 9 out of 10 still believe:
1. You can skip breakfast and get away with it
2. Angelina Jolie looks good
3. It’s normal to feel tired before a workout
4. Shop Rite is just as good as Trader Joes
5. Fish Oil gives you bad breath
Let me decipher these silly & untrue facts:
Wrong #1 - You can skip breakfast and get away with it Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It’s your opportunity to tell your body:
“Hey body, I have plenty access to food out here, so no need to store fat for me!”.
Skip breakfast at your own risk.
If you ask me, skip breakfast and you’ll soon turn into a skinny girl with no butt that’s hungry & moody all the time.
If I had a penny for every time I hear someone say “I wish I had a butt like ….”.. then I could get a Redbox movie. Yes, they only cost $1, but that’s a lot of pennies!
If you want legs like “…..” and the “…….” butt, eat breakfast.
Wrong #2 – Angelina Jolie looks good
If you were to see Angelina Jolie in person you’d be shocked how skinny she is.
I know, I used to date her.
:)
Just kidding, I did send her an email once but she never got back to me.
We, the people, should pay zero attention to MOST of the red carpet bodies and Hollywood diets.
Almost all figures you see on covers of magazines are photoshopped, and just in general I am a huge believe in ONLY comparing yourself one person….. to yourself.
There will always be somebody out there who looks better or worse than you.
Always! Always! Always!
Be happy with what you have, and if you feel there’s room for improvement, then go get that improvement through balanced nutrition and intense workouts.
Whatever you do, don’t compare yourself to anyone – you’re way too good for that.
Wrong #3 - It’s normal to feel tired before a workout.
If you feel sluggish before a workout, it is totally OK to take a preworkout energy drink. As long as it’s natural and doesn’t have any fillers in it.
I personally take and recommend this one – and it gives me total kick in the butt without any crash-feelings afterwards.
Wrong #4 – Shop Rite is just as good as Trader Joes
I’ve said it before, but if Trader Joes were to ever step into the boxing ring with ShopRite.. it would be a First Round Knockout for TJ.
Trader Joes is the way to go. I don’t get paid for saying this, but I just KNOW that if you’re on your worst behavior at TJ you’ll still be more holy than making one mistake at other stores.
If you live in an area near TJ (..if you’re getting this email you probably do), then you owe it to yourself to bicycle yourself to the local Trader Joes.
And if you have a car you can also drive there.
Wrong #5 - Fish Oil gives you bad breath
The only fish oil that gives you bad breath is the cheap kind.
Don’t go for the cheap-brand fish oil pills. Those will give you that infamous ‘fishy burp’ and are not as pure as the more expensive ones.
Overall, you should ALWAYS pay more for food. It’s like when you get gas for your car – there’s 87 grade fuel, there’s 89, and there’s 91 grade.
One of the biggest contradictions I see in life are people who fill their nice cars up with 91 fuel, but have donuts for breakfast.
Always put 91-grade stuff in your body. Pay 91-grade prices for your food. No more discounts for your health.
Pay 87-grade pricing for unimportant stuff.. like your cellphone, your TV subscription, your purse, and even your clothing.
I mean, I’d rather look good in a white t-shirt than look flabby in an Armani suit.
I’ve said this many times before and I’ll keep saying it: More likely than not, you have information overload.
Information overload when it comes to fitness. And this is a bad thing. See, the best way to see results in something is to choose a path, and STICK TO IT!
No matter what or how, stick to what you’re doing.. and in the worst case scenario you will get bad results. But at least you got RESULTS. Too many times I see people jump from program to program, only to end up with zero results in the end.
It takes 6 months to see results. And deep inside we all know this, but with this ‘quick-fix’ society it’s easy to believe otherwise.
So I hope this email helped you on the right track.
Stick to what’s real. Remember that no matter what, it takes 6 months.
And nothing will ever work unless you do.
Yours in health,
Greg
Greg DiRenzo, M.S.
Lakeside Fitness Center
"Small Hinges Swing Big Doors"
"Small Hinges Swing Big Doors"
Great insight, again.
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