TOP NUTRITION MYTHS

TOP NUTRITION MYTHS

Before you start actually planning meals-

let’s go through a few nutrition myths to reduce anxiety & keep meal planning simple.

1️⃣ You do NOT HAVE* to eat every 2 hours- this is personal preference.

Eating every 2 hours DOES keep your blood sugar leveled throughout the day- helping to avoid headaches- 2 pm energy crash- 6 pm binge eating & mental cravings.

It’s not a make or break approach.

If you’re a snacker like me- or your schedule is more busy-

it’s more efficient to split your total macros into 6-10 smaller meals a day.

Snacks are easy to pack in your pocket/purse- & can be eaten in less than 3-4 minutes.

If you prefer- or your schedule works better with 3-4 larger meals a day- stick with that.

The goal is to come as close to your total macros- within a 24 hour period.

2️⃣ You do NOT HAVE* to eat within 60 minutes of your workout.

There are benefits to post workout meals- not enough to stress over-

this just complicates meal planning- & where there’s complications- there’s resistance-

& consistency cannot be found where there’s resistance.

3️⃣ You CAN eat carbs after dark.

Again- if your schedule puts dinner time at 8 pm- it’s better to eat those macros after dark-

even right before bed- than to short your macros- another cause of inconsistency.

Eating after dark- or right before bed- only decreases your bodies digestion time.

The next day you might see a small increase in the scale due to this less time- which is NBD.

If you don’t like to eat right before bed- that’s a personal preference & you can plan to honor

that preference. Just don’t let it build anxiety around having* to eat at/before specific times.

4️⃣ You don’t HAVE to eat breakfast- this is also personal preference.

“I’m not hungry in the morning” is what 99% of women say- which is not a good sign metabolically or hormonally-

as you should be hungry in the morning- your body’s been fasting for hours.

You do want to break this fast- & give your body new energy to use. This new energy also tells your body-

it doesn’t need to store extra calories- you’ll be feeding it again today.

Remember- when your body sees low calories coming in consistently & calories being burned constantly-

it only knows to do one thing- ADAPT to guarantee life. You could eat only lettuce-

& your body will store all that lettuce as body fat.

5️⃣ You do NOT burn more calorie’s intermittent fasting.

1,500 calories eaten over 6 hours or 12 hours- is still 1,500 calories.

Same concept applies to carb cycling- & fasting full days. 10,500 calories a week- is still 10,500 calories a week.

Weight loss & meal planning are both very simple once you remove all unnecessary variables.