This month I'm giving up wheat, dairy processed food and alcohol for a full 30 days.
I figured over the summer hols I have been a bit lapse with my diet. Various foods that I'd given up at the start of the year have slowly crept back in to my diet. I've also been feeling a little sluggish of late so I've decided for the month of September to clean my diet up.
For the next 30 days, I'll be completely giving up:
1)All forms of wheat (so that's bread, pasta,cakes,various cereals)
I'm always raving on about going back to basics with our diet and to eat the way mother nature intended us to eat so at the start of the week I decided to put my money where my mouth us and pay a visit to one of the local organic farm shops in my area.
I usually shop in a different farm shop and I had no idea this place existed until one of my clients told me about it so I decided to check it out.
I had around 3 hours left on my eatstopeat fast which was going real well. Thought that shopping for food whilst fasting may not have been the best idea in the world but it didn't prove to be a problem (I actually didn't think about being hungry at all).
When I got there it was great. As I walked in, there seemed to be a good buzz about the place. Busy aswell which is always a good sign. I think more of us should support our local farm shop instead of the big food store chains but hey...that's just me.
I stocked up with loads of berries, nuts, fresh fruit, vegetables and I couldn't resist a visit to the meat counter where I picked up some great looking sirloin steaks. I usually have 2 or 3 steaks in the week. (Can really taste the difference between organic and non-organic meat).
I filmed this when I got back from my shopping trip and thought it might reinforce my message about my nutritional philosophy.
There you go, probably the simplest nutrition advice you're ever going to hear but if you can do those 3 things then you'll be well on the way to achieving optimum health and getting your body back.
Let me know what you think about organic food shopping in the comments section below:
Train hard and be strong,
Sam Winkworth CPT,SPN
PS - The 3 points I give in the video above are taken from my free report "9 Powerful Secrets To Losing Bodyfat." It's completely FREE and you can start using them straight away.
I get alot of questions about my nutritonal philosophy I use both on myself and with my clients.
"Do you ALWAYS eat organic?"
"What do you eat every day?"
"What metabolic type are you?"
"What supplements do you take?"
The answers are:
"No, I don't ALWAYS eat organic, although I do whenever I can and when I'm following my 60 day detox plan then I will eat organic foods. Period.
"My metabolic type is mixed, meaning my meal proportions should be around 50% carbs, 40% protein and 10% oils fats. They're not always like this, but generally speaking I'll try to keep this in mind without getting too scientific.
The last thing I want to do is start measuring and weighing each meal." I'm way too busy for this."
"The only supplement I take is creatine. I used to take lot's before I discovered that many of the supplements out there are just a complete waste of money and leave you know better off than before."
And what do I eat every day? Well "a wide variety of food"(and that's my first diet secret). Instead of sticking to the same food choices, day in day out I like to switch it up.
So let's take a look at what I typically eat on a regular basis
6:00am Breakfast - I teach my Bootcamp at 6:45am so I like to have some breakfast before I head off to the park.
Either:
Organic Muesli Bluberries Crushed Walnuts, Pecans & Brazil Nuts Half a chopped banana 1 cup of Almond Milk
or:
Organic Porridge Raisons Almonds, Hazelnuts & Pumpkin Seeds 1 cup of Milk/Water
Along with either of those recipes I'll have either a pear or an apple and recently I've been having green tea aswell.
11am Brunch - Usually after a busy morning of teaching Bootcamp and training clients I will grab a mid morning snack to keep me going until Lunch.I'll typically take the snack to work with me.
This can vary from day to day but usually will consist of either
Natural peanut butter on celery sticks, Organic Hummus with celery or carrots. 2 boiled eggs with garden salad
I've also tried peanut butter spread onto an apple and it was really good. Try that combo sometime.
I'm always trying a new fruit or vegetable(that's secret #2).
A few years ago, I wouldn't say I was a fussy eater but I was sooo regimented with my eating habits. I always used to have a set meal plan and this would hardly ever vary throughout the week.
I am now more open minded about what I eat and am willing to try a new fruit or vegetable out whenever possible.
Anyone can learn to eat better over time.
Heck, if I can do it then so can you!
Workout then Lunch 12-1pm
In between clients I'll workout around noon (give or take half an hour)for around 45 minutes.
I used to glug down a protein shake religeously after each workout whereas now I'll tend to go for a regular chocolate milkshake that you can buy in the supermarket as research shows clearly that there's no real difference between the two (apart from saving yourself a ton of money of course).
I sometimes have nuts an berries aswell. It depends on where I am and what I feel like having really. If I know I'm going to be out of the house for more than 4 hours then I'll prepare my food before I leave so that I'm not left not knowing what to eat during the day.
As a general rule I'll always try to eat natural, wholesome foods and steer clear of anything tinned, canned or packaged wherever possible(Secret #3).
Lunch will always vary. Here are a 3 things that I'll typically have:
I don't often have bread but when I do I go for spelt or rye as regular bread (with wheat in) tends to bloats me out.
After lunch I'm real busy. I have more private clients then Bootcamp class at 6:30pm. Sometimes I have clients all the way through until 8pm so my dinner time can vary from 6 through to 8 although generally speaking I won't eat anything after 9pm.
This isn't set in stone, I just find I sleep better if I don't eat too near bedtime.
Here are a few recipes that I'll have for dinner:
Chicken Breast With Garden Salad
Organic Steak with Spinach and Mushrooms
Smoked Mackerel with green beans, grilled tomatoes, mushrooms & spinach
So as you can see from this meal plan that when I go shopping, I'll fill my shopping bags with nothing other than meat, fish, fresh fruit and vegetables (Secret #4).
Check the video out below =>
Ok, so that's what I eat. It's certainly better than the average western world diet. I sometimes like to have a dessert (if I'm eating out) and I do have a beer every now and then but generally speaking I'll follow this.
Personally, I think staying away from foods that are high in carbohydrate and trans-fats (like pizza, chips, cakes, pastries or anything fried) is a good idea.
If you can do that, and follow a diet that is rich with raw nuts, fruit and vegetables than you'll lose bodyfat without going hungry.
If you have any nutrition questions then let me know here.
Here's to your fatloss success,
Sam Winkworth
PS - Please post your nutrition questions and comments below!
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