Optimize Your Diet With Three Simple Tips
Don’t self sabotage by majoring in the minors.
Information overload has caused a lot of confusion when it comes to figuring out how to approach proper eating habits.
I manage to stay pretty lean year round. I define “pretty lean” as approximately 10% body fat, give or take a percentage or two. But it wasn’t always that way. I was by no means blessed with “good genetics” for being ripped. I had never seen an ab muscle in my life until I hit my mid 20’s. I sifted through a ton of conflicting information from countless sources for years before I got it right, but I’m glad that it worked out the way it did, because now I can tell you what is and is not worth prioritizing so that you can get the results you want — faster than I did.
Below, I’ve listed three of the most common dieting mistakes I’ve seen people make over the years —myself included — and how to address them.
#1. Understand that it’s okay to eat things you enjoy
I’ve seen people turn down a piece of birthday cake because they don’t want to be “knocked out of ketosis” by eating carbs. It’s one thing if you’re strictly adhering to a certain diet for medical reasons, or you’re trying to hit five percent body fat for a competition, but that kind of…
