THE LAST MEAL PLAN YOU’LL EVER NEED

I don’t want to count calories”.  Ok cool, you don’t need to. “I don’t have time to cook healthy meals” Hold my coffee … People picture slaving away for 7 hours in the kitchen every Sunday, with stacks of tupperware containers, and think: ​”FORGET THAT, I’ll just eat out, it’s so much easier” Here’s how to make the most ridiculously simple and easy meal plan: PART I – PROTEIN (The centrepiece) Choose 4-5 proteins to make up this part; These will be your “go-to” sources most days (Here’s mine for example) 1. Tuna (cheap, already portioned) 2. Ground chicken/turkey (lean…

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PORTION CONTROL: WHY CALORIE COUNTING FAILS

Today we’re going to talk about Portion Control You should already have your welcome pack, and you should have read through it by now, and started to familiarize yourself with what appropriate portion sizes look like. Some of you, if you have a history of calorie counting or macro tracking might feel uncomfortable using an estimation mechanism such as this, if you’re used to trying to tightly control calories. Now, I’m going to let you in on a secret about calorie counting … It is TERRIBLY inaccurate.  Did you know that labelling guidelines allow stated calories to be +/-20%?  And then,…

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WHY SHAKEOLOGY SUCKS

Some people get offended when I say things like: “I think shakeology sucks and is a waste of money” You’d think I actually did something awful like kicked a puppy across a parking lot, or beat up a kid and stole his lunch money. I’m a middle-aged white dude who likes dad jokes and lives in Red Deer, Alberta, I’m not exactly what you’d call “edgy”. If my (actually pretty educated) opinion on an overpriced glorified protein drink filled with fairy dust quantities of virtue-signalling ingredients offends you, you might want to step back and ask: “Hmmm, have I been…

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