What is a fitness model diet?

A fitness model diet does not have to be hard to achieve.

Yes honestly it is just common sense.

I am not going to start trying to convince you that if you take weight loss pill X or eat nothing but apples you are going to lose x amount of pounds and build a killer six pack.

It is not as easy as that and if somebody tries to tell you it is they are lying!

It takes work, a good exercise routine that incorporates resistance training in some form, whether that includes:

pilates,
yoga,
weight training
bodyweight training etc etc.

Plus a good quality cardio routine.

But you also need a good understanding of nutrition - not a fad diet, but a good common sense nutrition plan.

A fitness model diet is not really a diet as such, the word diet always conjures up images of food deprivation. I don't even believe it is neccassery to follow a protein only diet.

You still need those carbs they are important

Why? - to provide you with the required energy to get you through the day (and to help fuel a muscle building workout - more muscle mass means more fat burning potential).

Also good quality carbs from wholesome foods provides the body with plenty of important and vital nutrients as well as a good dose of fibre (only if you are consuming these carbs from your fruit and veg though).

So what does a good fitness model diet require?

6 meals a day (this equates to a meal every 2 to 3 hours) - yep thats right 6! - but 6 good quality meals with each containing a certain amount of:

quality carbs (fruit, veg, pasta etc.),
quality proteins (if you do like your meat then make sure it is lean quality meat!!)
and some Essiential fats. Yes FATS but quality non - saturated fats from fish, nuts or vegtable oils (such as flaxseed or olive oil).

Fats are important - especially omega 3 and 6 in regulating proper hormone function, maintaining a healthy heart and keeping your organs functioning properly not to mention many other important bodily processes. ......

Trust me when I say that FAT IS IMPORTANT

but it needs to be part of a controlled macronutrient ratio (I follow 55% Carbs, 30% protein and 15% Healthy Fats of total daily required calorie intake)

To keep the weight off it is about total calorie intake, if you eat more calories than your body needs it will get stored as fat, it is as simple as that - or is it?

Tom Venuto in his article "3500 Calories To Lose A Pound - Is This Formula All Wrong?" points out that this traditional view may be over simplified.

If you want to get started immediatly and you are of average weight or just slightly overweight then try this method to determine your calorie requirement by following this link...

And also follow these basic nutrition guidelines (article by Nick Nilsson*). But remember none of this means anything without following a sound exercise routine as well.

The best method I would suggest is to take your body fat percentage to calculate your calorie intake requirements. Especially if you are new to training and nutrition.

I believe Tom Venuto explains it better in his ebook "Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle". If you wish to explore this in greater detail, his ebook has over 300 pages and goes into far more detail on nutrition, exercise and motivational techniques than I ever could on this page.

However if you do not have too much weight to lose try some of the basic examples I have outlined here and see if these methods help

*NB: Nick Nilsson is another Fitness expert I highly recommend, his techniques are geared much more towards more advanced trainees / bodybuilders, however his ebook "Metabolic Surge - Rapid Fat Loss" offers excellent advice that helps more advanced trainers revitalize there fat loss requirements.

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