Quick meal: baked chicken breast, mixed nuts and seeds, and spinach.
Cooking the chicken in bulk allows me to create these meals very quickly.
The tradition of cooking each meal individually is time consuming and resource intensive.
Most people are busy and often skip this for a fast food option. That leads to body composition and health issues, when done for too many consecutive weeks.
Cooking in bulk and meal prepping, as part of your comprehensive meal planning, eliminates the need for reliance on fast food.
I can have 10 of these meals ready to go in Tupperware containers in a very short amount of time.
Some people think that I post my meal pics because I think that someone cares about what I have for dinner. Trust me, I know that nobody cares about what anyone has for dinner.
It may surprise some of you to know that I am a certified nutrition coach and weight loss specialist, amongst many other additional certified specialist titles. I have been teaching, coaching, and mentoring clients in nutrition, fitness, health, and wellness for many years now.
When I show you a pic of a meal, I'm showing you an example of a proven solution. If you struggle with weight management issues, I would recommend trying to use my meal pics as an example. In a few weeks time, you would see some dramatic progress, especially when combined with a challenging exercise program. - which of course, I also coach clients in.
If you think you have a handle on your nutrition plan, but are not making the desired progress which you seek, ask yourself the following 4 questions:
1: Do you have a clearly defined goal? If not, you need to create one using the SMART method ( specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and timely ). Find your "WHY".
2: Based upon your goal, what is your optimal daily calorie intake? You should also know what your current daily caloric intake is, and the difference between the two that you have to adjust for.
3: Based upon your goal, what is your optimal macronutrient ratio of protein, fat, and carbs? You should also know what your current daily macronutrient ratio is, and the difference between the two that you have to adjust for.
4. Based upon your goal, what type of exercise, lifestyle and mindset changes are required? You should know where you are at, so you can determine what changes are needed.
If you do not know the answers to these questions or how to find / calculate the answers to these, then it's safe to say that you do not have a sufficient grip on your nutrition plan.
I teach clients how to specifically create their individual nutrition plans based upon their specific goals.
There is a lot more to it than to simply "eat less and exercise more". Over the last few decades, I have rarely ever seen any of my clients succeed by starving themselves and doing more cardio. However, I have seen that plan fail repeatedly, time and time again.
So no, I don't post my meal pics because of my delusional assumption that you want to see what I had for dinner. I post my meal pics so you can see a variety of proven meals which can help you reach your goal.
Eric Dempsey
MS, NASM Fitness Nutrition Specialist
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