IDare you everyday:
- Drink 8 oz of room temp water with ½ fresh squeezed lemon juice first things in the morning!
- Eat breakfast within an hour or two of waking. (Try to wait a full 12 hours from Dinner)
- Eat every 2-3 hours after. (Depending on bacteria and blood sugar levels)
- Stop eating 3 hours prior to bedtime.
- Have protein with each meal. (If you are shaky between meals, eat protein in your snack as well – we want to balance your blood sugar levels)
- Eat 3 square meals a day (Never skip)
- Eat an unlimited amount of vegetables.
- Eat a variety of foods within each food group.
- Eat a Rotational Diet ~ Don’t eat the same thing every day! Super important
- Eat organic, seasonal and local.
- Never let yourself get hungry (Which will prevent overeating) (Depending on bacteria issues)
- Wean slowly off of coffee if you currently drink it. Cut your coffee by 25% for 3 days. If no headaches/symptoms, cut again by the same amount for 3 days. Repeat this pattern you are drinking no coffee. If you have no symptoms, this should take up to 12 days. Drink White tea, & yerba mate! Chai tea is my favorite morning pick me up.
- Drink half your weight in ounces of water a day. Example: 120 pounds / 2 = 60 ounces – 1 gallon of water a day
- No alcohol, sugar, gluten, dairy, artificial coloring/flavorings.
- Eat Real Whole Food
I dare you to MOVE:
- Commit to Exercising 3 to 5 times a week
- Partake in 2 to 3 resistant training days (Whether that be personal training, Bootcamps, TRX)
- Building muscle is key to weight loss
- 1 pound of muscle weighs the same as one pound of fat, but muscle is denser, which give you tone and definition & fat is spread out
- If you build 1 pound of muscle, you automatically burn 50 more calories a day, even when you are resting
- So in retrospect, 10 pounds of muscle on your body burns 500 more calories a day * 7 days a week = 3,500 calories more a week just from weight training (don’t be the guy who sits on the elliptical all day every day!)
- Get at least 2 interval cardio days a week (ex: spin class)
- Please give 24 hours notice of cancelations
- Be mindful of your body and Stretch. Stretching brings oxygen to your blood, which burns fat! “How bout them apples!”
- Mediate Daily, try to do yoga once a week!
I dare you to be in tuned with your soul:
- Sleeping at least 8 hours a night. (Keep track)
- Track if you wake up, why and how many times.
- Track your emotions and cravings (on a calendar)
- Track you day of your menstrual cycle (if you still have one)