Most of the weight loss diets out there today follow calorie restriction which is normally less than what a person consumes daily. Following a calorie restricted diet will result in weight loss. Structured eating plan diets also work. They give you set meals at certain times and this keeps you from grazing all day. According to scientific research many of the different diets that are out there are Macro and Micro nutrient deficient for the training athlete or the person on a fitness or athletic program. They are too low in protein or carbohydrate and sometimes too high in fat. Lowering your protein calories can result in muscle mass loss which can lower your overall metabolism. They can be deficient in essential nutrients which can leave the dieter in poor health. Lowering your metabolism while dieting is dangerous because when you return to a normal calorie intake you gain weight easier than before.

Calories in and calories out seems easy enough. Beware! You must put nutrient dense food in your body. If you have an exercise program that works your over all body and leaves you depleted from stores in your cells you must re-energize the cells. The only way to do this is with nutrient dense food and supplements. Athletes know they must eat well and supplement to get to where they want to be in their sport. When you take on the title of everyday or every other day fitness performer or athlete the rules of dieting changes for you. Portion sizes, frequency of meals, timing of meals become part of your training regimen everyday.

If you have never trained before or are overweight or obese please check with your doctor before starting any diet or exercise program for your own safety. Once cleared go to a fitness professional in your health club for a structured exercise program and seek out a nutritional specialist to help set you up on a nutrition plan that will work for life. Health is a lifetime commitment and takes dedication and work to achieve your goals. Do it right this time around. Fad diet results are usually short lived and you may end up worse than you were before. Make a decision today to eat right and exercise. You will be rewarded for your efforts. Thanks Reid

We want to begin  by entering into a different generation of nutrition, Sports Nutrition. A high tech, scientifically based performance nutrition. This is the way an athlete or an everyday exerciser can get a competitive edge to compete in sports or staying in shape for the rest of their life. It is unbelievable how many athletes, especially teenagers eat at fast food restaurants consuming large quantities of high fat high sodium meals along with snacks and believe they are on high protein and low fat diets. This type of thinking will not get you to the goals you are looking for you must change your mindset and become an informed consumer. Different foods grown in different regions will have different nutrient content based on soil, how it is farmed, pesticides, preparation and ingredients added for shelf life. Their are studies which report that athletes are deficient in essential vitamins and minerals. They are not eating right and they are relying on deficient food sources and should be supplementing each meal. An athlete must maintain  a more sophisticated approach to achieve excellence. The calories consumed have to be able to take you to another level of performance or they are wasted calories.

With this in mind I will blog you through the week with informative nutritional. motivational and combinations of supplements that will help you to reach the goals of an athlete or everyday exercising person. You can go to my Twitter page for short informative tidbits or log in here for more content on what it takes to get where you want to go. My hope is that this page will help many people reach their goals. Thanks Reid.