Fitness Nutrition Tips

Fitness nutrition tips to help you get in shape and stay in shape!

When you get serious about fitness, nutrition becomes extremely important. When you engage in activities that are athletic, nutrition becomes more important. And when you are serious about losing weight, nutrition is about 90% of the battle - and these fitness nutrition tips will help you win that battle!

Read Up: Pick up a food nutrition guide at the bookstore, or browse through some nutrition websites, and start reading and educating yourself about the food you eat. An informed consumer is a smart - and healthy - consumer.

Plan It Out: Plan your weekly meals and grocery shop every Sunday. You can even cook some of your meals on Sunday. "Failing to plan is planning to fail."

Cut The Cravings: Go for seven days without sugar and processed foods. That's enough time for many people to get rid of their cravings for junk food.

Clean Out The Cupboards: You can't eat it if it's not there. Your family can stash their junk food somewhere you can't find it.

Respect Your Body: Dining out with family and friends doesn't give you the right to eat whatever you want. Show your body the respect it deserves and give it healthy foods, not high-fat, high-calorie junk that does your body more harm than good.

Dress It Up: Salads are a nutritional goldmine. Salad dressings, on the other hand, are typically not so healthy. A simple drizzle of balsamic vinegar followed by a splash of olive oil is better than any dressing I've ever used, plus it's SO healthy! I wish I had discovered it earlier!

Spice It Up: Adding herbs and spices to your salads, scrambled eggs, chicken dishes, etc., is a great way to add flavor. And many herbs and spices are loaded with antioxidants, which are super healthy for your body.

Cut It Back: Our food portions are typically larger than we think they are. Do you really need an entire 6 ounce chicken breast, or would 4 ounces of chicken and loads of vegetables be better for you? Cut back your portion sizes just a little and the calories you save will really add up.

Scale It Down: Do you really know how much food you are eating? Get a scale and a set of measuring cups and measure out your portions for a week or two. You'll learn what 6 ounces of chicken really looks like, and you'll be better at eyeballing portion sizes in the future.

Split It Up: Splitting your meals into six mini meals throughout the day will help keep your metabolism cranking and hunger at bay. Just make sure they are, in fact, mini meals and not the same size meal that you consume right now.

Count It Down: Aim for eating 6-9 servings of fruits and vegetables a day. Apples and carrots are great for filling you up. Frozen grapes make a great treat. And studies show that people who ate one grapefruit a day lost more weight than those who did not.

Add Some Kick: Salsa is a phenomenal, healthy, low-cal condiment. It's great on an omelette or scrambled eggs, tops cooked veggies and potatoes nicely, is great for dipping raw veggies - you can even use it as salad dressing!

Something Fishy: Eat more fish. Salmon and tuna are not only great sources of low-fat protein, they are also great sources of fish oil, which can benefit your heart and your skin.

Back It Up: Always have a back-up plan. If your family decides to order pizza, you should always be able to pull out a healthy prepared meal from the freezer.

Drink Up: We've said it before, but it bears repeating - drinking enough water can make all the difference. It flushes out the toxins and fat and helps to transport nutrients throughout your body.

Tea It Up: Green tea has been shown to help with weight loss by stimulating the metabolism and aiding in the fat burning process. Plus, green tea contains potent antioxidants that help protect against cancer and other diseases.

Switch It Up: Find a low-cal alternative to the foods you love. If chocolate is your passion, find some low-cal options - one Skinny Cow fudge bar, a cup of hot chocolate, or low-fat chocolate pudding are all good options.

Whew, that's a lot of fitness nutrition tips! We'd love for you to share your fitness nutrition tips with us!

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