Tasty Tuesday: The Truth About When To Eat

Good Morning Truth Army!

Lets start out with the basics on diets. I hear everyone talk about losing weight blah... blah...blah... but they never really sit down and analyze their eating plans.

The 1^st and biggest mistake people make is that they skip meals. DON’T! People come to me and say "I’m watching what I am eating by only eating 2-3 times a day" or "I don’t eat breakfast". WRONG!

You should be eating at least 3 meals with 2-3 little, healthy snack meals in between. These meals will act as food for the furnace and turn into energy for you to run on thru the day.

This is what your eating schedule should look like:

8 am: Breakfast

10 am: Snack

1 pm: Lunch

3 pm: Snack

6pm: Dinner

This should be good for the average person. You can always add in a snack at 9 or 10 before bed but make sure its protein and not heavy carbs if your goal is to lose weight.

Later on I can get into foods and how much to eat. In the meantime, Truth Army, start sending me feedback. I want to know, do YOU skip meals?  Also share topics with me that you want to hear more about on Tasty Tuesdays?

The Truth

The Truth About The Truth

I live by the saying, “You either love me or you hate me but either way you will respect me!” I was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico on a military base back in 1969, when my father was getting ready to go to Vietnam. I’ve always been very active and got into playing baseball, football, and basketball when I was a kid. I started weight training at the age of 14 down in the cellar of my parent’s house, where I used my first set of weights given to me by my dad for my birthday. Can’t forget those wonderful Joe Weider plastic weights. By 16, I joined my first gym called Body and Fitness Gym. It was a pure animal hole in the wall, the kind that makes you grow up real quick when you enter.

I spent most of my early years growing up in New York and later moved to Orlando, FL for college, where I attended the University of Central Florida. Go Knights! I continued training and entered my first show- The Seminole Classic, when I was 25.

Over the last 15 years I entered tons of competitions most recently the:

         Southern State’s- National Qualifier

                  2010- 2^nd Place Masters Middle Weight Class

         Masters Nationals in Pittsburgh

                  2010- 9^th Middle Weight Class

         The Dexter Jackson Classic

                  2008- 1^st Place Middle Weight Class

                  2007- 3^rd Place Middle Weight Class

         Deke Warner Florida State Masters in Fitness- National Qualifier

                  2008- 1^st Place Middle Weight Class

                  2007- 3^rd Place Welter Weight Class

         Europa Super Show, TX

                  2008- 4^th Middle Weight Class

Back in 1994 I worked with Threshold Distribution, one of the first distributors in the country who sold several manufacturers products before the fitness boom came about. I opened a sub-distribution center of ABB products, out of Georgia for about 3 years, selling sports drinks and supplements to gyms and health stores nationwide.

During this time I met my wife Jessica and have been married 9 years. We now have two beautiful little girls, which I adore. My littlest one is already picking up a 5 lb plates and carrying them around the house. In the year 2000, I joined forces with New Whey Nutrition and helped bring about a new generation of products now known as New Whey Liquid Protein. 42 grams of liquid protein in a 3.8 oz tube!

Needless to say I’ve been in the industry for a while and have seen the ins and outs of how things work and have become very knowledgeable about fitness and nutrition.

This blog is going to teach YOU everything you need to know, so pay close attention. On Tasty Tuesdays I’ll go over everything from diet, supplement usage, nutrition, etc. Workout Wednesdays, you guessed it, workout routines, regiments, fitness, etc. Then finally, Truth Thursdays, when I’ll talk about upcoming events, send out some words of wisdom and motivation as the week winds down. Most importantly I’ll be hitting you with the Truth. But remember, being fit is a way of life, its brutal and its not easy so get ready!

-Can you handle…The Truth?