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I had the honors of having Gabrielle Reece write a guest post for my blog. Her post shares great tips to help you reach your fitness goals. I also have some FREE 30 day membership’s to give away for her Train 360 Fitness System. Just leave a comment telling me how YOU eat smart to shape up and I will email you with your 30 day membership code!

Eat Smart to Shape Up – Get your relationship with food straight and getting in shape will be a whole lot easier.

By Gabrielle Reece

Women ask me all the time, what’s my diet like? It’s actually pretty straightforward. The short version is, I eat three meals a day, I drink water instead of Starbucks or Seven Up, and I avoid a lot of processed foods, wheat, sugar and other ingredients I can’t pronounce. Try sticking to my basic commandments for a balanced diet and see if this doesn’t increase your energy, balance your moods, and make your favorite jeans hang just a little bit looser.

Reach for the H20. Instead of soda or juice, go for a tall glass of water. Sugary drinks have a lot of hidden calories and can leave you dehydrated. Don’t skip breakfast. You put your metabolism behind the eight ball for the rest of the day by skipping or “forgetting” to eat breakfast. Start off your day with a good size meal. Eat some eggs or oatmeal. A bagel or muffin and a cup of coffee is not a meal

Eat Something Green with Every Meal. It’s important to get enough green in our diets; it helps our pH balance and makes everything just run a little smoother. Go Clear Not Creamy. Choose salad dressings that are vinegar, olive oil or balsamic based rather than those made with mayonnaise or buttermilk. Stick with Real Food: Avoid too many nuked, frozen, or fast foods. Put the stuff in your mouth that is going to give you nutritional value. A fresh chicken salad is a good choice, as is fish you grill simply, with a squeeze of lemon to bring out its natural good flavor. And remember; if you can’t pronounce it don’t eat it unless, of course, you happen to be in a foreign country.

Avoid Preservatives: If a food has a shelf life longer than the giant tortoise, AVOID it! Why would you want to eat something that can stay preserved for 12 years? Yuck.

Watch Your Portions. It’s better to each five small meals a day then two giant ones. Avoid a huge dinner, except on special occasions (see below). Don’t Cut Out All The Carbs: Don’t even try! Natural carbs, such as those found in beans, wholegrain cereals and vegetables, are a good source of brain food. If you remove all the carbs from your diet, you are liable to forget your own name. Doing this is not great for the moods either. Eat the Good Fats: Good fats, such as those found in salmon, nuts and olive oil, are important because they make you feel full and satisfied. Don’t be afraid of healthy fats. If you put enough in your meals it can help you control your portion sizes.

Focus on Proteins: Proteins have a high nutritional value and are good for your muscle tone and development. Help yourself to sensible portions of lean meats such as fish, tofu, turkey and chicken.

Plan you’re Indulgences: If you know you are going to your “favorite” restaurant that has the dessert you die for then be good all week and go and have a great time. Reward yourself by sucking it up the days before and then really enjoy your special night out.

Get Tough When You Need To: If you’ve been having a little bit too much fun in your eating then set a one-week moratorium for yourself. Eat strict for one week just to keep everything under control. You can do it, and once you do, you’ll feel like you have a handle on things.

Cut Yourself Some Slack: Whatever you decide to eat enjoy it. There is nothing worse than eating something and then feeling bad about it. It’s adding insult to injury. If it’s going to make you feel that bad to eat it, and then ask yourself, “Why am I going to put it in my mouth”? One or the other, do it and love it. Don’t do it and feel good about that.

With that in mind, eat something yummy once a day, not a whole pie, but one bite, maybe two. Follow these simple rules, and see where it gets your body, mind and spirit.

Best wishes,

Gabby

Make sure to visit her website, gotogabby.com!

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