Nutrition and Results!
It’s all about results. You know, those reasons we show up to train...the “why” and “what we’re after.” The motivating factor behind all the hard work and sweat soaked t-shirts. Unfortunately (and how I wish it were otherwise) training and exercise are only a tiny fraction of one’s overall success. Whether you’re after performance or weight loss, the nutrition side of the equation is literally 90% of the story. If you’re not eating protein with every meal, lots of veggies and actually eating fat (heaven forbid!) then you’re not going to see the results you want. Period.
Let’s face it, it’s time to suck it up and get serious about your food. No more of this “I’ll start tomorrow or next week” bullshit. It’s a choice. Every time you’re faced with the opportunity to eat something you have a choice. Workplaces are full of shitty food options, from vending machines to the baked goods in the staff room. The holidays are just around the corner and will provide innumerable choice making opportunities. Start making good ones now and you’ll save yourself some grief come January when everyone’s looking to undo what they did the previous three months. Every time you say “just this once” or “I’ll start tomorrow” you’re pushing your results further away. Don’t do it. Or if you do, don’t tell us about it. We’re not food therapists for folks who can’t make good decisions. Hold yourself accountable NOW and see how much progress you can make! Check out Robb’s ”Yo-Yo Dieting” post for more fun on this topic!
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Nutrition is absolutely key. I am much more productive in the gym and with daily life when my nutrition is dialed in. And the only one in control of your nutrition is YOU! Eat like crap and your performance will be just that. The 3 primary things that effect my performance are sleep deprivation, overtraining/over worked, and poor nutrition. And I have to say, nutrition is at the top of the heap!
That’s RIGHT! Thank you Nicki for those words of encouragement! School is back in session and time seems to fly, making it harder to get the food dialed in. Preparing my lunch the night before and planning dinners for the week really seem to help me. Thank you for the reminder of nutrition and its importance… and Katie you are “O” so right! 
Damn, I wish this post wasn’t true, but O how it is! Note to everyone...the bad food composition is not worth the nauseated workouts. Trust me Nicki and Robb always know when your eating shitty, and those are the days they make the workout full of burpees, sit-ups, and rowing:(