Is your nutrition plan realistic or idealistic?
Let's come down to earth.
Often I find the ways people want to change their nutrition are set with good intentions... but they aren't realistic.
Nutrition needs to be REALISTIC for it to last.
Which means, your nutrition plan needs to be flexible and adaptable around your lifestyle.
Perhaps you do shift work and get home at 10pm every night too tired to cook.
Maybe you have 4 kids you also have to feed
It could be that you want to try a plant based diet - but don't have great cooking skills…
Changing things overnight in a big way probably isn't going to work for the long term, leaving you frustrated and feeling like a failure.
You aren’t a failure - it’s the strategy that’s failing you.
Set yourself up for success by being realistic over idealistic when it comes to your nutrition.
Persistent over perfection.
There's enough stress, judgement and shame around food and nutrition as it is without you putting unrealistic idealistic expectations on yourself.
Rather than going for the 'new years resolution' style approach that sets you up to fail, start where you are at and make small consistent changes that build upon each other one at a time.
That’s the approach I teach my 1:1 clients and through my online Fuelled Framework.
It seems too simple, but that’s part of the beauty in how it works so well.
Want to learn more about fuelling your training and competition as a cyclist?
Here's how I can help your cycling nutrition goals:
1️⃣ Follow @drgemmasampson on YouTube for daily nutrition tips
2️⃣ Listen to the Fuelled with Gemma Sampson Podcast
3️⃣ Join Fuelled Team and use my Fuelled Framework
Learn how to fuel optimally before, during and after training and fuel your performance.
It will make cycling nutrition so simple you'll be kicking yourself you didn't join sooner!
Stay fuelled!
Gemma
Fuel your cycling with confidence
Learn how to fuel before, during and after cycling with the Cycling Nutrition Framework for optimal body weight, recovery and performance.