Deep Fried, Bacon Wrapped, Chocolate Covered, Twinkies

Disclaimer: No twinkies were harmed in the writing of this blog.

Step 1 in Fit True Nutrition is probably the hardest of the 4 Steps. It requires the greatest changes to peoples lives. It's the easiest step to fall off the wagon with. People say or think they have the step covered but a little questioning and poking reveals that they don't.

Once Step 1 is accomplished, the others fall into place much easier. If Step 1 starts to waiver, then the others have less positive benefit. That's why its exciting when someone is rock solid in doing Step 1. Because the results from Step 1 are the most significant.

Step 1 is eat five to six equally portioned equally spaced meals throughout the day. Roughly, every three hours. The important parts to Step 1 are the portion sizes and the frequency of eating them. Not the what to eat. People frequently ask what they should eat during Step 1. That question communicates they don't get the main reason for doing Step 1. We are trying to change one habit at a time, so that you can develop a new habit FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. We'll get to the what to eat in the next step and then improve on it in the following step. But the main thrust of Step 1 is the portion sizes and the frequency of them.

That's why one suggestions is to cut your lunch in half, eat half right away, and the other half three hours later. Cutting it in half gives you equal portions. Three hours is a good frequency. Regarding the other meals, they don't have to be perfect in the amounts but they should be close. Close means eye-balling it, not necessarily counting out calories. If you CAN count calories and WANT to count calories then please do so. But eyeballing it should be close enough. A protein bar probably is way less than the sandwich you had. You could have another protein bar, but more likely what you need to do is down size the sandwich and add something like a piece of fruit to the bar. Try to balance the portion sizes out.

Bordering on the absurd, let's say that all you normally eat in one sitting over the coarse of the day is a deep fried, bacon wrapped, chocolate covered twinkie. First, may God have mercy on your soul. Second, in trying to accomplish Step 1 take your deep fried, bacon wrapped, chocolate covered twinkie, cut it into five or six equal portions and eat one portion about every three hours throughout the day. Do that for about three weeks and technically you have accomplished Step 1.

The reason for that ridiculous example is to communicate the goal in Step 1. Which is to eat five to six equally portioned equally spaced meals. It will take about two weeks to get used to and about another two weeks for your body to truly adapt to it. It might take longer. If you jump right into it right away and it seems to be working for you, you should still do it for at least three weeks to make it a habit. Feel free to post your questions below.