I'll be clear on this, if I want to eat a plate of pasta I will. I won't starve myself of the pleasure, nor will I refuse it if someone has gone to the trouble of making it for me - a predicament I will come across, no doubt, when I go to Italy for my summer hols.
Tip 2 of training: Diet
The first was patience. I even touched upon Diet in this post. I mentioned how a bodybuilder will spend years of his/her life not indulging in certain foods because ultimately their end goal was to be the best physical specimen they could be.
I can't stress how important I have found diet to be in my recent experience. Whilst it's only been a change of the last 2 months, I have noticed benefits, both from an aesthetic focus and more so on my general well being.
I have suffered less illness (colds and such), I have more constant energy (whereas before I would peak and drop) and my general well being is overall improved.
I switched to a low carb diet, which meant that wherever I could, I would cut out bread, pasta, rice, noodles, potatoes etc. I also upped my salad intake - I absolutely love peppers now, whereas before I couldn't stand the stuff. I eat a lot more fish, meat and most importantly fruit. YOU NEED THE VITAMINS!
It comes at a cost eating this way, I think I even mentioned previously that the cost of my shop has increased by 3x. It's not easy. I am looking at growing some fruit and veg for next year and see what I can get growing for the rest of the year to help ease some bills.
What I think is important is looking at what you eat and ask am I getting any benefit from eating this? Sweets, biscuits (which I love!), cakes etc are effectively empty calories. They are, in general just pure sugar. They provide no benefit and increase fat stores - which, if you are training, you want to avoid as much as you can.
So there we have it, Patience and Diet are what I would class as the bottom of my pyramid to achieving your goals in exercise.
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