Velocity Diet - Day 25

I am nearing the end of this diet and starting to think about what's next in terms of an eating plan. I have been doing a lot of reading and I have decided to apply the diet and nutrition concepts of Dr. John Berardi. Dr. Berardi has a strong following among strength athletes and he backs up all of his views with science.

I will ease off of this diet and and into regular meals while trying to establish his "seven habits" which are:

1. Eat every 2-3 hours, no matter what. You should eat between 5-8 meals per day.
2. Eat complete, lean protein with each meal.
3. Eat fruits and/or vegetables with each food meal.
4. Ensure that your carbohydrate intake comes from fruits and vegetables. Exception: workout and post-workout drinks and meals.
5. Ensure that 25-35% of your energy intake comes from fat, with your fat intake split equally between saturates (e.g. animal fat), monounsaturates (e.g., olive oil), and polyunsaturates (e.g. flax oil, salmon oil).
6. Drink only non-calorie containing beverages, the best choices being water and green tea.
7. Eat mostly whole foods (except workout and post-workout drinks).

So, nothing groundbreaking here. It seems pretty straightforward and a good place to start. Once I have settled into this I will think about applying more of his concepts. He believes that it is pretty much a waste of time to worry about any other aspects of diet until these rules are followed 90% of the time. He also suggests many can attain their health, fitness and strength goals by following these guidelines alone.

Three days to go! I had an extra solid meal over the weekend and another few days of shakes should be a piece of cake.