One of my biggest issues with this nutrition change was always going to be complacency; I just didn’t think it would happen so quickly. Week 2 started pretty well. I halved my weekly food prep time and I even remembered my breakfast on Monday morning, though old...
Many of the websites I’ve been reading online say that meal prep can take a little getting used to, they’re not wrong! My first on the Zone plan. I spent an hour or so last week planning a couple of week’s meals and then writing a shopping list, and about 3 hours on...
Welcome to the next instalment of our nutrition focus with Coach Shaun. To read the first entry of Shaun’s nutrition focus, click here. Week 2 – Always Have A Plan In my previous post, I explained a few reasons why I wanted to focus on my nutrition and set...
Hi, my name is Shaun, and I’m a coach at CrossFit Hutt Valley. I’ve been a member at CrossFit Hutt Valley for around two years, and have this year taken the not insignificant step into the coaching realm. One of the topics that interests me most, is...
In the words of one of my childhood heroes, Colonel Hannibal Smith, “I love it when a plan comes together”! That’s not always the case though when it comes to nutrition programs, and many of us see our best efforts fail. In our instant gratification...
If you’re still cutting calories, going “low-fat,” or walking on treadmills to lose weight, in 2017…you need to see this. We’ve learned a lot about metabolism, exercise and diets, and it turns out, the three strategies listed above might just be the WORST way to lose...