A True Lifestyle Change

 

 

 

Changing your relationship with food . . .

 

When you begin living The Power Foods Lifestyle, you stop looking at foods as good or bad, and begin looking at them as strategic or non-strategic to helping you reach your goals. You will begin to respect food for its properties and contributions to your body. 

 

Instilling habits of strategic food choices . . .

 

The Power Foods Lifestyle will teach you to identify the primary macronutrients in any food you eat. This identification will allow you to strategically combine foods to make a complete meal and balance portion sizes to put your body in an optimal fat-fighting and health-preserving environment. 

 

 

Evolving your body into a healthy vehicle for your life . . .

 

As you focus on changing the way you look at food at combining them, your body will be in an environment to begin disposing of excess body fat. Your body will begin to function as it was designed to and help protect, and in some cases, reverse chronic illness and disease.

 

 

Enhancing your mood and energy levels . . .

 

Experience the natural energy and overall good feelings that result from eating as The Power Foods Lifestyleteaches. Reduce, if not eliminate, your use of artificial energy.

 

 

Take a Sneak Peek inside the book!

 

A Healthy Lifestyle

• Why desperation diets don’t work

• Strategic routes to the end goal

• What constitutes a healthy lifestyle

• How long it takes for the body to adapt

Mental Discipline

• The process of self-analysis

• Overcoming reasons you turn to food

• Training your mind to accept slow results and a changing body

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Setting Goals

• Focusing on behavior, not results

• Setting strategic lifestyle change goals

Macronutrients

• Why they are more important than calories

• Identifying macros on nutrition labels

• Common myths about calories and how they work in the body

Protein

• Why you need protein at every meal

• Myths about protein

• Protein and your workout

Carbohydrates

• Simple vs. complex carbohydrates

• How to utilize them to enhance fat burn

• Relationship to fats

Fats

• Why we need good fats

• How good fats are used strategically to optimize fat burn

• All about oils, egg yolks, butters, and substitutes

Vegetables

• How many you should be eating

• Real vs. artificial nutrients

• Is organic best?

Fruits

• Best times to eat fruit

• Strategies to enhancing fat burn with fruits

Meal Construction

• Proper meal combinations for fat burn

• Converting macros to real food

Meal Timing

• Importance of smaller, frequent meals

• Problems with waiting too long to eat

• How your body changes

• Eating around your workout

Portion Sizes

• Awareness and easy measurements

• Techniques and tricks to portion control

• Portion size recommendations for multiple demographics

Indulgence Meal

• Why we don’t call it a “cheat meal”

• Eliminate the fear of eating outside “the plan”

• Why your body needs indulgences

Triple S

• Sweeteners

• Seasonings

• Sauces

• Kristy Jo’s Secret Seasoning Combinations

Supplements & Vitamins

• Why fat burners should not be used

• Pre-workout

• All about protein powders

• Recommended vitamins

Hydration

• Recommended water intake

• Caffeine and dehydration

• How to ensure you drink a lot of water

Helpful Tidbits

• Utilize your time to enhance your lifestyle change

• Tips for food prep

• Power Foods Lifestyle while dining out

Pursuit of Perfection

• Focus on changing from the inside out

• Decrease the number of mistakes instead of strive for perfection

• Where is the balance?

Conclusion

• Summing it all up and why you should live the PFL

Quick Reference Guide

• Grocery Shopping List/Power Foods List