Jeff Cavaliere

But have that be the one third.

And then divide the rest of your plate with carbohydrates.

Preferably in a two to one ratio with fibrous carbohydrates to starchy carbohydrates.

So the fibers being the green, the vegetables, asparagus, the broccoli, and then the starchy carbohydrates, the rice, potatoes, pasta.

I don't believe, me personally, I don't believe that I should eliminate my starchy carbohydrates.

Again, inherently I'm an athlete and I know that that's,

served a very important purpose for me, for energy, for fuel resources, for glycogen, for my muscles, that I don't avoid that.

Plus I know that I could never long-term restrict myself from carbohydrates.

So when I started out, I said, I have to adopt a plan here that I know I can stick to.

If it was taking away pasta and taking away oatmeal and taking away the things, there's no way that I could sustain that.

So I don't think that people should try to start out on some change to their diet where they're restricting foods they know they're never going to be able to maintain long-term or keep away long-term.

So that if you can learn to manage them and eat them in a way that's more controlled, because the rest of the stuff on your plate is actually helping to minimize your cravings for that or controlling your portion sizes there.

That's the long-term goal, I think.

And then overarching over all that,

Calorically, just because it's a fact of nature, fats are more calorically dense than carbohydrates and proteins.

So just be aware of your fats.

I know a lot of people who go down the path of healthy eating and they're putting olive oil on everything and avocado on everything because they're healthy foods, but they're putting so much of it because they want to feel like they're doing the healthy thing, but you're also skyrocketing your calories.

So you have to at least be aware

where where and how you're applying your fats because calorically they will add up i have nothing against fat i think everybody should have it i think it should be part of every meal i'm just saying it should be you need to be aware of your fat content i try to go low sugar as much as i possibly can i do not try i try to avoid processed foods i try to avoid um

blatant sugars unless it's my birthday and i'm having my carrot cake but for the most part that's really your only quote unquote that's not my that's not my only like you know that that's a that's become an urban myth a little bit maybe i'll have it twice a year but but no i i don't i don't i really try not to um indulge in those things but i'm not missing it