Fuel Your Strength Fueling Best Practices for Active People w/ Jamie Scott
Jamie Scott is regularly eating 3000 calories a day and is getting leaner. How is this possible? Find out on Part 2 of this awesome series, where we discuss the best fueling practices for active people, the harmful side effects of fasting, and dive deep into the knowledge you need to know to fuel your body correctly and sufficiently.
Key TakeawaysIf You Want To Start Fueling For Your Activity Level, You Should:
- Work with a coach to understand the information overload and decipher what is right for your body
- Figure out the appropriate amount of grams per kilogram that your body needs due to your activity level
- Notice if you are feeling shitty, give yourself fuel, and see how your body reacts
- Bring your body back to balance by reintroducing food
Understanding the 'Why' Behind Fueling
Jamie Scott is a New Zealand Registered Nutritionist, holding post-graduate qualifications in both Nutrition Medicine and Sport & Exercise Medicine, as well as undergraduate degrees in both Nutrition Science and Physical Education, and a Level-1 Mountain Bike Skills coach (PMBIA). Jamie loves helping people navigate the complexity and confusion surrounding everyday health and performance advice and helps them focus on the essential elements of nutrition to increase their capacity and energy for life.
Sorting Through the Information Overload
When you improve your energy processes, all of your body's functionings start to improve with it. You can still be in a calorie deficit, but by introducing a bigger energy flux throughout your system, you can do more and get more nutrients out of your day.
By understanding the systems needed and keeping it simple, sequenced, and strategic, you can grasp the role of macronutrients and why it is important on a physiological level. Jamie believes there is a lack of understanding of human biology in our modern world, and it's only by assessing the information that is out there that you can truly comprehend what your body needs.
Eat More, Not Less
There is a lot of relevant and not-so-relevant information out there. This is why Jamie takes a practical approach in explaining the 'whys' behind fueling your body more and not less. Your body's need for energy will eventually override your willpower. This is what causes binges and irregular appetites.
We come from a culture where women are told they shouldn't eat very much, and this just isn't true. By fueling your body properly and consistently, you will notice the difference in how you feel and how you perform. While it's not an overnight magic pill, it will have a huge impact on your energy, ability, and overall health.
What was your favorite knowledge bomb that Jamie dropped on us today? Share your thoughts about fueling as an active person with me in the comments on the episode page.
In This Episode- What to expect if you start to go out of your way to eat more food (1:55)
- How to let go of your fears around eating more (6:22)
- The importance of systems when implementing a nutrition plan (22:22)
- Why fasting could actually be doing your body more harm than good (31:57)
- Early signs to watch out for that signal you are not fueling your body properly (40:04)
Quotes
"You can repair muscle and bone tissue; you can keep your ovaries switched on and keep your menstrual cycle running, brain fog disappears, you are more emotionally stable. You get all the benefits out of each reward, and you are pushing more fuel through the system." (4:02)
"Wrapped around all of that is ongoing support and assurance. And that is probably the biggest part of my ongoing coaching role, is just to kind of pat people on the back and let them know that it will be alright, and this is normal, keep going, stick with it and trust the process." (12:52)
"I think sometimes a lot of people who work with a nutritionist or a nutrition coach think that they are just going to get a plan, effectively a schedule of here is the food I want you to eat and here is when I want you to eat it. And sure, that can be part of it, but if you don't have the structures and the environment around you to prep those meals and eat those meals, it doesn't matter what the schedule says." (22:23)
"Anyone who is on social media and sees anyone promoting daytime fasting that starts from the time someone wakes up, that is a red flag for that person straight away." (35:46)
"We can list all of these positives; we can talk about this until we are blue in the face, we can discuss all the historical and sociological sides of it. The problem is we focus on weight. That's what you get drawn back to." (46:21)
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