Macronutrient Balance Quotes

I remember when the Atkins diet arrived; I lost 16 lb in the first month, but when I stopped, it all went back on again.

Nutrition is 150 per cent of the bodybuilding formula. It's that important.

Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

For recovery, I think it's a big deal to eat within a half-hour after you exercise. Otherwise I just try to put carbs into my system before I swim and then load up on the protein after. I don't count calories. Whether it's Sour Patch Kids or Reese's or a bag of chips, if I feel like eating it, I'm going to eat it.

I believe that sugar is just as important for our body as salt is, and other natural foods.

Fat does not make you fat.

The amazing thing is when people change nothing except removing major lectins, they start losing weight and they still are eating lots of calories, but we're not storing it as fat anymore.

When you're training for jiu-jitsu, particularly if you're training for a competition, you have to be pretty prescribed in the variety of what you eat.

I've been trying to put weight on my whole life, and I've been able to do it.

I've tried the keto diet and all these things, but what I've found is that as long as I'm keeping a 2:1 ratio of carbs to protein, that works for me.

I still believe that a plant-based diet has tremendous health benefits, but I have incorporated more animal protein into my diet. I found that my body personally got to a point where I needed something more.

The food we eat goes beyond its macronutrients of carbohydrates, fat and protein. It's information. It interacts with and instructs our genome with every mouthful, changing genetic expression.

The only secret to food combination is a balance of protein, carbs and fat - they all play a key role in our health.

People say you shouldn't eat carbs, but that's crap. I just try to stay away from white ones.

Resting metabolic rate is largely genetically determined, but our calorie intake has an effect as well.

We are what we eat, so I eat as many veggies as I can!

When followed correctly, the Dukan Diet is both a safe and effective method of weight loss.

You need the right fuel for the body.

I would never recommend going on a crash diet. Drastically reducing your calorie intake can cause numerous problems, and your body will store fat because you have sent it into starvation mode. I eat every two hours to maintain my blood sugar levels.

Good nutrition must be at the core of all that you do training and health wise.

It's not the fat that's making you fat: it's not understanding separating carbohydrates from protein and fat.

An athlete's diet is a complicated thing.

I eat 30/40 grammes of carbohydrates, 30/40 grammes of proteins with every meal.

There is this overlying principle of a two-to-one carb-to-protein ratio, so that is first and foremost. I try and retain that throughout the whole day with everything I eat and drink.

I had no idea about nutrition. I thought by eating salads you'll stay skinny.