Whether you are looking to reduce body fat, firm your body or improve your physique, nutrition is a key element.  If a bodybuilder (non-professional) were to tell you their "secret," it would be how they eat, not how they workout!  This is such a profound statement, most people do not believe.  Believe it!

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Living Lean Letter	Accurate LBM Measurements

Several pages of information about nutrition could be written, but were not. We want to provide enough enough information to displace myths about eating. Much of this information was obtained from Dave Ryan, Living LEAN, and Terry Edwards (former LEAN associate & Mr. Oregon). Please click on the "chart" icon on the left or this "Link" to read an extremely comprehensive article about nutrition by Dave Ryan.

There are several good books and different effective systems for developing good eating habits. A key element of the Living LEAN program is not just excellent support, but also providing accurate body analysis to monitor progress.

After reading the Living LEAN Letter, you should agree that fat is not our enemy. It is, and always will be our body's preferred, primary fuel except for the brain and nerves. The issue is: most people have more than sufficient stores of "body fat." This article goes into detail explaining why we increase body fat (but loose body weight) by following the traditional "diet" (i.e. eating less food)! The body metabolism actually increases if you eat (proper types and amount of food) 4 to 6 times a day (preferably 6 times). Why do you think they feed you every few hours (usually very little but healthy food) during a stay in a hospital.

Other than working-out, the author does not lead an "active" lifestyle.  Diet consists mainly of low-fat foods. Proteins are always a "lean" source such as poultry (white, not dark meat), fish, shellfish and lean meat (hamburger @ 7% fat, round steak). Main source of carbohydrates are "complex" carbohydrates such as brown rice, whole wheat pasta, yams and sweet potatoes. Daily protein intake is at least 1-gram per every pound of LBM or an increase up to 115% this amount. This translates to a minimum of 170 grams to a maximum of 200 grams protein each day. That's a lot! Meals are eaten at least 5 times each day. Send an e-mail if you'd like to request his current diet.

The key to any nutritional program is get a proper balance from each food group. This must be based on your LBM and the amount of daily/weekly activity. You should follow some type of exercise program. The exercise program on this web site is a very intense program designed for people serious about increasing LBM. It is not necessarily the only exercise program that works or is appropriate for you and your lifestyle.

Unless a person is currently very lean or does not want to reduce their body fat, they do not need very much fat in their diet. Because of vegetable's low caloric values, a person can probably not overeat vegetables (except high fat veggies such as avocados and olives). Very rarely do you see a vegetarian with very much LBM. It is important to have an accurate body composition measurement to track "actual" progress, not use the bathroom scale.

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