My Food Journal The Week of December 5th
Nutrition | December 12, 2016
READ THIS PLEASE:
Most of the questions I get in the comments, are already answered in my Nutrition Guide and in the info below, so please take your time to read thoroughly.
This is not a meal plan for you guys. Keep that in mind.
You can use my Food Journal as a template for your own weekly meal plan, but I really suggest you eat according to your own body-type and goals (fat-loss, weight loss, or muscle gain).
I’m a mesomorph – athletic and muscular so I don’t have to always earn my carbs with a workout although I like doing that anyways because I tent to gain weight and easily.
If you’re an endomorph – your body stores more fat and your goal is to get leaner or lose weight. You should definitely earn your carbs with a workout.
If you’re ectomorph – skinny, with very little muscle mass, then you don’t need to earn your carbs with a workout as long as those carbs come from natural sources like rice, potatoes, quinoa, whole grains, etc. (junk food and simple sugar is bad for everyone, even skinny people)
We should all exercise daily and avoid added sugar and junk food if we want to stay healthy and strong. If you do want to eat sugar and junk here and there, then at least earn it with your workout even if you’re naturally skinny. It will help you avoid lifestyle diseases such as diabetes.
Nutrition Guide with more info here.
FM – Free meal that you can eat at any time of the day regardless of your body type. These meals are low in carbs and sugar.
WEM – Workout earned meal, or a meal you should earn with your high intensity training if you’re either an endomorph or an endo–mesomorph (athletic person who gains weight easily).
DRINK A LOT OF WATER! I have a 800ml glass bottle that I refill 3x a day to make sure I drink about 2,5l of water every day. If you’re having a trouble to drink plain water, you can always flavor it with fresh lemon juice.
These are my supplements: Supreme greens, glucosamine, essential fatty acids, and my pre-workout protein blend with a natural fat burner which you can buy in my store.
MONDAY
HIGH INTENSITY TRAINING
TUESDAY
HIGH INTENSITY TRAINING
WEDNESDAY
STRETCH & TONE WORKOUT
THURSDAY
HIGH INTENSITY WORKOUT
FRIDAY
HIGH INTENSITY TRAINING
SATURDAY
HIGH INTENSITY TRAINING
SUNDAY
STRETCH & TONE WORKOUT
Private Member |
stavanger, norway
Hi Zuz,
you’re such a sweetheart for all the hard work you do! It’s hard to express in words all the appreciation I feel 🙂
Your food journal is very great and it is helping a lot in terms of understanding what a good and healthy eating should look like. However, to make this understaning complete, would be possible to add timing to it? The most of the time I eat healthy and in controlled portions etc., however I have a bad pattern when it comes to timing…
Love you!
Private Member |
lake tahoe, nv, usa
We all wake up at different times and we all get hungry at different intervals. You should always listen to your body. When I eat doesn’t matter, because I do what works for me. You have to find out what exactly works for you. If you think that your intervals should be shorter or longer then make it that way and see what works for you.
Private Member |
melbourne, australia
Thank you!!!
Private Member |
vaasa, finland
I started to keep a food journal one week ago (with an app) and it’s really eyeopening! After the day you can see all the stuff you have eaten and it’s so easy to see what is unnecessary in your diet 🙂 It’s also not nice to eat any junk if you have to document it on your phone 😀 After a succesfull day you can see how well you did! I’m using an app called Diet Tracker, and it’s okay but I think there are better ones available. If you have good experiences with better apps let me know =)
Private Member |
tx
Some days look like such little food, like Tuesday and Wednesday. I don’t know how you do it! I don’t think I over eat or have a bad diet, and listen to when my body says it is hungry, but maybe what I think are normal portions really are too much? I don’t know, anyone else?
Private Member |
prague, czech republic
Yes, I agree. In every single Food Journal has Zuzka very tiny portions size. I don’t understand, how Zuzka can maintain her muscles, when she eats sooo small portions.
Private Member |
uk
Apart from her short workouts Zuzka doesn’t seem to be doing any other sport or cardio like running or cycling or swimming and if she is sitting in front of computer all day you don’t need many calories for that. Also her muscles definitions seems optically bigger because of her very low body fat. If she gained weight the muscles would be less obvious. So basically she is keeping the muscles by eating enough protein, lifting some weights few times per week and not moving much for the rest of the time:) And as for her tiny portions – she needs to eat that little otherwise she would start gaining weight very fast and being overweight is out of question in her job. Sacrifice needs to made : )
Private Member |
thanks for the explaination. i was wondering the same.
i have to eat three times a day du to my schedule, but i got so hungry in the morning, but only when i’m working. and i do a hard work, always walking and lifting.
since i start working out, i find a eat less, and i was over eating so it’s great.
but i tend to do zuzka workout before the dinner to earn my carbs although i already have small portion of carb at lunch with veggies. do you thinks i should stop those and only eat cabs after training? i really need to loose weight, i gain so much in a year. thanks
Private Member |
washington, dc, usa
There is a raw foodist on youtube by the name of Markus Rothkranz. In one of his videos, he interviewed a vegan guy who fasts for 23 hours and consumes all of his food/nutrition within one hour of the day. He is very lean and muscular. The information exchange is also pretty interesting and intense and may help explain why Z is able to maintain her muscle.
Private Member |
redmond, oregon, united states
I have noticed that with more healthy fats like Zuzka has it holds you over longer than having more carbs. Try having more healthy fats ratio than carbs. It really does help and you don’t crash or get shaky feeling.
Private Member |
belgrade, serbia
The food zuzka eats is quite calorie dense and rich (nut butter, coconut/ almond flour, coconut oil, butter etc)
If you eat slow and savour each bite chewing each bite 30 times you will find you really don’t need as much quantity. It’s true every body is different. I followed zuzka daily eating regime for a week & found I lost muscle & was hungry at dinner which means for me I didn’t eat enough during the day. I now eat only 3meals a day and have a huge breakfast every morning and I can make it through the day without feeling hangry. I always follow the rule of “carbs earned” & wow does that ever make a difference. (Thanks zuzka – so brilliant) Plus it encourages me to workout daily as I want those carbs!
Private Member |
tx
Ah thanks for this Kate! I feel the same as you, too hungry at dinner if I don’t have enough nutrition over the day, and then my energy and sleep suffers, but I don’t think I can get as lean as Zuzka.
Private Member |
Can’t wait for the low carb caramel pecan bar recipe! Looks delicious!
Private Member |
santa cruz, ca
I appreciate your food journals always!! You have helped me re-learn healthy portion sizes and not obsess over meal planning, and with keeping food simple. It has helped me greatly while I’ve been in grad school, on a budget and with extremely limited time for cooking for myself. So thank you again!
Private Member |
seattle, wa, usa
@zuzka do you also take you fat burn protein everyday? Or just once a week like on you food journal? Thanks
😊
Private Member |
redmond, oregon, united states
I thought she has it before her workouts. She probably just doesn’t list it unless she is having it in a smoothie as a meal. Hope that helps. She usually has it with water before wo. From what I could see.
Private Member |
Hello,
You recently purchased a new pair of Nike shoes and I was curious exactly what kind they were?
Private Member |
curitiba, parana, brazil
Zuzka sitting all day long in front of computer was too good! I can visualize her lifting weights all day long or working out but not sitting! I wish I could sit all day long and get those abs! kkkk She does a hard work girls! 🙂