Are you tired of diet tips handed out by someone with apparently unlimited income and time? For some of us, it may just not be practical to spend half of our Sunday preparing carefully portioned meals for the rest of the week, or financially feasible to buy all our meals prepackaged in just the right portions. And there are those of us who cringe at the thought of weighing food to achieve ‘optimal portion sizes’. Here are ten real life diet tips for the rest of us.
1. Eating out? Restaurant portions tend to be enormous, and if it’s on the plate, we tend to eat it. If it’s possible, order from the kid’s menu, where portions are more reasonably sized.
NICHOLAS SMITH
With expertise in functional training, strength training, endurance training and core training, Nick has helped clients achieve even the most difficult goals. He employs innovative training and motivational techniques that result in major body transformations. With a focus on functional movements that require little to no equipment, clients are able to train just about anywhere, without having to wait in a queue for gym equipment.
In addition, Nick is committed to helping people break the cycle of a monotonous and sedentary lifestyle—showing them the tools to gain energy and increase overall well being through nutrition programs that help reduce, eradicate and prevent medical crises, while increasing energy, allowing better sleep patterns and less stress. And because he genuinely cares, he is able to help people overcome negative thought patterns and beliefs that limit them from achieving those goals. Over the years, his client base has ranged from inactive high school girls and single mothers/fathers to older, retired individuals just trying to keep active.
Nick is more than a buff body, for sure. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, and certification as a personal trainer from the National Academy of Sports Medicine. He also holds specialty certification as a Fitness Nutrition Specialist with NASM. Committed to ever-increasing his knowledge and staying current, he is completing his MMACS (MMA Conditioning Specialist) with plans to add CES (Corrective Exercise Specialist), PES (Performance Enhancement Specialist), WLS (Weight Loss Specialist) and WFS (Women’s Fitness Specialist) under his ever growing belt.
In his own life, Nick’s commitment to physical fitness and healthy eating is fueled by his passion to remain active by playing competitive sports. Over his lifetime, he has been involved in baseball, soccer, gymnastics, volleyball and football. He is also an active reader, ardent gamer and loves nothing more than a good intellectual debate.
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FITNESS & HEALTH TRAINER
With expertise in functional training, strength training, endurance training, and core training, Nick has helped clients achieve even the most difficult goals. He employs innovative training and motivational techniques that result in major body transformations. With a focus on functional movements that require little to no equipment, clients are able to train just about anywhere, without having to wait in a queue for gym equipment. (read more)
PLANNING OUT A SUCCESSFUL WEIGHT LOSS PLAN
If you’re like most people, you’ve been on a million weight-loss diets, from Weight Watchers and Atkins to South Beach and celeb diets. You voraciously read magazines for their weight loss tips and gravitate toward the headlines that promise you can lose weight fast. The chances are good that you have, indeed, lost weight on many of these diets, but the chances are even better that you’ve gained it all back – plus some. Your skinny jeans become your tight jeans, and then they get tucked in the back of your closet, along with your fantasies of becoming a size 0. (read more)
TRIED THE DIET FADS
“When I came to Nick I was over 300lbs. I tried doing all the other diet fads like Slimfast, The South Beach Diet, etc, but nothing really helped. I didn’t even like going out with friends anymore because I was so self-conscious about how I looked; however, after just one month with Nick, I lost almost 40lbs. I couldn’t believe it! Nick helped me so much and everyone at the gym was so positive and encouraging. They became an instant family and offered support. (read more)
Developed endurance and strength beyond my imagination
“3 years ago I was looking for an opportunity to get in shape. My inside sensor was sounding off and it was time to shed some pounds. At that time I was working out at home a few days a week, but still eating fast food and just caught in a vicious cycle. It was time to make some changes! I walked into Nick’s class and he gave me his contact info and I called the next day. I met him at class, he sat down with me one on one and I told him my goals – he created a nutrition/training program and I started that night. My life changed forever – and soon later… I was addicted to the results!!! I’m 43 years old, a mother, wife, with many outside obligations, and I work full time approx. 50 hours a week. It didn’t matter how busy my life was, I knew I needed to find time for myself and my health. So I dedicated myself to fitness. Off the top I lost 20 lbs. and developed endurance and strength beyond my imagination – I soon surpassed my original goal.
Today, I’m still going strong! On average, I work out 3 days a week, doing both cardio and weight training. I’ve never felt happier, stronger, or [more] confident in my own body. I’m forever grateful for Nick’s knowledge, creative workout plans, patience and encouragement.”
-Kuuipo C.
Cardiac specialist and primary care physician were impressed!
“I have trained under Nick’s guidance and improved my physical condition significantly over a 3 month period, meeting for two to three hours a week. At the end of my training Nick had me doing various exercise techniques which I would never have thought I could do. That was when I was age 65.
Since then I have continued with my gym program and continue to enjoy a good physical fit and maintain a healthy body chemistry (age 70 on May 8th). My cardiac specialist and primary care physician are both impressed with my heart condition and lab test readings (cholesterol, blood sugar, triglycerides, and liver function). I attribute all this to my ‘healthy lifestyle habits’ including regular workout routines.P.S. I had a double bypass operation when I was 64 years old!”
-DAVID T.
Dedicated 2 Fitness LLC
200 Parker Ave.
Rodeo, CA 94572
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M: 9am, 10am*, 11am, 5pm, 6pm, 7pm*, 8pm
T: 5pm, 6pm, 7pm*, 8pm
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TH: 5pm, 6pm, 7pm*, 8pm
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SUN: Closed
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