When I was stuck with my nutrition, I “Asked Georgie”!

As many of you are aware I continually seek new information on how I can enhance my performance.  I have over the past few years worked with a number of nutritionists, all of whom provided excellent services from which I learned a great deal.  The short fall I had was none were here.  Recently, I have moved toward a plant based diet.  While in general, I have considered it successful, I also felt like my limited proficiency caused me to plateau.

I have known Georige Fear as a nutritionist and an athlete for several years now, and wanted to opportunity to meet with someone who not only understood performance racing, but that was someone I could see. She has also worked with a number of elite athletes and teams in planning nutritional plans and programs for a number of individual goals.   Georgie and I had an initial consultation to help analyze my consumption and output.  During our discussions, she analyzed what I was eating, and helped inform me of the ways in which I could enhance the benefits of eating by working more on timing and combination’s of food groups.

While my diet is and has not been horrible, I like most folks out there have nutritional shortcomings and a failure to appreciate what is really a portion size.  We searched my refrigerator and cabinets, and actually went through samples of how much of a particular food I was eating, as in comparison to what a portion was.

My nutritional goals surround some weight loss, but primarily a change in body composition.  Georgie with calculator in hand, help me to map out consumption rates, based on my Resting Metabolic Rate and how to adjust those numbers based on activity levels.

We considered strategies for in workout and race nutrition as well as recovery.  I saw that while my food selections were not horrible, my timing of certain macro-nutrient was not helping me toward my goals.  Plus her website is full of recipe ideas that she has either tested or created.  We plan to keep a food journal, and meet again following my first race, so we can analyze and adjust strategies.  While I still believe that knowledge is power, I also realize that there are always limitations to what you can accomplish alone.  Working with professionals in all areas provides you with the confidence and knowledge to ensure success.  Now I feel like this season is really about to come together!