1 nutrition plan INTRODUCTION the nutrition plan Welcome! This plan will provide you with all the knowledge and a step by step guide on how to grow bigger using my workout program and this day by day diet plan! I’m glad you decided to invest into your journey of becoming the best version of yourself. If you stick to this plan strictly, I can guarantee you success. To grow big is no rocket science, but the product of hard work and consistency. It’s in your hand to make this thing work! 2 nutrition plan INTRODUCTION how does it work Every diet is about your calories and macro nutrition. To get results fast it’s important to know your maintenance calories. Click here to find out yours. From there, you can go into either a caloric deficit or caloric surplus. Then there are the macros: - Carbohydrates - Protein - Fats Your body uses those macros to fuel it’s energy. Carbohydrates are it’s main resource, but it will use up protein and fats if there’s no carbohydrates to get the energy from. There’s a 3 myth that carbohydrates are responsible for gaining fat and people leave them out of their diet. Don’t do that! You need carbohydrates to fuel your body and for your muscles to grow! For cutting, we still want to eat less than usual. nutrition plan INTRODUCTION calorie counting For our caloric deficit, you want to be in a deficit of 300-500 calories. There is one option for you to know how much of food that is: calorie counting. It’s a stressing thing to do, and you’ll probably hate it. That’s why you don’t need to do it forever. You need to find out how much of food is the right amount for you, so you can adjust your diet approprietly. Afterwards: Leave the counting out and do it based on your feelings. It takes some time to figure it out, but it’s totally worth it! So when beginning, count your calories. I did count my calories YEARS ago and based on that, learned how much food I need to eat to be in a deficit or surplus. It’s better to start learning that right in the beginning so you head is clear for other stuff in the future of your journey. Don’t be lazy on that part! The following plan delivers you meals day by day that will guarantee you making your muscles visible and losing fat the healthy way! If you stick to this plan closely, success is guaranteed. 4 nutrition plan INTRODUCTION intermittent fasting This diet is based on intermittent fasting. That means that you don’t eat or drink anything nutritious before working out. The effectiveness of the diet has been proven by me. Over the past year I’ve been working out consistantly and maintaining form and after a while even improving my fitness. I’ve used multiple ways of dieting in the past, and this has by far been the most effective and reasonable method I’ve seen so far. Keep in mind that if you are diabetic or need to maintain certain levels within your body. Don’t put the diet before your health. Also this diet is not an addition to regular nutrition, you should use it as your main and only source of food, this means that you need to get all the nutritious elements of a healthy diet using this method in order for it to function as predicted. 5 nutrition plan INTRODUCTION intermittent fasting Switching to an intermittent fasting diet expands your limits and boosts your performance in a number of ways. Here are some of the powerful benefits of intermittent fasting: - Boosts fat loss - Increases energy - Saves muscle - Promotes cellular repair and autophagy (when your body consumes defective tissue in order to produce new parts) - Reduces insulin resistance and protects against type 2 diabetes - Lowers bad cholesterol - Promotes longevity - Protects against neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s - Improves memory and boosts brain function - Makes cells more resilient 6 nutrition plan INTRODUCTION how does it work Your day probably won’t be the exact same as mine. Your activities may restrict you from replicating my day - but here’s how you can implement my approach into your own life. My fasting always ends after I finished my workout. This results in my body using up the energy it stored in its fat cells instead of the food I eat. This is the most important thing to implement. Don’t eat before your workout. Don’t fill yourself up with soda or unhealthy drinks. Stick to water, tea or coffee. After your workout, you can eat your meals according to my plan. Try to fast at least 14-16 hours between your last meal and your first meal on the next day. How to eat less: Drink liquids before you start eating your meal. Your stomach will fill up with the liquids and you’ll fell less hunger. Cook less. If there’s less to eat, you won’t eat more! Use smaller plates. Stick to that one plate and don’t refill it! Implement low calorie, stuffing food. Easy to do if you follow my meal plan! Eat slower. If you eat slower, you’ll feel WAY earlier then your body has had enough. It’s the easiest trick to implement! 7 nutrition plan INTRODUCTION my typical day HOW TO DO IT: It’s simple. Don’t eat for an extended period. People tend to snack their calories in by mindlessly grabbing food inbetween activities. That’s why a lot of people gain weight. All of those small calorie shots add up to a caloric surplus. Avoid this by knowing exactly when you eat and what you eat. Here’s my typical day of intermittent fasting: 7am - WAKE UP Water, tea, coffee (0 carb liquids until the workout) 12-1pm - STARTING THE WORKOUT 3pm - FINISHING THE WORKOUT Right after fruit post workout (Breaking the fast) 3:30-4pm - FIRST REAL MEAL 5-5:30pm - SNACK 8-8:30pm - LAST MEAL 8 nutrition plan INTRODUCTION spices Spices are crucial for every meal cuz they have soo many benefits! Up from building up your immune system, improving your skin health and reducing cancer risk, there’s no reason better than their simple TASTE to use spices and seeds with every meal. Those are my favorites: - cumin - Black pepper ( my favorite) - Paprika - Chilli - Onion powder (my favorite) - Nutritional yeast I also add all kinds of seeds with my meals because of their high protein and fat intake. 9 nutrition plan INTRODUCTION seeds As far as seeds go, they are a great way to add texture and flavor to your meals. There’s not really any limit to adding small extra’s to your meal to improve the experience of the diet. My favorites are: - Chia seeds - Pumpkin seeds - Hemp seeds - Sunflower seeds - Sesame seeds 10 nutrition plan INTRODUCTION veggies Green or any kind of vegetables are the key to a healthy diet! So be sure to eat a variety of them with every meal! In the plan are my favorites but if you have preferences to a different vegetable There’s no problem to change them! Here is of healthy vegetables you can exchange for every male: Kale Spinach (favorite) Broccoli (favorite) Cauliflower Brussel sprouts Eggplant Zucchini (favorite) Green peas Edamame Black beans Red beans Chickpeas Red lentils Brown lentils 11 nutrition plan INTRODUCTION meat Anytime “meat” is written you can pick pick any meat you prefer. Salmon Chicken Beef Lamb Turkey Recommended daily intake: MEAT DIET - FIRST MONTH Meat: 250g Eggs: 3-5 eggs Tuna: 200g Vegetables: not limited Beans / legumes: 200g MEAT DIET - SECOND MONTH Meat: 200g Eggs: 3-5 eggs Tuna: 200g Beans / legumes: 150g Vegetables: not limited 12 Week 1 DAY 1 No meals before working out. Preferred training time: Around noon. Meal 1: Post workout - 5 Dates - 2 Bananas Meal 2: - meat Grilled vegetables: - zuccini - red onions - peppers - mushrooms + beans + avocado - Sweet potatoes Snack: - Handful of mixed nuts + black coffee (Almonds,cashews,walnuts) Meal 3: - eggs - cucumbers - cherry tomatoes 13 Week 1 DAY 2 Meal 1: Post workout - 2 bananas - 1 apple Meal 2: first real meal - meat - Grilled vegetables (mushrooms, red onion, zucchini, peppers) - quinoa - half avocado Snack: - Hummus - cucumbers - cherry - tomatoes - handful of sunflower seeds - black coffee Meal 3: - eggs -cherry tomatoes -half avocado 14 Week 1 DAY 3 No meals before the workout. Preffered workout time: Around noon. Meal 1: post workout 2 bananas Meal 2: first real meal - meat - grilled vegetables (eggplant, mushrooms, red onions) - beans Snack: - Protein bar - coffee - mango Meal 3: - tuna - broccoli - cucumber 15 Week 1 DAY 4 Meal 1: post workout - 5 dates - 1 apple Meal 2: first real meal - meat - brussel sprouts - sweet potatoes - avocado Snack: - Handful of sunflower seeds - dark chocolate - black coffee Meal 3: Grilled vegetables: - eggs - mushrooms - red onions -cabbage salad 16 Week 1 DAY 5 Meal 1: post workout - 5 dates - 1 apple Meal 2: first real meal - meat - zucchini - mushrooms - sweet potatoes - avocado Snack: - handful of walnuts - black coffee - dark chocolate Meal 3: - eggs - red onions - spinach 17 Week 1 DAY 6 Meal 1: Post workout - 5 Dates - 2 Bananas - kiwi - mango Meal 2: pick your favorite CLEAN meal from this week Meal 3: cheat meal (eat whatever you want!) 18 Week 1 DAY 7 Meal 1: Post workout - 2 bananas - 1 apple - handful of mixed nuts Meal 2: - meat - Grilled vegetables (mushrooms, red onion, zucchini, peppers) - quinoa - half avocado Snack: - Hummus - cucumbers - avocado on whole wheat bread and cheery tomatoes Meal 3: - tuna - corn - cucumbers 19 Week 2 DAY 1 Meal 1: Post workout - 5 dates - 2 bananas Meal 2: first real meal - meat -Grilled vegetables - mushrooms -red onion - peppers - spinach Snack: - Handful of sunflower seeds - dark chocolate - coffee Meal 3: - eggs - spinach - cherry tomatoes - avocado 20 Week 2 DAY 2 Meal 1: post workout meal - 5 dates - 1 apple Meal 2: first real meal - meat Grilled vegetables: - mushrooms - red onion - spinach - beans - avocado Snack: - Protein bar - black coffee - Mango Meal 3: - eggs - peppers - cucumbers - cherry tomatoes 21 Week 2 DAY 3 Meal 1: post workout meal - 2 bananas - 1 apple Meal 2: first real meal - meat - broccoli - sweet tomatoes - avocado - cherry tomatoes Snack: - Peanut butter sandwich - banana - Handful of raisins Meal 3: - tuna - cucumbers 22 Week 2 DAY 4 Meal 1: post workout - 5 dates - 2 bananas Meal 2: first real meal - meat - Grilled vegetables: - mushrooms - red onion - zucchini - avocado Snack: Handful of mixed nuts - black coffee (Almonds,cashews,walnuts) Meal 3: - beans - broccoli - cucumbers 23 Week 2 DAY 5 Meal 1: Post workout - 1 apple - 2 bananas Meal 2: first real meal - grilled vegetables in a burrito with a hummus layer: - zucchini - red onions - peppers - muhsrooms - meat Snack: - whole wheat bread - avocado - chilli - cherry tomatoes - handful of mixed nuts Meal 3: - cheat meal! 24 Week 2 DAY 6 Meal 1: - 5 Dates - 1 apple - 2 kiwi - handful of mixed nuts - raisins Meal 2: - black coffee - handful of walnuts - dark chocolate Meal 3: - meat - cauliflower - broccoli - mushrooms - peppers - avocado - cherry tomatoes 25 Week 2 DAY 7 Meal 1: Post workout - 5 Dates - 2 Bananas - 2 kiwi Meal 2: Grilled vegetables: - zucchini - red onions - peppers - mushrooms - avocado - sweet potatoes Meal 3: - eggs - mushrooms - spinach - cucumbers 26 Week 3 DAY 1 Meal 1: Post workout - 5 Dates - 1 apple Meal 2: - meat - grilled vegetables - zucchini - red onions - peppers - mushrooms - avocado - sweet potatoes Meal 3: - eggs - red onions - peppers - spinach 27 Week 3 DAY 2 Meal 1: Post workout - 2 bananas Meal 2: - meat - Grilled vegetables: - mushrooms - red onion - spinach - avocado Snack: - handful of mixed nuts - raisins - black coffee - mango Meal 3: - tuna - cucumbers - cherry tomatoes 28 Week 3 DAY 3 Meal 1: Post workout - 5 Dates - 2 kiwi Meal 2: - meat - chickpeas - grilled vegetables - mushrooms - red onion - zucchini - peppers Snack: - protein bar - green tea Meal 3: - beans - sweet potatoes - avocado 29 Week 3 DAY 4 Meal 1: Post workout - 1 apple - 5 dates Meal 2: - meat - red onions - spinach - sweet potato Snack: - peanut butter sandwich - banana Meal 3: - eggs - mushrooms - cherry tomatoes - avocado 30 Week 3 DAY 5 Meal 1: Post workout - 5 Dates - 1 apple Meal 2: - Grilled vegetables in a burrito with a hummus layer: zucchini, red onions, peppers, mushrooms, meat Meal 3: - eggs - cucumbers - avocado 31 Week 3 DAY 6 Meal 1: Post workout - 5 Dates - 1 apple - kiwi - mango Meal 2: pick your favorite CLEAN meal from this week Meal 3: cheat meal (eat whatever you want!) 32 Week 3 DAY 7 Meal 1: Post workout - 1 apple - 2 Bananas - handful of mixed nuts Meal 2: - meat - grilled vegetables - mushrooms - red onion - zucchini - peppers - quinoa - half avocado Meal 3: - eggs 33 Week 4 DAY 1 Meal 1: Post workout - 5 Dates - 2 Bananas Meal 2: - meat - grilled vegetables - mushrooms - red onion - spinach - beans Snack: - handful of mixed nuts - black coffee - raisins Meal 3: - eggs - edamame - corn -avocado 34 Week 4 DAY 2 Meal 1: Post workout - 5 Dates - 1 apple Meal 2: - meat - grilled vegetables - eggplant - red onions - peppers - mushrooms - avocado Sweet potatoes Meal 3: - beans - brussel sprouts - sweet potatoe - beans - cherry tomatoes 35 Week 4 DAY 3 Meal 1: Post workout - 1 apple - 2 Bananas Meal 2: Grilled vegetables in a burrito with a hummus layer: meat, zucchini, red onions, peppers, mushrooms, avocado Snack: -5 dates - black coffee - dark chocolate Meal 3: - tuna - beans - corn - broccoli - handful of walnuts 36 Week 4 DAY 4 Meal 1: Post workout - 5 Dates - 2 Bananas Meal 2: - meat - broccoli - mushrooms - avocado Snack: - black coffee - dark chocolate - 10 almonds Meal 3: - eggs - red onions - peppers - cucumbers 37 Week 4 DAY 5 Meal 1: Post workout - 2 bananas - 1 apple Meal 2: - meat - grilled vegetables: - mushrooms - zucchini - peppers Snack: - whole wheat bread - avocado - chilli - cherry tomatoes - black coffee Meal 3: cheat meal (eat whatever you want!) 38 Week 4 DAY 6 Meal 1: - 5 Dates - 1 apple - 2 kiwi - handful of mixed nuts - raisins Meal 2: - beans - corn - hummus - spinach - sweet potatoe Meal 3: - meat - broccoli - mushrooms - peppers 39 Week 4 DAY 7 Meal 1: Post workout - 5 Dates - 2 Bananas - 2 kiwis Meal 2: - meat - grilled vegetables: - zucchini - red onions - peppers - mushrooms - avocado - sweet potatoes Snack: - handful of mixed nuts - black coffee Meal 3: - eggs - corn - hummus - spinach - cherry tomatoes 40 Week 5 DAY 1 Meal 1: Post workout - 5 Dates - 2 Bananas Meal 2: - meat - grilled vegetables: - zucchini - red onions - peppers - mushrooms - avocado - sweet potatoes Snack: - handful of mixed nuts - black coffee Meal 3: - eggs - cucumbers - cherry tomatoes 41 Week 5 DAY 2 Meal 1: Post workout - 1 apple - 2 Bananas Meal 2: - meat - grilled vegetables: - mushrooms - red onion - zucchini - peppers - quinoa - half avocado Snack: - hummus - cucumbers - cherry tomatoes Meal 3: - eggs - edamame - corn - half avocado 42 Week 5 DAY 3 Meal 1: Post workout - 2 Bananas Meal 2: - meat - lentils - grilled vegetables - eggplant - mushrooms - red onions Snack: - protein bar - coffee - mango - 1 apple Meal 3: - tuna - cucumbers -cherry tomatoes 43 Week 5 DAY 4 Meal 1: Post workout - 5 Dates - 1 apple Meal 2: - meat - broccoli - sweet potatoes - avocado Snack: - handful of sunflower seeds - dark chocolate - black coffee Meal 3: - eggs with mushrooms - red onion - spinach 44 Week 5 DAY 5 Meal 1: Post workout - 5 Dates - 1 apple Meal 2: Grilled vegeetables in a burrito with a hummus layer: zucchini, red onions, meat, mushrooms Snack: - handful of walnuts - black coffee - dark chocolate Meal 3: - eggs - peppers - cherry tomatoes 45 Week 5 DAY 6 Meal 1: - 5 Dates - 1 apple - kiwi - mango Meal 2: pick your favorite CLEAN meal from this week Meal 3: cheat meal (eat whatever you want!) 46 Week 5 DAY 7 Meal 1: Post workout - 2 bananas - 1 apple - black coffee Meal 2: - meat - grilled vegetables - mushrooms - red onion - zucchini - peppers - quinoa - half avocado Snack: - hummus - cucumbers - avocado on whole wheat bread - cherry tomatoes - coffee Meal 3: - tuna - mixed salad 47 Week 6 DAY 1 Meal 1: Post workout - 5 Dates - 2 Bananas Meal 2: - meat - grilled vegetables: - zucchini - red onions - peppers - mushrooms - avocado - sweet potatoes Snack: - handful of mixed nuts - black coffee Meal 3: - eggs - spinach - cucumbers 48 Week 6 DAY 2 Meal 1: Post workout - 2 bananas - 1 apple Meal 2: first real meal - Meat - Brussel sprouts - potatoes - cherry tomatoes Snack: - Handful of walnuts - black coffee - dark chocolate Meal 3: - eggs - mushrooms - red onions - avocado 49 Week 6 DAY 3 Meal 1: post workout - 2 bananas Meal 2: first real meal - meat - lentils - grilled vegetables - eggplant - mushrooms - red onions - avocado Snack: - Protein bar - coffee - mango Meal 3: - eggs - peppers - spinach 50 Week 6 DAY 4 Meal 1: post workout - 5 dates - 1 apple Meal 2: first real meal - meat - peas - sweet potatoes - avocado Snack: - handful of sunflower seeds - dark chocolate - black coffee Meal 3: - tuna - cabbage salad 51 Week 6 DAY 5 Meal 1: post workout - 5 dates - 1 apple Meal 2: first real meal Grilled vegetables in a burrito with a hummus layer: zuccini, red onions, peppers, meat, mushrooms. Snack: - handful of walnuts - dark chocolate - black coffee Meal 3: - eggs - avocado - cucumbers 52 Week 6 DAY 6 Meal 1: post workout - 5 dates - 1 apple - kiwi - mango Meal 2: first real meal pcik your favorite CLEAN meal from this week Meal 3: cheat meal (eat whatever you want!) 53 Week 6 DAY 7 Meal 1: post workout - 2 bananas - 1 apple - handful of mixed nuts Meal 2: first real meal - meat - grilled vegetables: - mushrooms - red onion - zucchini - peppers - quinoa - half avocado Snack: - hummus - cucumbers - avocando on whole wheat bread - cherry tomatoes Meal 3: - eggs - cucumbers 54 Week 7 DAY 1 Meal 1: post workout - 5 dates - 2 bananas Meal 2: first real meal - meat - lentils - grilled vegetables: - mushrooms - red onions - spinach Snack: - handful of mixed nuts - black coffee - raisins - mango Meal 3: - eggs - avocado - corn 55 Week 7 DAY 2 Meal 1: post workout - 5 dates - 1 apple Meal 2: first real meal - meat - grilled vegetables: - eggplant - red onions - peppers - mushrooms - avocado - sweet potatoes Snack: - protein bar - green tea Meal 3: - eggs - cherry tomatoes - cucumbers 56 Week 7 DAY 3 Meal 1: post workout - 2 bananas - 1 apple Meal 2: first real meal Grilled vegetables in a burrito with a hummus layer: zuccini, red onions, avocado, meat, mushrooms. Snack: - 5 dates - black coffee - dark chocolate Meal 3: - tuna - broccoli - cucumbers 57 Week 7 DAY 4 Meal 1: post workout - 5 dates - 2 bananas Meal 2: first real meal - meat - cauliflower - sweet tomatoes - cabbage salad - avocado Snack: - 10 almonds - dark chocolate - black coffee Meal 3: - eggs - red onions - mushrooms - peppers 58 Week 7 DAY 5 Meal 1: post workout - 2 bananas - 1 apple Meal 2: first real meal Grilled vegetables in a burrito with a hummus layer: zuccini, red onions, peppers, meat, mushrooms, avocado Snack: - whole wheat bread - avocado - chilli - cherry tomatoes Meal 3: - cheat meal! (eat whatever you want) 59 Week 7 DAY 6 Meal 1: post workout - 5 dates - 1 apple - 2 kiwi - handful of mixed nuts - raisins - blac coffee Meal 2: first real meal - broccoli - corn - sweet potatoe - cucumber Meal 3: - rice cake - avocado - chilli - cherry tomatoes 60 Week 7 DAY 7 Meal 1: post workout - 5 dates - 2 bananas - 2 kiwis Meal 2: first real meal - meat - grilled vegetables: - zucchini - red onion - peppers - mushrooms - avocado - potatoes Snack: - handful of mixed nuts - black coffee Meal 3: - eggs - cherry tomatoes - hummus - cucumbers 61 Week 8 DAY 1 Meal 1: post workout - 5 dates - 2 bananas Meal 2: first real meal - meat - lentils - grilled vegetables: - mushrooms - red onion - spinach Snack: - handful of walnuts - raisins - mango - black coffee Meal 3: - eggs - avocado - corn 62 Week 8 DAY 2 Meal 1: post workout - 5 dates - 1 apple Meal 2: first real meal - meat - grilled vegetables: - eggplant - red onions - peppers - mushrooms - avocado - sweet potatoes Snack: - protein bar - green tea Meal 3: - eggs - cherry tomatoes - cucumbers 63 Week 8 DAY 3 Meal 1: post workout - 2 bananas - 1 apple Meal 2: first real meal Grilled vegetables in a burrito with a hummus layer: zuccini, red onions, avocado, meat, mushrooms. Snack: - 5 dates - black coffee - dark chocolate Meal 3: - tuna - broccoli - cucumbers 64 Week 8 DAY 4 Meal 1: post workout - 5 dates - 2 bananas Meal 2: first real meal - meat - cauliflower - sweet tomatoes - cabbage salad - avocado Snack: - 10 almonds - dark chocolate - black coffee Meal 3: - eggs - red onions - mushrooms - peppers 65 Week 8 DAY 5 Meal 1: post workout - 2 bananas - 1 apple Meal 2: first real meal Grilled vegetables in a burrito with a hummus layer: zuccini, red onions, avocado, meat, mushrooms. Snack: - whole wheat bread - avocado - chilli - cherry tomatoes Meal 3: cheat meal! (eat whatever you want) 66 Week 8 DAY 6 Meal 1: post workout - 5 dates - 1 apple - 2 kiwis - handful of mixed nuts - raisins - black coffee Meal 2: first real meal - meat - broccoli - corn - sweet potatoe - cucumber Meal 3: - rice cake - avocado - chilli - cherry tomatoes 67 Week 8 DAY 7 Meal 1: post workout - 5 dates - 2 bananas - 2 kiwis Meal 2: first real meal - grilled vegetables: - zucchini - red onions - peppers - mushrooms - avocado - potatoes Snack: - handful of mixed nuts - dark chocolate Meal 3: - eggs - cherry tomatoes - hummus - cucumbers 68 The end THANK YOU A lot of people don’t take the step that you just took, implementing change can be very hard. Health is important and the only way to start improving is to look at aspects like nutrition. You just took the first step, keep going! Our journey isn’t over yet though. In oder to implement a change properly is to make it a habit. You can’t fall back into your old habits, and you won’t stay shredded if you just do this for a few weeks. Make this your new normal, take this achievement as proof that you can stick to this, and don’t give up! Your new life is in your hands. It’s up to you to if you want to stay on top or if you want to fall back into your old life. My advice, from more than 20 years of living healthy: Stick to it. It improved my life so much, that I finally became a happy person. I fell into peace with myself by simply living the life others only dream of: That’s sticking to my goals, following 69 my passion and endlessly improving myself. Let THIS improvement stick to you. Let’s go for it, Dejan Stipic