The Holistic PCOS Chick

Awesome Recipe ⤵⤵⤵ Cinnamon Apple Energy Bites: Ingredients: 1 real apple peeled and cut into slices 8-10 figs (pull out the seed and let them soak in warm water for 10 min) 1 cup oats 1 cup almond meal 10 almonds 1/2 TBSP of Organic Maple Syrup 2 TBSP water (I used the fig water) 1 tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp or less of all spice or apple pie spice Directions: Toss all ingredients into a blender. Blend until it all ingredients make a paste. Roll into balls. Let set in the fridge. Kid approved!!

Zigzagging is the most powerful tool in your nutrition arsenal for adjusting your diet as your fitness or your goals change. Whether you want to lose weight, gain weight, or just eat so that you perform at your best, the most effective tool to figure out how much you should be eating is known as zigzag dieting . Also referred to as “refeeding” in bodybuilding circles, it’s a technique I’ve been using for years. Here’s how to zigzag diet: On 2-3 days of the week, eat the same number of calories you usually would. On the remaining 4-5 days, eat more (or less) calories. The general practice is 4 days of change and 3 days of remaining the same, but some prefer 5 and 2, or even changing daily as shown in the graph below. No matter which plan you follow, your body will tell you if it was a good idea by responding better (or worse) to your workouts. While it’s generally used to add calories (hence, “refeeding”), it works the same in both directions. Continue zigzagging up and...