How do I create a weekly
diet meal plan?

The best way to create a weekly diet meal plan is by taking into account the three most important elements of weight loss nutrition.

The first element is your daily calorie intake. Calories are the most important part of long term weight loss.

Without taking into account calories, all of your diet efforts can lead away from the results that you are aiming for.

And the interesting thing is that it goes both ways, if you consume too many, you gain weight.

If you do not consume enough, your metabolism slows down and eventually you can also start to gain weight.

The reason for this is simple, what was once your maintenance daily calorie intake, with the drop in metabolism, it becomes a calorie surplus.

When you start eating normal amounts of food, after a low calorie diet, this will definitely lead to weight gain.

The second element in designing your weekly diet meal plan is the nutrient ratios that you will use for creating your meals.

For example, the 50-30-20 nutrient ratio means that 50% of your daily calories will come from carbohydrates, 30% from protein and 20% from dietary fat.

Choosing the right nutrient ratio for your body type, is almost as important as the calories that you consume daily, at least when it comes to long term weight loss.

And the third element is meal frequency and timing. The amount of meals that you eat on a daily basis, and how often you eat them will play a major role in the weight loss results that you will produce in the long run.

The optimum amount of meals to eat during the day is four, and the optimum amount of time between meals is four hours.

Eating your breakfast as soon as possible after waking up, is also very important, if you want your metabolism to stay elevated during the day.

These are the most important elements that you must take into account to create your own weekly diet meal plan.

The exact details and steps on how to create meals can be found on my site in the meal planning section.