In April, trainer and nutritionist Janessa Mondestin of Better Fit Body strutted across the stage at a fitness competition in a tiny blue bikini, three years ago she tipped the scales at 168. Now the 5’5 beauty is 120 pounds. Find out five of Madame Mondestin’s diet tips for being fit and fab.
Not only don’t you have to starve yourself, you can actually eat more often. “Eat every two and a half hours to boost metabolism,” says Mondestin. That doesn’t mean gorging on big meals. The trainer suggests: “Split your meal in half and eat some later.”
“Always start your day with a protein-enriched breakfast,” says Mondestin, who suggests egg whites or a protein shake. “Keep your fruit juice at 8 fluid ounces because there is a lot of sugar in it. And always have a complex carb like oatmeal or quinoa.”
“A lot of people do burgers and fries, but stay away from the fried foods at lunch. I know they’re convenient, but in the long run, you pay for it,” advises the trainer, who suggests whole wheat wraps with turkey or chicken for lunch. Also she says, “German wheat bread, which is that really dark wheat bread with peanut butter and jelly is great, I have that all the time.”
“Stick to light protein at dinner time,” says Mondestin. If you’re watching TV and going straight to bed afterward, it’s light on your stomach, but you’re still getting the nutrients you need.” She recommends chicken and turkey breast, salmon, tilapia and salmon as sound choices. As for a juicy steak or ribs? “Keep those for two nights out of the week.”
Replace those sugar-laden yogurts with high-protein Greek yogurt.
“Greek yougurt helps you get lean muscle mass which will actually burn fat faster and it’s low carb, so you don’t have to worry about the sugar rush,” says the nutritionist.
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