As a former overweight person who has played piano for years, I've found that along with experimenting with dietary approaches for weight loss I've also found so much benefit in mental clarity and focus when it comes to practising.I'm a big advocate of High Fat Diets and all of the mental-clarity benefits that come with a fat-fuelled brain. Has anyone experimented with different diets - and pre-practice foods or drinks - such as coffee - that really help a session?You may sound a little sceptical of the mental side benefits of adjusting your diet but don't knock it 'til you try it!
My health habits, and in this I include sleep, effects the entire quality of my life. I keep myself on a strict routine...getting up at the same time each day, going to bed at the same time each day. I eat every 4 hours, typically a combination of a protein and produce. I do not eat after 7 p.m.I find frequent, small mini-meals not exceeding 250 calories keeps my mind "tuned up" better than the traditional 3 squares.Also, I work out every a.m. for 60 minutes doing a combination of cardio and free weight training. The cardio seems to help with the blood flow to the brain (it just wakes me up and keeps me awake) and the free weight training makes the hours seated at the keyboard easier since my whole body is stronger.My next fitness challenge is Pilates, to really strength that core.
I battled anorexia on/off my entire life. I tended to suck when I ate less.
Calorie counting helps a lot (3.5k calories deficit is generally 1 pound of weight loss) aim for deficit each week and you will always lose weight. I would eat a ton of healthy fats from fish especially salmon, lots of protein from lean meat (the kj your body uses to digest protein is also very good) keep away from too much carbs, eat rye instead of normal bread. Stay away from sugar especially in drinks, I use to love drinking fruit juices until I stopped and read the sugar level! I lost 20kgs in 3 months following a stubborn regieme of just eating/drinking healthy, only drank water which cut my sugar intake down a huge amount, feel much healthy and never will go back to my old habits (although now I've lost the weight I do treat myself now and then as I don't need to lose any more weight now).