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One of the best things about The Ultimate Portion Fix is that it’s full of options. Once you’ve mastered the basics of Portion Fix eating with the Foundational Fix you can move on to Timed Nutrition. See how this eating plan can help you take your nutrition to the next level. Plus get FREE Meal Plan Templates for Timed- Nutrition in my resource library.
What Is Ultimate Portion Fix
First, a quick overview of Ultimate Portion Fix . It’s a nutrition program available through Beachbody On Demand, Beachbody’s on-line streaming fitness service (Learn everything you need to know about Beachbody On Demand here). Ultimate Portion Fix is an expansion of Autumn Calabrese’s color coded, portion-control container system from 21 Day Fix. The program teaches you how to develop healthy eating habits for life while still enjoying your favorite foods like cookies & wine.
Find out everything you need to know about Ultimate Portion Fix in this post “What is Ultimate Portion Fix“
Timed Nutrition Eating Plan
Building on the Foundational Fix eating plan, Timed Nutrition helps you fuel your body like an athlete. It’s a more dialed in, detailed form of balanced macronutrients. No treats on this plan.
If you’re looking for something to tell you exactly what to eat and when this is the plan for you. I struggle with meal planning by containers. My brain just doesn’t work that way. So knowing exactly what containers should go together helps me tremendously.
Timed-Nutrition focuses on:
- When you eat
- What you eat
- How containers are paired together
This eating plan is meant to be used with an exercise program. But the Portion Fix program materials also include instructions on following Timed Nutrition if you are not working out. For those that are doing an exercise program the eating plan revolves around your Workout Block.
Workout Block
The Workout Block is a four hour time period built around your workout time. It includes a pre-workout meal and post-workout meal. All other meals are planned around the Workout Block so knowing when you are going to workout is important when following Timed Nutrition.
Your pre-workout meal helps fuel your body for maximum performance during your workout. You should eat your pre-workout meal about an hour and half before your workout. If you workout in the early morning hours you can always leave less time between eating and working out. Everybody’s digestion is different and you may not need all that time.
If you are using Beachbody Supplements you will take Energize about 30 minutes before your workout. Following your workout you get a serving of fruit and Beachbody Recover. You do not have to use supplements to follow Timed Nutrition.
Your post-workout meal is eaten about an hour and half following your workout. It gives your body the nutrients it needs to refuel.
Meal Timing
The Timed Nutrition eating plan includes 3 other meals outside your workout block. The timing of these meals will depend on your workout time. No matter what time of day you choose to workout you will be eating about every 2-3 hours. When you first start with Timed Nutrition I highly suggest putting your meal times in your calendar. This will help you stay on track with your timed nutrition. After a while eating on the Timed Nutrition plan will become a habit and your body will tell you when it’s time to eat.
Container Combos
Instead of mixing and matching containers as you wish, the Timed Nutrition eating plan pairs them up for you. This ensures you get balanced macro nutrients at every meal. While this might sound restrictive I actually find it quite helpful. Knowing what containers go together makes meal planning so much easier to me. You don’t have to worry if you are doing it right. It’s all laid out for you.
You can still use recipes from the FIXATE Cookbooks. In my resource library I’ve indexed the recipes by container color to make it easier to find recipes that fit your meal plan. Look for the files FIXATE recipes by container color.
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If you have Beachbody On Demand then you have access to the original FIXATE cookbook under the nutrition tab. You can also purchase the original FIXATE cookbook through Beachbody or Amazon. The FIXATE2 Cookbook is included with the Ultimate Portion Fix program. You can now also purchase FIXATE2 through Beachbody.
I also have recipes here on the blog broken down by container color.
The color combo meal cards in my shop are super helpful for portion control meal planning.
Meal Plan Templates
Timed Nutrition is the same eating plan followed by 80 Day Obsession. I have a variety of resources on my blog for following Timed Nutrition for 80 Day Obsession including meal plan templates and meal ideas.
You can access FREE Meal Plan Templates for Timed Nutrition in my resource library. For Timed Nutrition meal plan templates by eating plan and workout time look under 80 Day Obsession in the resource library. Get the password for the free library by subscribing at the bottom of this post.
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Want To Learn More?
Ready to take your nutrition to the next level with Ultimate Portion Fix Timed Nutrition? Use the link below to get started today. As an Ultimate Portion Fix Master Coach I’m happy to answer any questions you might have about this or any other Beachbody program. If you’re looking for accountability or help with meal planning I’ve got you covered as well.
