My opinion on diet. My opinion, certainly not law and gospel. If you have no allergies, eat everything in moderation. Keep it clean, no processed food, and make sure you get plenty of protein, to build muscle. Not a lot of sugar, but don't deprive yourself. When I feel deprived is when I have a binge. Because of my thyroid, I stay away from gluten, and some vegetables. I just finished a cleanse, after the cleanse, I started adding in the food I hadn't eaten for a month. That was basically dairy, and sugar. I was surprised to find that I have no problem with dairy, however I have read that if you have thyroid issues, stay away from dairy. I love my full fat greek yogurt, so I will have to think about that. I don't have a problem with sugar, at the moment I'm "trying" to stay away from sugary treats. I do have my dark chocolate, can't stay away from that. When you are building muscle, eat clean. but don't deprive yourself. If you are competing, the closer you get to the competition, the more your diet changes. The diet was the hardest part for me, when I was "cutting up" for a competition, I was always hungry. Think that's about it. Have fun ladies, and kick some butt!!
Coming back to edit this to add something. When I was competing, we were told to eat carbs, legumes and such. I never have been a big legume person. But, one day I was so hungry, I cooked a pot of lentils. I ate them right out of the pot, I was so hungry. At that moment in time, I thought they were the most delicious food I had ever eaten. I can't even look at them now.
