August 18, 2010
Day Trading Routine; My Diet and Nutrition SchoolOfTrade.com
Hi guys!
One of the most important aspects to my day trading, scalping and swing trading success has been my ability to achieve balance in my personal and professional life.
This ‘balance’ comes from the correct combination of work, play, sleep, nutrition and spending the time you need for personal reflection.
In this video we speak about all the different ways of achieving balance in your trading.
One of the most important aspects of achieving balance is to have the correct Diet.
Here is what I eat so I can expect the best from my body and mind:
– Daily nutrition routine
o Use nutrition to my benefit, to keep me focused and keep the ‘gas-tank’ filled with jet fuel
o JJ eat 5-6 small meals every day
Wake Up
Goal is to get your metabolism running early in the morning, right when you wake up
Protein Shake + Fruit (Cantaloupe is preferred because of the enzymes)
Hour later (930am EST) add my carbs
• Bowl of low sugar cereal (Cheerios are best, whole grains, no sugar)
• Half bagel w/ peanut butter
• Something with whole grains and CARBS are what my body needs to push me through the day ahead
Noon-time EST small snack ahead of lunch
• Scoop of peanut butter (low sugar)
• Protein shake & scoop of peanut butter
• ½ sandwich (turkey and cheese on a tortilla, so less bread and carbs)
• ½ salad
• This is NOT going to be a big meal
2pm EST
• When im done trading, and done my review
• Now time to eat the big meal, and this big meal will hold you over with some small snacks until your dinner
• Heavy in protein, low in sugars, and a little bit of carbs
o Chili: lean turkey meat, beans and rice, tomatoes, and veggies to clean your system (ground turkey)
o Chicken Salad
o Chicken Salad sandwich
o Something larger than your last snack,
o BIGGEST MEAL OF THE DAY
5pm EST
• Just returned from the walk to park
• Im getting hungry now
• 4th meal is something very light, high protein, low sugar, and skip the carbs!
o Protein Shake, Apple, Scoop of Peanut Butter
o ½ sandwich
o ½ salad
o Chicken wrap
o Something small, NO sugars, and NO carbs
We’re done working today, so any sugars and carbs will be stored as fat in the WRONG places!!!!§
8pm EST
• Dinner time = something very light, high protein, low sugars, and NO carbs
• Chicken Breast, Broccoli, Glass Wine
o Stay away from the pasta, potatoes, anything all carbs.
• Lean Steak with corn on cob
• Salmon filet with
1100pm EST
• Before-bed snack = Casein Protein Shake + Scoop of Peanut Butter
“LOW-Glycemic” foods (fills you up, and doesn’t have the crash)
– Daily sleep routine
o Sleep from 12am EST – 7am EST the following day
Remember, the easiest way to the best energy is balance, so work hard, play hard, and eat right, at the right times!
See you in our live trade room tomorrow @ 745am EST
