1 Quality
Eat 800 grams, by weight, of the fruits and vegetables of your choice per day. This is called the #800gChallenge®.
Sign Up for the Next Gym #800gChallenge®
We get started getting you “prepped” 1-2 months before the challenge start date. This is how to make it successful for you & members.
Nutrition Doesn't Have to be Hard ®
– for you or your clients
As a gym owner, you know nutrition is important to getting client results, but why does nothing stick?
The $60 billion diet industry (United States) is flooded with fads and quick fixes that don’t work! You know this.
Members need a realistic diet. A diet free of restrictive and overbearing rules. A diet that works with busy lives and can withstand hectic family schedules, holidays, and even travel (<gasp!>)… all while delivering better health, body comp, and fitness results.
The Three Pillars Method® simplifies nutrition for them and you. The Three Pillars Method is1) add fruits & veggies (#800gChallenge®); 2) add protein; and 3) set calories.
And you can give members this program with a 50/50 rev share. No more re-inventing the wheel. And it all starts with the #800gChallenge®.
What is the Three Pillars Method®?
2 Protein
Add protein (0.7 g/lb) of your current weight. This is called Lazy Macros®.
3 Calories
Round out your caloric needs with the foods you love. This is how you properly fuel your weight & fitness goals, while making it sustainable.
Hi! I’m EC Synkowski, a Certified CrossFit Level 4 Coach, a Certified Nutrition Specialist, and Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist. Over 15 yeas, I went down every diet rabbit hole out there and still couldn’t find the right diet to give me enough energy for high-intensity workouts without jumping through hoops, eating dinner in isolation every night, or taking weird supplements. That frustration led me to take a deep dive into evidence-based science to develop a custom nutrition plan for myself.
Plowing through the conflicting science took a ton of time but it changed everything. I finally knew which diets were unsupported by science. I discovered rigorously-tested nutrition and behavior strategies that rapidly improve my athletic performance… and finally gave me control over my fitness outcomes again.
I developed my Three Pillars Method® which focuses on three aspects of the diet: 1) quality, 2) protein, and 3) calories.
The first step, quality, is where we focus on adding fruits and vegetables to the diet. It’s called the #800gChallenge®, which is to eat 800 grams, by weight, of the fruits and vegetables of your choice. And then, you continue to eat whatever else you want. That’s right, you focus on adding healthy foods to your diet – not eliminating the foods you love!
This means 800 grams is about 6 cups, which is a great way to estimate the 800g Challenge if you don’t have a scale. A closed adult fist is about 1 cup (or about 130 grams), so when you accumulate 6 cups (or fists) a day of fruits and veggies, you will be close enough to 800 grams. Do not let perfection get in the way of good enough.
More than 20,000 people have taken control of their diet – and sanity – with this one simple step. You, too, can get started today with
Nutrition Made Easy with the App
The #800gChallenge is the first step on the Three Pillars Method® app.
This is NOT just a tracking app. It's meal inspiration, education, and accountability all rolled into one.
Members get a "coach in their pocket" and you don't have to re-invent the wheel for nutrition success.
Participants
What do #800gChallenge® participants say?
Kelly Starrett
The Ready State
“No single food quality intervention has changed my eating for the better the way that the #800gChallenge® from OptimizeMe Nutrition has. It has fundamentally and effortlessly improved the quality and nutrient density of my daily eating. I add my protein needs in on top of my 800-grams. At 45 years old, I didn’t realize I could still improve my performance and body composition. I guess I was kinda eating like a jerk?”
Allison O.
800 Gram Enthusiast
“As someone with a history of exercise addiction and eating disorders, this challenge is really positive in that it shifts the focus to eating more versus less… It’s been about eating more of the good without any judgment… “
Jessica Beacom
The Real Food Dietitians
“After some tough love from the creator herself of the #800gChallenge®, I did the unthinkable. I ate a grapefruit… And I did not gain weight, get inflamed, or develop diabetes. And for the first time in five years, I stopped attaching labels to fruits like “sugary” or “carb-y”…”