--- title: "4 Diet Quotes By Mat Fraser" description: "4 Diet quotes by Mat Fraser. Plus more from Mat Fraser and more Diet sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1e/mat-fraser-5787_diet_i-tried-to-take-my-diet-to-a-more-extrem_1162413.jpg" --- > [I tried to take my diet to a more extreme place, but it wasn't for me. It was taking too much time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mat-fraser/i-tried-to-take-my-diet-to-a-more-extreme-place-but-it-wasn-t-for-me/) [Mat Fraser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mat-fraser/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1e/mat-fraser-5787_diet_i-tried-to-take-my-diet-to-a-more-extrem_1162413.jpg) > [When it comes to my nutrition, I have very little idea of what I'm doing. I don't follow a certain diet plan…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mat-fraser/when-it-comes-to-my-nutrition-i-have-very-little-idea-of-what-i-m/) [Mat Fraser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mat-fraser/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15c/mat-fraser-5787_anything_when-it-comes-to-my-nutrition-i-have-ver_1180088.jpg) > [In 2015, I didn't buy into the idea that training continues when you leave the gym. It was sporadic like my sleep…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mat-fraser/in-2015-i-didn-t-buy-into-the-idea-that-training-continues-when-you/) [Mat Fraser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mat-fraser/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bcc/mat-fraser-5787_diet_in-2015-i-didn-t-buy-into-the-idea-that_1451199.jpg) > [My day - every day - revolves around training, diet and recovery.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mat-fraser/my-day-every-day-revolves-around-training-diet-and-recovery/) [Mat Fraser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mat-fraser/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/558/mat-fraser-5787_around_my-day-every-day-revolves-around-trainin_1922139.jpg) ## Other authors on Diet - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-joel-fuhrman-50613.jpg) Joel Fuhrman 24 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/diet/joel-fuhrman/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-michael-pollan-67386.jpg) Michael Pollan 16 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/diet/michael-pollan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-dean-ornish-28256.jpg) Dean Ornish 12 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/diet/dean-ornish/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-michael-greger-67130.jpg) Michael Greger 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/diet/michael-greger/) - [Ella Woodward 10 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/diet/ella-woodward/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-t-colin-campbell-88536.jpg) T. Colin Campbell 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/diet/t-colin-campbell/) - [Mokokoma Mokhonoana 8 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/diet/mokokoma-mokhonoana/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-chloe-madeley-23313.jpg) Chloe Madeley 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/diet/chloe-madeley/) - [Steven Magee 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/diet/steven-magee/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-david-perlmutter-27840.jpg) David Perlmutter 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/diet/david-perlmutter/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-robert-atkins-79501.jpg) Robert Atkins 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/diet/robert-atkins/) - [Ori Hofmekler 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/diet/ori-hofmekler/) ## More by Mat Fraser > [The biggest mistake I see with people who are new to CrossFit is trying to advance too quickly. Just because you can do a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mat-fraser/the-biggest-mistake-i-see-with-people-who-are-new-to-crossfit-is/) [Mat Fraser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mat-fraser/) > [After school I would go to the gym where I actually did Olympic weightlifting. And usually that night I would do bodybuilding stuff, core,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mat-fraser/after-school-i-would-go-to-the-gym-where-i-actually-did-olympic/) [Mat Fraser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mat-fraser/) > [Thankfully, I accomplished what I wanted to accomplish in CrossFit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mat-fraser/thankfully-i-accomplished-what-i-wanted-to-accomplish-in-crossfit/) [Mat Fraser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mat-fraser/) > [I have accidentally fallen asleep twice in my life and it freaked me out when I woke because I didn't know what happened.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mat-fraser/i-have-accidentally-fallen-asleep-twice-in-my-life-and-it-freaked-me/) [Mat Fraser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mat-fraser/) > [I almost looked at it as a waste of my experience, from weightlifting into my CrossFit career not to share some of the stuff…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mat-fraser/i-almost-looked-at-it-as-a-waste-of-my-experience-from-weightlifting/) [Mat Fraser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mat-fraser/) > [The pull-ups aren't my strength. That's the gymnastics guys' game, and I don't have to be shoulder-to-shoulder with them going into the next movement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mat-fraser/the-pull-ups-aren-t-my-strength-that-s-the-gymnastics-guys-game-and-i/) [Mat Fraser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mat-fraser/) > [Waking up naturally to light is way better. It feels way better than waking up to an alarm.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mat-fraser/waking-up-naturally-to-light-is-way-better-it-feels-way-better-than/) [Mat Fraser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mat-fraser/) > [There are so many movements you can do. You can modify almost everything and still train, but stay off your injury.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mat-fraser/there-are-so-many-movements-you-can-do-you-can-modify-almost/) [Mat Fraser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mat-fraser/) > [There's a handful of guys who have a 300-pound snatch. But if they go run a mile and then try to snatch, they're going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mat-fraser/there-s-a-handful-of-guys-who-have-a-300-pound-snatch-but-if-they-go/) [Mat Fraser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mat-fraser/) > [Unless I go through my nighttime routine of telling my body it's time to go to bed, for some reason if I get into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mat-fraser/unless-i-go-through-my-nighttime-routine-of-telling-my-body-it-s-time/) [Mat Fraser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mat-fraser/) > [If there's a lot of pull-ups or muscle-ups there's a big potential for tearing your hand or something like that where, if you tear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mat-fraser/if-there-s-a-lot-of-pull-ups-or-muscle-ups-there-s-a-big-potential/) [Mat Fraser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mat-fraser/) > [I'm usually up between 7:30 and 8:30 in the morning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mat-fraser/i-m-usually-up-between-7-30-and-8-30-in-the-morning/) [Mat Fraser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mat-fraser/) > [Don't rush to the heavy barbells and high-skilled movements. It can be frustrating in the beginning when you see everyone else doing all the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mat-fraser/don-t-rush-to-the-heavy-barbells-and-high-skilled-movements-it-can-be/) [Mat Fraser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mat-fraser/) > [With CrossFit you can go to the gym every day and do something different. It's just a lot more entertaining, more fun, especially if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mat-fraser/with-crossfit-you-can-go-to-the-gym-every-day-and-do-something/) [Mat Fraser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mat-fraser/) > [I'm excited to share my first book 'HWPO.' It features workouts, training, nutrition, and mental approaches that paved the way for my success.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mat-fraser/i-m-excited-to-share-my-first-book-hwpo-it-features-workouts-training/) [Mat Fraser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mat-fraser/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/diet/mat-fraser/#itemlist", "name": "4 Diet Quotes By Mat Fraser", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I tried to take my diet to a more extreme place, but it wasn't for me. It was taking too much time and energy away from different parts of my life. Now, instead of obsessing, I just try to eat well: No junk food. No soda. 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