Eating...

Before I go much further in this blog I want to go over the diet I use. First off let me just say I literally hate the word “diet”. To me this is not a phase I am going through, it’s something I will always do for the rest of my life. So going with that let’s start with this daily routine. Like I said in an earlier post my schedule is really out of the norm so I usually don’t wake up until 12ish. For breakfast I have a smoothie. I suggest a low carb smoothie. If you have a Smoothie King near you they sell an amazing low carb smoothie mix called Gladiator. After the smoothie I will have a snack which is usually around 4pm (all depending on the time I got up and had breakfast).

The snack of choice for me is almonds. Sometimes it is pepperonis, which are Amber’s favorites, but I normally stick with almonds. There is plenty of great snacks out there and I have other options but until I just get sick of almonds it what I’m sticking with, they are just convenient for me. Lunch comes next and it is usually around 6pm. 99% of the time I have a turkey wrap or a wrap of some kind. For dinner which hits around 8pm at night it is a protein (chicken breast, salmon, pork) and a vegetable (Broccoli, green beans, greens). I am going to start adding another smoothie in place of a meal. I am wanting to switch the dinner out to a smoothie to light the load I eat late at night. Even though it’s not late to me since I am not going to bed until 3 or 4am.

This pretty much sums up the norm for my eating. I do have days (some weekends) where I eat stuff I shouldn’t. Its ok and everyone should take the time and reward themselves with things like this. It helps avoid burn out and gives you something to look forward to. Just don’t go crazy and eat up everything you have worked for that week. I will admit it does take some serious discipline and will power sometimes but it is very worth it.