I just wanted to share with you something I wrote to another brother of mine in regards to how I follow my nutrition and stay true to my lifestyle...
Bro, I will have my occassional slices of BBQ Chicken pizza, or head over to the HMB Brewery for a nice Mavericks Brown Ale and a plate of Grilled Fish tacos, or a Mavericks burger...but ultimately it is a lifestyle that I have adopted and that includes how and what I eat. The guilt sets in for me if I stray away from what my goals are...my motto is
"if I'm not growing...I'm not happy!" I love food don't get me wrong, but if I can eat healthy, meaning grass fed beef, free range/cage free chicken, organic fruits and veggies, Greek Yogurt has become a savior in my nutrition...1 cup Greek Yogurt mixed with 1 scoop Rocky Road protein, my version of healthy pudding. I lead by example for my family and friends...I have a dozen or so friends that want me to regularly make them my homemade protein bars...they call them "Gold" lol!!! A good friend of mine who does Zumba like 2-3 times a day placed and order for 2 batches last night and doesn't care about the cost...she just wants them lol! My wife and daughter follow my lead as well...it truly is a lifestyle!
It all boils down to your desire and goals for yourself...mine is to be in condition to get ready for a BB competition in no more than 12 weeks...less if possible, 8 would be optimal. I look at it this way...I am 42 years old this year, I have had 42 years of eating basically anything and everything so to switch up the last half of my life and choose to follow a healthier way of nutrition and applying what I have learned over the years of
training and my constant quest for building the best physique that I can with all the power inside of me...then that is what I am going to choose to do. It is a conscience decision at every meal I pack in my lunchbox for the day...for instance here is what I will eat today starting at noon (I am following IF with assistance of RickRock13 at moment...day 2...wish me luck!):
12 noon: 10 egg whites w/Low sugar cinnamon spice instant oatmeal and
peanut butter (approx 2 tbsp) drizzled on top, 1/2 chicken breast.
2 pm: 2 baked chicken thighs and 1 homemade Rocky Road protein
bar (basically the same as Better Protein bars, just tweaked a bit...added Flax Meal)...or protein shake
4 pm: 8 oz Ground Turkey w/Asparagus, Zuchinni, and Broccoli, 1 cup Brazilian style beans (mother-in-laws recipe, healthy!)
6 pm: 1 cup NF plain Greek Yogurt mixed w/1 scoop Rocky Road protein...my pudding
!
8 pm: 8-10 oz Baked Chicken Thighs, same veggies as above, 1 protein
bar for dessert
So that is what is laid out for today, I also have additional protein shake in my cooler for one of the meals for added protein...but as you can see I am getting ample amout of protein a day. This is how I always eat except on the weekends is when I will get creative and make Ezekiel French Toast, Muscle Chili, eat some whole eggs...maybe some chicken apple sausage
, make grass fed burgers (homemade) with avocado, onion, lettuce, tomatoe, sweet potatoe fries, I think you get the picture...I get creative in the kitchen!
There is so much you can do with healthy food to make it fun and exciting to eat, I just create when I am in the kitchen!!!
So there you have it...that is how I roll in a nutshell...and you can do it to bro, EVERYONE can do it!
Just wanted to share that with you here...my nutrition is pretty much the same clean, healthy choices for food daily...and I ALWAYS pre-package up my meals and everything I make is pretty much muscle building fuel for my body!