My thoughts on Nutrition

Before you get too far down this “rabbit hole” it’s important to remember that food is and was always intended to be fuel. For generations our ancestors ate only foods that were available to them via hunting and gathering. They did not have the luxury of pulling into a McDonalds and grabbing “convenience food”. They ate for the soul purpose of fuel and survival. They also did not eat around the clock as we do today. They would have long periods of time without eating anything!

This is how I have come to look at food. As nourishment, and fuel. I have gone to great lengths to change the way I look at some of the habits I have had in my life, and food has been a big one. I still don’t have the “perfect diet”, and still eat foods I “shouldn’t”, but it has become a rarity and not the norm. Just because you shouldn’t have it, doesn’t mean you can’t (unless you are trying to heal some type of illness/disease), it just means don’t do it often.

I do not believe in telling people how to eat. Because each person has a different relationship with food and each person has unique behaviors when it comes to food. But that is what it ultimately is…a behavior and having someone tell you how to eat does not help you change your behaviors. Each person also has different goals and requirements for food. For example, if you are trying to lose weight you will need less calories than someone that is trying to gain weight. For this reason a lot of nutritional conversations should be had on a 1-1 basis.

My goal with the nutrition portion is to give you a glimpse as to how and when I eat. This is not necessarily intended to be a guideline for you to use, you are however free to do exactly that. If you have any further questions about how/when/what I eat please feel free to contact me to discuss further.

The best advice I can offer to help you lose weight

Calorie counting, counting macros, and even knowing how many calories you burn/need in a day can be a very complicated endeavor. Most find it overwhelming and give up before they see any real progress.

The advice I offer most of my clients that want to lose weight is this:

Keep it simple.

Focus your diet on whole foods.

Eat protein first.

Drink a lot of water.

Always be a little hungry. Even after a meal, try to avoid eating to the point where you are totally full. Make sure you have enough energy and aren’t distracted by your hunger, but you don’t need to be “stuffed”.

Consider fasting. You can do intermittent fasting (not eating for 14-16 hours, and only eating for 8-10 hours), or a prolonged fast (1-2 days).

Eat What I Eat

Below is a sample week of eating:

Monday:

WATER FAST—NO FOOD INTAKE

Tuesday:

BREAKFAST – NONE

LUNCH – HAMBURGER PATTIES, BACON, 2 HARDBOILED EGGS

DINNER – STEAK COOKED WITH BUTTER, LIVER, 2 HARD BOILED EGGS

Wednesday:

BREAKFAST – NONE

LUNCH – GROUND MEAT AND 3-5 SCRAMBLED EGGS

DINNER – (FAMILY GAME NIGHT) TACOS, PIZZAS, BURGERS (NO BUN)

THURSDAY

BREAKFAST- NONE

LUNCH – NONE

DINNER – STEAK AND SHRIMP (NOT BREADED)

FRIDAY

BREAKFAST – NONE

LUNCH – BURGER PATTIES, BACON

DINNER – EAT OUT (ANYTHING GOES)

SATURDAY

BREAKFAST – NONE

LUNCH – NONE

DINNER – CROCK POT/AIR FRIED CHICKEN

SUNDAY

BREAKFAST - BACON AND EGGS

LUNCH – SALMON

DINNER – STEAK, EGGS, BACON