I had a very brief, yet interesting conversation yesterday with a lady who used to be in my boot camp.
I walked in the gym and she asked me “John, do you ever eat at home?” At first I thought that she was referring to the fact that I bring my own food with me everyday. But I quickly realized that she thinks that I eat every meal at restaurants. She came to this conclusion because I’ve adopted a new habit of posting my “check ins” on facebook.
Here is my concern. This lady knows me very well. She’s been in my boot camp program. She’s come to my nutrition seminars. She even followed the nutrition principles that I recommend during an 8-week weight loss contest. Facebook is very powerful. Here’s why…
The truth is that I eat at restaurants 2-3 times each week. The rest of the time I buy, prepare and eat my own food. I eat 6-7 meals a day. That means that I eat 4-7% of my meals at restaurants each week. But because I post what restaurants I like, the perceived reality is that I eat all of my meals out. If I did I’d be fat. But I am not fat because 93-96% of the time I eat whole, natural, self-prepared (often organic) food.
If you don’t want to be fat, you should do the same.
Here is exactly what I had to eat yesterday
Meal 1
- Oatmeal (plain)
- Homemade chicken breast breakfast sausage
Meal 2
- Ground Turkey (onion, red pepper, spinach, cumin, chili and chipotle powder)
- Brown Rice
- Asparagus
Meal 3
- Red Snapper
- Brown Rice/Curry Lentils
- Squash
Meal 4 (Snack)
- Orange
- Raspberries
Meal 5
- Grilled Chicken
- Yams
- Broccoli
Meal 6
- Salad with Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinegar
- Spinach
- Mushrooms
- Mixed Greens
- Olives
- Avocado
- Kidney & Garbanzo Beans
- Grilled Chicken
Now I could annoy the crap out of you and post everything I eat as I eat it on Facebook. But this isn’t about me. I’m here to help you with your exercise and nutrition program, and what works for me may not be the best plan for you.
To learn more about the nutrition program that I recommend (because it is flexible, adaptable and is in line with my philosophy), click this link.
P.S. You are allowed cheat days on this plan, so you can go to any restaurant to like and eat your favorite food!
P.S.S And it Fricken Works!!!!!
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