Food Is A Powerful Drug, Beat The Addiction

Food is a powerful drug. It can be addictive and it can become a bad habit that is hard to break. Changing your mental perspective about food (think FOOD IS FUEL) will keep you from becoming a food junkie and help you not only feel better, look better and perform better day to day; it will keep you focused on your overall goal – optimum fitness and lifelong health.

I too felt a food hangover and sometimes still have a hard time kicking the cravings. I can honestly say that I have focused my mental perspective to think of the food that I eat as FUEL. Fueling my body with healthy foods makes me feel like I accomplished something and keeps me focused.  I don’t want to put bad fuel in
my body or I will perform poorly day to day and feel sluggish and unmotivated.

Hopefully this will help you get motivated, give you some good ideas so you can kick your bad food habits and start with a new mental perspective. START TODAY; don’t wait until tomorrow or the next day or next Monday.

Here is a typical day of eating for me and my husband.

Breakfast (within 30 minutes of waking up)

I may have 3 Eggs & Half an Apple

My husband may have will have a protein shake or hard boiled eggs

Mid Morning Snack (2-3 Hours after breakfast)

Almonds & Yogurt

Lunch (3 hours later)

Chicken & Veggies or Salad

My husband may have a natural peanut butter and all fruit jelly sandwich on whole wheat bread

Mid Afternoon Snack (3 hours after Lunch)

Protein Shake or Cheese Stick with Almonds or Avocado

After Workout Snack (within 15 minutes of workout)

Fruit & Protein Bar or 8oz of Chocolate Milk & Small Protein Bar

My husband may have will eat almonds, yogurt with flaxseed added and fruit BEFORE his workout

Dinner (2-3 hours after Workout)

Protein like Chicken, Turkey, Turkey Sausage, Lean Beef and veggies

Dessert

16 Dark Chocolate Chips

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