You might’ve noticed that not every post is a short story, and well, this
one isn’t either. But hang in there. It might actually be useful for you.
So, around August time, my lovely boyfriend Daniel decided to challenge
me to a fitness/diet competition. To anyone that is my friend on Facebook, you’re
probably well aware of the fact that I am destroying him. Yeah, I’m winning. By
far.
Anyways, Daniel has nonetheless
taught me lots of valuable information on dieting and fitness that I’d love to
share, since it’s working so well for me. And I’m also going to be completely
honest with you. I’ve cheated on my diet. A lot.
Okay, back to the helpful stuff.
I’m going to give you a sample of my average day, not taking into account the
fact that I cheat. I’m also not going to include my workout routine because
that’s a whole other post. Here we go.
Meal 1 (around 8 o’clock): Oatmeal
with Sugar Free Maple Syrup, Egg Whites with Bell Pepper and Mushrooms—add Salt
Substitute to taste.
Meal 2: (around 10 o’clock): Protein
Bar (I make these myself—I’ll attach some recipes that I love).
Meal
3 (After my workout around 12 o’clock): Protein Shake and 1 oz. Almonds
Meal
4 (Around 3 o’clock): 4 oz. Chicken, 1 cup Broccoli, 1 cup Brown Rice
Meal
5 (Around 6 o’clock): 4 oz. Salmon, 1 cup Broccoli, 1 cup Brown Rice
Meal
6 (Around 8-9 o’clock): ½ cup Cottage Cheese or 1 cup Low-fat Vanilla Yogurt
So, I might not have it
completely perfect, but this works for me. Now, you’re probably thinking what
about that cheating you were talking about? Yeah, well, I’m a sucker for
chocolate and ice cream and cheesecake and candy bars and… you get the point. I
cheat a lot. It got to the point where every time I saw Daniel, I’d cheat. So,
then I started associating Daniel with unhealthy food, and everything got all
out of whack, because I was blaming him for making me cheat and he was blaming
me for making him cheat.
Either way, I’m working on only
cheating once every 12 days or so (which is a really negotiable topic right now).
I hope you aren’t intimidated by
this. I hope you feel inspired to start eating healthy, because this may look
like a sacrifice, but I am telling you—feeling energized and being healthy, I
mean really healthy, not crash diets
or salad diets—it does something to you. You start glowing and suddenly you
wake up really happy. Suddenly you’re ready to face Mondays, you’re ready to
run 5 miles, and you’re ready to cook up something deliciously healthy. It’s a
wonderful feeling. So it really isn’t a sacrifice. It also isn’t a diet. It’s a lifestyle.
I’m actually about to challenge
you. I know what you’re thinking: Quick! Exit! I don’t want to face a diet
challenge!
I challenge you to write down
everything you eat tomorrow. I won’t even ask you to look up the calories or
carbs or fats. Just write it down.
Because if you start by writing
down what you eat, you might scare yourself into doing the rest.
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