A talk about nutrition.

I use tera’s whey protein powder because it is not only clean and organic, it is rBGH free (did you know much of the milk products available are sourced from cows pumped with growth hormones).

Even if I use a flavored powder, rather than plain (I use both) it is flavored naturally.  Each flavor has a total of 4 or 5 ingredients, all of which I can pronounce and identify.  That’s how I like my food.  Lean, clean, non-modified & gluten-free.

As far as supplements go, I have had my intake analyzed by a holistic nutritionist.  When I lack in zinc or D, or some other element, he lets me know.  I try to correct these areas with my diet, but I have supplements available and he has helped me notice how I feel when I am deficient somewhere.

I know that amino acids pump me up.  I know that omega-3 sharpen me.  There are tea extracts that supposedly encourage weight loss but anyone that has followed me knows nothing works for me there.

My daily intake looks a little something like this (a few typical options shown depending on the day):

Breakfast Lara bar & espresso Gluten free toast w natural peanutbutter Turkey bacon & egg omlette
Lunch Plain turkey wrap on corn tortilla w lettuce Salad w chicken and blueberries w balsamic vinegrette or plain Leftovers (see dinners)
Dinner Turkey  meatloaf w veggies Roasted chicken w/ veggies and brown rice Baked cod w mashed potatoes & veggies
Snacks (I eat every couple hrs) Pistachios (my sodium downfall) Unbuttered popcorn (but I put sprinkle cheese on it, which is not clean) Greek yogurt w flax seeds or gf granola
Pre/post-workout Bolthouse protein blends A tera’s whey smoothie w bananas & almonds (plus spinach or carrots or blueberries) Larabar or luna bar

 

Lots of espresso (with almond milk and/or coconut oil) and tons of water (I don’t even track it anymore, it is a TON).

I guess I average 1800 to 2000 calories – but I really don’t count.  At least twice per week I burn more than that in a day and for all I know I’m not eating enough.  Don’t get me wrong though, I never go hungry, I have an insatiable appetite, I eat every couple hours and if I have a downfall, it is that I eat large amounts of food.]

The absolute worst things I eat – fairly frequently, are – when we go out to eat, sometimes I get the spinach-artichoke dip (and I destroy it), and, sometimes when running around between work and practices etc, I’ll swing the kids to tacobell (I get the cantina salad minus guac and dressing) or chic fil a (I get the market salad minus cheese).

Well there it is, all out there.  I’m not sure exactly why I plateaued quite a bit ago but I do believe it will come down to simply doing more in terms of exercise.  I know that when I had a trainer, it is a) that push for ten  more minutes in a session and b) the constant changing it up (I will tend to do the same things over and over).

NO one is perfect right – thats not the point – perfection is not a bad goal, however achievable, realistically – I do know that eating properly makes me feel better and no one will argue it makes us healthier.  When you put yourself in the athlete category, if you do – it is that much more important.

Be well my friends <3 K