Daily we all manage to eat food throughout the day. Some of us eat like cows, walking through a field consuming what is in front of us or put in front of us! Some of us are like fish, confined by the streams we swim in and make do on what is available to us!
We have all developed “LIFESTYLES” that put us in the path of our food. Every day, we journey finding our food and eating the food that is available to us, put in front of us, that is along the stream that we are traveling in. WHAT WE DO DAILY BECOMES OUR HABIT AND WE DO IT BASED ON SOME CRITERIA. We chose to eat … WHAT WE ARE CRAVING … WHAT’S FAMILIAR, ACCESSABLE, CONVIENIENT, EASY, AFFORDABLE, FILLING, PLEASING, FEELS GOOD, AND SOMETIMES WHAT WE ARE LEAD TO THINK IS GOOD!
Planning ahead minimizes BAD CHOICES WHERE YOUR GOALS ARE YOUR CRITERIA!
Everywhere we go companies with poorly made toxic foods with little or no nutritional value.are making it cheap and easy to buy C.R.A.P.
Plan ahead with foods that support your goals!
No GMO, No Soy, Organic Only, No products treated with antibiotics, hormones, No farm raised, No large wild caught fish, Only free range poultry, No denatured whey products, No or very low sodium, avoid alcohol for the most part, No high fructose corn syrup, No Hydrated oils, saturated oils, no carbonated products, avoid nightshades, no chemically enhanced food to preserve it, low caffeine, poorly processed food to increase it’s profitability, No Hidden high glycemic sugary foods, no artificial sweeteners.
These important choices effect our: GOALS, QUALITY OF MY LIFE, ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE, HEALTH, % BODY FAT, MENTAL CLARITY, QUALITY OF SLEEP, JOINT DISCOMFORT, ENERGY LEVLES, HOW WE HANDLE STRESS, LIBIDO, MUSCLE TONE, DIGESTIVE FUNCTIONS, IMMUNE SYSTEM, HOW WE AGE, POWER TO WEIGHT RATIO … TO NAME A FEW!
SAY NO TO Cheese factory, Buffalo WILD Wings, Ruby Tuesday,Friendly’s, P.F. Changs, Boston Market, Fridays, Papa Johns, Chillis, Red Robin, Outback, Domino’s, Subway, Applebees, Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Starbucks, Quiznos, Ihop, Cold Stone Creamery, Panera, McDonalds, Burger King, Hardees, KFC, Popeyes, etc.
The key is to having choices that serve you are asking the right questions?
NOW SAY YES TO FOODS THAT ANSWER THE RIGHT QUESTION …
THE RIGHT QUESTION IS … WHAT IS BEST FOR ME?
NOW … THE NEXT STEP IS BE PREPARED!
If you are prepared you have ALREADY MADE EXCELLENT CHOICES, ALL DECISIONS MADE IN ADVANCE … with you now executing a planned out strategies. Your meals are prepared ahead of time, based on CRITERIA THAT SERVES YOU YOUR GOALS.
A unprepared grazer is LEFT WITHOUT GREAT CHOICES, and becomes a victim of their own hunger and urgency bought on by a lack of preparation must often settle for what is expedient.
NEVER BE LEFT ASKING WHAT AM I CRAVING … WHAT IS EASY, AVAILABLE, FASTEST, CONVENIENT, ASSESS ABLE?
FIRST ASK … ask what is best for me? This results in a daily food strategy, food prepared in advance, meals planned out and eaten at specific times.
THEN YOUR ONLY ISSUE IS A MUCH EASIER ONE … EXECUTION!
YOUR DECISIONS ARE ALREADY MADE BASED ON CRITERIA THAT SERVES YOU:
- Is the FOOD I’m eating CONSISTENT
WITH MY GOALS? … if not … I DON’T EAT THAT! - The FOOD I eat directly effects the QUALITY OF MY LIFE … is eating this LIFE GIVING or LIFE TAKING?
- The FOOD I eat is my Fuel … Is eating this PERFORMANCE IMPROVING or PERFORMANCE ROBBING?
- The FOOD I eat keeps me HEALTHY … is eating this HEALTH SUSTAINING or HEALTH CHALLANGING?
- The FOOD I eat determines my % BODY FAT … is eating this INCREASING IT or DECREASING IT?
- The FOOD I eat determines my MENTAL CLARITY … is eating this CONTRIBUTING or CONSUMING IT?
BOTTOM LINE … YOU DESERVE A LIFE THAT INCLUDES GREAT HEALTH AND WELLNESS, A HEALTHY LEAN % BODY FAT, FULL OF ENERGY, ABLE TO PERFORM YOUR BEST ABILITIES, AGE GRACEFULLY WITH MENTAL CLARITY, AND HAVE THE ABILITY TO PURSUE YOUR DREAMS!