Don't
get me wrong they are tasty and most if not all of us do it and embrace every
moment of the experience. For competitors this happens every week for some
maybe even twice a week....as we reefed with the wrong foods. What brings me to
write this blog is the mental game I myself go through planning and deciding
what my next cheat meal will be for some the new word is treat…Whatever you
want to call it it’s probably BAD for you….
I
myself have not had one since my birthday which was in early March and I must
say I have had mental days where I just wanted to give up…I have had a couple reefed
meals with clean wholesome foods but not a restaurant binge or anything like
that…It has been hard to stay on track day in day out sometimes thinking how my
relationship with food is now vs. before I started my fitness journey. Yes! Its
all about finding balance….Its the HOW that is the challenge.
I
have been able to balance it now but I did have a lot of ups and downs over the
last year trying to figure it out…What is my maintenance level am I under my
calories …way over and so on…Listening to your body can be a tricky thing. What
to follow Blood Type Diet, Paleo, High Fat Low Carb….Low Fat…and the story goes
on and on.
Currently
I am prepping for my 4th show and this thus far is my favourite prep
of all…Why? Because in the off season I have discovered what my body needs vs.
wants.
What
foods I cannot tolerate due to sensitivities and how eliminating them has made
a huge difference in my overall well being. I still have tough days where I have
cravings and want to eat for 5…but this comes with the lifestyle of being
focused on a goal of stepping on stage.
Am
I hungry….No not at all…this is where my body tries to trick me and tell me
what it wants vs. needs.
Anyhow
onto the blog post…here it is. Have a read and maybe when you’re planning your
next night out you will make better choices and focus on the company around you
and not so much on the overload of fast foods you’re planning on consuming…
Source: Kimberly Snyder Blog
No
matter where you live, the Fast Food Machine (FFM) will try to get you. They
want you, me and everyone that ever eats a meal (yeah, in other words
everyone!) or has a dollar in their pocket to support their ever-expanding
empire, which is built on a sickening foundation of the cheapest, most processed
“food” that contributes to myriad diseases and sickness.
So
what I propose to do here is to start you thinking, really thinking, about the
implications of every fast food meal. Some will say “Everything in moderation,”
but I say not so with fast food. Each fast food meal digests to leave hormones,
steroids, next-to-impossible to digest oils, cheap refined sugars and so many
other horrible substances in your body that we made a whole infographic (below)
on the subject.
Please
share this with friends and family members that eat fast food. Maybe next time
old Micky D’s calls out to them they turn their back and go somewhere healthier
to eat or just eat a simple, but infinitely healthier meal at home.
Courtesy of: Kimberly Snyder
