[[home|🏠 Home]] | [[mp/positive energy|🟢 Energy]] | [[outdoors|🏕️ Outdoors]] | [[nerdin'|🤓 Nerdin']] | [[dog life|🐾 Dog Life]] | [[mind & life|💭 Mind & Life]] | [[links|⚙️ Links]] ___ # 🥩 Food & Diet You've learned to never ban foods....what kind of life would that be if you couldn't have some McDonald's once in a while...no thanks...you are reasonable...splurging a lil' makes it all worth it...be reasonable...be disciplined... ___ ## 😋 What You Eat Most of the time you eat protein and fat. They are essential — your body's bricks and mortar. Carbs are energy. You strategically incorporate carbohydrates in the evening to spike insulin making you drowsy and ready for bed....you do not consume carbs unless you are lean and trained. You avoid [[Processed Foods|processed foods]] most of the time but still indulge once in a while. > [!abstract] Log your calories daily on MFP...historical data is useful when you need to hard reset your CPU...find your **Total Daily Energy Expenditure**, [[Calorie Calculator|here]]. #### 80% of the Time | 🥩🥓🍇 - **[[Protein & Fat (Build & Maintain)]]** - Eggs, beef, chicken, pork, cheese, salmon, milk...the building blocks - **[[Carbohydrates (Energy)|Carbohydrates (Energy)]]** - Fruit, yogurt, sorbet, real cane sugar, yogurt, crunchy snacks like kelp or dried fruit... #### 15% of the Time | 🌮🍚 🌯 - **[[Low-Carb Food Hacks]]** - Egglife tacos, Egglife noodles, crunchy [[Low-Carb Snacks|protein snacks]]—things you eat occasionally. - [[Low-Carb Snacks]] - There's many low-carb options available nowadays but most of these options have a ton of ingredients including seed oils. You want to limit these foods for convenience or when you didn't hit your protein requirement. - Regular Snack - Snacks for heavy training days...You like having some carbs for strength training. - **[[Almost Cheating...]]** - "Stage 3 Tuned Open Nature Cauliflower Pizza" - "Homemade Strawberry Surfrider" - **"Got Caught Up in Errands or Work..."** - Chipotle meat bowls (meats, cheese, avocado) - Meat and cheese packs from the deli area - Smokehouse almonds - Lettuce wrapped patties with no mayo from JIB's or anywhere really... #### [[Goooodies (Cheat Meals)|5% of the Time | 🍕🍫🍷]] - Bread & Pasta - Junk Food - Candy - [[It Reminds Me That It's Not So Bad|"Get Me By" Gooodies]] ## 🥾 Backpacking Foods As of recent, there are way better protein options now...You can go backpacking and still hit your protein goal...what a time to be alive... - [[Adventure Wells]]—the best protein packed backpacking foods. We even eat them overlanding during long drives... ## 🥤 Hydration "You" are not "you" when dehydrated. You make bad diet decisions and don't train as hard as you could be...you are not at your best in general...you are dropping things, making silly mistakes, foggy brain—stay [[Stay Hydrated — or Stay Flat|hydrated]]... - LMNT - Salud - Cranberry, Collagen Cocktail ___ [[home|🏠 Home]] | [[mp/positive energy|🟢 Energy]] | [[outdoors|🏕️ Outdoors]] | [[nerdin'|🤓 Nerdin']] | [[dog life|🐾 Dog Life]] | [[mind & life|💭 Mind & Life]] | [[links|⚙️ Links]]