Hey peeps! I want to start posting my food log on here for my own accountability and to give you guys a glimpse into how I eat. I’m sure many people think I have some secret method or nasty diet foods I eat in order to get ready for competitions but I eat REALLY yummy food. Come on, do you think I would eat that clean for 9 plus months if I didn’t like the food I was eating? I would QUIT!!!!
Since signing up for the Crossfit games, Daniel and I have decided to eliminate our once a week cheat meal from our nutrition for a number of reasons:
- While tasty and satisfying, cheat meals get my blood pressure up and affect my workouts the following days.
- I am in training mode! In order to get faster, stronger, and leaner I can’t eat junk once a week. Just doesn’t work that way. Ask any bodybuilder, or athlete getting ready for their event.
- It saves MONEY! Eating at home and eating right does save you money overall. Then you can spend $ on things you really want, like new minimus shoes or cute workout attire!
I may or may not total up my calories for the day. To be honest, this is different from bodybuilding because I’m training for performance and not an aesthetic so I’m not too concerned with how many calories I have a day. Naturally, this doesn’t mean I’m gonna inhale a whole cow and 10 potatoes. 
This is great though because food tells us many things about our bodies so it’s time to be little scientists and figure out how WE work individually. That’s why nutrition is not a one size fits all prescription. Listen to your body! Does your stomach get upset when having brown rice? Then DON’T eat it! If you can eat sweet potatoes and have a great workout, note this in your workout/food log for yourself! YOU have to be responsible for you; in the end your result is because of YOUR HARDWORK. I’d love to take credit, but guys when you get it right, that is ALL YOU!
Food log:
Breakfast
3/4 cup of old-fashioned oats
3 egg whites
1 whole egg
about a 1/4 cup of blueberries
16 oz of coffee
2 tablespoons of almond milk
Meal #2
4 oz extra lean grilled chicken breast
half a large red potato
Meal #3
same as meal #2
Meal #4
4 oz chicken
2 oz avocado
1 josephs pita bread
Meal #5
8 oz Turkey tenderloin
3 oz red potato (can you tell, I like taters?)
Meal #5
1 scoop Casein
1 tblspoon almond butter
1 tblspoon Hershey’s cocoa powder
1/4 cup of almond milk
02-28-2012
Same breakfast as 02-27
Meal #2
4 oz of turkey tenderloin
1 slice of Ezekiel bread
1 teaspoon peanut butter
Meal #3
Pumpkin protein Oat bar
Meal #4
5 oz of Turkey tenderloin
2 rice cakes
2 tablespoons pb
Meal #5
6 oz pork chops
3 oz asparagus with 1 tbsp of olive oil
large mixed salad with romaine
1 whole egg
No nighttime snack because we got home and ate around 8:30 and then we mosy on to bed at 9:00.