Every Other Day Diet

Todays Diet - Felt like a Million Bucks

2009-12-13T18:06:00.000-08:00

Today's nearly coming to a close, and to be honest I felt great. I woke up and kicked things off with a couple eggs, some whole wheat toast and some fruit.

A great breakfast is key to help keep your energy levels up without having that crash a couple hours in. Most people simply use coffee, but a well spaced out, proper diet will leave you feeling even better, with the proper nutrients to keep your body in tip-top shape.

A couple hours later it was snack time: a protein shake, hand full of almonds and a banana. Nice and simple.

Lunch rolled around I made a turkey sandwich on whole wheat bread and a glass of milk.

After lunch I decided to go for a run. Today I did HIIT style training which, if you haven't heard of this, is high intensity interval training. Basically I have a long street by my house and I will run flat out for 15-30 seconds then jog for around 2 minutes until I catch my breath. This is done 7 or 8 times. Keep in mind this isn't easy on the body so doing it once or max twice a week should suffice. Add it in to your regular steady state cardio program.

My post run was a just a carb+protein shake.

Dinner: a pot roast. Magnificent. Potatoes and greens to go with it. As much as I love pizza, this is pretty good too.

Bed time snack, which I am going to have in a little while will be a glass or two of milk and a scoop of peanut butter.

That's it, nothing special.

~every other day diet

My Diet Today

2009-12-12T01:24:00.000-08:00

What did my diet consist of today...(pauses to remember).

Started off with a shake - 60g carbs 50g protein. Went and worked out, hit heavy legs. Feelin pretty good right now despite it being slightly difficult to walk now.

Post workout was same as pre-workout. I am kinda lazy so liquid meals work well for me.

A couple hours later some chicken rice and vegetables.

End of the day, chicken nachos.

At the end of the day, if you eat less than you need to maintain, you will lose weight. Ideally you want all your food to be healthy choices, but you can't be perfect all the time, don't sweat it.

~every other day blog

Back From the Gym

2009-12-09T16:32:00.000-08:00

Alright, back from the gym and I just had my post workout shake. This is the same as my pre-workout shake and consists of 60g carbs and 50g protein.

For protein I use leanfit whey from costco. It's an isolate/concentrate mix and to be honest - it tastes fine and does the job just like the more expensive proteins do.

Today I am trying to eat 5 times, with about 50 grams of protein per meal.

Lot's of whole protein like chicken breasts are good because it takes about 30% of the calories ingested just to digest it.

Back later,

Mike

What's My Diet Like Today

2009-12-09T13:26:00.000-08:00

Today's a new day... what's my diet going to be like today.

We will see how it unfolds. I've just gotten up and thrown down a protein shake and a couple scoops of maltodextrin(carbs), and I am about to hit the gym.

If you rely on diet alone to lose weight your selling yourself short.

Use a combination of weight training, cardio, and proper nutrition to receive maximum results.

The more lean body mass you're carrying the more calories your body will burn at rest. This is one of the secrets a lot of people use to get lean and lose weight - add more muscle mass.

I am going to hit the gym though - do work.

Mike

Welcome to my Blog

2009-12-09T01:25:00.000-08:00

Hey, this is Mike.

In this blog I am going to be sharing some nutrition, weight training, and cardio tips. I am going to tell you guys how I lost 38 pounds in just three months.

This wasn't a difficult process, it just took some effort. That's the biggest key when it comes to most things, diet and exercise especially.

Before I turn in I will leave you with the first nutritional tip:

Eat at least 4 servings of veggies a day.

A simple tip, but most people can't do it. Try it for a week, it will clean you out nicely, help with absorption.

Mike