Okay, okay. I've been avoiding it for a very long time.
It's time to start eating healthy.
I do eat healthy, healthier than the average person, but I have a fitness goal to achieve, and that involves me lowering my body fat %.
Cardio + Portion control, is what I need to do. Since my cardio has stopped cutting it, it's time to eat healthier.
To start this off, I am doing the thing I did once before, where I cut all unnecessary carbs out, along with icecream, popsicles, candy, etc. So "unnecessary" carbs are bread, pitas, bagels, muffins, pasta, etc. I may eat some bread or something, once I start running again, but the majority of carbs are going to be coming from fruits and vegetables.
Secondly, I am cutting out some of my protein intake. WHAT?! Yes. I knew I was starting to have too much protein for my body weight, but I kind of wanted to be bulking (google what bulking is for bodybuilders, to understand why), so I did do a over-intake of protein. An excess of anything results in body fat storage, so... I have gained 2lbs of fat, likely from the combination of excessive carb and protein intake.
2lbs may not sound like a lot to some people, but 2lbs of fat is actually a big difference for my physique, especially because my fat usually accumulates around my stomach. So... there will be no instagram "ab shots" for a while until I lose this.
I think my biggest problems are;
1) I don't plan my meals
2) I snack/ eat excessively
3) I eat late at night
I'm mostly going to deal with #2. I eat when I'm not hungry, even though I am typically eating healthy food, too much of anything tends to be bad.
This is really funny that I am doing this now, because 2-3 months ago I had the problem that I wasn't eating enough, so I kept sneaking snacks into whenever. That progressed into eating crappy again.
So now, whenever I get hungry I will either drink coffee, tea, or water.
Blerg.
This will be hard. But the results will be worth it!
It's time to start eating healthy.
I do eat healthy, healthier than the average person, but I have a fitness goal to achieve, and that involves me lowering my body fat %.
Cardio + Portion control, is what I need to do. Since my cardio has stopped cutting it, it's time to eat healthier.
To start this off, I am doing the thing I did once before, where I cut all unnecessary carbs out, along with icecream, popsicles, candy, etc. So "unnecessary" carbs are bread, pitas, bagels, muffins, pasta, etc. I may eat some bread or something, once I start running again, but the majority of carbs are going to be coming from fruits and vegetables.
Secondly, I am cutting out some of my protein intake. WHAT?! Yes. I knew I was starting to have too much protein for my body weight, but I kind of wanted to be bulking (google what bulking is for bodybuilders, to understand why), so I did do a over-intake of protein. An excess of anything results in body fat storage, so... I have gained 2lbs of fat, likely from the combination of excessive carb and protein intake.
2lbs may not sound like a lot to some people, but 2lbs of fat is actually a big difference for my physique, especially because my fat usually accumulates around my stomach. So... there will be no instagram "ab shots" for a while until I lose this.
I think my biggest problems are;
1) I don't plan my meals
2) I snack/ eat excessively
3) I eat late at night
I'm mostly going to deal with #2. I eat when I'm not hungry, even though I am typically eating healthy food, too much of anything tends to be bad.
This is really funny that I am doing this now, because 2-3 months ago I had the problem that I wasn't eating enough, so I kept sneaking snacks into whenever. That progressed into eating crappy again.
So now, whenever I get hungry I will either drink coffee, tea, or water.
Blerg.
This will be hard. But the results will be worth it!
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