So I've always been "motivated" [insert sarcasm] to lose all this weight that I've gained over the past 4 years which is creeping up on 25 pounds. I've been wanting to lose it and saying that I am going to lose it, but in all honesty, I haven't even tried and still eat fairly terribly at times.
I came across some advice in the latest edition of USA Triathlon's e-newsletter and I'm thinking about making it my new mantra. "Think of the foods in your diet as performance enhancing or performance limiting."
About 6 years ago I was in the best shape of my life. Yes, I worked out like a maniac; if I had 1 hour to spare between school and work I was in the gym. The endorphins were so great and always present that if I missed one day of working out I would mope around and be slightly depressed and extremely tired, therefore I was even more motivation to continue hitting the weights hard. But I didn't start making monstrous gains until I cleaned up my diet. I never knew that after eating clean for so long that I would no longer crave junk food or anything unhealthy, in fact, I would feel miserable (not mentally but physically) after eating just one french fry.
So I've been teetering around with planning out my meals and sticking to good, clean, nutritious foods over the past few months but now I'm finally going to keep myself honest. I've begun to take all of my supplements regularly (thanks to a handy dandy iPhone APP!! of course): glucosamine (primarily due to my knee injury), a multivitamin (which I'm terrible at taking consistently), and Udo's Oil (3-6-9 EFAs).
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