I LOVE FOOD!

It’s a HUGE misconception that to be healthy, you must sacrifice taste and the love of food. That’s SOOO wrong! Completely and utterly rediculous! With that said…everything in moderation is KEY.

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One of the smartest decisions I made when I started my journey towards health and fitness was to finally follow the advice that I had heard for years and totally ignored…eat more often. I stuck with the fads and tried to eat 3 reallys small meals when I was trying to lose weight. Guess how well that worked out…(insert sigh here)

Eating smaller meals, frequently through the day will keep you full. It’s very important to actually eat BEFORE you get hungry. If you wait till your starving you make bad irrational decisions that result in high calorie foods and you tend to overheat. Eating before you start to get hungry gives you time to think about healthier decisions and will help you keep your portions in control.

Sample daily meal plan (calorie intake depends on many factors. This is purely a sample to illustrate my point. Please contact me for specific suggestions tailored to your needs.)

Breakfast (eat within 1 hour of waking up)

1/4 cup steel rolled oats – cook

1/4 cup raw blueberries

1/8 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk

1 tablespoon sliced almonds

1 packet Truvia natural sweetener

(227 calories)

 

Snack

1 medium apple (sprinkle with cinnamon)

1 tablespoon natural peanut butter

1 part skim string cheese

(247 calories)

 

Lunch

(2) Baha Battered Fish tacos (recipe)

1 oz whole wheat pita chips

2 tablespoons salsa

(370 calories)

 

Snack

Chocolate Shakeology

1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk

Ice

(180 calories)

 

Dinner

Smoky corn and black bean pizza (recipe)

Mixed greens salad with grape tomatoes and fat free feta cheese

(450 calories)

 

Desert

1 scoop rasberry sorbet

(100 calories)

 

Total: 1574 calories