Here are some helpful tips that shouldn’t be too hard to implement…
Fast-food burgers → grill your own burgers
Meal 5 ice cream → greek yogurt w/ frozen blueberries
Meal 2 subway ham sandwich → make it turkey or chicken breast
I’m guessing you’ve been following the same basic diet template for the past 200+ days. Well, I can imagine why you have the cravings for bad food. Your main food source is nothing but whey protein. Eat a real meal for dinner, and it will help curb some of your cravings. Don’t be afraid to eat a steak or pork or chicken breast or turkey or ground beef or whatever. Add steamed vegetables to your dinners. Throw in some rice or sweet potatoes or red potatoes for your PWO meal. Don’t be afraid to eat fats such as peanut butter or cashews or almonds or sunflower seeds or walnuts or avocados instead of chips or other crappy carbs.
Cook your own food. Here’s a rundown of some meals I’ve cooked recently to give you an idea…
london broil w/ baked yams & squash
t-bone w/ steamed cauliflower & sauteed mushrooms
pork chops w/ steamed broccoli
meatloaf w/ baked yams, squash, & carrots
ground beef cooked in salsa verde w/ a mashed avocado (guacamole)
kung pao chicken w/ broccoli, carrots, snap peas, and peanuts
Stew, chili, and other meals cooked in the crock pot are great as well. Get creative.
All of these meals contain a pound or more of meat plus a large serving of vegetables, and every single one of them was delicious. I simply walk into the meat department area at the grocery store and buy whatever meat is on sale that week. I get creative with my meals, so I don’t get burned out on the same ol’ food from week-to-week. Yet, in reality, though, all of those meals follow the same basic template of protein+veggies.
I was on the road this past Saturday (for far too long) and ended up eating McDonald’s for dinner… talk about some nasty shit! Whereas Friday night I ate a 1.25+ lb t-bone w/ a heaping serving of steamed cauliflower & sauteed mushrooms for dinner. I’m not a nutrition guru or a gourmet chef, and I have a long ways to go myself in body composition, but you have a lot of room for improvement in your diet. Once you get away from the idea you NEED to eat junk food or fast-food and primarily eat whole food sources you’ll begin to understand just how gross all that crap really is (at least eating it on a consistent basis…).
At any rate, I went too far with this post… keep up the good work (hopefully you don’t think I was downplaying your results thus far) and believe in yourself! You can reach your goals, if you work hard and develop good habits.
