Yep, that about sums up my week.
I love food. The greasier the better. The sweeter the better. The healthier the... Infrequently found on my plate.
Don't get me wrong. I love fresh fruit and veggies and try to make it a part of each meal, especially dinner. Sometimes, however, I just want the grease, the fat, the sugar, and the salt.
It be callin' me, man. It be callin' me.
Unfortunately, long gone are the days when I could fill my stomach with anything and not see the effects. Those effects creep up on you.
At 37, I've been doing well. Breakfast have been mostly plain Greek yogurt, raw fruit, and steel cut oatmeal. Dinners consist of lean meat (usually chicken or turkey), brown rice and steamed veggies.
Lunch is usually where I flip my lid and say, "Gimme that fried, please."
This week those lunch tendencies bled into my dinners. I doubled up on the fried food intake and even allowed myself to skip on the veggies.
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| Cheat day? Try cheat week. |
I really let myself go. I was bad. Really bad.
Given my fitness goals, this just isn't going to work. I'm going to have to tighten up on my meals. No more letting my cravings get the best of me.
This goes for lunch too.
It's meal prep time. I've done it before. It was quite boring. A bunch of apples, bananas, Greek yogurt, unsalted nuts, peanut butter, egg whites, etc.
I want to liven it up so I don't fall into the "I'm sick of this bland crap" hole.
Do you meal prep? If you do, do you have any suggestions on how I can make it exciting every once in a while?
I'm a realist. I understand it will be a bit boring, but I would like some variety.
Also, how do you choose the foods you prep? What macros are you targeting?
