Change In Diet

Well….I slacked in my fruit and veggie detox diet.

One night when I went to play pickleball I felt at my weakest in energy than I ever felt.  I know why it was.

#1 I hadn’t eaten enough fruits and veggies that day.  I would wait till my stomach and body told me I was NEEDING TO EAT.  Not a good part of the plan. I knew I wasn’t getting enough protein and that had a lot to do with it.  There were things I was missing from my detox diet from the beginning and I had to be careful for that.  I want to live a long time.

I talked with one of my collegiate racquetball players who works at Starbucks about their whey protein and adding it into my coffee and what the best way would be.

He looked at how much protein was in there and so we decided on two scoops of protein power, 3/4 of the cup to be filled with coffee (which is rich in antioxidents), organic soy milk for the 1/4 of cup.  I’m rocking and rolling now.

My daily starbucks expense went up a bit BUT I’ve added a way to get protein and not worry about the type of chicken I’m eating.  Which can be scary!

My daily expense for a single guy is higher than it should be.  That part I have to keep working on to get it down.  I don’t think I should be spending $450+ a month for myself to eat.  I should be able to get that down a lot lower.  I’m still learning so we will see.

I’m still eating a lot of fruit and veggies throughout the day but that includes Subway sandwiches and salads from different places I eat.  No burgers…not much pizza (maybe a time  month).  No fries.  No Soda.  I’m trying to stay away from all grease and saturated fat items.  I still mess up from time to time but I’m getting more consistent on staying aware.

I mainly drink coffee, water, and beer 😉 I’m over 21 and I won’t drive drunk nor supply to a minor.

I do drink some gatorade during and after playing racquetball as I sweat a lot when on the court and lose a lot of electrolytes.

Organic Milk and healthy cereal and peanut butter and jelly on healthy bread are a few of my regular favorites.   By healthy I mean as healthy as cereal and bread can be without being the most expensive.  I shop at Krogers so I’m always looking for their organic stuff to be on sale.  Which is regularly.

I’m still working on my diet.  I’m trying to keep it as inexpensive as possible. I’m always on the go so I don’t have time to learn how to cook.

I’m on the go all day long and I need a lot of energy and I have to stay aware as the day fly’s bye.  A good heatlthy diet with a good exercise routine will help me live a longer healthier life.  I honestly do believe that.

No matter how busy I am, exercise is included.  I’ll always find a way to play racquetball, pickleball, run, or do something that gets my heart racing for a good 30 minutes or more a day.

Day Two of Detox Diet

I made it through the second day of my Detox diet of fruits and veggies.

I found day 2 to be harder than day 1.  I was craving pizza all day.

To be honest, I even found myself thinking…”pizza today start diet tomorrow”.  I was strong and made it through it.

I think my biggest problem was I went too long without eating.  It seems like I have to keep small portions continually going into my system to stay away from the hunger feelings.  When I have the hungry feelings that is when even McDonalds looks and sounds good.

I did add some citrus to my diet as I did drink some orange juice.  I ate mostly bananas, apples, salad, and plenty of water.  A lot of bathroom breaks at Starbucks.

In day 3 I will be sure to keep small portions coming into my system in hopes of staying away from those hungry feelings.

My biggest downfall is the fact I’m terrible in the kitchen.  For me, I just have to be able to grab it, rinse it off and stuff it in my mouth.  I like dressing with my salad but now…i’m not even going to bother.  Hand full, rinse, eat.  That is my routine.

With my diet, I am working out doing 6 minute abs along with push ups and I’m getting ready to start my 90 day P90X program.

One huge benefit I am finding after two days is the money I am saving.

As a single guy, I am not buying a bunch of food for two.  I am not even averaging $10 a day on food.  That is good for me who can easily blow through over $20 a day to eat.

Day 2 is complete and 19 days to go.

Coach Manny

First Day of New Detox Diet

Yesterday was the first day of my new diet.

My focus is not to lose weight as I really don’t need to lose any weight.  I wouldn’t mind losing a little body fat.  I’m 34, VERY active as I’m a racquetball coach and player and also a Health Coach.

My diet will consist of all fruits, veggies, a little fish, water, protein powder mixed in with some water or coffee.    Yes…coffee…is not an option. Starbucks makes a lot of money off of me.   I’m not sold on coffee being bad for you.  In the research I have done I have learned that coffee seems to help men fight prostate cancer and  a new study shows that there are more antioxidents in coffee than any other beverage.

My goal is 21 days straight.  Why 21 days?  I have learned over time that to make or break a habit it can take 21 days.   That is why 21 days is my magic number.  All you cigarette smokers…try quitting for 21 days and see what happens.

At first, when I felt a little hunger it made me want “solid food”.  I started my day off with two apples and water right off the back.  That easily held me over till after Church.  I went straight to Kroger’s after church to get some more fruit.  I bought some strawberries, apples, and bananas.  Anyone notice what I’m missing… CITRUS.  Today I will be getting some clementines or oranges.  I like clementine better because it is easy to peel.

As the day went on everytime I felt I was getting a tad hungry I stuffed strawberries in my mouth or a banana.  It really did work.

While at my daughters house her Mother offered me some chicken and rice.  Yes for a second that sounded so good and I did forget I was on my new diet.  I said yes…then quickly said “no”.  Very proud of myself on that.

I just continued to eat strawberries, bananas, and water the rest of the night.

Too be honest..it really wasn’t difficult.

Sure, everything under the sun sounded really good but the fact that I’m cleaning my body of all the toxins and chemicals is something to look forward.

That is day 1 of my new diet.

20 days to go,

Manny