changing my diet

I’ve changed my diet a lot over the last couple of years.

As I learn emerging research and continue to thrive in my efforts to live a long, healthy, and athletic life (and keep the 100lbs that I lost off), I continue to try new things.

So what am I eating now?

I’m still low carb, and about 70% of the time flirt with the line of ketosis. I personally feel that there are huge benefits to being in a ketogenic state for a slight majority of the time, but I also believe that introducing carbohydrates now and then in a responsible manner is quite key.

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So here is a walkthrough of what I eat on a NON-keto day, but still pretty low carb.

Wakeup about 5:00am (sometimes later, sometimes earlier… I try to wake up with the sun as much as possible when schedule allows).

5:15: Water with Lemon Juice and Apple Cider Vinegar and a pinch of cayenne

5:45-6:00am: Matcha or Regular Green Tea – unsweetened and no cream

6:00-7:00 (generally): Workout and continue to sip on my green tea and also have LMNT electrolytes (fyi you can get these through THRIVE MARKET as well)

7:30/8:00am: 1 Cup of Raw Kefir or Low 2% Fat Bulgarian or Greek Yogurt (raw ideally) + 1 Cup of mixed blackberries, raspberries and strawberries, + 1 Scoop of Primal Kitchen Whey Protein

9:00am: Usually have a bit more fats to make sure calories are up enough. My meal after my workout is generally pretty lean, so this is an opportunity for me to add some fats without a lot of insulin spike. 2oz Macadamia Nuts or maybe 1 Full Avocado

12:30pm Lunch: This is generally a higher fiber meal for me. So I will often times do 3 Tbsp of Flax Meal (or a handful of Flackers Crackers) mixed with full-fat sour cream (great way to add the fiber in by mixing). I generally keep my protein lean with this meal and add the fats through some olive oil. E.G. 8oz Lean Chicken Breast alongside 2 Tbsp Olive Oil drizzled on top. I’ll also add some beef liver snacks (Epic brand has some great ones that you can get on Thrive Market too)

3:30pm (not always): I start to get a bit hungry around now, so sometimes I let myself be hungry and ride it out, but if I am really craving something I’ll have 1 Scoop of Collagen Protein mixed with MCT Powder (usually mixed with coconut or macadamia nut milk, but if I am not keto, I might even have a bit of raw milk mixed with it – A2 of course). I’ll sometimes have 1oz of dark chocolate that is either entirely unsweetened or sweetened with a bit of monk fruit). Much of this you can get through THRIVE MARKET as well

5:30: Dinner: This one varies a lot, because we have small kids and sometimes we’re out enjoying life and will swing by and get poke without the rice, or the like. But if I am home and in control, it looks something like this:

8-10oz of Sockeye Salmon or Halibut, or 7-9oz of Lean red meat (usually 96% lean ground beef
15 or so stalks of Asparagus with 2 Tbsp Olive Oil Drizzle and Nutritional Yeast Mixed with it
1x Siete Tortilla

Of course this varies widely, but if left too my devices, I would probably eat the same thing for dinner every day! Haha!

A couple hours after dinner I will usually sip on some turmeric and ginger tea and settle in with maybe ¼ cup of tart cherry juice (very beneficial for sleep).

Please note that this is an example. If you come to my house and we’re serving shrimp instead of ground beef, don’t call me a liar 🙂

Obviously on days that I fast, things are a bit different.

Sometimes my calories are SHOCKINGLY low on days that I fast and sometimes…. They are SHOCKINGLY high.

I believe in being in a very slight deficit over the course of a week, not necessarily over the course of each day. So I vasolate my calories up and down a lot (also based on activity).

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