Food Log - "...it's always the food."

11/17 - coffee, milk, Cannibal Ferox/Permaswole, chocolate milk, eggs, peanut butter, water, Muscletech Platinum Whey, fish oil, steak, ZMA

11/18 - coffee, milk, Cannibal Ferox/Permaswole, chocolate milk, eggs, peanut butter, water, Muscletech Platinum Whey, fish oil, steak, chicken, pork chop, ZMA

11/19 - coffee, milk, eggs, peanut butter, water, Muscletech Platinum Whey, oatmeal, avocado, bacon jam

11/20 - coffee, milk, Cannibal Ferox/Permaswole, chocolate milk, eggs, peanut butter, water, Muscletech Platinum Whey, fish oil, pork, mashed potatoes, red cabbage, Coke Zero

11/21 - coffee, milk, Cannibal Ferox/Permaswole, chocolate milk, eggs, peanut butter, water, Muscletech Platinum Whey, fish oil, oatmeal, yogurt drink, Coke Zero

11/22 - coffee, milk, yogurt drink, Coke Zero, hamburger, cheddar, mayo, turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, yams, mac & cheese, pie w/whipped cream

11/23 - coffee, milk, chocolate milk, Cannibal Ferox/Permaswole, fish oil, turkey, mashed potatoes, yams, mac & cheese, ZMA

Lift-Run-Bang - This is a great top-to-bottom article on why we...: "This is a great top-to-bottom article on why we have an epidemic in regards to obesity. If you don't feel like reading the article, here is the high level overview in order to help someone you know get this under control, or under control yourself.  12 Graphs That Show Why People Get Fat

- Cut down on your processed food consumption. In other words, if it comes in a box (for the most part), don't eat it. Stick to foods that require cooking. Stay away from fast food as much as possible. 

- Cut down on your sugar consumption. This mainly comes from soft drinks. If you are a basic bitch "can't even"....switch to diet. Spare me the "diet drinks have the same effect". I've already posted a previous study that showed this is false. It's amazing to me that people still drink "full" sodas like Coke, Pepsi, etc. 

- Just because it's the holidays doesn't mean you should be in bulk mode the whole time. This doesn't surprise me. People gain weight during the holidays, and then never do anything to take it off. Look, if you're someone who lives the gym lifestyle, this may not apply to you. But most people do eat far too much during the holiday season and then never do a thing to get that weight off. Add 10 years of that on your life, and now you're talking about a significant amount of fat gain. Enjoy the holiday eating, just keep moderation in mind about it though.

- Understand a healthy eating budget. Most junk is cheap. But you can buy whole chicken, eggs, oatmeal, rice, tuna, etc on the cheap. I guess it depends on what is more important to you. Eating junk or feeling awesome. 

- Narrow down your food choices. The more options you have, the more you tend to eat. This requires discipline on your part, however. Yeah, that generally means that ugly word "diet". Limiting food options is a part of that. - Choose good fat sources like olive oil, safflower oil, nut butters, etc. 

- Be active. Duh. Because of technology there is a higher demand for jobs that ask most of us to be less active. If you're sitting at work all day, and moving very little, then either you're going to have to drastically reduce caloric intake or actually MOVE when you get off of work. You can also move work at work by doing shit like taking the stairs, going for a walk at lunch, and parking at the far end of the parking lot. 

- Weekend binging adds up. Most people eat significantly more calories on the weekend. Especially in social gatherings. Again, exercise some restraint and moderation in these cases, or just be a hermit for a while until you can get your fatness under control. 

- Sleep more. A lack of sleep generally means more cravings and has a high correlation to hormones associated with weight gain. I don't care if you feel like you can "function on 5 hours". When possible, sleep more. Take naps too."