Diet: Re-focus

"What does a warrior eat?". That may sound a bit silly in this time and age, but the question still applies. Nowadays when people think "warrior" they probably think of athletic icons, people they see on television, the gym rat who is always at the gym, and a whole slew of other images of "warrior" that bombard us each and every day. While it may be true that those people are at the peak of athletic excellence, they are often the most un-healthy people out there. Between all the chemicals they put into their bodies, and the nutritionally shallow foods most of them eat, they are really not the ones we should look to for a model of how a warrior eats.

A warrior only eats things that are natural, whole, and nutrient dense. Lots of fruits and vegetables, plenty of plant based fats and protein, moderate amounts of lean animal protein, and water. In short, a warrior only eats things that will help him to be more healthy, and not things that will passively kill him.

This page of my blog is dedicated to articles reviewing diet books, warrior worthy food ideas, and my ideas on diet.

Friday, March 28, 2008

Re-focus

This week I've done pretty good about keeping my sugar intake during the day down to nothing (except for some Romain, which I'm sure has some sugar, but oh well) I've noticed another trend that is messing me up. I have a sweet tooth, and since I'm not eating or drinking sugar during the day I like to have dessert after my main meal. I haven't been gaining weight (I'll go up and down between 170 and 167 pretty regularly) but it seems like when I have a carb night, and dessert, I always go up to 170, and the next day I eat real low carb and go down to 167 or so. My theory is that I need to cut back on the desserts. They aren't hurting me, but I don't need them. Instead of eating pie, or cake or something like that, I'm going to eat more fruit, and some dark chocolate (after a low carb meal). I'll see if that makes me do any better as far as fat loss goes.