Today is Memorial Day. In Columbus, it is going to be hot and sunny, so I think we are heading to the pool sometime today. I hope you enjoy your holiday as well.
If you have been reading my newsletters for awhile, you obviously know that I try to "preach" eating correctly throughout your daily life. Not only will it help you with any of your sport endeavors that you might be doing, but it will help with your overall general health - lower cholesterol, reducing bodyfat, improve your immune system, etc.
You also know that I don't require you to do that 24/7. I suggest, even encourage, having a cheat day. There are a lot of foods out there that aren't considered healthy, but taste pretty good. I love a good pizza for instance. What I have learned, that if my clients do eat frequently throughout the day, they are usually eating 5-6 times (between meals and quality snacks). You multiply that by 7 days and you get about 35-42 meals a week. My clients that see success, will have maybe 3-4 cheat meals throughout the week and still be able to accomplish whatever health goals that they have.
You eat healthy the majority of the time, your body can handle the occasional cheat meal. It is when the reverse happens that you get in trouble. So, even though I allow a cheat day, the majority of my clients don't eat "crap" the entire day. What it turns out to be is eating a cheat meal at lunch this day. Then a cheat meal at dinner this night. All in all though, they are usually having 3-4 throughout the week and then eating healthy the rest of the time. This is no sweat for the body. They can handle these moments of indulging with your favorite foods.
With the holiday today, I'm planning on eating some healthy meals, but I do have a nice relaxing dinner planned with your traditional "unhealthy" choice. One of my more popular newsletters was when I wrote about one of my cheat days and the amount of food I had. People were amazed with how many buckeyes I ate during one such cheat day. Well today, I'm going to have some brats for dinner. Not some lower fat chicken/turkey brat, an original brat. I love the taste of a good brat on the grill and we just got a new grill I am dying to break in. I'll probably have some tostitos chips with it and who knows what else. My wife will be making that decision.
So, my request for you is enjoy your Memorial Day and all that it entails. Then tomorrow get back on track with your health goals which require your proper eating and exercising/training. Your body isn't going to add 3 pounds today if you eat wrong or all of the sudden you will lose all your strength if you don't lift. That's not how it works. Have a great day and I'm sure I'll have a brat for you as well.
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