Are you addicted to junk food ? Is it slowly controlling your life?? You start off the beginning of the week strong. But slowly you start to add in foods that are not as nutritionally dense as you would like and by Friday you are already in full “cheat” mode.Even though I don’t like using the word cheat it sometimes turns into a bad spiral of events. Number one thing to do is define your goals and look at your behaviors.
Do you find a common trend? Do you eat unhealthy foods when stressed or bored ? Does your day dictate your food choices? You can’t just throw everything away and start over. You need to start to develop behavior patterns that will help you to accomplish your goals. First thing is to eat for performance if you want to have a “reason” to eat good foods. You will not get to the results you want by trying to out train a bad diet. The basic and easiest concept is to eat foods that are higher in carbs right around your training times and keep fats towards the end of the day !
Learn to plan your meals ahead of time ! Think about taking Sunday for cooking in bulk. Make your rice, quinoa, and veggies a head of time along with your protein sources. Find the spots in your diet that you find difficult. Such as if breakfast is hard to eat, make meals ahead of time such as breakfast muffins or baked oatmeal. Same thing goes for snacks if that is something you struggle with. Planning gives you NO EXCUSE !
You can also make sure that you are getting the supplements that will enhance your life overall. Taking a good multiviatmin, fish oil and vitamin D is important in overall health. You might also want to look into using magnesium supplement before bed to help your brain and nerve function.
The best advice I can give is to be consistent in your choices and to create a lifestyle you can maintain for a long time not just a short diet fad. Learn that healthy foods are good if you take the time to cook and enjoy what you are eating because you understand the physiological benefits of why your eating for your goals!