Recently I have been instructed by a doctor and encouraged by others to really clean my diet up. Most the recommendations as he gave them sounded like my earlier posts (started here and continued for 12 other posts or so). A few differences was his emphasis on good fats, especially avocados, and Omega oils. I've never taken Omega supplements but will start out on them and see how all this works together. A number of years ago I really cleaned up the diet, so I know it's possible and beneficial. In that case I lost something like 25 pounds while not losing much strength, was healthy and vibrant, and still ate well. Like most people, it's really the convenience of fast food/processed foods that results in me eating so much of them. It definitely isn't the varied taste, as the overwhelming flavor when you really think about it is SALT! Ok, maybe some meat taste if it is at a higher quality place, and some cheese or veggies, but sometime ask yourself what you are really tasting/craving and I'll bet more often than not it is salt, followed closely by chemical sweet.
So I am trying to zero the processed starch, sugar and added salt while ramping up the whole foods, fresh fruits and veggies, nuts and good fats. I'll keep lifting to preserve muscle mass and liking will lean out 10-15 pounds, but that really isn't the goal.
As I posted about earlier this week, maximizing the counted activity keeps my rolling monthly average for Presidential Fitness Challenge points at 10,000 points. At that rate I should finish up silver and gold qualifications reasonably quickly. The 1,000,000 point platinum award? How about sometime next decade? Hey, it's a goal at least!
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