For my diet it's a combination of things I try to avoid all together, things I try to limit, things I try to focus on getting, and portion sizes by never stuffing myself.

I try to completely avoid trans fats, nitrates, and artificial sweeteners (especially so-called Nutra sweet). Limt soy and high fructose corn syrup as much as possible (try to avoid them altogether but they're everywhere), limit (avoid altogether when possible) processed foods, and limit sugar. Even though sugar sources are included in my strength training recovery bars and powders, I still try to limit it in my foods and especially in empty calorie snacks.

Breakfast is the same thing almost every morning: Small portion of "Qia Superfood Cocoa Coconut Superflakes". I like them because no soy, but instead the main ingredient is brown rice flour and sprouted grains. I put on a small portion of frozen wild blueberries and pour 100% Grass Feed Organic Milk. I try to avoid corn fed milk as much as possible. I can't find this cereal anymore at the grocery store as even all the so called "healthy" cereals are loaded up with soy and sugar, so I have to get it on-line.

I try to get a lot of high quality protein so most of the time lunch (usually around early mid-afternoon) will be organic free range eggs cooked over easy in a liberal amount of real Irish Butter (no margarine) on toast from bread made locally with a not too large a serving of organic orange juice. Other days that meal will be Genova Tuna in Olive oil that I mixed with organic olive oil based spread and chopped up (I do the chopping) combination of walnuts and pecans and sometimes include raisins (my wife thinks that part is gross) also served in between the local bread and toasted.

I also like to get a well marbled rib-eye a couple of times a week from a local butcher. Each steak is usually big enough for two meals. I grill them with a good sear, but am careful not to burn or char them (cooked medium rare).

Snacks include mixed nuts (limiting the amount of peanuts), apples, bananas, cherries, etc. and protein bars. I like the Gatorade Whey Protein bars and the Quest Nutrition bars because (should be easy to guess by now) - no soy.

I also like the protein powder supplements: "Muscle Juice" from Chicago Nutrition Company and "TrueFit Meal Replacement Shake Protein which is also whey based but includes prebiotics and probiotics. Mix both with the same 100% Grass Fed Organic milk I use for breakfast.

My water intake is almost always through an alkaline "filter the bad stuff out and put some good minerals back in" filter. I also pour it into a real copper pitcher each night in the fridge so I have a full supply for the day in the morning.

Not perfect though as in occasional ice cream (limit portion size), chocolate, and even though I exercise a lot those Gatorade Protein bars are pretty big. A full bar is fine for recovery during / after an hour-long resistance training session, but when lounging in the recliner a half a bar would be better than the sometimes too often full bar (more minutes on the recumbent bike).

Edit: sometimes when I'm tired or mentally drained I'll cook up a frozen cheese pizza or a store-bought chicken pot pie. Yep, those are processed foods, but I try not to do that too often, and most importantly when I do I limit the portion size. A quarter of the frozen cheese pizza is enough or at the very most a half. I hate the thought of stress eating to the point where I end up eating the whole thing in one setting. Haven't done that in a long time.

For my diet it's a combination of things I try to avoid all together, things I try to limit, things I try to focus on getting, and portion sizes by never stuffing myself.

I try to completely avoid trans fats, nitrates, and artificial sweeteners (especially so-called Nutra sweet). Limt soy and high fructose corn syrup as much as possible (try to avoid them altogether but they're everywhere), limit (avoid altogether when possible) processed foods, and limit sugar. Even though sugar sources are included in my strength training recovery bars and powders, I still try to limit it in my foods and especially in empty calorie snacks.

Breakfast is the same thing almost every morning: Small portion of "Qia Superfood Cocoa Coconut Superflakes". I like them because no soy, but instead the main ingredient is brown rice flour and sprouted grains. I put on a small portion of frozen wild blueberries and pour 100% Grass Feed Organic Milk. I try to avoid corn fed milk as much as possible. I can't find this cereal anymore at the grocery store as even all the so called "healthy" cereals are loaded up with soy and sugar, so I have to get it on-line.

I try to get a lot of high quality protein so most of the time lunch (usually around early mid-afternoon) will be organic free range eggs cooked over easy in a liberal amount of real Irish Butter (no margarine) on toast from bread made locally with a not too large a serving of organic orange juice. Other days that meal will be Genova Tuna in Olive oil that I mixed with organic olive oil based spread and chopped up (I do the chopping) combination of walnuts and pecans and sometimes include raisins (my wife thinks that part is gross) also served in between the local bread and toasted.

I also like to get a well marbled rib-eye a couple of times a week from a local butcher. Each steak is usually big enough for two meals. I grill them with a good sear, but am careful not to burn or char them (cooked medium rare).

Snacks include mixed nuts (limiting the amount of peanuts), apples, bananas, cherries, etc. and protein bars. I like the Gatorade Whey Protein bars and the Quest Nutrition bars because (should be easy to guess by now) - no soy.

I also like the protein powder supplements: "Muscle Juice" from Chicago Nutrition Company and "TrueFit Meal Replacement Shake Protein which is also whey based but includes prebiotics and probiotics.

My water intake is almost always through an alkaline "filter the bad stuff out and put some good minerals back in" filter. I also pour it into a real copper pitcher each night in the fridge so I have a full supply for the day in the morning.

Not perfect though as in occasional ice cream (limit portion size), chocolate, and even though I exercise a lot those Gatorade Protein bars are pretty big. A full bar is fine for recovery during / after an hour-long resistance training session, but when lounging in the recliner a half a bar would be better than the sometimes too often full bar (more minutes on the recumbent bike).

Edit: sometimes when I'm tired or mentally drained I'll cook up a frozen cheese pizza or a store-bought chicken pot pie. Yep, those are processed foods, but I try not to do that too often, and most importantly when I do I limit the portion size. A quarter of the frozen cheese pizza is enough or at the very most a half. I hate the thought of stress eating to the point where I end up eating the whole thing in one setting. Haven't done that in a long time.

For my diet it's a combination of things I try to avoid all together, things I try to limit, things I try to focus on getting, and portion sizes by never stuffing myself.

I try to completely avoid trans fats, nitrates, and artificial sweeteners (especially so-called Nutra sweet). Limt soy and high fructose corn syrup as much as possible (try to avoid them altogether but they're everywhere), limit (avoid altogether when possible) processed foods, and limit sugar (even though sugar sources are included in my strength training recovery bars and powders) I still try to limit it in my foods and especially in empty calorie snacks.

Breakfast is the same thing almost every morning: Small portion of "Qia Superfood Cocoa Coconut Superflakes". I like them because no soy, but instead the main ingredient is brown rice flour and sprouted grains. I put on a small portion of frozen wild blueberries and pour 100% Grass Feed Organic Milk. I try to avoid corn fed milk as much as possible. I can't find this cereal anymore at the grocery store as even all the so called "healthy" cereals are loaded up with soy and sugar, so I have to get it on-line.

I try to get a lot of high quality protein so most of the time lunch (usually around early mid-afternoon) will be organic free range eggs cooked over easy in a liberal amount of real Irish Butter (no margarine) on toast from bread made locally with a not too large a serving of organic orange juice. Other days that meal will be Genova Tuna in Olive oil that I mixed with organic olive oil based spread and chopped up (I do the chopping) combination of walnuts and pecans and sometimes include raisins (my wife thinks that part is gross) also served in between the local bread and toasted.

I also like to get a well marbled rib-eye a couple of times a week from a local butcher. Each steak is usually big enough for two meals. I grill them with a good sear, but am careful not to burn or char them (cooked medium rare).

Snacks include mixed nuts (limiting the amount of peanuts), apples, bananas, cherries, etc. and protein bars. I like the Gatorade Whey Protein bars and the Quest Nutrition bars because (should be easy to guess by now) - no soy.

I also like the protein powder supplements: "Muscle Juice" from Chicago Nutrition Company and "TrueFit Meal Replacement Shake Protein which is also whey based but includes prebiotics and probiotics.

My water intake is almost always through an alkaline "filter the bad stuff out and put some good minerals back in" filter. I also pour it into a real copper pitcher each night in the fridge so I have a full supply for the day in the morning.

Not perfect though as in occasional ice cream (limit portion size), chocolate, and even though I exercise a lot those Gatorade Protein bars are pretty big. A full bar is fine for recovery during / after an hour-long resistance training session, but when lounging in the recliner a half a bar would be better than the sometimes too often full bar (more minutes on the recumbent bike).

Edit: sometimes when I'm tired or mentally drained I'll cook up a frozen cheese pizza or a store-bought chicken pot pie. Yep, those are processed foods, but I try not to do that too often, and most importantly when I do I limit the portion size. A quarter of the frozen cheese pizza is enough or at the very most a half. I hate the thought of stress eating to the point where I end up eating the whole thing in one setting. Haven't done that in a long time.

For my diet it's a combination of things I try to avoid all together, things I try to limit, things I try to focus on getting, and portion sizes by never stuffing myself.

I try to completely avoid trans fats, nitrates, and artificial sweeteners (especially so-called Nutra sweet). Limt soy and high fructose corn syrup as much as possible (try to avoid them altogether but they're everywhere), limit (avoid altogether when possible) processed foods, and limit sugar (even though sugar sources are included in my strength training recovery bars and powders) I still try to limit it in my foods and especially in empty calorie snacks.

Breakfast is the same thing almost every morning: Small portion of "Qia Superfood Cocoa Coconut Superflakes". I like them because no soy, but instead the main ingredient is brown rice flour and sprouted grains. I put on a small portion of frozen wild blueberries and pour 100% Grass Feed Organic Milk. I try to avoid corn fed milk as much as possible. I can't find this cereal anymore at the grocery store as even all the so called "healthy" cereals are loaded up with soy and sugar, so I have to get it on-line.

I try to get a lot of high quality protein so most of the time lunch (usually around early mid-afternoon) will be organic free range eggs cooked over easy in a liberal amount of real Irish Butter (no margarine) on toast from bread made locally with a not too large a serving of organic orange juice. Other days that meal will be Genova Tuna in Olive oil that I mixed with organic olive oil based spread and chopped up (I do the chopping) combination of walnuts and pecans and sometimes include raisins (my wife thinks that part is gross) also served in between the local bread and toasted.

I also like to get a well marbled rib-eye a couple of times a week from a local butcher. Each steak is usually big enough for two meals. I grill them with a good sear, but am careful not to burn or char them (cooked medium rare).

Snacks include mixed nuts (limiting the amount of peanuts), apples, bananas, cherries, etc. and protein bars. I like the Gatorade Whey Protein bars and the Quest Nutrition bars because (should be easy to guess by now) - no soy.

I also like the protein powder supplements: "Muscle Juice" from Chicago Nutrition Company and "TrueFit Meal Replacement Shake Protein which is also whey based but includes prebiotics and probiotics.

My water intake is almost always through an alkaline "filter the bad stuff out and put some good minerals back in" filter. I also pour it into a real copper pitcher each night in the fridge so I have a full supply for the day in the morning.

Not perfect though as in occasional ice cream (limit portion size), chocolate, and even though I exercise a lot those Gatorade Protein bars are pretty big. A full bar is fine for recovery during / after an hour-long resistance training session, but when lounging in the recliner a half a bar would be better than the sometimes too often full bar (more minutes on the recumbent bike).

For my diet it's a combination of things I try to avoid all together, things I try to limit, things I try to focus on getting, and portion sizes by never stuffing myself.

I try to completely avoid trans fats, nitrates, and artificial sweeteners (especially so-called Nutra sweet). Limt soy and high fructose corn syrup as much as possible (try to avoid them altogether but they're everywhere), limit (avoid altogether when possible) processed foods, and limit sugar (even though sugar sources are included in my strength training recovery bars and powders) I still try to limit it in my foods and especially in empty calorie snacks.

Breakfast is the same thing almost every morning: Small portion of "Qia Superfood Cocoa Coconut Superflakes". I like them because no soy, but instead the main ingredient is brown rice flour and sprouted grains. I put on a small portion of frozen wild blueberries and pour 100% Grass Feed Organic Milk. I try to avoid corn fed milk as much as possible. I can't find this cereal anymore at the grocery store as even all the so called "healthy" cereals are loaded up with soy and sugar, so I have to get it on-line.

I try to get a lot of high quality protein so most of the time lunch (usually around early mid-afternoon) will be organic free range eggs cooked over easy in a liberal amount of real Irish Butter (no margarin) on toast from bread made locally with a not too large a serving of organic orange juice. Other days that meal will be Genova Tuna in Olive oil that I mixed with organic olive oil based spread and chopped up (I do the chopping) combination of walnuts and pecans and sometimes include raisins (my wife thinks that part is gross) also served in between the local bread and toasted.

I also like to get a well marbled rib-eye a couple of times a week from a local butcher. Each steak is usually big enough for two meals. I grill them with a good sear, but am careful not to burn or char them (cooked medium rare).

Snacks include mixed nuts (limiting the amount of peanuts), apples, bananas, cherries, etc. and protein bars. I like the Gatorade Whey Protein bars and the Quest Nutrition bars because (should be easy to guess by now) - no soy.

I also like the protein powder supplements: "Muscle Juice" from Chicago Nutrition Company and "TrueFit Meal Replacement Shake Protein which is also whey based but includes prebiotics and probiotics.

My water intake is almost always through an alkaline "filter the bad stuff out and put some good minerals back in" filter. I also pour it into a real copper pitcher each night in the fridge so I have a full supply for the day in the morning.

Not perfect though as in occasional ice cream (limit portion size), chocolate, and even though I exercise a lot those Gatorade Protein bars are pretty big. A full bar is fine for recovery during / after an hour-long resistance training session, but when lounging in the recliner a half a bar would be better than the sometimes too often full bar (more minutes on the recumbent bike).

For my diet it's a combination of things I try to avoid all together, things I try to limit, things I try to focus on getting, and portion sizes by never stuffing myself.

I try to completely avoid trans fats, nitrates, and artificial sweeteners (especially so-called Nutra sweet). Limt soy and high fructose corn syrup as much as possible (try to avoid them altogether but they're everywhere), limit (avoid altogether when possible) processed foods, and limit sugar (even though sugar sources are included in my strength training recovery bars and powders) I still try to limit it in my foods and especially in empty calorie snacks).

Breakfast is the same thing almost every morning: Small portion of "Qia Superfood Cocoa Coconut Superflakes". I like them because no soy, but instead the main ingredient is brown rice flour and sprouted grains. I put on a small portion of frozen wild blueberries and pour 100% Grass Feed Organic Milk. I try to avoid corn fed milk as much as possible. I can't find this cereal anymore at the grocery store as even all the so called "healthy" cereals are loaded up with soy and sugar, so I have to get it on-line.

I try to get a lot of high quality protein so most of the time lunch (usually around early mid-afternoon) will be organic free range eggs cooked over easy in a liberal amount of real Irish Butter (no margarin) on toast from bread made locally with a not too large a serving of organic orange juice. Other days that meal will be Genova Tuna in Olive oil that I mixed with organic olive oil based spread and chopped up (I do the chopping) combination of walnuts and pecans and sometimes include raisins (my wife thinks that part is gross) also served in between the local bread and toasted.

I also like to get a well marbled rib-eye a couple of times a week from a local butcher. Each steak is usually big enough for two meals. I grill them with a good sear, but am careful not to burn or char them (cooked medium rare).

Snacks include mixed nuts (limiting the amount of peanuts), apples, bananas, cherries, etc. and protein bars. I like the Gatorade Whey Protein bars and the Quest Nutrition bars because (should be easy to guess by now) - no soy.

I also like the protein powder supplements: "Muscle Juice" from Chicago Nutrition Company and "TrueFit Meal Replacement Shake Protein which is also whey based but includes prebiotics and probiotics.

My water intake is almost always through an alkaline "filter the bad stuff out and put some good minerals back in" filter. I also pour it into a real copper pitcher each night in the fridge so I have a full supply for the day in the morning.

Not perfect though as in occasional ice cream (limit portion size), chocolate, and even though I exercise a lot those Gatorade Protein bars are pretty big. A full bar is fine for recovery during / after an hour-long resistance training session, but when lounging in the recliner a half a bar would be better than the sometimes too often full bar (more minutes on the recumbent bike).

For my diet it's a combination of things I try to avoid all together, things I try to limit, things I try to focus on getting, and portion sizes by never stuffing myself.

I try to completely avoid trans fats, nitrates, and artificial sweeteners (especially so-called Nutra sweet). Limt soy and high fructose corn syrup as much as possible (try to avoid them altogether but they're everywhere), limit (avoid altogether when possible) processed foods, and limit sugar.

Breakfast is the same thing almost every morning: Small portion of "Qia Superfood Cocoa Coconut Superflakes". I like them because no soy, but instead the main ingredient is brown rice flour and sprouted grains. I put on a small portion of frozen wild blueberries and pour 100% Grass Feed Organic Milk. I try to avoid corn fed milk as much as possible. I can't find this cereal anymore at the grocery store as even all the so called "healthy" cereals are loaded up with soy and sugar, so I have to get it on-line.

I try to get a lot of high quality protein so most of the time lunch (usually around early mid-afternoon) will be organic free range eggs cooked over easy in a liberal amount of real Irish Butter (no margarin) on toast from bread made locally with a not too large a serving of organic orange juice. Other days that meal will be Genova Tuna in Olive oil that I mixed with organic olive oil based spread and chopped up (I do the chopping) combination of walnuts and pecans and sometimes include raisins (my wife thinks that part is gross) also served in between the local bread and toasted.

I also like to get a well marbled rib-eye a couple of times a week from a local butcher. Each steak is usually big enough for two meals. I grill them with a good sear, but am careful not to burn or char them (cooked medium rare).

Snacks include mixed nuts (limiting the amount of peanuts), apples, bananas, and protein bars. I like the Gatorade Whey Protein bars and the Quest Nutrition bars because (should be easy to guess by now) - no soy.

I also like the protein powder supplements: "Muscle Juice" from Chicago Nutrition Company and "TrueFit Meal Replacement Shake Protein which is also whey based but includes prebiotics and probiotics.

My water intake is almost always through an alkaline "filter the bad stuff out and put some good minerals back in" filter. I also pour it into a real copper pitcher each night in the fridge so I have a full supply for the day in the morning.

Not perfect though as in occasional ice cream (limit portion size), chocolate, and even though I exercise a lot those Gatorade Protein bars are pretty big. A full bar is fine for recovery during / after an hour long resistance training session, but when lounging in the recliner a half a bar would be better than the sometimes too often full bar (more minutes on the recumbent bike).