In terms of eating, I would say in the last 10 years I have been fairly careful; I just eat a ton. You would rarely find me gorging on fries, brownies or ice cream
even though I love all that shit! I would just eat tons of carbs. Picture a huge bowl of pasta with non-fat cheese or a steamed chicken dish from a Chinese restaurant with a huge portion of white rice. I also tend to eat a lot of processed meals at home because it is easy and required little work. So maybe a bowl of chicken flavored instant ramen or Liptons instant flavored rice with chunks of turkey deli slices.
I truly think the kind of foods wont be a problem in the transition. I love yogurt, cottage cheese and pears. I think the portion control will be the biggest challenge, since I am used to large ones (portions, that isJ). I also hate the labor of cooking, preparing and cleaning. Call me a diva, but I am a busy professional, and see the economics of my time spent elsewhere. When I was in college and had no money, cooking was a necessary evil. And I made some tasty meals! These days, I am a busy entrepreneur and its all about the economics of my time. I can see the preparation of meals being a nuisance to me. I was thinking if this new style of eating becomes my lifestyle, why not have a college student or laborer come over a few times a week and prepare meals for me? Maybe pay them like $10/hr. and they can cook many meals and freeze some and put others in Tupperware, just ready to be heated. I do a decent amount of my work from home so I can be here to loosely supervise. What do you think?
My last piece is that I currently only have 1 vice related to fitness. And thats smoking weed. Here in So Cal. its too easy to get and I usually blaze at the end of the night from 7PM on until bed which is about 11 or so these days. I would love to wean this down to a couple of times a week. I am good in that the munchies arent causing me too overeat, but its still affecting my energy level. I often feel lethargic in the morning or sometimes feel the need for a nap in the afternoon. Its clearly hampered my cardio, as I feel my heart beating faster when I climb a flight of stairs and I cant hit the treadmill as heavily as I used to. The only salvation here is that the weed smoke has really cut down on drinking. During and after college, I used to go out 3 nights a week minimum and drink tons of rum and cokes, vodka tonics and beers. Being older and having shifted priorities, I rarely get wasted and maybe average a few beers a week. So at least those calories are no longer in the mix.
Let me know what you think; I appreciate your feedback!