heres mine…

Thanks for sharing this.

In other words, eat normal healthy meals, but without the bread/pasta/potatoes etc. Rice is ok, not as much starch as wheat.

Don’t eat snacks between meals.

Go for a walk after lunch.

This is all theoretical advice – I live on instant noodles personally.

But, here’s an idea that works for me. Eat normally. Live normally.

Get up and have a good breakfast, then break when you would at work. 30 years of conditioning won’t just walk away from you ! Go to the gym at the same time eeryday as much as possible, and leave work in the dressing room, listen to music not podcasts.

When you work from home it is up to you to invest in the structures that keep you on the straight and narrow.

To make myself drink more water, I got myself a little wine cooler, which would probably hold 8 bottles of wine (costing ~$60), and installed it within arms reach of my desk. No more running upstairs to get water, or other beverages for that matter. I took the top wire rack out of it, and it holds redbull’s upright quite nicely. It runs very quietly, doesn’t use as much electricity as a dorm fridge, and keeps my beverages at a nice 44 degrees (according to the digital display).

Salad tip. Vary the dressings. Balsamic vinegar, extra virgin olive oil with some salt and pepper is awesome for a couple days. Then substitute lemon juice for the Balsamic and added toasted sesame seeds mid week. Funk it up any which way. Add a little dried red pepper, on occasion a few pieces of boiled egg, etc.

Also eat proteins. Like chick peas, seasoned with chopped tomatoes, onions, cilantro, green chilis, salt and extra virgin olive oil and make a whole batch. Its delish! Similarly make a batch of couscous. I’d avoid too much of one thing and have varying snacks like the above in the fridge at all times.

I find that when you eat something you’ve actually made it’s a lot more satisfying and one tends to eat less and of course ‘you’ control what goes into it. And it doesn’t take long at all. You’ll find that whipping up the above every two evenings or so is a great de-stresser, especially if you sip a nice crisp Chenin Blanc while cooking! Right, I’ll shut up now!

The only thing that keeps you eating right is seeing & feeling the results from doing so. The more results you see the better you eat. A new excitement comes from it which encourages you to do it more. Not to mention the extra glances from the ladies… which is a hell of a motivator might I add.

Maybe it’s time to hit the gym Om.

1. I eat a good breakfast every day. Seriously cuts down on the urge to snack. Always fresh fruit.

2. The same breakfast and lunch almost every day. No thinking, get efficient at making it. Lunch differs only by season: lotsa vegetables, what’s fresh from the farmer’s market and garden in the summer, stir-fry in the winter.

3. Whatever my family eats at night, but eat light.

When I’m on the road, I gain weight and feel less healthy.