Proper nutrition is just as important as training in this program and this is something that I personally struggle with. I don’t have really good eating habits though I am actively working to improve them. But while training it seems like an vicious circle as the more I train, the more I want to eat, so then I want to train to burn off what I just ate. I won’t win that way…
Healthy Eating
So I have to focus on eating the proper foods. I generally have breakfast down — a good grain cereal or eggs and toast for breakfast on heavy training days, and while on a long bike ride, I consume the right amounts of nourishment to get me through the ride. And I generally follow a heavy training session with the old favorite Peanut butter sandwich on whole-grain bread.
But when it comes to dinner, all bets are usually off. That is where I really need to change some habits.
To start, I need to conquer large portions and get into the proper mindset of eating less. Seems simple enough, but what a struggle that is turning out to be… Going out to eat quickly becomes a disaster as many restaurants have huge portions. Just tonight I took my kids to Wahoo’s, a fish taco restaurant, but the amount of rice and beans that came with the meal was way too much. The fish taco only has 170 calories and 4 g of fat, but the rice and beans have more than 500 calories combined! Sheesh! Fortunately I only had half of the portion, so in all, I think I came out ok tonight.
