It’s Hard To Eat Healthy

I have an admission to make.  I haven’t been eating all that well.  There is more than 1 factor for this, but a big one is money.  I hate spending $6 – $7 – $8 or even more on one meal.  Go to the store you say?  Well there once again is the money issue and there also is the time issue.  Moreover, there is the quality of food issue.

It is just hard to find good, quality food nowadays to fuel a healthy diet.  What is the driving reason behind this?  MONEY again!  The primary purpose of restaurants and food producers isn’t to produce great quality food that gives value to you and yours.  It’s to make a profit.  The lack of quality food disgusts me.

I’m a frugal person.  I look for a good deal, but if someone can point me to a solid restaurant or regular grocery food items, I will be a loyal buyer – even if I have to make up the difference in cost.  Recently it came to my attention that some of the cereals that provide you your daily fiber do so through artificial fiber, not natural fiber.  Makes me want to throw my hands up in the air.  I feel like I’m being backed into a corner with the level of options available.  Is there any sanctity in the food market?

Now when I say my diet has been weak, it’s not that I’m gorging at McDonals, it’s just the timing and selection has been poor.  Here is roughly my diet today:

8:25 am – 2 quaker oatmeal raisin bars (90) cal, 1 Target fruit strip, milk

11:30 am – 1 chipotle chicken burrito

3:00 pm – small bowl of life cereal

7:00 pm – 2 servings of Raisinettes

As of 9:47 – nothing else

My liquid has been water outside of the milk.  This is one sorry lineup.  I have plenty of excuses for it, but not much else.  I need to improve.  We’ll work this out as I search for better options for meal supplements (for when you can’t get that official meal in) and better food to fuel your weight training.  I’ll also place an emphasis on pricing as I hunt for the optimal fuel.

I didn’t post my leg workout so here it is:

dumbell squats 3×10 30 lb dumbells each hand

lateral jumps over bench (approx 20 inches) 4×10

sitting machine calf raises 3×20 90 lbs (change rep style at 10 from slow to fast & degress of foot angle every set)

leg extensions 3×10 plate 10

laying flat leg curls 3×10 62.5 lbs

leg adductions 3×10 145 lbs

leg abductions 3×10 145 lbs

leg step onto platform (approx 18 inches) 3×12 (total alternating) w/ 40 lb dumbells

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