Well I am bound to have one of this days!
My friend Eric, who owns and runs 'Evolution 180' in L.A., is a lean, mean (and I mean that in the nicest way) machine. I have to say that he is THE BEST personal trainer I have ever met! He practices what he preaches. He eats clean for 5 days, fasts for a day and then eats whatever he wants for a day. So I would have to say that Day #8 was my "eat what I want kind of day."
But getting back to Eric. . .
Back in February 2011 he came to Boston for the Celtics-Lakers game. Eric had never been to the Right Coast and it just happened that we were having one of our coldest, snowiest winters EVAH! He arrived on the red eye and came up to NH to catch a few hours of sleep before I dragged him around Boston. The snow piles in our yard were over his head and his comment was, "Do people live here voluntarily?"
My friend Eric, who owns and runs 'Evolution 180' in L.A., is a lean, mean (and I mean that in the nicest way) machine. I have to say that he is THE BEST personal trainer I have ever met! He practices what he preaches. He eats clean for 5 days, fasts for a day and then eats whatever he wants for a day. So I would have to say that Day #8 was my "eat what I want kind of day."
But getting back to Eric. . .
Back in February 2011 he came to Boston for the Celtics-Lakers game. Eric had never been to the Right Coast and it just happened that we were having one of our coldest, snowiest winters EVAH! He arrived on the red eye and came up to NH to catch a few hours of sleep before I dragged him around Boston. The snow piles in our yard were over his head and his comment was, "Do people live here voluntarily?"
I gave him the full Boston experience. We drove to Sullivan Square and took The T into Boston. We went to The Fours for a bite to eat. He had free range chicken and then I told him he just HAD to see the Boston Common. So we walked to Faneuil Hall, Government Center and over to the Common. with the frigid wind was blowing in our faces. Being Eric's "eat anything" day he wanted a Dunkin Donut. He got his buttermilk donut near The Common and as we walked around the Common as he asked "Is there grass under this 3 feet of snow?" He finished his donut and told me that was the biggest waste of fat and calories "because his mouth was frozen and he couldn't even taste it!" We went to Hurricane O'Reilly's and he had a burger and then I even think he had popcorn the game. He even got to see Danny Ainge being interviewed by Cedric Maxwell. Then he was done and was Back on Track with his healthy eating regiment! He got to see Ray Allen break Reggie Miller's 3 point record and he went home a happy man as the Lakers beat my Celtics! :-( In spite of my loss, I did have some good laughs that day!
La morale de l'histoire est:
Even if you fall off your healthy routine, you can always hop back on. Don't make it so hard that you can't succeed. Make little changes and add to them as it gets easier. Fit in a day to eat what you really love like I did. Sausage sandwich, ice cream, Pepsi, - get it out of your system and then hop back onboard!
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