Friday, December 05, 2014

How Do You Eat?

Are one of those people who eat three standard meals a day - breakfast, lunch and dinner – and you’re satisfied with that?

Or are you like me, someone who eats whenever they feel like it, by nibbling on food all throughout the day?

I'm a person who needs to consume small portions of food all day long to sustain my energy. But that’s not to say I don’t also eat a breakfast, lunch and dinner, because I do, yet they're not enough.

For a little guy, I can eat a lot of food. Often times while dining with someone, they will say, “Holy cow…where do you put all that food?”

And many people who I work with, will say, “Ron, anytime I look at you, you’re always chewing on something.”

Yes…I eat ALL. DAY. LONG.

And if I don't eat, I become a cantankerous grizzly bear with a bad case of painful hemorrhoids.

Here is a basic outline of how I eat in a day:
*note: I don’t eat these same things all the time because I like to change things up a bit

1. Breakfast: a big bowl of granola cereal with a banana and a cup of French pressed coffee. Sometimes I’ll also have a cup of Greek yogurt with honey. I’m always hungry in the morning. Always.
2. Mid-morning snack: hummus and pita crackers with some fruit (usually sliced apples or grapes), or sometimes I'll eat sliced cheese with crackers.
3. Lunch: I will usually have a hearty bowl of white rice mixed with pinto beans and a salad, or if I’m at work, I’ll order a vegetarian burrito from Qdoba with an iced green tea.
4. Afternoon snack: a small bag of pretzels or tortilla chips with bottled water.
5. Dinner: a LARGE salad with two veggie burgers, or some kind of pasta dish with a salad.
6. Evening snack: tortilla chips with hummus and black olives, or a sliced apple dipped in natural peanut butter.
7. A glass of red wine.

And no, I’m not a fanatic who only eats healthy stuff because I love sweets – chocolate, cookies and pie. I also eat meat, but mainly chicken. However, I do enjoy a big FAT hamburger with French fries every once in a while. Additionally, I'm a "carb" lover – soft pretzels with mustard, bread, and pasta.

I eat everything, but in moderation. I don’t believe in denying myself anything I enjoy eating.

And I find that if I listen to my body, it will tell me exactly what I should eat, and how much.

Perhaps it’s because of my high metabolism that I need to consume food every couple of hours. And I've been this way my whole life.

I eat like a holy COW...

Have a bon appetit weekend everyone!

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