What I eat in a day.

I was very hesitant to write this blog. I used to be a person who would spend hours scrolling social media searching out meal plans, dissecting the "What I Eat in a Day" posts, in order to try to duplicate what they did. And oddly enough, that never worked did it?

We are all little individual bio-chemical snowflakes when it comes to our nutrition and personalized needs, and I've done a lot of detective work to understand my own needs and you too, will need to understand your own needs. If you have no idea where to start, I'll put a shameless plug in for my DIY Self- Guided Program where you'll get the nitty gritty of metabolism and human fundamentals (diet, sleep, sun, movement). We'll deep dive into what to eat, when to eat and how to eat, to help you lay some ground work so you can figure out your own needs, what foods support you, and what foods don't.

But I also know that sometimes seeing what other people eat can give you some ideas or "permission" to try other things, especially if what you've been doing really isn't working anymore.

One thing you will never ( I rarely say never but I feel confident in the context) get from me, is me telling you how many calories or macros are on my plate or I eat in a day, or me spewing out some random numbers for you to follow. We are all built with the machinery to tell us how much to eat, we just tend to override those cues because we micromanage our food so much in diet culture. We eat with the clock, instead of our hunger. We eat a meal-snack-meal-snack paradigm because our favorite social media influencer told us we need to eat 4-6 small meals through out the day in the name of metabolism ( Which is NOT remotely true).

We all have this beautiful, eloquent, innate hunger system that tells us when we are hungry, and when we are full, if we can tap into those signals, the rest falls to the wayside.

How cool is that, you already have everything you need within your own biology? We just need to get out of its way.

That brings us to What I eat in a Day. Sometimes I eat more, sometimes I eat less, sometimes I eat 2 meals, sometimes I eat 3 meals.... you know why? Because it's what my body tells me, and I listen. What a radical concept! To listen to our own bodies.

Here's your magical food list; Meat, fish, poultry, eggs, vegetables, fruit, nuts, seeds and possibly some full-fat, fermented, high quality dairy ( Aged cheese, full fat greek yogurt, organic cream) if you are tolerant. Look at that cute little tidy list!

Also, I am kind of boring, I generally eat the same foods because they

make me feel good and satiate me. Don't be fooled though boring doesn't mean bland, crappy diet food. I LOVE everything I eat, and it's SO delicious, and I am truly grateful I eat those foods every day. I hope one day you will learn to love everything you eat too, if you don't like your food, you are dead in the water.

The key is finding food that is delicious AND supports you. Supports your physical health, your goals, you mental health, your relationship with food, supports all aspects of your health, which is much more broad than a 6 pack or being "shredded", I might add. I've found those foods, so why stray from them? Things I will never eat in the name of health; egg whites, chicken breasts, steamed vegetables without butter, low fat franken foods and ground turkey **insert barf***. If you truly love those foods, knock your socks off. The amount that I forced down in the last decade because diet culture told me I needed lean meats, plain ass vegetables and fake butter, no thanks, I'll pass.

Anyways, below are some typical meals for me in a day. I love red meat, eggs ( all the yolks too please), and chicken thighs, so those are the protein I gravitate towards most days. I fill in the rest with vegetables, fats and fruits. Full fat dairy like greek yogurt, aged cheeses and butter are my favs. I love beets, avocados, brussel sprouts, mushrooms, acorn squash, potatoes, bell peppers, zucchini and tomatoes. My favorite fruit are pears and blueberries.

I avoid foods ( most of the time) that cause harm to my body; grains and seed oils. I love a good wine, good bourbon and good ice cream with lots of chunks. Those are treats though, so we keep those in the treat zone right? If you eat something as part of your regular diet, is it really a treat? Ponder over that.

I have no idea how much I eat in a day because if you are like me, tracking my food has never done me any favors, in fact, it just added to my unhealthy relationship with food and my body that I developed over my previous years of chronic dieting. I just have some "guidelines", I prioritize animal protein at every meal, and the rest figures it's self out. Those guidelines I like to call "metabolic hacks" and you get to read, learn and play around with all of them if you've take one of my programs or worked with me individually.

I'm also on team eat full meals when hunger calls. If your meals are doing their job, what does someone need a snack for? Snacks are a social construct to sell granola bars, candy bars, 100 calorie snack packs, protein bars and other processed foods. If you are hungry, sit down and eat a meal ( that emphasizes protein), and I bet you will notice your snacking tendencies start to disappear.

Here are some of my favorite plates. I eat when I am hungry, and stop when I am satiated, most of the time. It can take a bit of practice if you come from a world of meticulously tracking your food and trying to control your body

. But it can be done, I promise you!

From top left: Steak, Caprese, Asparagus. Chicken Thighs, Butternut squash, Blueberries. Steak, Fingerling Potatoes, Caramelized Onions. Steak, Shrimp, Butter, Garlic. Beef Burger, Mayo, Pickles, Mushrooms, Green Beans. Eggs, Sausage, Avocado and Cherries.