In preparing for 2019, this was the punch in the (too soft) gut I needed: https://f3nation.com/2018/02/07/queen-q1-4/
And especially, this:
“The Queen is an integral Guardrail in the Q’s pursuit of proper personal alignment. As with chess, if the Queen is taken off the board, it is not long before the King finds himself checkmated. No matter how hard and consistently a man may exercise, if his diet is haphazard his Fitness kingdom will not long stand. The Queen cannot be ignored, even by the strongest of Kings.”
One of my goals for 2019 is to improve my health. And for me, that means making strides to improve my diet. Bottom line: Food is fuel. And I cannot expect better performance on a sub-par diet.
Choosing to do the right thing in this area is a struggle I’ve seen myself battle with decreasing success in the past few years. I need accountability, encouragement, and to know I’m not alone in working to improve this part of my life.
With PA’s blessing, I’m going to launch a Fuel channel on Slack and would invite anyone who also wants to improve in this area of their life to join. It’d be great to talk about diet, strategies, successes, failures, and work hold one another accountable.
To kick things off, here are some changes I’m making to my diet, in an effort to improve.
In 2019, for the first 10 days of each month, I will avoid the following:
- Fried Food/Fast Food
- Red Meat
- Breads/White-Flour-Based Products
- Cream-Based Sauces/Dressings
- Chips/Pretzels/Etc.
- Desserts
- Soda
- Sweet Tea
- Alcohol
I’m expecting there will be a carryover effect through the rest of the month and will extend these guidelines if not.
I will also post my weight weekly in the designated Fuel channel on Slack.
A few understandings:
- Life happens. If I make a mistake, I’ll tell you about it in the Fuel channel and get back to it.
- A weekly ‘cheat meal’ is okay. A ‘cheat day’ however, is not.
- What I’m trying may not work for you. That’s cool. Do your own thing. And tell us about it.
Here’s to getting better in 2019. See you in the gloom, where hopefully you’ll eventually see less of me.
Viz