Calories In Almonds

My Current Eating Style

I periodize my eating programs along with my training, and as so many people ask me to explain, here’s my current program. This is my June through Sept eating program. It’s a 7 day system, cycled twice with a simple mod on the 2nd cycle. This is not necessarily how I eat all the time, just what I’m doing now. For the record, I’ve been severely under eating for way too long and it’s my intention and goal to slowly increase my calories back up to where they should be for my size, but that’s another story.

Seven Day Food Cycle

– Cycle One –

Monday through Wednesday: 3500 calories roughly (low maintenance level)
5 meals per day
Pre-workout shake (2 scoops Isagenix Meal Replacement, 1 scoop Isagenix Whey
Post-workout shake (2 scoops Isagenix Whey)
Biggest meal at breakfast
Front load starchy carbs, from brown rice and oatmeal
No starchy carbs after 5 pm, just protein and veggies
Last meal of the day is a 2 scoop Isagenix Whey protein shake with a Tbsp of Flax seed oil
1 to 2 Tbsp of Flax seed oil with each meal
1 Tbsp of coconut oil with each meal

Thursday: Roughly 2800 calories – focus is on eliminating a meal or two at end of day to increase fasting time before breakfast on Friday

Same pre workout and post workout shake
Only breakfast meal includes starchy carb (oatmeal)
All meals and calories before 17:59
Fast from 17:59 through breakfast on Friday

Friday: Roughly 1800 to 2200 calories – focus in on cutting starches and fats to reduce calories and to fast from 18:00 forward

same pre workout and post workout shake, but post workout shakes is 1 scoop of whey instead of 2
NO starchy carbs at all.
Protein, veggies, flax seed oil and coconut oil only
All meals and calories before 17:59
Fast from 17:59 through breakfast on Friday

Saturday: Re-Feed day, roughly 5000+ calories – focus is to replenish glycogen stores, increase metabolism and Leptin. Show the body that there IS an abundance of food …

Coconut Yam Soup With Ginger and Lime

As far as I’m concerned, one of the best starchy carbohydrates you could consume for both nutrition, energy, fat loss and muscle building is the yam (or sweet potato). We could argue which is which, the yam being orange or yellow I mean, but from what I understand, it’s the yellow tuber. Steamed yams are great, as are the baked versions, but for something different, I decided to combine a few of my favorite things into one nice little coconut yam soup with some kick and flavor.

Ingredients

6 Yams or Sweet Potatoes
7 cups distilled water or home made vegetable stock
2 Tbsp (or more) of fresh ground ginger root
6 Tbsp lime juice
2 cans coconut milk (NOT the lite version)
1 tsp fresh ground celtic sea salt
1 tsp fresh ground black pepper
1 tsp coriander

1. Dice the yams into bite sized chunks and then place them, the ginger root and distilled water into a large pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, simmer until yams are cooked. (stick em with a knife or fork to check for tenderness).

2. Blend

3. Return ginger yam soup mixture to the pot and then mix in, the coconut milk and remaining spices and lime juice.

4. Re-heat.

I rely on food systems and have learned to prepare enough food at once for a few meals. This LARGE pot of coconut yam soup is perfect for separating into single or double size serving containers and freezing. Take out of freezer a day in advance and re-heat in a pot on the stove. Do not use a microwave (never use a microwave actually). Spice up the soup with cayenne, chili oil, or any other favorite method you like. Excellent with a piece of chicken, some steamed broccoli and a slice of coconut flour bread

Soup Thickness: Your soup may turn out as yam soup concentrate. This may be good or bad depending on your needs. When freezing the soup, freeze the thick soup, then add your desired amount …

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