You signed up for boot camp and have made the
commitment to give it your all every day in the
park.
But is that enough?
You might think that is a crazy question.
Of course it’s enough! Right?
Well, probably not.
Getting in shape and being healthy takes more
then just exercise. Yes, you have made the first
step in the right direction. You have signed up
for a hardcore program that is going to kick your
butt!
Now it’s time to learn how to change your eating
so that you get the most out of boot camp.
If you don’t have healthy and nutritious foods at
home, it is going to be easier to slip up and “cheat.”
That is why this article “Healthy Eating Begins at
the Supermarket” makes sense. Think about it. If
you are at the store and you are buying Twinkies
and Oreos, then obviously when you get home,
you are not going to have healthy foods to eat.
But if you make the right choices while you are
shopping, eating healthy will become a natural
occurrence. If you surround yourself with the “right”
foods, you won’t even have to think about what to
eat.
So here are a few tips from this article that we
thought were particularly important…
One of the most important tips for healthy eating is
to shop the perimeter of the store. The perimeter
of the store is where you find all of the fresh foods.
Your fruits, veggies, meats and seafood are all around
the outside of the store. Are there exceptions to this
rule? Yes, canned tomatoes are great to use while
cooking, as are frozen veggies, but in general you can
avoid the majority of the aisles in a grocery store.
Another great tip is to shop with a list. Plan out your
meals and snacks for a few days and write down what
you need. Shopping with a list will make you focus on
the foods you really need and not the foods that you
want. Making a list also cuts down the time you spend
at the grocery store and can help save money since
you won’t be buying all the unnecessary foods.
We hear a lot from our campers (especially the single
ones) that they don’t like to cook at home because the
food goes to waste. If you buy your fruits and
vegetables a few days before they are ripe, there is less
chance of them going bad. Then once you cook the
foods, split the meal out into individual Tupperware
containers. You can freeze these containers and have
meals for the future when you don’t have time to cook.
When you are looking through the produce section, focus
on the fruits and vegetables that are in season. Foods
that are in season will often cost less and will always taste
better.
There are a lot of other tips in this article. So check it out
here.
Shoot me an email if you have any questions. 
Committed to Your Success,
Mark
