Food as Fuel

and you know exactly what i mean too. the day has come and gone. we laughed and gave and received and ate. but it's over now. my sister keeps the menu simple on most holidays: crab cakes, sauteed green beans, sweet potatoes, a lil pie. simple enough. and i didn't overdo it THIS time. but if you DID overdo it, #shrug. count it as a bygone. one thing that helped me stay on course yesterday was that i left my "eating clothes" at home -- those sweats, that house dress, the pajama

first off, some folk don't like the term "eating clean" but bn-fit adopts it with enthusiasm because you have to clean up your diet in order to get fit. in a nutshell: do eat:  whole, natural foods such as fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, and minimal complex carbohydrates (oatmeal, bran, brown rice). there are lots of great recipes; check out my food as fuel category or this post: snack time: an ice cream-like treat. don't eat: fast food, refined sugar, white bread, preservatives, bad fats (hydrogenated and trans-fat), and most sugar subsitutes. an easy way to remember if a