MCT Tip - Eating Healthy

All of us road warriors know, eating healthy is a challenge while we are on the job. This past week my students invited me to a Chinese buffet. I'm very glad that another health conscious member of the group came along. It helped me to resist the temptation of gorging on all that wonderful food.

I highly recommend eating 6 times a day. Doing so puts your bodies genetics to work for you. As long as your body thinks that food is plentiful, it will not try to store it as fat. Of course, you cannot eat Mc Donalds 6 times a day. I try to keep fresh fruit with me and eat it during our class breaks. When asked while I am not partaking in the Krispy Kreams, I simply remind them that I am in the military. Usually that is all that I need to say.

After work, I usually change into some shorts and go for a run. I try to stay at hotels with a refrigerator and a microwave. That way I can at least do a little cooking for myself and stay out of the restaurants.

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