Sludge

The subject of food, how much and what kind to eat, was discussed a couple of times this week. It makes sense that this is a very important factor in your training, for multiple reasons.

Food is the fuel for your body, what you put into your body eventually becomes part of it. If you are eating nothing but junk, your body will react accordingly. Your performance will diminish because your body is too busy working through all that junk, trying to extract any usable nutrients and getting rid of the sludge.

How much you eat is just as important. Again, if your body is too busy working through unnecessary food, it takes energy away from what you want to do otherwise. It is also a work of willpower. The more you practice your willpower, only eat what you need, refrain from overindulging, it will eventually become an ingrained habit, something that you don't need to consciously think about. 

This is definitely something I need to work on. I am known as the guy who will just keep eating. Famous for not letting food go to waste. But is it worth it? Is there a better way to handle it?  Packing it up and eating it later for instance, or just saying no even though it is almost a collective agreement that I will say yes to seconds. 

What can I say, I love food. However, there is a mindful way to eat and still enjoy what I eat. I am young and fit now, but if I don't look ahead and realize my metabolism won't be this lightning fast forever, I could cause a lot of problems in the next couple decades. That is not what I want for my future.