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Post by epcoach99 on Apr 29, 2007 12:01:33 GMT -6
I didn't want to steal CoachCalande's thread about workouts but this question came up in my answer. How do or did you guys keep eating a healthy diet during the season as a single coach? I eat fairly well but it gets difficult to stay on the path during the season. My typical day is pretty jammed like everyone else: 4:00 - Wake up and do the 3 S's ;D 4:30 - Walk dog. 5:00 - Work 2:00/3:00 - Get off work - Walk Dog 2:30 ish - Practice prep 3:30 - Practice 5:30 - Practice over Coaches Meeting 6:30 - Home. Play with dog. 7:30 - Football stuff / Study for school 10:00/11:00 - Go to bed When I do cook during season I try to cook extra and save for later meals. But it's so much easier to get pizza or tacos. I guess I'm just looking for advice or secrets some of you have used over time. Besides getting married. Although I am taking applications if you know of any eligible ladies  P.S. During season I try to get my workouts in during work and meals fit in where convenient. |
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Post by coachcalande on Apr 29, 2007 12:14:11 GMT -6
now add three kids to that...
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Post by coachcb on Apr 29, 2007 12:17:58 GMT -6
They're a little pricey, but I pick up MRPs and protein bars and keep a couple with me during the day. For all intents and purposes, it's actually probably cheaper than picking up fast food.
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Post by epcoach99 on Apr 29, 2007 12:44:49 GMT -6
I do the whole MPR, protein bar supplement thing. I know I'm probably just being too lazy but thought I would just see how some others did things.
I by no means meant to make it seem like I had it so hard that I just couldn't find a way to get it done.
I have great admiration for all of you who have kids and look forward to the day when I have to deal with that problem along with all the rest.
As I mentioned before I just thought I would see what others did.
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Post by airman on Apr 29, 2007 13:16:20 GMT -6
on am on the 6 day plan. 6 days of the week you eat healthy, limit portions and alot of veggies, fruits and the like. on saturday I can have 2 sweets. I go all out, I go to the dq and ahve a blizzard or I go to bakers square to just have a pie or I go to this little cafe in town and have a piece of homemade pie.
then usually a snikers candy bar latter in the day on saturday or a baked good.
kenny chesney, the country singer is on the same way of eating plan. sundays are uaually his off day so he eats what he wants onthat day.
when I win the lottery in the near future, so I can go to being a parttime teacher, football coach, I am going to have seattle sutton supply my meals.
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Post by brophy on Apr 29, 2007 13:48:12 GMT -6
get up at 4:30 and do your cardio (30 -40 min) .....no question.
Usually, by the time you "wake up", you will have finished your workout.
You ain't gonna eat right or workout if you don't prepare ahead of time.
The easiest thing to do is Nothing.....its what the mind tells the body it WANTS to do. (LOL)
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Post by fbdoc on Apr 29, 2007 14:05:21 GMT -6
4:40 AM Get Up, Dress, Read the Sports, Bowl of Cereal
5:00 AM Hit the Road for run. South Florida so usually it's nice...
5:45 AM Back home, walk the dog as a cool down
6:00 AM Push Ups, Sit Ups, and Dumbells with Sports Center
6:30 AM Shave, Shower, and Dress
7:00 AM Leave the House
7:05 AM At the school.
If I don't get it done in the morning, it usually won't happen.
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Post by larrymoe on Apr 29, 2007 14:15:30 GMT -6
I imagine my day will look like this next year.
6:15am- Arise and run or lift depending on what day of the week it is- MWF- lift, TTh- run
6:55- Come home, read paper, eat a little
7:20- get a shower
7:45- get to school, work on stuff I didn't do the day before
8:15- kids show up, do school thing
3:30- schools over drive to practice field
4:00- start practice
6- practice over- hang out etc
6:30- get home and hang with wife and daughter
11:00- Night night time
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Post by phantom on Apr 29, 2007 14:28:32 GMT -6
I didn't want to steal CoachCalande's thread about workouts but this question came up in my answer. How do or did you guys keep eating a healthy diet during the season as a single coach? I eat fairly well but it gets difficult to stay on the path during the season. My typical day is pretty jammed like everyone else: 4:00 - Wake up and do the 3 S's ;D 4:30 - Walk dog. 5:00 - Work 2:00/3:00 - Get off work - Walk Dog 2:30 ish - Practice prep 3:30 - Practice 5:30 - Practice over Coaches Meeting 6:30 - Home. Play with dog. 7:30 - Football stuff / Study for school 10:00/11:00 - Go to bed When I do cook during season I try to cook extra and save for later meals. But it's so much easier to get pizza or tacos. I guess I'm just looking for advice or secrets some of you have used over time. Besides getting married. Although I am taking applications if you know of any eligible ladies P.S. During season I try to get my workouts in during work and meals fit in where convenient. Pizza's too expensive and I hate fast food. The good news is that frozen dinners are much tastier and nutritious than they used to be if you pay attention. Pasta with canned/bottled sauce is OK if you don't overdo it. Other than that, hey, learn to cook. It won't help during the week because of time- a friend pointed out that, during the week, food's just fuel. On weekends, eat well. Watch the Food Network. You'll get a lot of good ideas. |
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Post by epcoach99 on Apr 29, 2007 15:32:57 GMT -6
I'm actually a very good cook. In a former life I was a restaurant guy. I tend to make to much and it goes to waste because I get tired of eating it. I also try to do the 6 meal thing and that works great. I do tend to cheat too much but I'm a former lineman so what do you expect.
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Post by epcoach99 on Apr 29, 2007 15:37:44 GMT -6
Phantom watch out for the sodium in those frozen dinners.
I do alot of pasta stuff also. There are some good pesto's on the market so you can get some great variety. Barrilla (SP) Plus pasta is great! It has more protien and omega-3 plus other stuff I can't recall at this time.
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Post by coachveer on Apr 29, 2007 15:43:23 GMT -6
A word to the wise..Don't do what I did which is nothing. Before I knew it ....ok like 13 years later I was 374. 2 years ago my doc told me to lose the weight or else. I am under 3 bills for the first time since college. And I got to say that I am looking damn sexy...I have another thirty to go....Stay active and most important stay away from the drive through window...
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Post by utchuckd on Apr 29, 2007 18:57:18 GMT -6
I like the zone for an eating program. It can get too technical and overwhelming when you're introduced to it but at the heart it's all about common sense. Gotta get back to it cause I just hit 220 on the scale for the first time in my life. One year ago today I ran the half marathon in Nashville, then 2 months later blew a hammy playin church league softball and carried that into football season so I got out of any physical activity. Just starting to work out again and actually still feel it in my hamstring a little. Anyways, if not in season I find it easier to run in the evening, just can't get going in the morning. In season I'm usually kind of wiped after practice and don't feel like running so like most of the rest of ya'll I get out of it. The thing I'm gonna do first is get back to eating right.
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Post by senatorblutarsky on Apr 29, 2007 19:26:12 GMT -6
Last year (for the first time) I tried to do something to help myself during the season. I went on nutrisystem... and it worked out pretty well. I too am single... and am a pretty good cook...but don't even try during the season. Nutrisystem kept me from constantly eating junk... I wasn't perfect, but last year was the best I've ever done at staying on an eating program.
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Post by coachcb on Apr 29, 2007 19:31:19 GMT -6
Don't forget about Saturdays and Sundays; during the season those are 2 of my workout days. Those are the days when I flat out kill myself with nasty cardio and circuit training. I always have more time on the weekends, so I schedule my workout cycle to include those days. It makes the week much easier and more manageable.
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Post by CVBears on Apr 29, 2007 19:35:27 GMT -6
I didn't want to steal CoachCalande's thread about workouts but this question came up in my answer. How do or did you guys keep eating a healthy diet during the season as a single coach? I eat fairly well but it gets difficult to stay on the path during the season. My typical day is pretty jammed like everyone else: 4:00 - Wake up and do the 3 S's ;D 4:30 - Walk dog. 5:00 - Work 2:00/3:00 - Get off work - Walk Dog P.S. During season I try to get my workouts in during work and meals fit in where convenient. I'm still trying to figure out how you take care of the triple S's in a half hour. That's quick ;D |
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Post by Shotgun1 on Apr 29, 2007 20:20:09 GMT -6
6:05- Wake up drive to school
6:15- Workout Cardio/Weights
7:20- Shower
7:40 School
3:00 Practice
5:10 End Practice/Discuss tomorrows plans
5:40 Home
5:45 wife puts dinner on the table!!!! Family stuff rest of evening to kids go to bed
9PM Prepare breakfast, lunch, and snacks for next day (Basically South Beach Diet)
11:30 Lights Out
Every Sunday the wife and I sit down and plan out the dinners for the week and what I need for breakfast, lunches and snacks. Biggest thing is to get yourself some good storage containers and prepare all of your food for the next day the evening before. If you do it you will eat it and follow your nutrition plan.
Doing pretty well following the South Beach Diet, I went from 290 down to 235 2 years ago in 5 weeks and now I am around 250. I cheat like hell and l know that I would be around 220 if I ate right! If you are looking for easy stuff to make that is healthy pick up the south beach diet books, or just look for south beach recipes on the web.
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Post by coachbw on Apr 29, 2007 23:44:51 GMT -6
One of the secrets that I picked up (actually from an ex girlfriend-but it came in handy later on when I was single again) was to use a slow cooker/crock pot. Either in the morning before work or the night before, throw some vegetables and meat into it and plug it in. When you get home from work it will be done and the house smells good. If you search the internet you can find slow cooker recipes for everything from sweet and sour chicken to BBQ ribs. They even have little bags that go on the inside now so that there is virtually no cleanup and the slow cooker is ready to go for the next day. Luckily I have found a great woman and don't have to worry about getting food ready during the football season anymore, but this really helped me when I was single.
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Post by fbdoc on Apr 30, 2007 8:01:37 GMT -6
This IS an interesting thread, but do some of you get the feeling you've stumbled onto the AFCA Wives website? Come now, are we to the point where we're trading recipes? |
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Post by epcoach99 on Apr 30, 2007 9:37:28 GMT -6
Ignorantrookie, Shave in the shower! fbdoc, I'm always talking to my players about how important nutrition is to my players in correlation to their performance I just thought we might want to chime in on how we take care of things. If your wife has any ideas get her on here! Maybe we should start a support thread for the season  |
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Post by fbdoc on Apr 30, 2007 15:36:14 GMT -6
My wife is the Head XC and Track Coach so I actually do a lot of the cooking! Just giving some of you guys a hard time. You're right though - player AND coach nutrition is an important topic. Keep those recipes coming... I can see it now, Coach Huey's 100 Favorite Football Coaches Meals, edited by Brophy, Phantom, and Tog. Only $29.95 while they last, send your Visa Card # to... ;D
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Post by jhanawa on Apr 30, 2007 16:23:40 GMT -6
So where does Barbeque and Beer fit into all of this?  |
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