CEO Lifestyle

February 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

Healthy CEOs

In my time as a Fitness Nutrition Coach, the majority of my clients are CEOs, managers, and business owners. I’ve found one similarity in many of these people that may be of interest to you – they put their business as their #1 priority.

You may be wondering why this is a problem. Well, when your business is your #1 priority, your health starts to lag behind! In my quest for creating a healthier America, I’ve noticed many business owners don’t emphasize health enough.

How do you maintain a successful business and a great physique?

I always get the same response when I speak with the corporate world. I want everyone to eat 6 small meals a day with balanced nutrients, yet they never seem to have time. Many business owners are so busy keeping their business running that they neglect their body’s needs to eat.

Without any added exercise, I would like to show you some tricks to get those 6 meals in each day effortlessly.

So, you’re a business executive and you travel back and forth from your house, to your business, and around the country to meet with clients. Let’s start with Breakfast.

Food on the go!

Instead of the usual cappuccino at 6am, how about we try a half a bagel with some peanut butter spread on top and a glass of milk? It’s quick, easy, and few dishes left in the sink.

Once you get to the office, your probably don’t realize it, but it’s already time for your first snack of the day. Take a handful of nuts & raisins out of the Ziploc bag you prepared earlier in the morning. This is enough energy to last you a few more hours while you’re busy working with clients.

You check your watch to see if it’s lunchtime yet. No, it’s only 10:30am. No problem, you slide open the top drawer in your desk. You grab the bag of granola with walnuts out and snack away. 60 seconds later, nobody even knew you took a break.

Are you starting to get the idea? Eating healthy doesn’t take a lot of preparation or complex meals. Just a quick boost in your sugar level could be the difference in dropping a few pounds that week, …or feeling lethargic and cold all day to end up gaining a few pounds at the end of the week even though you only ate twice a day!

What’s for Lunch?

You usually skip lunch since you’re so busy at work. Besides, theirs a snack machine in the hall where you could grab a candy bar and a coke around 2 when you’re completely drained, right? No way! The successful businessman that you are knows better than that.

You were smart today. You told your assistant when you got to work that you wanted a sandwich from the local deli. Right at noon, when your assistant delivers your sandwich, you open your fridge to find a can of Greek Yogurt. After spreading the yogurt on your sandwich, you never even knew you weren’t eating mayonnaise! Being the well disciplined businessman you are, you only finish off half your sandwich.

A few hours pass and you’re happy you only ate half your sandwich. You take a 5 minute break and finish the other half.

As 5 o’clock approaches, you feel your tummy rumble. You think, “Ah, the day is almost over and I can go eat a large meal and gorge my– “ you interrupt your thought process and remember what the nutrition expert said. You reach in your drawer once more and grab a few handfuls of granola before you head out of the office. You don’t want your body to be overwhelmed at dinner, so you whet your appetite a little before you leave the office.

How do I control myself to choose a sensible dinner?

When you arrive to dinner at your favorite restaurant, you aren’t famished as usual since you had some granola recently. You are able to use logic when reading the menu. The 7oz filet with steam vegetables sounds enticing. You did well today at the office, so you order a glass of red wine as well.

You take your time chatting with friends at dinner. They compliment your choice of meal and are amazed at your ability to turn away dessert. It doesn’t bother you because you know you’ll be eating right a small cup of ice cream before bed, anyway.

When you finally get home, it’s almost 10pm. You make yourself a small cup of ice cream and sprinkle some toasted almonds on top. It’s nice to sit back and relax while eating your ice cream – knowing your nutrition coach recommends fulfilling your hunger before bedtime.

Does this sound interesting? Matt Hackney is a Fitness Nutrition Coach in Santa Barbara and has helped countless people lose weight through a natural approach that is easy and effective. To learn how you can lose up to 2lbs per week, contact Matt with MOVFitness at www.movfitness.com or call 1-888-4-MR-NUTRITION