YES👏🏼 absolutely agree. personally I’m still working on the garden aspect as that’s new for me but this year my goal has been to not spend any money on meat. A few deer and hogs in the freezer processed myself, started producing our own eggs and chicken meat and off to a great start! Also started my first large garden and planted 10 fruit trees

Absolutely! Restaurant supply stores are great same with Asian grocery stores! Unfortunately now being in the middle of nowhere I have to drive about 3 hours for a sams or Costco so I go a few times per year haha. But there are so many good options like you said

Not sure why this posted 3 times lol 🤦🏼‍♂️

Healthy eating on a budget

I want to preface this with a lot of people here may be doing keto, carnivore, whatever it might be and that’s fine but not what this post is about. And while I’m a big advocate of working to produce as much of your own food as you can that’s not realistic for everyone. So here we go!

I am beyond tired of people using the excuse that eating good is too expensive.

Im going to go over some tips to minimize your food budget and still take care of your health.

First and foremost, manage your caloric intake. Easiest way to do this is using a simple app like myfitnesspal and get a $10 food scale off Amazon and track your intake. Then cut out buying processed food and eating out.

Buy grains in bulk. go-to’s are white rice, oats (whole or quick) and all varieties of potatoes. cheap and you can get these anywhere. If you can afford a Costco or Sam’s membership it will pay off! Beans are also a great cheap option for carbs and protein.

Vegetables and fruit don’t have to be expensive, bulk frozen vegetables (again, sams or Costco but cheap at Walmart too), onion, lettuces, celery, bagged spinach, carrots, bananas are super cheap. You can grab fresh produce when it’s on sale and then freeze it so it doesn’t spoil.

Protein, frozen chicken is usually a good price, boneless skinless chicken thighs as well! But for meats go to the store and buy what’s on sale. If there’s a good sale stock up and freeze everything you’re not going to use right away. There’s always meats on sale stock up and base your meals around what is on sale. Ground beef/Turkey, chicken breast/tenders/thighs, pork chops, beef roasts, fish, etc buy what’s on sale. Also canned tuna and sardines are usually very cheap and eggs should be a staple.

Fats, buy in bulk. If you have a Costco or Sam’s club this really pays off here. Store brand extra virgin olive oil for cold or low heat use. A tub of avocado oil for high heat cooking and coconut oil. All great prices at Costco/Sams.

Ground beef/chicken thighs/canned tuna in olive oil/whole eggs with rice or potatoes and frozen vegetables is a super easy staple balanced meal. Eating better doesn’t have to be crazy complicated meals. Keep it simple!

Walmart great value haul:

2 dozen eggs - $8

5lbs rice - $3

32oz broccoli florets x2 - $4.50

Chicken breast 6lb x2 - $30

Bananas 3lb - $1.80

That’s roughly 16,000 calories, 1,500g protein, 2,150g carbs and 243g fats. Add in some higher fat meat or EVOO to your meals and your set for a week for under $50

#GrowNostr #Nutrition

Healthy eating on a budget

I want to preface this with a lot of people here may be doing keto, carnivore, whatever it might be and that’s fine but not what this post is about. And while I’m a big advocate of working to produce as much of your own food as you can that’s not realistic for everyone. So here we go!

I am beyond tired of people using the excuse that eating good is too expensive.

Im going to go over some tips to minimize your food budget and still take care of your health.

First and foremost, manage your caloric intake. Easiest way to do this is using a simple app like myfitnesspal and get a $10 food scale off Amazon and track your intake. Then cut out buying processed food and eating out.

Buy grains in bulk. go-to’s are white rice, oats (whole or quick) and all varieties of potatoes. cheap and you can get these anywhere. If you can afford a Costco or Sam’s membership it will pay off! Beans are also a great cheap option for carbs and protein.

Vegetables and fruit don’t have to be expensive, bulk frozen vegetables (again, sams or Costco but cheap at Walmart too), onion, lettuces, celery, bagged spinach, carrots, bananas are super cheap. You can grab fresh produce when it’s on sale and then freeze it so it doesn’t spoil.

Protein, frozen chicken is usually a good price, boneless skinless chicken thighs as well! But for meats go to the store and buy what’s on sale. If there’s a good sale stock up and freeze everything you’re not going to use right away. There’s always meats on sale stock up and base your meals around what is on sale. Ground beef/Turkey, chicken breast/tenders/thighs, pork chops, beef roasts, fish, etc buy what’s on sale. Also canned tuna and sardines are usually very cheap and eggs should be a staple.

Fats, buy in bulk. If you have a Costco or Sam’s club this really pays off here. Store brand extra virgin olive oil for cold or low heat use. A tub of avocado oil for high heat cooking and coconut oil. All great prices at Costco/Sams.

Ground beef/chicken thighs/canned tuna in olive oil/whole eggs with rice or potatoes and frozen vegetables is a super easy staple balanced meal. Eating better doesn’t have to be crazy complicated meals. Keep it simple!

Walmart great value haul:

2 dozen eggs - $8

5lbs rice - $3

32oz broccoli florets x2 - $4.50

Chicken breast 6lb x2 - $30

Bananas 3lb - $1.80

That’s roughly 16,000 calories, 1,500g protein, 2,150g carbs and 243g fats. Add in some higher fat meat or EVOO to your meals and your set for a week for under $50

#GrowNostr #Nutrition

Healthy eating on a budget

I want to preface this with a lot of people here may be doing keto, carnivore, whatever it might be and that’s fine but not what this post is about. And while I’m a big advocate of working to produce as much of your own food as you can that’s not realistic for everyone. So here we go!

I am beyond tired of people using the excuse that eating good is too expensive.

Im going to go over some tips to minimize your food budget and still take care of your health.

First and foremost, manage your caloric intake. Easiest way to do this is using a simple app like myfitnesspal and get a $10 food scale off Amazon and track your intake. Then cut out buying processed food and eating out.

Buy grains in bulk. go-to’s are white rice, oats (whole or quick) and all varieties of potatoes. cheap and you can get these anywhere. If you can afford a Costco or Sam’s membership it will pay off! Beans are also a great cheap option for carbs and protein.

Vegetables and fruit don’t have to be expensive, bulk frozen vegetables (again, sams or Costco but cheap at Walmart too), onion, lettuces, celery, bagged spinach, carrots, bananas are super cheap. You can grab fresh produce when it’s on sale and then freeze it so it doesn’t spoil.

Protein, frozen chicken is usually a good price, boneless skinless chicken thighs as well! But for meats go to the store and buy what’s on sale. If there’s a good sale stock up and freeze everything you’re not going to use right away. There’s always meats on sale stock up and base your meals around what is on sale. Ground beef/Turkey, chicken breast/tenders/thighs, pork chops, beef roasts, fish, etc buy what’s on sale. Also canned tuna and sardines are usually very cheap and eggs should be a staple.

Fats, buy in bulk. If you have a Costco or Sam’s club this really pays off here. Store brand extra virgin olive oil for cold or low heat use. A tub of avocado oil for high heat cooking and coconut oil. All great prices at Costco/Sams.

Ground beef/chicken thighs/canned tuna in olive oil/whole eggs with rice or potatoes and frozen vegetables is a super easy staple balanced meal. Eating better doesn’t have to be crazy complicated meals. Keep it simple!

Walmart great value haul:

2 dozen eggs - $8

5lbs rice - $3

32oz broccoli florets x2 - $4.50

Chicken breast 6lb x2 - $30

Bananas 3lb - $1.80

That’s roughly 16,000 calories, 1,500g protein, 2,150g carbs and 243g fats. Add in some higher fat meat or EVOO to your meals and your set for a week for under $50

#GrowNostr #Nutrition

Many people that begin to resistance train tend to neglect their posterior chain often because it’s not something you can really see yourself. Don’t neglect your back! There are so many benefits to strengthening your back and one great movement to do that is a row. Here are some helpful tips on how to row properly (demonstration is for a barbell row but this applies to most all row movements)

https://www.instagram.com/reel/ClgpcNJLJF-/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Also here from the great state of Oklahoma!

Pick up heavy shit, put it back down, repeat daily. Unfortunately the fine motor movements that happen with the videos you watch online won’t get ya there 😂

Rattlecan is the way🤌🏼

#GrowNostr

Let’s expand on this more and talk about the best possible thing you could ever do for progress.

People are always looking to find a way to do the absolute 100% all out most effective optimal thing they can for progress in the shortest amount of time. And what happens? They fall into this “All or Nothing” mentality.

As soon as that individual can’t do every single little detail to perfection they give up. And THIS is the number 1 reason the vast majority of the population never sees long term results.

I don’t care who you are or what you do.. you could be the top athlete in the world where your livelihood revolves around being the best of the best. Even then not every single day is going to be 100%. That’s just the facts of life!

What IS important is doing the best you can in your current situation. Just doing SOMETHING to better yourself. Doing something is ALWAYS better than doing nothing.

You have your entire life to improve.

Try to focus on what’s best for you 5, 10, even 20 years from now… not just today.

You can’t train 5-6 days a week and hit your macros spot on? Life, work, school, etc is overwhelming and you need to back off? That’s fine! Training 2-3x a week is a million times better than not training at all.

You can’t hit your macros or nutrition goals perfectly right now? That’s all good, rather than saying screw it and eating everything in sight, just relatively keep calories in check, focus on protein and minimally processed foods and you will be okay!

Don’t fall into the “I can’t follow my meal plan perfectly, might as well eat all the junk food in the house” situation. This is why I avoid giving clients meal plans. Learning how to structure your eating to fit your life is far more successful long term.

It is about balance. You will always have periods of time where you can be more dialed in. If you can’t do that right now? Who cares? Find an approach that will work for your current situation you enjoy and do the best you can.

Fitness and health doesn’t have to be such an on or off mentality. It’s not all or nothing. Do the best you can in the current situation you have.

Consistent good always beats short term perfect.

This is what I teach my clients, and it’s why they succeed.👌🏼

#GrowNostr

Let’s expand on this more and talk about the best possible thing you could ever do for progress.

People are always looking to find a way to do the absolute 100% all out most effective optimal thing they can for progress in the shortest amount of time. And what happens? They fall into this “All or Nothing” mentality.

As soon as that individual can’t do every single little detail to perfection they give up. And THIS is the number 1 reason the vast majority of the population never sees long term results.

I don’t care who you are or what you do.. you could be the top athlete in the world where your livelihood revolves around being the best of the best. Even then not every single day is going to be 100%. That’s just the facts of life!

What IS important is doing the best you can in your current situation. Just doing SOMETHING to better yourself. Doing something is ALWAYS better than doing nothing.

You have your entire life to improve.

Try to focus on what’s best for you 5, 10, even 20 years from now… not just today.

You can’t train 5-6 days a week and hit your macros spot on? Life, work, school, etc is overwhelming and you need to back off? That’s fine! Training 2-3x a week is a million times better than not training at all.

You can’t hit your macros or nutrition goals perfectly right now? That’s all good, rather than saying screw it and eating everything in sight, just relatively keep calories in check, focus on protein and minimally processed foods and you will be okay!

Don’t fall into the “I can’t follow my meal plan perfectly, might as well eat all the junk food in the house” situation. This is why I avoid giving clients meal plans. Learning how to structure your eating to fit your life is far more successful long term.

It is about balance. You will always have periods of time where you can be more dialed in. If you can’t do that right now? Who cares? Find an approach that will work for your current situation you enjoy and do the best you can.

Fitness and health doesn’t have to be such an on or off mentality. It’s not all or nothing. Do the best you can in the current situation you have.

Consistent good always beats short term perfect.

This is what I teach my clients, and it’s why they succeed.👌🏼

#GrowNostr

“Perfection is the enemy of good”

Doing something, whatever you can manage, is always going to be better than doing nothing! What is “optimal” is absolutely meaningless if it’s not something you can adhere to.

This applies to training, nutrition, and everything else you do in life to better yourself.

#GrowNostr #Fitness #Nutrition

The hip hinge is a vital movement to be able to perform is you want to deadlift, squat, row, Romanian deadlift, etc. but so many people struggle with it. This drill will help immensely in learning that movement pattern!

#GrowNostr

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CloXFXsMha0/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Here is your motivation to train hard..

Also be hard, wake up hard, work hard, go to sleep hard, eat hard, always be hard, take your kid to school hard, Everyone should be hard, walk around bricked up 24/7. There’s no excuse to never not be rock hard.

~ David Goggins after landing his cialis partnership, probably

#Fitness #GrowNostr

First time putting up eggs for long term storage. Dehydrated for ~ 16 hours, crushed up with a blender, then stored with O2 absorber and vacuum sealed

Hello Nostr world! I am a freedom loving, homesteading, online based fitness coach and sarcastic asshat from the great state of Oklahoma and I’m happy to be here🤘🏼 #GrowNostr #Fitness #Homesteading