| The freezer is filled with frozen, skinless, chicken | | | | school and work so as to never miss a meal. |
| breasts and bags of broccoli. The refrigerator holds | | | | He's in the kitchen again? Bodybuilders plan their lives |
| carton upon carton of liquid egg whites. | | | | around eating. They need to know what they're going |
| Congratulations! You are the parent, spouse, sibling or | | | | to be doing and when they can eat - and what there |
| friend of a bodybuilder. Have you found youself | | | | IS to eat - around the clock. It's not easy being a |
| wondering: "How can they live this way?" The true | | | | bodybuilder and it's not cheap, either. Junk food and |
| bodybuilder has made a commitment to a unique | | | | fast food costs a lot less per serving than the |
| lifestyle. It takes determination and willpower to stick to | | | | combination of lean protein, whole grains, vegetables, |
| a rigid eating plan and a lot of motivation to work out | | | | and supplements that fill the kitchen of a bodybuilder. |
| at the gym constantly. Mothers fret and say "he's not | | | | Do you go through five dozen eggs in a week? Or |
| eating right." Friends laugh at the ever-present, | | | | two pounds of chicken in a day? Do you pay nearly |
| gallon-size water bottle. Roommates and dates tempt | | | | $5 for a loaf of organic, whole grain bread? |
| with comments like "it's just a cookie!" or tease by | | | | Is it worth it? |
| saying "you can have ONE taste!" What the | | | | If you ask a true bodybuilder, he won't hesitate to say |
| bodybuilder really needs is your support and | | | | "yes." He will also tell you that there are no magic pills |
| encouragement. This is not a fad or a 'diet' - it's a | | | | or powders. |
| lifestyle choice that starts at the bedroom mirror. | | | | Working out at the gym needs to be backed up with a |
| Bodybuilders carry themselves differently, walking tall | | | | sensible eating plan. |
| with the earned self-esteem and pride of knowing | | | | The good news about living with someone who eats |
| how hard they work to stay fit and look good. At clubs | | | | right and stays fit is that they can end up being a great |
| and parties, they are likely to be the non-smoking, | | | | example and a good motivator for people who know |
| designated drivers who are looking after everyone | | | | them. Household members might consume less sugar, |
| else who had too much to drink. To keep up the image | | | | get more interested in nutrition, and cook healthier |
| in the mirror, they work out in the kitchen first, | | | | meals. (Sure, once in a while they sneak out for pizza |
| dedicating themselves to eating only healthful foods | | | | or French fries, but they don't talk about it.) So, clean |
| and avoiding white flour, harmful fats and unnecessary | | | | up the oatmeal on the counter without grumbling. |
| sugar. They measure and weigh their food and keep a | | | | Throw an extra bag of chicken breasts in the cart |
| daily record of the calories they consume. They | | | | when you're out shopping. And don't leave tempting |
| carefully research and use appropriate supplements to | | | | sweets lying around. You're supporting one of the best |
| enhance their intake of vitamins and minerals. They | | | | lifestyles a person could lead. |
| pack food bars and protein shakes to take along to | | | | |