When I became a parent, I had to adapt how I train and how I eat. While some of my diet habits positively influenced how my kids eat (e.g., they’ll happy eat steamed broccoli or raw peppers, they prefer fish sashimi to fried fish sticks, etc.), it became increasingly unrealistic to keep up with my old diet habits as a parent. I needed to worry less about making meals “clean”, but had to focus on cooking delicious meals that are both nutritious and appealing to the whole family.

I still focused on the basic nutrition principles - making sure our meals are packed with protein, while balancing fat and carbs intake. But overall I worried less. Not watching my diet like a hawk not only allowed me to enjoy my meals much more, but also fuelled my lifts in the gym. I put on some decent size and got hella strong as a result.