From the Brickyard | Subject: How to enjoy food and not let it blow you up
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You can bet your bottom dollar Brickwall loves to eat.
I don’t nibble. I don’t “just have a bite.” I eat.
Sometimes I scare myself with how much food I can put down.
But here’s the line I never cross:
I refuse to become soft. I refuse to become sloppy. I refuse to let comfort turn into decay.
So I don’t eat like a monk—I eat like a disciplined animal.
Here’s how.
1. Protein and Fiber At Every Meal
This is the foundational brick.
At every meal, protein and fiber hit the plate.
Why?
Because once your body gets protein and fiber, your appetite stops screaming like a toddler in a candy aisle.
If you’re still hungry after that? Good—now you’ve earned the rest.
2. Eat Slow Like You’re Paying Attention to Your Life
Fast eating is how grown men accidentally inhale 1,200 calories and wonder why they’re still hungry.
Slow down.
Put the fork down between bites. Chew. Taste your food like a human being.
If you eat like you’re running from wolves, your body gets the full signal too late.
3. Liquid Calories Are the Silent Assassin
Soda. Juice. Sweet coffee drinks.
They slide in unnoticed—and leave your waistline bloated and confused.
Drink:
- Water
- Black coffee
- Unsweetened tea
- Milk (within reason)
- Zero-calorie drinks if needed
Eat most of your calories.
4. Indulge—But Not All Damn Day
I don’t believe in food prison.
I believe in windows of permission.
You can enjoy pizza, burgers, ice cream—just don’t turn Tuesday into a 14-hour buffet.
Have the thing. Enjoy the thing.
Then get back to mission.
5. Train Like You Mean It
You can’t out-discipline a lazy body.
Hard training creates demand.
When your muscles are starving for recovery, food becomes fuel instead of fluff.
Lift hard. Do your cardio.
Push limits.
Make your appetite earned.
6. Sleep Like It’s Part of the Program
No sleep = no brakes.
When you’re exhausted your hunger hormones turn feral.
You don’t want more food—you want rest.
Sleep is appetite control in disguise.
Bonus: Boost Your Metabolism with Coffee and Tea
Coffee and tea give you a small metabolic edge.
Caffeine slightly increases energy expenditure and fat oxidation—not enough to replace discipline, but enough to tip the scale in your favor.
Have them in the morning. Enjoy the ritual. Then shut it down.
The trap? Overuse.
Too much caffeine:
- Spikes cortisol
- Trashes sleep
- Leaves you wired at night and ravenous the next day
And when sleep gets wrecked, fat gain accelerates.
So use coffee and tea like a tool—not like a life support system.
One to two servings early in the day.
That’s it.
Final Brick
You don’t need to stop loving food.
You just need to stop letting food run your life.
Eat with power. Train with intent. Recover like it’s your job.
Stay strong. Stay sharp.
Brick by brick.
-Brickwall