Yesterday morning I was in Stuart. Then the Space Coast. Then Eastern Orlando. Today I’m back in Stuart. I’m so slammed I’m sleeping on the couch in my office tonight just to squeeze more work out of the day.
Still not skipping meals. Still not eating garbage. Still fueling up like performance matters, because it does.
If you think you’re too busy to eat healthy, you’re not. You’re just not serious.
What’s in my cooler right now?
- Ground Venison (Wild Fork): $11.99/lb → 4 meals = $3/meal
- Duck Eggs (Thrifty Supermarket, Rockledge): $7 for 6 → 2 per meal = $2.33/meal
- Avocados: 6 for $6 → $1 each
- Bison Ribeye (Whole Foods): $18.99 for 12 oz → 2 meals = $9.50/meal
- Venison Meatballs (from same venison) + String Cheese (2 sticks): Maybe $2.50 total
- Butane stove + cast iron pan: Paid off long ago. Costs nothing now.
- Rendering ribeye fat into tallow: Free fat = free cooking fuel.
Let’s break it down:
- Breakfast (2 duck eggs + avocado): $3.33
- Lunch (venison + duck egg + avocado): $6.33
- Dinner (bison ribeye + avocado): $10.50
- Snack (meatballs + string cheese): $2.50
Total daily food cost: ~$22.66
And this is clean, protein-rich, whole food that fuels your body like a machine.
Compare that to fast food or gas station slop at $12 to $15 a meal for junk that makes you tired, bloated, and broke.
Also: Planet Fitness is $25/month for VIP access anywhere. Always one within 15 minutes. I make time for the gym too.
I cook everything on a butane stove with a cast iron pan I keep in my truck.
That’s right. In the bed of the pickup. On the road. Real heat. Real food.
After that ribeye? I’m rendering the fat into homemade tallow for later use.
That’s not just healthy. That’s tactical nutrition.
No excuses. No whining.
You either want the life you say you want or you want cheap convenience.
Your call.