On the Code Red Lifestyle, what we do flies in the face of many industry lies.

One of those is that you should get extra calories because you exercise.

There are a ton of flaws with that mindset, but the biggest problem I have with it is that people use it as an excuse to eat crap after they work out.

“I walked on the treadmill for 30 minutes, I deserve a donut.”

Weight loss is 100% nutrition, which means eating donuts all the time is gonna keep you fat regardless of whether you work out.

For my meal in this week’s “What Do I Eat?”, I didn’t give myself extra calories just because I went on a run.

In fact, because I didn’t have a lot going on, I kept my first meal simple and a little smaller than I do on some days. Click the video below to check it out.