So, after throwing a tantrum yesterday and having so many regrets about embarking on this Whole 30 endeavor, today was a completely different day, and I am SO GLAD I am doing this! I think I got past the "feeling hungover/wanting to kill everyone/wishing I had all my old foods back" phase with a good night's sleep and a fresh start. NOTE: But seriously, if you embark on this challenge, know that those phases are REAL, and they're scary, and be prepared to hang on.
Today was a day full of rearranging things mentally and in my house, cleaning, gratefulness, fresh fruit AND vegetables, open water swimming, time with my dog, and other sundry end-of-summer goodness-related things.
Physically, I was feeling very good, not weird at all. I did not feel tired but my muscles were a little fatigued during the brief swim at the tri clinic, but I know that was because of a lack of hydration, so am regulating that currently. I have adopted coconut milk (thank you, Amy!) and a heftier load of vegetables (thanks, Rachel et. al!), and everything was delicious today! When I was hungry, I was armed and ready to go, and I didn't feel daunted by the idea of having to cook for myself today (maybe because a lot of it was leftovers, hehe).
After thinking long and hard about what exactly my issues with vegetables are, I realized it comes down to being lazy. Just thinking about having to wash them, cut them, ....season them..., ugh-- tired already. :) But we shall overcome! It's going to be part of my mission-- along with picking up my clothes, not leaving laundry in the was-- damn. Okay, starting tomorrow!
On a more philosophical note...
As I continue to learn more about myself, my fitness, and my strengths and weaknesses as a human being, I am finding it more and more important to think at things from all directions. Mindset is SUCH a huge deal; when I think of my role as a teacher, coach, aspiring personal training, and even just as a wife/daughter/friend/coworker-- if I'm going to endeavor to preach such lofty and wondrous values (hard work, "hold the vision; trust the process," do your best, etc.), I sure as hell better be able to stick to them, myself!
SIDENOTE: THANK YOU for those of you who are willing to comment with advice/support, or even share a "like"-- I often feel like a total fool/attention hogger (another problem for another day) posting all of this out there, but I LOVE when people do things I'm mildly interested in so I can see if I could envision myself doing them also (that's how I got into triathlon AND Crossfit), or just catch up with them and pseudo-get-to-know them, even if it's through the superficial vehicle we all hate to love and love to hate: social media).
For now, it's time to focus on triathlon. I am headed down to North East, MD tomorrow for my first ever triathlon that I've been training for since I returned home from Germany earlier in the summer. I am looking forward to swimming, biking, and running in the great outdoors tomorrow morning and hope everything goes according to plan. Going to get get my stuff ready for T1 and T2!
Hope you guys enjoy your Sunday and do something you love!!
Breakfast: Banana + Almond Butter + Kombucha
Lunch: Green Smoothie (Spinach/Kale + H20 + Coconut Milk + Strawberries + Blueberries + Greens Powder + Hemp Protein)
Dinner: Leftovers (Grass Fed Beef + roasted baby potatoes) + green/purple/white asparagus
EDIT: Kombucha is a fermented beverage that contains some version of fruit juice or fruit puree (or tea, but I don't drink those) in tandem with a live, probiotic culture (you can actually see it floating on the bottom). It has naturally occurring aminos, acids, electrolytes, enzymes and polyphenols (will admit right now I don't know what the last one is haha). I had a borderline severe addiction to Diet Coke prior to starting this challenge (because I like it's delicate fizziness coupled with a sweet sensation), and this drink is naturally fizzy due to the fermentation process. If you leave it too long, it actually becomes alcoholic! The ones I like contain between 60-80 calories per 16 oz. bottle, and between 8-14g of naturally occurring sugar from the 100% fruit juice (no cane sugar or anything extra in the brand I like). You can find them at the grocery store in the Hipster section. This is the brand I like: http://synergydrinks.com/index.php/products#classic-synergy/classic-synergy-trilogy
I recommend Trilogy or Cosmic Cranberry!
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