Ah my poor little blog! I have neglected thee!
I'm back. I will say that we maintained excellent eating habits up through the beginning of the semester and the hurricane deployment (well, I ate well up here during Boudreaux's deployment). But once I get under the weather, all bets are off. I've got to work on that.
The biggest hindrance, now that classes have started back up is lack of preparation and organization--the two things that plague me regularly and are so important.
When I take the time to prep the veggies in advance, meals during the week are so easy, and I have no excuses. When I do not, then we make bad choices. And it's easy to make bad choices when you're not feeling well and just don't want to stand for 30 minutes or so over the sink and peel, cut, and chop.
This weekend/week will be about experimentation and proving myself right. Regardless of how tired I may be after CrossFit this morning, we are going to the grocery afterwards and as soon as I get home, I am getting ALL the veggies prepped for the entire week. I don't care if it takes three hours. I have so much that needs to be done not only this semester, but in the next month that I need to be more organized. Look, it works with class prep--spending three-five hours on a Saturday and/or Sunday morning reading and prepping means the whole week is opened up and excuse and relatively stress free. Why do I not employ the same principles in the kitchen? This week we are. And as we now have a monster freezer, I'm going to see what I can do in the way of breakfasts that can be made in advanced and then frozen to be eaten during the week.
Also, on the first, I'm doing another Whole 30. Our box is doing one, so I'm going to participate with a group this time. I was thinking about doing another one before the holidays anyway because I still have a few stubborn pounds to get rid of. And I think the weight loss is actually being hindered by too many fruits and nuts, and while my physique has changed a bit, I still want to be a little leaner, and that's all diet my friends. PLUS, and this might be bad, but damn, if it's box-wide, that means it's a competition, and I want to win! Because I always want to win! But it'll be good because that will keep people honest and motivated. :)
So, while I want to win at best health!, I am also doing it because there are still some things that I do need to continue to tweak that will benefit me not only at the box, but also with the academic things I need to have the energy for as well. Plus, as soon as the Warrior Dash is done, I've got to jump right into marathon training, and I need power and nutrient dense eating for that.
So on the first I'm going to begin to do another daily chronicle of the Whole 30. I think I may do updates at night though so I can talk about the day, sleep, energy level. I really want to get rid of that afternoon slump. I haven't mastered that business yet. And I've got to get over that and get the meal/food prep stuff organized so I can start going back to the box in the afternoons to work on my skills again. I haven't been able to do that this week, and it's bothered me greatly.
There we go! Now it's time to get to that academic work before the Saturday WOD! I'll let you know how the meal planning and food prep goes!
