So I broke down the new diet into things that have been hard for me to give up…<\/p>\n
Not so hard: sugar.\u00a0 If I don’t eat it, I don’t really want it.\u00a0 I had a desert on Sunday at a dinner party and it was no biggie not to have it before or after.\u00a0 I don’t think I eat enough sugar regularly to make a difference here (beyond when I notice I’m eating a little every day and have to detox).<\/p>\n
Sorta Hard: Meat.\u00a0 While I’m inherently not a huge meat eater, and could probably be pretty happy eating fish most days, my Zliten isn’t, and I’m not really ready to make the having to eat separate things jump.\u00a0 I don’t think chicken is an issue, so I’ve expanded my clean eating to include chicken and turkey (not lunchmeat).\u00a0 Red meat is a sometimes thing (not on totally clean days).<\/p>\n
Sorta Hard: Wheat.\u00a0 I thought it would be harder, but being able to have sprouted grain bread and corn tortillas kinda saves the day.\u00a0 Again, at home, it’s fine.\u00a0 Out, of course, too much trouble most of the time.<\/p>\n
Sorta Hard: Eggs.\u00a0 I don’t like eggs, but eggs are in a lot of things.<\/p>\n
Kinda Pretty Hard: Cheese\/Milk.\u00a0 I do love cheese.\u00a0 Don’t really care for milk but it’s in a lot of things.\u00a0 Mostly, I miss this in the sense of having cheese or dairy sauces.<\/p>\n
Kinda Pretty Hard: Artificial Sweetners: Seriously.\u00a0 I really miss my occasional diet soda and\/or sugar free popsicle.<\/p>\n
Hardest of ALL: Still salt, and salty sauces.\u00a0 It’s getting better, but this is REALLY my detox.\u00a0 I’m coming up with creative ways to put more flavor in food without salt, and I think my tongue is adapting to liking lower sodium things, however… SOMETIMES YOU JUST NEED A LITTLE SALT!!! ARGH!!<\/p>\n
The verdict though – week 1, I started at 174.6, had a low of 168.0, and weighed in a week later at 171.8.\u00a0 Which means a total net loss last week of 2.8 lbs.\u00a0 Score!\u00a0 Week 2, I of course started at 171.8, and am back to 168.2.\u00a0 We’ll see what the rest of the week brings but I can’t complain.<\/p>\n
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Workouts:<\/strong><\/p>\n It’s taper week, since I have the tri this weekend.\u00a0 So, the workouts have been on the order of shorter and faster.\u00a0 Monday, I was BEAT so I listened to my body and rested.\u00a0 Tuesday, I kicked ass on some bike intervals and swim intervals.\u00a0 Today, I did an outdoor bike and run, short and fast.\u00a0 Tomorrow, a mellow swim, and Friday running intervals just to keep myself loose.\u00a0 Saturday rest and then Sunday… it’s rock and roll time.<\/p>\n I’m totally ready for the race, but I’m a little nervous simply because the water is going to be *so cold*.\u00a0 At least it’s only 300m.\u00a0 Pie in the sky goals are 10 mins for swim + transition, 40 min for bike + transition, 18 mins for the run.\u00a0 More likely, add about 5 mins to the swim,\u00a0 5-10 mins to bike, and 2 mins to run.\u00a0 Really, I’ll be happy to pace over 15 mph on the bike and under 10 min miles.<\/p>\n It’s on peoples.\u00a0 I feel good, my body is all clean eating-ified, and I’m tapering well.\u00a0 Should be a great weekend!<\/p>\n And now, I’m too tired for the good kinda quickie, so I’m just heading to bed for some sleepy sleeps (part of taper week is also seeming to be 9+ hours of sleep per night – but who am I to complain?).\u00a0 Night all!<\/p>\n p.s.\u00a0 I know I owe race wrap ups, and perhaps some of you might be interested in more types of cleanse food.\u00a0 Posts coming.\u00a0 I promise.\u00a0 I’m just a flibbertygibbit and posting about whatever flies into my brain.\u00a0 Deal. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n