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<\/p>\nToday is day 13 without desert.\u00a0 The first few days were a little tricky but I got through it, and now I’ve pretty much broken the habit of “eat dinner, have desert”.\u00a0 I talked myself out of coworker cookies and monthly birthday cake at work.\u00a0 I’ve realized that when limiting sweets (I’m thinking when I complete my month detox, maybe allow one desert a week), very few things are actually worth it.\u00a0 My first sweet on August 6th is going to be either some for real frozen yogurt or a milkshake.\u00a0 These are things that are worth it.<\/p>\n
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One of our guilty pleasures is buffet food.\u00a0 I’m not a horrible wild woman, but I enjoy the freedom to have a BIG ASS SALAD and some soup, pick at some entrees I would normally not try, and sample some bites of a bunch of different deserts.\u00a0 Today, I’d been up since 9 and it was 2:30, and my breakfast consisted of 1 apple, and I had been cleaning all morning.\u00a0 We decided it was a buffet day.\u00a0 I got there and had my typical gigantic salad, and picked at some food, and then had some fruit.\u00a0 It was… lacking.\u00a0 Without the desert course, it was thoroughly unsatisfying.\u00a0 It was kind of an eye opener.\u00a0 I don’t think I’m going to frequent buffets as much anymore.\u00a0 I’d rather go have a salad and then an entree of my choosing somewhere.<\/p>\n
I think I’ve missed my window of having a productive weigh in.\u00a0 It’s about to be that TOM and I’m feeling it, so I’m just setting myself up for disappointment.\u00a0 I think that the most reasonable thing to do is to wait until my month of no deserts is up and see what that’s done to my poundage.\u00a0 However, I think month by month is a good way to pick at my bad food habits (hell, habits in general) and slowly try to figure out how to live in a way that would make my body the most happy.\u00a0 So I need to figure out what next month will be.\u00a0 Maybe give up fried stuff for a month?\u00a0 Maybe make a big official thing about eating most of my calories before dinner?\u00a0 Any suggestions?<\/p>\n
Anyhoo, I didn’t count calories again, so the numbers won’t be terribly productive.\u00a0 Most of our lunches were bigger and dinners were smaller.\u00a0 We went out Monday night for the yelp event and Wednesday to support a coworker at a karaoke competition, but stayed in all weekend so it sorta made up for it.<\/p>\n
Monday: 4 mile run (500)
\nTuesday: weights (150)
\nWednesday: 12 mile ride and 2 mile run (700)
\nThursday: off
\nFriday: 50 mins running speedwork, 1.5 mile walk (700)
\nSaturday: 25 mile bike ride (800)
\nSunday: housecleaning (seriously, cleaned for like 6 hours today…it is worthy of being on the list)<\/p>\n
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Next week:\u00a0 I have ZERO plans except heading up to la casa de parental units.\u00a0 I’m sure that will change, and the schedule will roll along with that, but here’s the penciled in version:<\/p>\n
Monday: 10k run (700)
\nTuesday: weights (200)
\nWednesday: 12 mile run, 5k run (800)
\nThursday: off
\nFriday: 30 mins arc trainer (400)
\nSaturday: 25 mile bike, 5k run (1100)
\nSunday: swimming (400)<\/p>\n
Also this week: going to track again to see how I’m doing and make sure my intuitions aren’t off.\u00a0 Along with my no deserts thing and a full workout schedule and fairly empty dance card, hopefully it will be a healthy-type week.<\/p>\n
So my question to you: what is the one not-so-healthy habit you’d change?\u00a0 Feeling a little too sweet?\u00a0 Fast food junkie?\u00a0 Stuck on one type of cardio?\u00a0 Ideas welcome of things to try in the months ahead…<\/p>\n