So Valentine's Day isn't a struggle for me because my Facebook status is "single." I have become much more confident in myself and that is not something that I must have anymore. Although I admit I do like having someone to snuggle up with during a movie. It's more of a struggle because of all of the sweets that accompany it, tempting me in every way possible.
I definitely wasn't successful in overcoming all of the temptations... We had so many sweets at the house that friends had made for Valentine's day or my host mom's birthday. There were heart shaped cookies, kiss cookies, chocolate, and my downfall a chocolate chip cookie cake. I was pretty contained for the most part but that darn cookie cake will do me in. Thankfully they are taking it to work tomorrow so I don't have to look at the darn thing anymore!
But reflecting upon Valentine's Day and all of the sweets really made me look at how I have been eating the past few weeks. Surprisingly, it has been pretty darn good. I would say I am about 70/30 on the whole Paleo thing. For the most part I eat non-processed food that keeps my body fueled well. It has been great that the family I am living with has sort of adapted this lifestyle as well and really helped me stay on track in my eating. It is nice not having bad temptations in front of me all the time. And it has been great having leftovers for lunch the next day.
My 30% of not Paleo consists of a little dairy... The first thing is I have a glass of milk every night for dinner. We have Oberweis milk and according to my brother it is the best milk around. I feel like I need to take advantage of this opportunity while I have it haha. But in all honesty, I have always been a huge milk drinker and just something about it makes me very happy at night. Also, the calcium in it is an added bonus! So milk (and my once a week ice cream) may account for about 7% of my non-Paleo. The other 23% is probably in carbohydrates. With how much I have been training, and how much I am on my feet throughout the day, I feel like I need a dew more of these than I used to. I find if I don't eat any carbs really my body gets very tired and that is never a good thing. My biggest thing with carbs is just making sure I eat them in moderation. If I stuff myself I can tell and my body doesn't like that either... It is a delicate balance but something that I am learning to balance out.
Ok, ok. So 6% of my non-Paleo is definitely sweets. I have found that if I allow myself something small everyday it keeps my sweet craving to a minimum which is always good because I could gorge myself if I wanted to. Besides Saturday, I really have been eating them in moderation. I have never been a huge packaged sweet individual, but those baked goods will get me every time. Usually, I allow myself one little sweet a day. Sometimes I don't need it, but sometimes it helps me curb my cravings. I figure if I work out hard and well then this is acceptable. I know it is not perfect, but it works for me and helps me stay controlled.
The one thing I have noticed about diet which I never really thought I would say is how much it affects me if I eat poorly for a few days. My body rejects the food and I feel sluggish. I used to eat whatever I wanted and not know any better, but now that I have been eating well, I can really notice a difference if I do not. More motivation to keep me on track for sure.
So in other big news, I officially signed up for the 2015 CrossFit Open. I am excited, nervous, and ready all at once. I hate the anticipation they put into it every week. I wish they just put all of the workouts out there and we had to do them in one weekend. But alas it doesn't work like this and I will have to patiently await the announcement every week. I am ready for this to get underway though so I can see how my hard work this past year has paid off. I have retested a few of the workouts from last year these past few weeks and have seen huge improvements. I know everyone else in the world is improving as well but I am hoping I have done a little bit more than some of them. But who knows. I am just trying to go into it with an open mind and get ready to attack whatever is thrown at me.
Also, just an FYI. I am studying for my PT boards right now. So blogging may not be at the top of my list to do these next few months. I will keep trying to post about once a week, but after I get done studying at night, all I want to do is turn my mind off. Hopefully on my off day from studying I can find the power to blog but no promises are being made! And sorry for no pictures in this blog. For some reason my phone isn't connecting to my computer. When I get it figured out I will upload a few!
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