2013 Challege

Alright now I'm back. I'm officially on another "real food challenge" even though I said I was bailing on Paleo a while back. Why am I doing this? Because I am not comfortable in my skin right now and I need to change that, even if it means being tight with my diet. I can't say "fuck this" and eat what I want because I gain weight easily.

So, I'm on day 2 of: NO sugar / NO alcohol / NO grains / NO dairy (maybe butter).
And I'm gona rock this and fit into my jeans again. Little treats add up. THISISWHYYOUREFAT.

ain't nothin free. There were some amazing gourmet cookies at work yesterday, of course. I dodged that bullet - not worth it. I can bare it for 5 weeks, I've done it before and it will be worth it once I look good in that AA dress again. It's happening. Oh yes. I refuse to let the winter blues get me fat again. Fuck this and fuck that.

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Sleep was not the best, mainly because I went to bed too late and woke up too early.

Breakfast:
2 eggs / 2 bacon

At work:
handful mixed nuts

Lunch:
chicken drumstick
spinach
a large tomato
olive oil

Snack:
apple + mixed nuts

New discovery! Jamaican yams. Good shit. Saw them at the G-store and figured I'd give them a whirl. I like experimenting with new produce. There is no "miss" if you just look up a goddamn recipe. OR assume that Jamaican yams are related to "regular" yams and treat them the same. No brainer. Tasted like squash kinda. Sweet ish, starchy. Noms. I chopped them, coated them with ghee and baked them for breakfast on Saturday. Had them with eggs, so good! I bought a spaghetti squash and I plan on having spaghetti squash + sauce. Just like real spaghetti but without the big belly.

Crossfit happened. Why do I feel like I'm out of shape? My pullups/L-sits are shit. It's my fault, I don't practice my pullups. New goal. Also pushups - for shame.

Dinner:
Rowe farms chicken sausage
red pepper / mushrooms BBQ'd

2 dates, few almonds

Went to bed kinda early.

Yo

Hey guys, I'm not back, but I made this and it turned out amazing

http://www.instructables.com/id/Vegan-Lemon-Lime-Cake-with-Icing/step2/Cake-Preparation/

I made a vegan cake because I didn't have eggs and I chose to make it lime because I had a bunch of limes that needed baking.

Crazy week

This week turned out to be a write off for exercise. Nutrition was okay, although I drank a lot last night. Mostly V+S though. And I def ate crappy pub food, did my best to steer clear of any wheat. Also I had gelato yesterday. Ok maybe this week was a semi write off for nutrition. I was doing well the beginning of the week. Back on track today, going for dinner with some friends so I'll make wise choices.

Hidee HO

Helloo I'm back from vacation, which ended over 2 weeks ago. And I'm back on track. I fully binged and didn't care about what I ate while in France, because why the fuck would I deny myself ANY of that pleasure?! You're a fucking fool if you do. Yes I said that and I don't give a fuck. Life is short, leave your eating disorder at home when on vacation.

However.

Now that I'm back home and none of my pants fit (not kidding), I'm tightening up my diet and watching my food intake and fat/protein/carb ratios. I've purchased some good quality probiotics to get my gut nice and healthy and hopefully to help de-bloat from all the baguettes and cheese I ate. I'm cutting off grains for the next two weeks, just to "see" how I feel. That includes rice, quinoa, all that.. even beer. I can do it, 2 weeks isn't much.

I am aware that my thighs and ass are bigger due to the heavy lifting I've been doing. And you know what, it's not so bad. They're not fat chunky cellulite legs - not that there is anything wrong with cellulite, we all have some anyway... but they've got some shape. And that's cool. I just need to work on getting the proper fit of jeans. I think I'll wait until the weather cools down to worry about that, and give myself a chance to make some changes with my body over the next few months, with running, CF and nutrition. And if nothing even changes I'll accept that and move on. I do want to reduce the belly though, if anything. So, I'm limiting alcohol intake to weekends - I think - and laying off the beer for sure.

So today:

B:
2 eggs, 3 bacon

Snack
cherries

Lunch:
2 chicken thighs bone in, broccoli and beets

Dinner:
steak, asparagus, tomatoes

Two

Sleep was ok, I'm a bit tossy and turny.

Breakfast:
2 eggs, sweet potato hash, 1/2 avocado

Snack:
few cherries, blueberries

Lunch:
chicken again, spinach

Snack:
more cherries/blueberries
a pear

Dinner:
TBD

Mun

Sleep was garb.

Breakfast:
1 egg, sweet potato hash, 1/2 avocado

Lunch:
leftover chicken stuff, spinach

Snack:
Cherries, blueberries

Crossfit, T'was good.

Dinner:
Spinach salad: turkey slices, marys GF crackers, cheese, mushrooms, 1 tomato, balsamic vin. dressing.

Think I might have more cherries!

2 weeks

Two weeks til vacation. I realize being 'beach ready' is not possible at this point, so I'll just do my best to feel great for when we leave.

I'm going to have to eat as clean as possible the next two weeks so I'm not gross and bloated. It's starting today, I've only had a smoothie all day. Not for starvation reasons but because we had no food. Actually I had som GF crackers/cheese/turkey breast.

Dinner is coconut milk chicken random recipe with sweet potato hash. Dinners all week will be friggin salads f'sho.

I have 2 social events this week then a wedding. EFF.