Two-week update: 2011 PBC

Yup, so I've been bad about cataloguing this.  First, I got SICK on days 4-7.  I wasn't doing anything, blogging, tracking, or otherwise.  I also cheated on my sickest day & broke down & got a DQ Reese's Cup Blizzard (with PB sauce added in) because I had no will-power (it was, however, the mini size Blizzard).  Then, the rest of the week I ate pretty well, but it was a crazy week, so I didn't track either.  The one thing I CAN say is that while I'm eating well, I have NOT been doing any of the very simple exercise plan other than maybe "moving slowly".  This will change tonight!  After a week and a half of comeplete & utter sedentary living, I am going CRAAAzzzzYY!  I need to climb on stuff & run around, stat!

This weekend I also cheated a little bit & had a starbucks (sugar) and a margarita (sugar & crap), but I had negative experiences with both, so that'll teach me.

One thing that I did find interesting was that I thought "I've beenn eating well, but I still got sick."  : (  I ended up giving J my cold...  his has lasted about a week now instead of 3-4 days.  I blame the faster recovery on better nutrition.   Anyway, more updates will come eventually.

Also, on the sleep front, I decided to try keeping the display for my bedside clock turned off durng the night now.  I never thought it would,but it's made a world of difference in the quality of my sleep!

Day 3: 30 Day PBC

Food:

Breakfast:

• Hard-boiled Egg
• London Broil Steak Beef
• Squash Butternut
• Coffee with splash of whole milk

Lunch:

• Baby Carrots, Raw
• Collard Greens
• Grape Tomatoes
• Just Mango Slices
• Beef Jerky (homemade)
• Turkey Breast Shaved

Snack:

• Beef Jerky (homemade)
• New Zealand Sweet Apple Rings
• Pure Coconut Water
• Raw Almonds
• Raw Pepitas

Dinner:

• Honey Dijon Dressing
• Sliced Swiss Cheese
• Spinach, Raw
• Turkey Breast (Skinless, Roasted)

Snack:

• Lime Juice, Raw
• Tequila
• Unsweetened Baking Chocolate - Easy Melting

Activities:
I think this counts as both my "move slowly" and "Lift Heavy things"....  I went and did a KaBOOM! playground build today and basically spent from 10 AM until 3 PM moving a mountain of mulch.  I thought it would never end.  So after a zillion squat lifts, and walking who knows how far in circles (I felt like ants...  a stream of people constantly moving in a line from one place to another & back carrying stuff.).  I figured I deserved a tequila tonight!  : )

Other than Having to pack food for myself today (knowing that the breakfast was going to be bagels & muffins, the snacks were granola bars & the lunch would be sandwiches...) this whole thing has been going pretty well.  I need to plan a little bit more, but not by much.  It's hard to resist the siren call of French Fries, but I think it'll be worth it.  I'm feeling pretty damn good.  I think my taste buds are recalibrating too because my dried apple rings today tasted as sweet as candy.  it was weird.  (For the record, tequila & lungs don't mix.)

Gonna go pass out now.

Day 2: 30 Day PBC

Breakfast:

• Fried Egg
• New Zealand Sweet Apple Rings
• Vegetable Kabob
• Whole Carrots
• Coffee with a splash of whole milk

Snack:

• Raw Almonds
  Raw Pistachios

Lunch:

• Asparagus
• Baby Spinach
• Mixed Berries
• Olive Oil
• Oven Roasted Beef
• Red Wine Vinegar
• Squash Butternut
• kale, raw

Snack:

• New Zealand Sweet Apple Rings
• Unsweetened Baking Chocolate - Easy Melting

Dinner:

• Asparagus
• Generic Butternut Squash
• London Broil Steak Beef
• New Zealand Sweet Apple Rings
• Organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil
• Pineapple

Exercise:

J & I went to check out the Holmes Run fitness trail.  We jogged a bit, walked some, sprinted a little, and climbed all over things.  We racked up about 2 miles over the course of 48 minutes (the last 14 were a stroll around a pond).  During my little sprint, I felt like I was flying & I must have been - my watch says my max speed 5:14/mi.  Whew!  Never knew I had that in me. I wouldn't be able to do that for longer than a few seconds though.  I don't know how people would do a marathon like that!


Also,  I'll be having a bit of a challenge tomorrow...  I get to go to a playground Build for the day.  They "provide" breakfast, lunch & snacks, but the breakfast is bagels & pastries & the snacks are granola bars, so I'm making Beef jerky right now & bought a veggie pack for a supplement throughout the day.  I'll also be bringing my leftover steak & squash for breakfast. I should be able to forage well enough for lunch.  Yay!

30 Day Primal Blueprint Challenge

OK, that's it.  I need something to keep myself honest right now.  I'm irritated by the 15 lbs that I've packed on this year, by the fact that if I don't get this under control, I'll have to go buy new pants again, and by the fact that I'm in a cycle of: eat bread - get irritated by symptoms - say "I shouldn't be eating this" - continue to eat bread...  that I'm currently stuck in. 

Just yesterday, Mark posted the 2011 30 Day Challenge & I'll do it just to keep myself on track.  Here's the info graphic.  It's very simple.  If I can't do it, then I should just wander off into the woods & let bears eat me. 

The Livestrong website is down tonight.  Boo! (not related, but...)

So Far:
Breakfast:

• 1 hard-boiled egg
• 2 carrots
• 1/2 cup fresh pineapple chunks
• 10 oz. black coffee

Lunch:

• 1/2 order Steamed Chicken & Mixed Veg (snow peas, celery, carrots, broccoli, asparagus, etc) from the Chinese place

Afternoon:

• 10 oz. brewed blueberry black tea (unsweetened)
• ~ 5 Raw Almonds (because I felt snack-ish)
• a serving of New Zealand Dried Apple Rings from TJ's
• a circle of Unsweetened Baking Chocolate

Dinner:

• Bacon & Cheddar laced Hamburger Patty 
• Grilled Vegetable kabob
• tequila w/ Lime Juice
• Another Baking Chocolate disk for dessert

Exercise:

• none.  : (