Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Day Six Hundred and Eight - Three Weeks of Changes


So I know I have had a lot of trouble since Christmas, and I have especially had two really terrible weeks of just eating like the "Old Daniel."  I got to the point that I honestly couldn't remember when I last came to the end of a day and knew that I had done really well with my diet that day.  I think I really just took a vacation from my diet.  The problem was that I was putting on weight.  I avoided the scale, but I could tell because all of the dress shirts were fitting too tight.  Also, my runs were really tough and I knew that something was wrong.  All of that is to say that I need to revitalize the habits that I had prior to Christmas.  It takes three weeks to create a habit, so I am going to use these next twenty-one days to get back in the habit.

So today I did a lot better.  It wasn't a perfect day, but it was really good.  I did have some custard at SAMs that I split with Bekah.  Other than that, I avoided candy and didn't have any chips.  The most amazing thing is how my body felt.  I had a salad for the first time in weeks.  I remembered why I've eaten the same salad every day for over a year.  I like it!  Also, the energy boost from eating food that actually benefits my body completely changed the rest of my day.

My run went well.  I only ran a little over three miles, but I did it at under nine minutes per mile.  I know that the bloating from the way I ate last week was a huge part of why I was running so slow.  Also, the energy from eating food that benefits my body was very evident in my run.  On the down side, I bruised or pulled something in my heal tonight.  Now I'm trying to deal with whether or not I'll be able to run tomorrow.  I guess I will rest it tonight and see how I feel in the morning!

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