Yep, I got lazy yesterday and didn't blog. We got home semi-late. We went to the Buford / Gainesville football game with Mom and Dad and Tracy and Matt. It was a good game but definitely an upset with Gainesville beating Buford. I wasn't really tied to either team, but I was kind of glad for Gainesville because they have not beaten Buford in a few years. The game was good, but so was I. I watched the entire game without snacks. There were children everywhere with Skittles. I wanted them, but resisted. I told Mom that what I've found on this "eating plan" is that I'm not often hungry, I just have cravings. What this tells me is that I probably used to eat a lot of junk when I wasn't even hungry. I was mistaking my cravings for hunger. Although I'm not totally enjoying all of this protein, it is definitely filling me up.
This morning, Tracy and I got up early to do our 11 mile training run. For breakfast, I had 2 of the morning glory muffins. Oh! The muffins! I forgot to tell you how they turned out! Well, I find them delicious. It may be that I have nothing of the muffin type for awhile, but I thought they were great. Marcus said they smelled good and maybe they were better if you didn't eat them. Hmmmm. However, he certainly did eat some. We are now out of morning glory muffins. Luckily, I have lots more carrots to grate for another batch. Tracy says I was grating wrong for it to take me that long. I might have to get a lesson or two from her before I attempt batch 2.
Now, back to the run. I can honestly say that it wasn't that bad. I actually felt much better than I did on our 9 mile run a couple of weeks ago. For full disclosure, Tracy and I are doing Jeff Galloway's run/walk method for this race. We are running for 3 minutes and walking 1 minute. At first, we felt like we were cheating. But after comparing how we feel after running long mileage like this and the alternative, we think it's awesome. Just when you want to quit up a hill, the Garmin beeps and tells you it's time to walk. It's so nice. We actually find that we run faster than we normally would when we are running and our bodies feel so much better. We finished and we felt pretty good. So, we planned to meet later to go to lunch and shopping! Now, that's a great reward. We are really shopping for Tracy to get her clothes that fit her new, much skinnier body. Before we shop, we are going to Ted's Montana Grill. 4 words: Green and Hot Burger. A Bison burger with avocado and peppers (sans bun of course). YUMMO. So, with activities planned and little time to focus on food, it should be a good day. I think we will pack snacks to help us resist the mall temptations: pretzels, cookies, yogurt, pizza, Starbucks.
Oh, and today, when I typed the title of this post, I realized that there is only 12 days left. 12! I don't know why, but that sounds so doable. Less than 2 weeks. Now, having said that, during the run today, Tracy and I discussed how to continue this "eating plan" in a sensible way after the 30 days. We both feel it is really important. So, we will continue to limit grains and sugar. I, for one, will be adding beans back to my diet so I don't have to eat meat all the time. I might throw in some brown rice and quinoa. I'm still going to avoid the dairy. However, I plan to have one cheat day per week that I don't have to think about the food that I put in my mouth. I think this will help me be more successful, and well, happier. I'm kind of surprised at how positive I am this morning considering I was back to only losing 3 pounds this morning. I was able to get my Miss Me jeans on yesterday. I haven't been able to comfortable wear those in a long time. That was definitely a win. I'll take it. It's going to be a good day. I can feel it.
Until tomorrow...
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