(I know it's lame and girly, but I love watching the dresses and seeing what everyone looks like all glammed up. Its a guilty pleasure for someone who spends a lot of time covered in chlorine, sweat and dirt.)
Oh - the swim! The swim was a painful reminder that I need to drag my ass to the pool more often. It's seriously been two months since I've been in the water. I was good for the first 1500 yards, but the lasat 600 were challenging. My pace slowed way down as the time went on. However, my suit fit and it will only get more loose from here on out! Tomorrow will most likely be a short ride on the trainer (hopefully I don't wake the boyfriend up...).
Halfway through I realized that I probably should have had my egg muffins before my workout instead of my butternut squash smoothie because I would need the carbs after. My suspicians were confirmed through a headache and the fact that I had no energy about an hour after the swim. I had a baked yam (it was small) as soon as I could, and immediately after I ate that I felt so much better. Lesson learned => need carbs to recover from workouts.
Another lesson I've learned from these four short days is nutrient timing. It really makes a difference not only what you eat, but when you eat it. I'm getting better at learning what my body needs when, and I imagine that by the end of this 21 day experiement I'll be much better at reading the signals.
Food for today:
- Butternut squash smoothie
- Egg muffins
- two chicken tenders
- Leftover pulled pork and bussel sprouts
- Beef stir fry with red pepper, green pepper, onion and mushrooms
- Probably my cucumber, avocado and lime smoothie sometime tonight
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