Week One Done

Racing Weight Quick Start Program week one is finished.  It's been an interesting but overall successful week.  For 4 days I followed the program pretty much to the letter.  I followed the meal plan and prepared my meals as directed.  There was one day that I discovered I was hungry in the evening after an early dinner and ended up eating a PB &J, which is in his list of lunch options.  And occasionally I omitted the fruit with or after dinner (though in my defense, I felt like I was eating enough fruit). 

Once the weekend hit, I found it a bit more challenging to be exact about the meal plan.  For starters, my Friday morning consisted of a 3+ hour workout which necessitates a little flexibility in the fueling aspect.  Friday night we also had plans to eat dinner out to celebrate back-to-school.  Thankfully we went to a Mediterranean restaurant (Pita Jungle) that allowed me to choose a healthy option of salad with seared Ahi.  If you've never had the seared yellowfin honey sesame salad you must try it.  To. Die. For.

Life also got in the way on Saturday morning and I ended up leaving the house with no food/ drinks (very long story... sigh).  After my 2 hour workout I was starving.  Knowing I wasn't going to be home for several more hours I decided to have lunch with my training partner at another Mediterranean restaurant (Pita Di Vita).  This time it was salad with grilled shrimp, though I did end up eating 2 pitas and some hummus which was probably more carbs than I needed.  And Saturday evening we opted to eat leftovers since we had a fridge full.  I pulled out all the meat, beans, and veggies that had accumulated over the week and threw them over a bed of romaine.  It was delicious.      

Despite a few obstacles I did go one entire week with a) no soda  b) no Taco Bell  (did I forget to mention this addiction before?) c) no pizza (practically a miracle in itself) and d) no sweets (cookies, candy, donuts, etc).  I realize that it is hard to believe, but yes, I do have an obsession with TB.  When I was young, my sister (who was very skinny and picky about food) loved Taco Bell.  She wouldn't eat at McDonald's, Burger King, or any of the usual fast food options.  So when we ate fast food, TB it was.  And I think I got addicted.  It's almost like an eating disorder though because I try to hide my habit.  Only the people I work with actually know how often I eat TB.  And I can't remember the last time I didn't eat pizza at least twice in a week. 

After 7 days, I am alive, I didn't starve, and I'm down 2 lbs on the scale.  I feel better.  Cleaner, if that makes any sense.  Week 2, I am looking forward to pizza on Saturday night (pre-race meal!!) and sushi lunch with a friend on Friday.  Otherwise I'm staying on target!