Just got back from a good workout today. Ran 6 miles with Kelly and then went to the gym for an upper body workout. Felt OK. Yesterday I rode bikes with my husband and our friend, Eric. Having partied a little too hard on Friday night, I kind of sucked a lot yesterday, but oh well. It has reaffirmed my desire to get in better shape and to take care of myself even more.
That said, I’m really going to make a big effort to eat better. The exercise part for me is easier than the eating. I just keep downing crap food. So, after reading about Heather’s experience with the Paleo diet, I am going to model my own nutrition much like that. Granted, I am going to ease myself into it, so to start I won’t eliminate all grains, but I’ll make sure that when I do eat anything with grains, it will be whole grain-not bleached or enriched.
The focus of the paleo diet is supposed to be more like a hunter/gatherer would eat. So no processed/refined foods, no dairy, no wheat/flour based foods. More berries, fruits, vegetables, and lean proteins like chicken and fish. I don’t think I’ll be able to go entirely without grains or dairy, but I can definitely cut back. I’m looking forward to trying it out, we’ll see how it goes.
So far today I’ve had a banana, and then I made some excellent banana-hazelnut pancakes with organic whole wheat flour. I also replaced 1/3 of the flour with soy flour-an excellent source of protein, and had a side of veggie sausage. I feel good-like I’m actually taking care of my body.
Um, what else…oh this Sunday, the 14th of Sept. is the run for Congo women, a nine mile run. I’m excited about it! I also decided to do an off road duathlon in October. It consists of a 5 mile run and a 15 mile mountain bike ride. I’m really excited about that. And the following weekend will be a 10K or a half-marathon-I haven’t decided yet. All in all, I’m really excited about the upcoming season!
Hooray for fall!
