If I were a famous historical figure, right now, at this very moment, I would be Marie Antoinette: not because there is an imminent beheading or because I truly do love clothes. No, I would compare myself to Marie Antoinette because I have lived for two days on soft cheeses, chocolates, bleached flour and refined sugar.
It is true and lamentable, because just as my nutrition maven, Dr Perricone, warned, my eyes are puffy and I have the look of the ill-fed. For this reason, I am Periconing myself for the rest of the week and maybe the month.
Dr. Perricone's philosophy is to avoid foods that cause inflammation and water-retention in your system. He feels that inflammation and water-retention are caused by foods that have a high glycemic index and cause your blood sugar to spike. His lifestyle is heavy in fish (specifically salmon) fresh greens, berries, flax seeds, olive oil, greek yogurt, sweet potatoes, green and white teas (unsweetened), old fashioned oatmeal, ect. Obviously, most of his food recommendations are common sense, but I notice that I look better and rest better when these things are a large part of my life, along with eliminating all aspects of my Marie Antoinette diet.
Today, was a great day food wise.
- Pre-run breakfast - oatmeal with a scoop of protein powder, tea, and a berry bar, water
- Post-run breakfast - eggs with turkey sausage
- Lunch - brown rice sushi with salmon, three clementines, some almonds and walnuts
- Dinner- soup with lots of cabbage, peppers, spinach, onion
Now, I did have a small food meltdown, at 6:00 when I got seriously hungry while preparing dinner, and I made Ivan some Kraft Easy Mac. It consists of microwaved noodles that are not even curved in such a way as to be real macaroni with a powdered cheese which I find reminescent of the residue at the bottom of a bag of Cheetos. I made this for Ivan to eat, because I knew he would enjoy it enough to practice his spoon eating. This was true, but I was forced to indulge in several taste tests "to make sure it wasn't too hot". Also, I had a glass of wine, which is not in the plan. After this bottle is finished off, I am eliminating alcohol, and sometimes, I think I am eliminating it forever. I can really only drink anything alcoholic on Saturday, which is the only night that does not precede an early morning workout for me. Probably not eliminating it forever.
1 comment:
but Marie had more fun....
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