Monday: Swim and My Eating Habits Are About to Crack Out

So this morning, Ivan and I were out the door to swim reasonably on time.  Now, I will say that potty training has added a new strain on our timeliness, as we have to have a potty run before we get in the car, and then once arriving in the gym, we have to have another potty run.  I am glad that some people are deciding that indoor plumbing is not terrible, but I don't think I can get started and get out the door any earlier.  Anyway, there were no accidents at the gym today, and I feel that today has been an overall potty training step in the right direction.  


At swim, I think I got in 2500 meters.  I swam pretty hard yesterday, and I did not put as much effort as completely necessary into today's workout.  No big thing.  Again though, after two weeks off swimming for the most part AND my compromised state, I am pretty slow, and I felt like I was working a lot harder than usual just to keep up with the people in my lane.  I didn't really even make a note of the workout.  I swam 500, pulled 500, kicked a lot, pulled some more and then swam a 200 meter cool down.  It was fine.


At home, I had to acknowledge that my eating habits are about to crack out.  I am on the road to being one of those people who shows up for dinner at your house with a tupperware of crazy raw vegan food, and proceeds to eat out of my tupperware instead of whatever tasty dish you have prepared. For some cursed reason, my compromised state and my two weeks vacation where I pretty much ate what I wanted, left me kind of sleepless, puffy faced, puffy eyed, bland of skin pallor and feeling wretched.  It seems like since my pregnancy with Ivan, I have been unable to eat what I wanted without paying for it with half a bottle of Tums and couch confinement.  Yesterday, I decided to address the issue with a full on calorie full detox.  I am pretty much down to vegetables, fruits, turkey, gluten free toast, and a bit of coconut milk dairy free ice cream.  I have been reading this Kimberly Snyder detox book, The Beauty Detox Solution, and it has both ruined and enriched my life.  For instance, yesterday and today for lunch I had the following smoothie.  

RECIPE: GLOWING GREEN SMOOTHIE

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 head organic romaine lettuce, chopped
• 3-4 stalks organic celery
• 1 bunch organic spinach
• 1 organic apple, cored and chopped
• 1 organic pear, cored and chopped
• 1 organic banana
• Juice of 1/2 fresh organic lemon

I blended all of the above together for a smoothie lunch that I was initially frightened of, but actually rocked my world.  It was really delicious and you can make enough for a couple of days and I am committed to doing it for a week.  Now, I will say that the smoothie takes FOREVER to make.  I had to food process the ingredients for about 20 minutes, before blending them for at least 15 minutes, and I will not even tell you about all the chopping and peeling and whatnot that went into the preparation.  These are the times when I realize that a personal assistant would really come in handy.  

Anyway, the smoothie is great, and on top of the other drastic changes that I have made this week, I feel that my skin is looking lovelier, I am sleeping better, and feeling great.  I think that somewhere in my head, I assume that I will be one of those people that works out a lot and eats what they want forever, but it just is not the case.  I can't expect two weeks of Pop Tarts, Apple Jacks, and refined flour to make me feel better as a person.  It all caught up with me, and I am now reduced to Glowing Green Smoothies, which honestly, 10 years ago, would have made me laugh through my Pizza Hut Personal Pan Pizza.