From 01/14/13
Food
Breakfast: Hard-boiled eggs with carrots
Lunch: Spicy Shrimp Vesuvio with a side of Roasted Butternut Squash from Olive Garden
Dinner: Curry leftovers
Water
2.5 liters
Workout
1 Clean & Jerk at 55 lbs
1 round of Cindy (5 pull-ups, 10 push-ups, and 15 air squats)
2 Clean & Jerks
1 round of Cindy
3 Clean & Jerks
1 round of Cindy
4 Clean & Jerks
1 round of Cindy
5 Clean & Jerks
1 round of Cindy
6 Clean & Jerks
1 round of Cindy
7 Clean & Jerks
1 round of Cindy
8 Clean & Jerks
1 round of Cindy
(Such a long and brutal workout! You're supposed to go up to 10 Clean & Jerks, but I just couldn't do it. This one messed with my head so bad, and my knee started to hurt after that many jerks and air squats)
Today was a little rough for maintaining healthy eating because I had the opportunity to go out to eat with my mom, my sister, Heather, her husband, and her two beautiful children. The rough part was not going out to lunch with my sister and her family. It was so awesome to be able to spend time with them. No the rough part was trying to find something that was gluten, dairy, and sugar free! I was really nervous about "investigating" the food, but I didn't want to just eat salad without dressing or, worse, just sit there and drink water.
I was looking over the menu, desperately looking for a "healthy" option that I didn't have to worry about, when a new menu item caught my eye--Roasted Butternut Squash. I screwed up my courage and asked our waitress how the squash was cooked. She happily told me that they were roasted in olive oil and spices. Encouraged by her helpful attitude, I asked about the Spicy Shrimp Vesuvio, trying to figure out if there was sugar in the arrabiatta sauce. Our waitress, Rita, hesitated, but then she readily went back to the kitchen, yelling at Javier, the cook, about what was in the sauce. When she came back, explaining that the sauce didn't have sugar (as far as the cook knew--I have a sneaking suspicion that they used a base of canned spaghetti sauce, which would almost certainly have sugar in it), we explained to her that I am on a restricted diet. All of a sudden, everything clicked into place, and Rita gushed out her story.
In December of 2011, Rita decided that she wanted to lose weight. She was a size 17/18 at that time, and her husband told her she didn't need to lose weight (isn't that so cute?!), but Rita was tired of such a slim selection for clothes. On January of 2012, Rita started. She lost 89 pounds from January 2012 to December 2012! On top of that, she wanted to start running. When she started, she said she couldn't get very far because she was a smoker, and that hampered her breathing. So, on top of losing 89 pounds she stopped smoking too! Her story of becoming a healthier person--even when she didn't really need to, according to her husband--was an amazing example to me.
Moral of the story: You don't want to be eating out every night. Make it a rare treat. But when you do go out, DO NOT BE AFRAID to ask how food is prepared. Who knows, you may find a new friend in the process--just like I found Rita.
Food
Breakfast: Hard-boiled eggs with carrots
Lunch: Spicy Shrimp Vesuvio with a side of Roasted Butternut Squash from Olive Garden
Dinner: Curry leftovers
Water
2.5 liters
Workout
1 Clean & Jerk at 55 lbs
1 round of Cindy (5 pull-ups, 10 push-ups, and 15 air squats)
2 Clean & Jerks
1 round of Cindy
3 Clean & Jerks
1 round of Cindy
4 Clean & Jerks
1 round of Cindy
5 Clean & Jerks
1 round of Cindy
6 Clean & Jerks
1 round of Cindy
7 Clean & Jerks
1 round of Cindy
8 Clean & Jerks
1 round of Cindy
(Such a long and brutal workout! You're supposed to go up to 10 Clean & Jerks, but I just couldn't do it. This one messed with my head so bad, and my knee started to hurt after that many jerks and air squats)
Today was a little rough for maintaining healthy eating because I had the opportunity to go out to eat with my mom, my sister, Heather, her husband, and her two beautiful children. The rough part was not going out to lunch with my sister and her family. It was so awesome to be able to spend time with them. No the rough part was trying to find something that was gluten, dairy, and sugar free! I was really nervous about "investigating" the food, but I didn't want to just eat salad without dressing or, worse, just sit there and drink water.
I was looking over the menu, desperately looking for a "healthy" option that I didn't have to worry about, when a new menu item caught my eye--Roasted Butternut Squash. I screwed up my courage and asked our waitress how the squash was cooked. She happily told me that they were roasted in olive oil and spices. Encouraged by her helpful attitude, I asked about the Spicy Shrimp Vesuvio, trying to figure out if there was sugar in the arrabiatta sauce. Our waitress, Rita, hesitated, but then she readily went back to the kitchen, yelling at Javier, the cook, about what was in the sauce. When she came back, explaining that the sauce didn't have sugar (as far as the cook knew--I have a sneaking suspicion that they used a base of canned spaghetti sauce, which would almost certainly have sugar in it), we explained to her that I am on a restricted diet. All of a sudden, everything clicked into place, and Rita gushed out her story.
In December of 2011, Rita decided that she wanted to lose weight. She was a size 17/18 at that time, and her husband told her she didn't need to lose weight (isn't that so cute?!), but Rita was tired of such a slim selection for clothes. On January of 2012, Rita started. She lost 89 pounds from January 2012 to December 2012! On top of that, she wanted to start running. When she started, she said she couldn't get very far because she was a smoker, and that hampered her breathing. So, on top of losing 89 pounds she stopped smoking too! Her story of becoming a healthier person--even when she didn't really need to, according to her husband--was an amazing example to me.
Moral of the story: You don't want to be eating out every night. Make it a rare treat. But when you do go out, DO NOT BE AFRAID to ask how food is prepared. Who knows, you may find a new friend in the process--just like I found Rita.
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