Garbage In = Garbage Out

Happy Wednesday all!

It's been almost two weeks since I finished the whole 30.   All of the garbage was eliminated from my system, I saw how great I felt and noticed changes in my health, performance, etc.

Here comes the hard part.  I get to admit what I've been doing for the last two weeks and how it's affected me.

Garbage In

The first thing to go was carrying coconut milk around with me in tupperware.  I still drink coconut milk in my coffee at home, but I've been getting heavy cream when I order coffee out.  Alcohol made an appearance the Friday night after the challenge was over.  I've drank 3 times per week in the last two weeks, so 6 days out of the last 14.  Rough.  There was one ice cream binge, and it was a binge:  two pieces of ice cream cake and one bowl of ice cream.  Last mess up was the reappearance of the protein bar for a quick breakfast when I'm not prepared with real food.  This occurred three times over the last 2 weeks.

Garbage Out


What is the result of my debauchery?  My sleep has been the first thing to go.  No sleep = tired, sluggish, mentally drained.  Next?  My muscles ache and I'm physically drained.  And?  My skin is breaking out and there are permanent bags under my eyes.  This is all great stuff right?  Uh, No.  And my performance in the gym has sucked.  All of this leads to a negative attitude which if there is one thing I try to avoid is being Negative (don't confuse this with my whining before a WOD, that's just blowing off steam)  :O)

What Next?


Alcohol:  This is no news flash, my alcohol consumption needs to be cut back.  Period.  I've blogged about it before but you can't ignore physical proof.  This is something that I'll be posting about routinely, my alcohol consumption, because I think it's important and it affects our sleep and mood more than most of us are ready to admit.  It's also the first thing that a lot of my friends and coworkers talk about when it comes to celebrating and unwinding from a crazy week.  There is a better way and my mission is to find it.

Food:  When I'm on the go quality is a big issue.  I can be better, have protein always ready to go, hardboiled eggs, etc, but overall I'm pretty good here.  The ice cream binge would not have been so bad had I stopped at the bowl of ice cream, but that's not what happened.  This was after a couple of glasses of wine, talking about an insane sugar spike.

Plan:  One cheat night a week.  This cheat night is limited to either dinner or dessert, not both.  Alcohol can also be part of this cheat night, but again this is ONE night per week.

Follow Up:  In two weeks I'll be posting about my progress and how I feel.

Post your comments on your experience coming off of the 30 days or how you stay on track with your food goals.