What did you eat today?

[Crankin]

I think I saw the idea for the rice bowl in Cooking Light. I realized I almost always have all of those ingredients on hand. I actually like it better when I sub spinach for the kale. I like kale in soups, omelettes, etc., but I don't like the texture so much by itself.

[Catrin]

I think I saw the idea for the rice bowl in Cooking Light. I realized I almost always have all of those ingredients on hand. I actually like it better when I sub spinach for the kale. I like kale in soups, omelettes, etc., but I don't like the texture so much by itself.

It's a good mix, and I will eat quinoa. I agree that kale does better in things like soups OR ROASTED Ok, I love roasted veggies, period but there is just something about roasted crispy yummy Lacinto kale. Kale does have slightly higher carbs than spinach, but not much. I try to mix my greens since I eat so much of them.

I've "officially" started my month long experiment with intermittent fasting and sugar detox. Nothing extreme, just trying to get my body's attention while still having the energy to maintain my activity level.

[Crankin]

B: shredded chicken on a corn tortilla with melted jack cheese, salsa. bowl of blueberries with half a banana, coffee
went to a step and sculpt class. I am always wiped after this, mostly because of the heat in the room and my sweating, so I put Nuun in my bottle and it really helped. I also ate a couple of dried apricots and pecans before class
L: ate the other half of the banana when I got home (did some errands, too), then a salad with tuna in oil, left over roasted Brussel sprouts, red pepper, romaine. an apple with a little cashew butter
S: herbal tea, slice of spelt bread
D: Thai chicken soup. 2 squares dark chocolate

[Crankin]

B: egg whites, kale, lox, 1/4 avocado, an orange, coffee
L: chicken thigh (really small), roasted Brussel sprouts, an apple
I had plenty of time to ride when I got home and it's nice out, but I am exhausted form not really sleeping well last night and the class I took yesterday. I sat and read!
S: slice of Machengo
D: glass of red wine, spicy pork enchiladas on corn tortillas and refried black beans. 2 squares dark chocolate

[Crankin]

B: plain non fat Greek yogurt, blueberries, strawberries, walnuts, dried cranberries. Slice of spelt bread with almond butter, coffee
L: chicken salad with chopped apple, almonds. 4 dried apricots
S: ate a Lara Bar after a 19 mile ride
D: glass of red wine, salmon sautéd with Veracruz sauce (tomato, onion, pepper, jalepeño, capers), spinach with a teeny bit of left over quinoa. 2 squares dark chocolate

[Crankin]

B: whole wheat bagel, light cream cheese, lox,c apers, bowl of blueberries, strawberries, orange. coffee
L: tuna salad with veggies, balsamic vinegar, an apple
15 mile ride
S: banana
D: went out with friends, had a Mojito (unusual for me), and a glass of red wine, some pita chips, and a slice of bread, shared 3 Arancini with DH, had a hangar steak, ate about 5 oz of the 10 oz. steak, whipped parsnips, asparagus, and shared a scoop of ice cream. I realized I hadn't had steak since the end of February, when I stopped eating Paleo. I don't miss it.

[Catrin]

Well, my IF experiment ended rather quickly. I was experimenting with limiting my meals to an 8 hour window, still maintaining the same calorie and nutritional goals. This DOES work for many, specially in dropping body fat %, but IF (intermittent fasting) does tend to work better for men than for women, though I do know some women for whom this has worked well. I immediately gained 3 pounds, FOR ME I don't think my body quite knew what to do the change and I am not about to let that trend continue nor am I going to drop my calorie targets, not with my activity level. My training volume is starting to go up as I look ahead to competing, or at least establishing my rank, in late winter.

Today:
B: usual breakfast egg/meat/veggie casserole, bit of baked sweet potato, 2 slices fresh side, coffee
~90 minute solo conditioning workout that featured Romanian deadlifts, a sled 3/4th mile, and some technique practice with the KB single arm jerk (video here if you would like to see what that is, I will NEVER be in their class but they are fun to watch ) Green KB = 53 lbs, Purple KB = 40 lbs. Followed my session with protein shake
L: (coffee hour at church) a couple of meatballs, small amount of mashed 'taters and small amount of coleslaw
S: coffee with REAL cream :-)
D: Will likely be medium sized salad with veggies, a bit of roast chicken, and fermented veggies