Today was probably the hardest day and a good reason to have not started this program until AFTER the weekend!
But, I will use today as a great example of how LIFE WILL ALWAYS HAPPEN. You get to choose how to show up.
So, I did my first ever crossfit competition today. Normally, in the midst of being nervous, I would have probably had oatmeal loaded with sugar for breakfast, and I know for sure I would have relaxed and ate whatever I wanted for the rest of the day feeling that I “earned it”.
None of that happened.
The hard part was figuring out what to eat and keeping it simple.
Meal #1 and #2: 3 eggs and egg whites, piece of chicken sausage, and probably a half cup of sweet potato. I ate half of this meal in the morning before the competition, and then finished it after. I felt pretty good all day.
The next big hurdle was a wedding reception.
I guess what made this harder than usual for me is that literally… I haven’t gone out to a fun event since last year! It’s been a while! And while I don’t think I would have gone “hog wild”… I would have liked to have nice glass of red wine, and one of the mini cupcakes for dessert.
None for me tonight... The funny thing is that I probably haven't had a sip of alcohol since I was in India this past December! Funny how you don't really want it until you can't have it!
But I didn’t. Instead, I drank sparkling water with lime, savored every bite of a truly delicious dinner. And while some were chowing down on sugar-laden cupcakes, I was getting funky on the dance floor! I was a little concerned with dinner, but as you’ll see below, they offered a perfect selection of foods that any of my hunter-gatherer ancestors would have recognized as food.
Dinner: Mussels and butternut squash, chicken onion and spice dish, steamed spinach with tomatoes and onions.
