20100130: Breakfast

• black coffee
• 4 egg whites
• handful of mixed nuts
• turkey jerky (about 4oz)

i have to admit it, i love this turkey jerky . . . and i am really beginning to love breakfast. it’s the one place where i get to eat all the naughty stuff in a good way . . . run with me here, eating like this is not how i used to eat. it was mostly oatmeal, yogurt, and juice (i know, shudder!) . . . i didn’t learn to consume meats or fats either.

i think what’s tough is the re-programming in my thinking about diet, nutrition, and physical conditioning . . . 40 years of thinking. i’m not complaining, i’m just saying that these are huge adjustments to how i used to do things.

perhaps what makes it tougher is that i didn’t do so bad with the methods i employed . . . give someone a little success or accomplishment and they get pigheaded and know everything . . . even if it is mediocre.

so i’m thankful for this struggle. it reminds me to open myself to new ideas, new ways of doing things, and broader experiences. there was a time in my life when that was all i was about – so all of this helps me realise how set in my ways i’d become and how much opportunity i have at my fingertips.

Physical Energy: 5
Mental Energy: 6
Sleep: 11 hrs (yay!)
Soreness: 3-4
Health/Recovery: 80%
Stress: 7
Weight: 132