Sat 5/21: Day 6 ... find the right pace

I’m still fighting the sugar withdrawl, but I believe there’s light at the end of this tunnel. Eating lots of protein-rich foods when the hunger pangs set in are helping a lot. Its hard to crave that ice cream when you’re full - so I’m optimistic.

	08:00 Got up, shook the cobwebs, and got in gear. Went for lovely hike with Cody-the-Dog 5 eggs with spinach and turkey slices 18oz coffee with coconut milk Supplements: fish oil, multi, biotin, and folic acid
	13:30  I was SOOO ready to eat... 10oz poached chicken breast  sauteed spinach with red onions
	17:30 As busy as we were, the next 4 hours were killing me... of course, Matt saw this as an opportunity to have some fun and taunted me with ice cream and PBJ’s... these quick snacks did the trick and Matt’s pleasure in seeing me suffer was reduced to just a dirty look... cherry/date/almond larabar  1tbs almond butter  1c sautéed spinach
	18:30 - 19:30 hungry hungry hungry! 5-egg inside-out spinach turkey omelet roasted chicken wings  Supplements: fish oil, multi, iron, magnesium, gingko biloba  The omelet was a craving-saver and super-quick to make with salt-free turkey and handfuls of fresh spinach. V-slim pickings with the chicken wings when you’re only eating the meat, though. They were leftovers in the freezer from the meat box.

Active Rest Day

Stiff as a board and felt every squat movement I practised this week hiking several miles with Cody-the-Dog and my heavypack in the forest preserve … he kept looking at me like “Really, lady? That’s all you got?!”. It was still level 1 fun.

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ranking from 1-10 today...
sleep: 8
diet: 8
health: 8
stress: 6
recovery: 5
mental energy: 8
physical energy: 5 (probably not getting enough protein & nutrients to feel benefits yet)

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Before Photos...

ugh ... the obligatory bathing suit photos ... please don’t laugh at the awful photography ... I probably should’ve waited for my lawn chair marks to come off so my hiney cheese isn’t so obvious. I’m not thrilled publishing these kinda photos given how much my weight fluctuates and my age ... but oh well. This is what I get for eating all that junk food since September ... skinny punkass...
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