Wed 5/18: Paleo Challenge Day 3 ... the struggle can be refreshing

	Late breakfast @ 09:45 18oz coffee w/ coconut milk 1L water with lemon splash 1/2 of daily vitamins 3 eggs with 1/2c spinach 1tbs almond butter
	Mid-morning snack @ 11:45 handful of dried cherries (wait for it...)
	Lunch @ 15:10 1/2 of this chicken handful of dried blueberries handful of almonds 1/2 avocado 1 sheet of seaweed (Bam! The nuts, berries, and avocado didn’t make the photo because I was FAMISHED!)
	Dinner/late snack 17:30 - 21:45 other 1/2 of roasted chicken 1/2c cranberries 1/2c almonds 1/2c walnuts 4 sheets of seaweed

I was inspired by JJ to take a before and after set of measurements:

Weight: 134lbs

Chest: 36 1/4"

waist: 27 3/4"

hips: 36 1/4"

quad: 21 3/4"

calf: 13 3/4"

Gunz: 11 7/8" (ha! Bicep: 6.25", Tricep: 6.75")

Yea, I’m on the skinny side and we already know I’m fairly weak. I’m not sure what my body fat % is - I’d like to get that done this week if I can. It's not pretty, but I see it as a great opportunity and no where to go but up!

Notes:

Most of the reason why I'm participating in the paleo challenge isn’t necessarily for the 2 goal tracks they offered, but to help me kick the raging junk food addiction I developed upon my return from wyoming this past summer ... having said that, today was AWFUL. I forgot to take food with me and skipped a meal (went from breakfast to late lunch - about 4 hours) ... so I was REALLY cranky, hungry, cranky, and hungry until I got some calories in me later in the day.

It was bad. All I could think about was junk food. So bad that I drove out to D&D's, parked, and sat there almost in tears. I tried distracting myself online with my cell without much luck... yeah, no IF for me until I clean up and maintain good dietary habits. IT SUCKED.

That got me thinking about how I ate during training - what worked and what didn’t. What worked for me last year was carrying around a bag with all of my food for the day - school, lab, and new life with matt forced me to do that. So no matter where I was or what I was doing, I always had the right foods in the right amounts available to me. I also realise that this is how we eat on the mountain - food is packed by the day so you can efficiently cache as you ascend. It’s also a measure for getting in enough calories each day and gauge how you're acclimitising based on how your appetite compares to what food is left in the bag.

New thing: Matt and I love sushi, so I bought these seaweed wrappy thingys ... but never used them. So they were sitting around. While I was gorging myself after the longest 5 hours of my life, I noticed them and wondered how they might taste with the chicken... why not, right? It was delish! It had the right balance of fatty, meaty, and salty with a bit of crunch. Shared some with the CFC gang and they confirmed that I’m not crazy.