I have learned so much. You would think after 16 months of being on Weight Watchers and losing 120 pounds I had it all figured out. But truth be told I did not. I was doing well but there was something missing. I needed to clean up my eating a tad bit in order to get to my new goals.
I know I know excessive? Maybe. But I do not care what anyone else thinks anymore, this is all for me. I started doing this for my daughter and I surpassed my wildest dreams. Now I realize that this is not for her but more for me. I love being healthy, I love being fit. I love being able to workout twice a day and not feel like I will die lol.
So how is Paleo helping?
It is making me perform better. It is fueling my workouts much better. I eat whole, natural food and I am not starving all day. I focus on lean protein, vegetables, fruit, and healthy oil. Nothing processed, noting from a can or box. No more gluten free goodies... Do I miss them? Of course. sometimes. Most of the time not anymore.
Honestly, when I eat crap my workout goes pretty crappy. It is that age old saying playing into reality, garbage in garbage out. When I eat well, I workout well. I do not feel bloated and sluggish when I eat well. It is amazing how the food I eat the day before a long run affects me in a negative or positive way. I am glad I track everything I eat because I have learned if I feel horrible during a run I can usually look back at my tracker and figure out the culprit.
I am working on some pretty hefty goals. I started doing Y-Fit last week which is a cross fit style workout. I am training to run my first marathon in November. I have a half marathon on August 7th. Then Yesterday I bit the bullet and signed up for my first spartan race! So I need to be in tip top shape to be able to handle all the fun I have planned ;)
Do you notice a shift in your workout performance based on your diet?
3 comments:
I've been eating a lot better in the past couple of months and it has made a huge difference with how I feel and how I perform in my runs and races. It's by no means perfect or quite what I want it to be, but it's so much better. Glad to hear things are working out for you!
Thanks David. Yes it is amazing how much your nutrition can improve your training I am liking this ;)
I love that you're always up for trying new things. I am not. I always buy stuff with the full intention of trying them but then I go back to my rut of eating the same things and then being frustrated because I'm tired of eating the same things. I do love that Pooh is still at the age that if I tell her something is my favorite she will try it.
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