Raw Food Diet Diary: August 7/8/9, 2008
I’ve gotten lax about updating my raw food diet progress over the last few days as I readjust to my working schedule. My bad!
I’ve made some terrific progress stretching my stomach. The last three days, I’ve eaten between two pounds (grapes) and four pounds (strawberries) of food for breakfast and five pounds (bananas alone or green smoothies) for lunch. I still ate cooked food for dinner (black bean burritos or vegetarian Chinese), but I managed to keep to a caloronutrient intake of 80/10/10.
Yesterday, I set foot in a gym for the first time in five years. I only did three exercises: Barbell squats, pull-ups on the Gravitron, and dips on the Gravitron (the Gravitron exercises were supersetted using Escalating Density Training). My upper body feels fine this morning, but my legs are a pair of hurtin’ units! I plan on making this a Saturday habit (or Friday nights when I have to work on a Saturday). During the week, I’ll look at other options.
My biggest challenge right now is readjusting my sleep patterns. I’m finding it difficult to get back on my school-year sleep schedule. Friday, I took a long lunch (I don’t have students or inservice yet) and came home for a 30 minute nap. My family has been watching the Olympics together; I’ve been falling asleep while watching, then having trouble falling asleep when I get up and go to bed. Changing that is a no-brainer . . . I’m heading for bed in the evening when I begin to feel drowsy.
That’s all the news that’s fit to print for now . . .
