I'm sitting on the couch, waiting for the President's State of the Union Address to begin and suffering from some severe overeating. I grabbed dinner tonight with a woman who recently graduated from my alma mater (Emerson College). We chatted about my career path and my experience as a news producer while I at chips and salsa and braised pork and sipped on a glass of wine. It seems like this has been a usual occurence as of late. I have been doing plenty of eating out with friends, which is good for my social life, but I'm not so sure it's great for my waistline.During the day I stick to a perfect Zone diet. A 1 block snack before Crossfit in the am. A 3 block breakfast, a 3 block lunch and a 1 block snack. Then it all goes to hell at dinner. I'd be fine if I just went home but the rise of my social life has led to a great decline in my healthy eating patterns.
I'd like to attribute some really strong workout performances to my solid Zone diet. But to be perfectly honest.. my diet is far from perfect. This has got me really confused. Can anyone explain my improved workouts with my failing diet?
Warmup:
2 rounds of cals
shoulder stretches
hip stretches
Workout:
21, 18, 15, 12, 9, 6, 3
Front Squats 55lbs
Sumo Deadlift High Pulls 55lbs
Pullups
Total time: 19:05
I got a sweatshirt!!!! I'm really pumped about that. I think I'll be able to fit in it despite my sad sorry, dinner outings. Yay Crossfit and the Zone.
7 comments:
Maybe your diet isn't failing if you're Zoning for a majority of the day?
When can I get in on your increasingly active social life? ;-)
This sounds bad but, I'm really happy to hear that someone else is having dinner challenges. I'm starting to think that maybe it's a taste factor as opposed to a true hunger factor. After eating clean all day, I crave something not so clean, like hot wings or Thai curry. I'm going to have to make spices my friend I guess.
As for the social aspect, maybe a good plan of action would be to choose meeting spots that you know have zone friendly fare and stick to it. Appetizers (like scallops) and salads are friends because of their portion sizes. I get depressed having to cut my already pretty small 6 oz tuna steak in half. It looks tiny on those big restaurant plates.
With your perseverance and will power you will be back on the zone in no time. I agree with Georgia, take your social life to zone friendly restaurants. Anyway, when my cravings start I drink a warm cup of tea or black coffee without sugar. Pickles and olives are also snacks.
Talk to Chris and Andrea, they are very good at finding things that work with the zone. They helped me find Dr. Kracker, which is really, really, really good.
Good Luck!
Okay, I'm not a dietician or anything, didn't even stay in a holiday Inn Express last night, but could it be that your workouts are improving because you workout like a woman posessed? Seriously, you're improving because your diet is "good" or "better" think what it will be like when it's "great" or "optimal"? Scary, huh? If you're still craving then, IMHO, you haven't purged your system or dialed in yet. Once you do the kind of foods you've mentioned won't even appeal to you or the effect on your system will make you regret them so much that you won't desire them as much the next time. Just my two cents.
Agreed Mike! I can already feel how much I feel like crap after I eat certain things. Maybe I just need to clean up a little more and I'll be good. I have been doing the tea for a while now. It's a great way for me to get rid of that craving for something sweet. It's a new taste after a good meal.
Today's Zone was a little off. I'm usually never too busy at work to eat, but today was shameful. Didn't have lunch until 2:30 and didn't even do the afternoon snack. I kept food pretty clean despite the shortage. I give today a 6.5 out of 10.
Re-Check your Fat blocks during the day, they could be low.
Fatigue and over-eating go hand in hand...
Social eating and eating go hand in hand!
If none of this clicks perhaps adjusting snacks to allow an extra block at dinner will help psychologically...
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social settings and over-eating go hand in hand...
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