WOW, training week number one, check. So I haven't done a whole lot of physical training this past week, it's been more concentrated on the diet training and non-beer-drinking training, which I have perservered through. I have decided to allow myself one beer a week as a reward for all of my hard work and let me tell you, one beer has never tasted so sweet! My strategy for approaching the one beer scenario: no six packs, that is just temptation, it is too easy to say "I'll just have one more"; the solution: I will buy one 22 oz. bottle of beer and split it with my training partner, we each get a fantastic pint of beer and I know I have to savor that pint because there is no refill waiting at the bar. I think it will work rather well! I had my one beer on the evening of day 6, Anderson Valley's Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout, decidedly one of the best stouts ever made, and Anderson Valley is at the top of my list of favorite breweries. It was delicious. Enough said.
Another victory of week one: the wet dirt smoothie, I am addicted. I have never enjoyed a smoothie so much, it really satisfies my hunger and leaves me feeling full for a significant portion of the day. I have also been faithful to the psyllium husk daily and I've been taking my supplements religiously. I haven't weighed in for week one yet, I will do that today at work, since I refuse to own a scale in my house (I overall object to the idea of weighing one's self as a measurement of success when training or dieting, however because I have a specific weight goal for this training endeavor, I will in fact be weighing myself weekly or possibly bi-weekly.)
Next weeks goal: attacking the bike trainer and spinning my way to a leaner fitter me. More on that as the week unfolds. I better get in the shower.............
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