Tuesday, May 14, 2013

When Teacher Appreciation Week Attacks

Recently, very recently, I began eating better. My diet used to consist of twinkies, Oreos & assorted fast foods. I really can't call it unhealthy eating because I didn't know any better, and most importantly (to me at the time) I felt fine. At least I thought so.

Plus, eating better means no junk food in the apartment ready to be devoured. If it was readily available, I'm sure I'd resort to my old junk food habit. It's kinda disgusting when I think about it now.

Fast forward about 2.5 months, and now I know what eating & feeling better is like. Since substituting more of a plant-based diet for the twinkies, cookies & assorted processed fast food, I've noticed a change in my running. I'm sure it's had a better impact in other areas but especially my running.

I've also noticed that I really don't crave junk food very much anymore. Who woulda thunk it. Well, I have woken up in the middle of the night looking for junk food and've discovered none. The biggest surprise has been that I go back to bed and not to the nearest convenience store. I used to call it midnight snacking.

Last week was teacher appreciation week, and our school had sweets everyday & every period. What did I do? I indulged. Big time. I had cake, cookies, more cake. This was the case for 5 straight days from 8:30a-4pm. So, yes, I fell off the wagon.

Just yesterday, I made a connection: all of last week I was sluggish & had several terrible lack-of-energy workouts. I thought I was just having an "off" day, but I think the junk food did me in.

I learned my lesson.

Lack-of-energy workouts suck.



6 comments:

  1. That happens to me, too. I can't eat that crap anymore. You don't realize how bad you feel until you feel great I guess. .. but the trips off the wagon are a good, but painful, reminder. Those low energy workouts feel like swimming in mud tho me. Awful.

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    1. You're telling me. 1 of the workouts, I was ready to quit before mile 1. How I ever did it before, remains a mystery to me.

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  2. It's okay to fall off the wagon, at least you recognized it before too late. I have a junk food habit which has been hard to break, along with processed foods and chemical additives.

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    1. I quickly changed my eating habits thanks to my awesome healthy eating gf.
      I have no idea how I ever managed to eat that terribly for so long. After last week, I'm craving some normal better healthier food.

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  3. I hate going in the teacher's lounge. There is always junk in there. And our principal just lost 100 pounds. You would think she would be more mindful about the stuff she brings in, but she isn't. Every time she offers to order out, she knows I just bring my own. Whole foods, plant based is the way to go. You hang in there.Eating clean makes a huge difference.

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    1. Yep. Junk food is readily available at school. Not much of a choice when your choices aren't the best.

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