eating right

After pillaging the easter sale racks at the grocery store (and paying for it during workouts), Jess and I have developed a plan to start eating better. Cutting the shit out of our diet, and using each other as support when one of us gets weak. Here are our guidelines:

Beginning March 25, 2008

1. No ice cream
2. No cookies
3. No chocolate (exception of one small treat once a week – after a hard workout)
4. No simple sugars (including ketchup and Jenny only allowed small amount of PB on toast once a week)
5. No aspartame or sugar substitutes (like splenda)
6. Gatorade and sugar drinks allowed only on rides and up to an hour post ride
7. No Arizona iced teas
8. No corn pops or sugar cereals
9. Granola/power bars only allowed on rides
10. Limit of two pieces of bread a day
11. Minimal eating out, in the restaurant form
    
12. Maximum of one glass of wine a day
13. No pop
14. At least one litre of water a day
    
15. No chips or tortillas
16. One apple a day for Jenny
17. One salad a day with dinner
18. At least one handful of nuts a day
19. No Mauna Loa’s, except in riding your bike form
20. One serving of fish at least three times a week
21. Each grocery basket is at the judgement of the other person

Paulie has bet us a large blizzard we don't last a week. Perhaps he knows me a little to well to appeal to the super competitive side of me to help me in this challenge. Thank you, Paulie.

Today, I ran, swam and went for a bike ride. Nothing spectacular, but a decent effort. I ran 4 miles today, my knee was acting up a little bit, but has improved a lot from a couple days ago! Hopefully this is a trend and will continue on this path.

Keep Dreaming,

JS