Yesterday wasn't a great food day. Actually, it was pretty good until after work. I have been trying to make a more concerted effort to eat cleaner. I am not so concerned that I follow any one diet so much as I am concerned that I eat less food overall and that the food I do eat is less processed. My wife always says, "If you can't pronounce all the ingredients, you probably shouldn't be eating it." I usually laugh at her and proceed to read the entire ingredient list and then tell her what each thing does. The joys of being a biologist. She is right, though. The more complicated the list, the less healthier it generally is. Back to the bad food day. I have been eating more protein and less simple sugar. I have also tried to avoid foods with artificial sweetners since there is some evidence that some of them may also elicit an insulin response. I have dropped a few pounds in the last two weeks. Yesterday, however, I had Hostess type apple pie and a couple of small Cadbury eggs. I then came home, had a half a sloppy joe sandwich and a few small pieces of pizza. Not great. I actually woke up this morning not feeling the best.
On the bright side, I have swam 3750 yards this week, ran twice (three miles each time), taught 2 Body Pump classes, and one Body Attack class. I will teach Body Step tomorrow and attempt a 5-6 mile run. It will depend how my feet feel.
I went to the Podiatrist about the Plantar Fasciitis in my left heel and she pretty much told me what I already knew and then proceeded to give me some inserts. They feel pretty good walking but I tried running in them Wednesday night and managed to only run a mile before they got pretty uncomfortable. I am hoping that as I lose weight, my feet will respond in kind.
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