That Funny Feeling in my Tummy

Day 4 (Friday):  Unorganized Me didn't pack a lunch so made do with leftover salad from Thursday and let me tell you, those onions didn't weaken overnight.  Ha!  Good thing I didn't have any meetings... For dinner, I threw some pork chops in a pan with some fresh garlic and coconut oil and it was pretty tasty.  I ended up babysitting for a friend Friday night, so I took my snacks and my tulle and very nearly finished up Bretnie's St. Patrick's Day dash tutu. WCotD = Milk.  Saw a guy in Safeway with a jug of milk and it took all my effort not to tackle him and steal his milk.  Yes, I know there's probably 40 other gallons of milk at the rear of the store but I betcha it wouldn't have been as tasty as the jug of milk I "won".

Day 5 (Saturday):  Woke up sick to my stomach.  I think all these veggies are wrecking havoc with my tummy.  Because I finally remembered to get eggs from the grocery store (very nearly checked out with out them), I had scrabbled eggs with zucchini, bell peppers and onions for breakfast, left over pork chops for lunch and then packed up my usual snacks of green grapes, oranges, walnuts and almonds for a trip out to Soap Lake for some roller skating.  They didn't want us to bring in outside food so I felt a bit like a fugitive sneaking grapes in the back corner of the skating rink.  Look at this rebel!!  WCotD = gummy worms.  The Roy kids were having a ball in the backseat eating gummy worms on the way back from Soap Lake and now I. Need. Gummy. Worms!!

You Spin My Head Right Round

I was too busy last night making fabulous tutus and taking ridiculous photos to post about Day 3 of the Whole30 diet last night so you're just going to get the highlights.

1.  Nearly passed out in Panther Circuit (need more calories!!)
2.  Nearly sliced my left pinky off (need proper supervision in the kitchen!!)
3.  Survived my first "meal" out (packed my own sack dinner)
4.  Made a tomato/cucumber/pepper/onion salad (yummy if not a little onion-heavy)
5.  Made  a tutu for the St. Patrick's Day Dash (started, next week is the Bling Session)
6.  WCotD = Salami (it was just sitting there, in front of me saying "Eat Me!!")

I could have provided Flo Rida's version but figured the Chipmunks version added a little bit extra to the occasion (plus, I spent Super Bowl Sunday watching animated movies so I'm sort of in the mood).

You Could Make Me Whole Again

Today's blog post is brought to you by the number 30.  As in Whole 30.  Today I started the Whole30 diet, which according to the website, is supposed to "Push the “reset” button with your metabolism, systemic inflammation, and the downstream effects of the food choices you’ve been making" by "Cut[ing] out all the inflammatory, insulin-spiking, calorie-dense but nutritionally sparse food groups for a full 30 days."  You may interpret this as eating nothing but protein, vegetables and fruits for a whole month.  No dairy, no grains, no alcohol...  I interpret this is as "Holy crap, what have I gotten myself into?!"

Day 1:  Mmm....Bananas and Apples for breakfast followed by a nice big cup of plain black coffee.  It has never taken me so long to finish a cup of coffee before in my entire life.  Lunch was a delicious bowl of my second attempt at making a Thai curry (recipe courtesy of my favorite "Curie").  My mouth was on fire!!  (which was probably better than my eyebrow being on fire but that's a whole different story....).  I thought I was doing pretty good but two o'clock rolled around and I was DYING!  I knew for sure I wasn't going to make it 30 days.  I needed chocolate.  And Peanut Butter.  Or anything!!  Off to the cafeteria for a banana and an orange.  Please to say that I survived the first attempt to sabotage myself.  Add another cup of plain black coffee for my evening date and another bowl of my curry for dinner.  A nice big tall glass of water is my nightcap.

I'm going to definitely have to work on some of the other recipes since I don't see myself eating curry (no matter how delicious) twice a day for 30 days straight. 

In other news, the indoor soccer season is now over.  We might not have finished first but we didn't finish last.  I [finally] scored a goal, and it was within the first minute of the game so Go Me!!  I also ended up with a rather sexy bruise on my left thigh courtesy of some young high school whipper snapper kicking the ball and me being in its direct path.  Little bit of limping the following day...  I've healed up just in time for indoor volleyball to begin.  Looking forward to the season... It's the first time any of us have played with the Eastmont Parks and Recreation organization so we'll see how it all goes.  I'm making team jerseys because I'm a nerd and I like to do crafty things.

Speaking of crafty things, this coming Thursday marks the first offical "She's Crafty" night.  We're making tutus for the St. Patty's Day Dash that is coming up awfully soon (I really should start running...).  I have 360 yards of sequin trim to put to good use.  I don't think the race will ever be the same.

All this talk of whole foods reminded me of Atomic Kitten.  I prefer their remake of Eternal Flame but since the lyrics didn't really fit in with the post, I'll leave you with their song "Whole Again" which this diet is supposed to do.  I'll let you know how that pans out...

Plans for 2011

Oh boy, I can't believe that 2010 is almost over...just a few short days left to what turned out to be one of the wildest years in my life.  A slightly uncoordinated, definitely unathletic girl started out in March 2010 with her first 5k race, the St. Patrick's Day Dash, in Seattle and finished up the year with a local (and very chilly) 5k race, the second annual Turkey on the Run on Thanksgiving day.  In between the 5ks were several other 5ks, a 10k and two triathlons!!  A bonus to all of the events was meeting and getting to know several other local athletes.  There are some AWESOME people in Wenatchee who were so helpful to this newbie.  I can't wait to learn more!!

The plan for 2011 include some of the same races and some new challenges.  In April, I'll be running my first half marathon, the Wenatchee Half Marathon and I've also signed up for a 1.76 mile swim in August, the Long Bridge Swim, which will take place in Sandpoint, ID.  Pretty sure it was a moment of brief insanity (and a bargain) that caused me to sign up for this!!   Early registration is still happening so you too can swim across a lake for the low price of $12!!  Come drown swim with me!! 

My planned events:
March - St. Patrick's Day Dash
April - Wenatchee Half-Marathon
May - Mazma 10k Fun Run (and pancake breakfast!!)
June - Iron Girl Portland (a new event put on by Aflac Iron Girl)
July - ChelanMan (Sprint or Olympic distance, hrm...)
August - Long Bridge Swim
September - Iron Girl Lake Tahoe (way too much fun!!)

January 1, 2011 starts a whole new year of fun and training and I'm sure another few fun races or triathlons will sneak in too.  Santa was good to me and brought me a Saris Bones bike rack for my car so traveling to all the triathlons is going to be a breeze!

Mine's this color!