More Avocados!
Just a quick snapshot of a quick dinner I whipped up tonight. Along with a solid baked potato, fruit, steam vegetables, milk…you know how I roll. Ate all the baked potato too! Need to be fueled up for this weekend- I’ll be racing the Halfmax National Triathlon Championship on Saturday in Myrtle Beach! This a half Ironman distance race and could qualify me for Worlds next year if I finish well enough. So I need fuel in the tank. I won’t lie, I’m really nervous/anxious about this race, but really excited at the same time. After the run I threw down last race, I’m really hoping I can do it again this week. I hope the weather turns out alright as well.
I mentioned that I “ate the whole baked potato” because, honestly, my eating disorder always tells me that I need to throw parts of each meal. It’s a much an awful habit as it is a worry about too much food. But this past week I have begun to make a committment to myself, to God, and frankly to anyone who will listen. Before I plate up each meal, I take the time so say a quick prayer and swear to God that I’m going to eat all my food because I have deserved it, my body needs it, and he has given the blessing of allowing me to sit down to a hot meal each night, a luxury many people don’t have. I”ve also been calling my dad each night (or texting Rebekah) and swearing to them that I will eat all my food. Soon I will be able to just swear to myself, but right now, they all help. So thank you all.
That goes back to some other changes in my life I need to make. I was eating breakfast at work the other day and thought to myself, “how long with I bring in this same meal to work and eat at my desk?” I know it can’t go on forever and someday I’m sure I’ll eat breakfast at home. It made me thing about all the things in our lives that we do now, but couldn’t possibly imagine doing any differently. But someday, we will! I know back before my Eating Disorder forced me to go in-patient, I used to wear sweat pants and cold gear Under Armor to the gym every day, even in summer, and at the time could not fathom ever working out in anything else. How crazy is that? Now I look back and realize absurd that was and how weird I must have looked to other people.
So of the things in your life that are in our comfort zone- which could you change? Some you don’t need to, absolutely not, they’re fine! But I know for me, for example, eating more fat in my diet. My triathlon Coach/resource, Ben Greenfield who does an awesome podcast each week, answered my question on his show tonight. I asked about low fat diets and low testosterone, he gave a fantastic answer about how increasing the right fats in my diet will bring my testosterone levels back up! But, even though I am working on trying, I still have this mental stigma that fat will make me fat!
So what about other things- do you do the same workout everyday because its “safe” and comfortable? Do you eat the same meal all the time because, maybe you like it, but because the alternative options fall out of your comfort zone? I challenge you to try one thing that you benefit from changing and tackle it. See what happens. Yeah, it will be hard, but you’ll be tougher for it. I know I can’t do the same workout every day–I’ll never get any faster. You’ve got to mix things up and figure out how to be comfortable with being uncomfortable. Because we can’t predict when life will change on us and this skill will be something crucial to master.
Ok, moving on to awesome food I made this week! First- Juicy Loosy’s! These are burgers stuffed with cheese. I made some little ones and had them with sweet potato fries instead of buns. I used 96% lean ground beef as well. The recipe is simple: mix your meat with whatever seasonings you want (but not so much you detract from the beef) then form the patties, split them in half, fill with cheese, put the top patty back on, and grill!
One burger with cheddar and the other with Laughing Cow
My house smelled like Fuddruckers all night...It was fantastic
This next recipe was really out of the box. I was kind of feeling some mac n’ cheese but wanted to switch it up, so I made “sweet potato n cheese”!
- 1 Sweet potato cut into thin slices
- 1 serving of whatever cheese you want
- 1/2 cup Almond milk
- 2 tbsp parmesan cheese
- Fresh garlic
Chopped up sweet potato
I started by boiling the sweet potato slices for about 20 minutes
Boiling
Then prepare the cheese sauce by combing the cheese and almond milk and microwaving till melted together. This is where I added the spices too.
Extra creamy because of the almond milk
Then drain the sweet potatoes and mash all together
Continue stirring and it will all mix together
When it’s ready you’ll know. Serve piping hot with a little more Parmesan cheese! It sounds looks odd, but this was seriously so good. Muscle fuel.
Seemed like a huge portion compared to the size of the potato I started with... I'm fine with that!
Oh, and as part of my taper, I got a great swim in yesterday- 3200m (2 miles or 128 laps). Took me long than it should have, but thanks Lizzy for the workout!
3100m workout plus I added an extra 100m
Thanks guys, I’ll give you an update on Saturday about how the race went! Or follow me on Twitter, @chuckfeerick, and I’ll update before and after the race!
- Are you going to try anything new/change something this week?
- What is the one food you couldn’t live without, good for you or not? For me- Ketchup! haha
Have an awesome weekend!
