Casey McNamara Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 I've been active in Crossfit for over 3 years, in great shape, and have historically maintained a good diet. In 2011 through mid-2012 I generally maintained a strict(ish) Whole9 diet - I've been down this road before. Then in June 2012, I moved from laid-back Louisiana to fast-paced Chicago. Two things changed: 1) I started a >1 hr commute, 2) I found an awesome girlfriend, who happens to love things non-paleo. In any event, I've found myself getting progressively worse, both in terms of gym-time and quality of food that I eat. I'm using this as a self-commitment to get myself back on track. So things I am focusing on cutting out (all of which have crept into my back diet): 1) All things dairy 2) Nuts (I eat too many) 3) Pizza, cheese. 4) Beer. Also, I want to seriously cut back on my fruit intake. I'll post daily. I am going to keep this log up until 2/5/2013 through mid-May Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey McNamara Posted February 4, 2013 Author Share Posted February 4, 2013 Plan for 2/4 (evening) and 2/5 (day) 2/4: Evening: Small Piece of grilled chicken and carrots 2/5: Breakfast: 3 egg omelette + mushrooms and spinach Lunch: grilled chicken on a bed of spinach Snack: grilled chicken Dinner: Wild Alaskan Cod (frozen) + steamed broccoli Need to stop at the grocery store for following days plans... Slow-cook roast for following day. More broccoli Carrots Chicken . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PracticeGuy Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 Looks like you are off to a successful start. From looking around, there aren't too many guys on here, so I was glad to see at least one! I'd like to join a crossfit gym soon. I am doing rehab on my shoulder from a torn labrum and it's getting closer to 100%. I also had a hour+ commute each way for over a year. It really can mess with the schedule and motivation. I get to work at home now which makes things a lot easier. Sounds like life is good and about to get better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpmcnamara Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 Yeah - it's much harder to find guys who care about what they eat. If you do go to crossfit, be careful with the shoulder (not that you shouldn't do it). I've been doing it for a long time now, and I've been in and out of the groupie craze. Some crossfit addicts will claim that the wods/exercises will only help your shoulder - I promise that trying a muscle up with a messed-up shoulder is not a good idea. Ultimately, you have to be responsible for your own health - crossfit is heavy on "peer pressure", which gets many people into injury trouble. The long commute (and work hours - I usually don't get home until after 9:30pm) immediately made me confront the obvious: it takes time to eat well. And it's not just preparation time - you need time to focus, plan, and reflect in order to sustain the diet. I haven't needed a "log" before, but I'm hoping it forces me to tackle those three things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpmcnamara Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 Plan for 2/6: Breakfast: 3 Egg Scramble + spinach Coffee (black) Snack - chicken breast Lunch - grass-fed london broil + spinach Dinner - tuna + broccoli I haven't been working out much because of a rough work schedule. Once Thursday passes, I'll likely start working out 5+ times a week again - after which I am planning on seriously increasing the quantities of food I eat. Update: I ended up hitting a wod yesterday due to work frustration.Day so far-Breakfast - piece of chicken and bananaSnack 1-fruitSnack 2- Starbucks almondsLunch-two pieces of chicken Plan continued:Tonight- wild cod and broccoli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpmcnamara Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Tomorrow's Plan: Egg scramble Roast tri tip Chicken breast Asparagus 2/7 Actual: Breakfast - Egg Scramble (4 eggs_ Lunch - 2 chicken breasts + spring greens + carrots Snack - Avocado Workout Post WO Snack - 1 Chicken Breast Dinner - Steak tips + some veggie Shopping list: spinach, chicken, beef, carrots Obviously, I'm not sticking with my "plans" very well. But I don't care - I'm sticking with the program fine. The planning helps keep me focused more than anything. I'm actually aware that I'm eating too little. This is crazy to me as I'm grilling about 2 pounds of meat per night. My gym/sleep has been horrible because of a weird workload however (in the office until 11pm last night, woke up today at 4am to go back; this is the second night of that)...I'm hoping that settles down soon. I feel good from the diet change. I've been down this road before; I'm not really feeling any of the transition effects. Mainly, I feel in charge of my life - this is a useful bit of confidence when life starts throwing a ton of unexpected requirements at you (like now). I need to sleep tonight. Lack of sleep = lack of focus = bad diet decisions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpmcnamara Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 2/8, business as usual. B: 3 egg scramble + spinach L: Roast tri-tip Afternoon workout: Crossfit S: Chicken Breast (maybe X2) D: steak and veggies? One deviation from the rules: I enjoyed a glass of red wine with my gf last night. This will happen weekly, and I don't care. I just want to make sure that: 1) I'm not drinking excessively, and 2) I'm not drinking when it's not worth it (i.e I'm alone). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpmcnamara Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 2/9 Breakfast - restaurant in Chicago - tenderloin steak, avocado, butternut squash, spinach omelette with tomatoes... Lunch - chicken breast (x3) Lunch #2 - whole foods salad Dinner - steak tips (0.5 lbs) I was craving things like crazy today. I ate quite a bit more as well. I kept it compliant though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpmcnamara Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 2/10 - egg scramble, chicken breast, ahi tuni salad @ cheesecake factory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpmcnamara Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 2/11 - Breakfast - egg scramble with spring mix lettuce + coffee Plan for the Rest of the Day: Lunch - spring mix + chicken breasts Snack - Avocado Dinner - Borsht (my russian gf is promising that she will make it compliant) Shopping list for tomorrow: eggs coconut oil coconut cream carrots spinach some other vegetable some other meats (and something to slowcook) avocado's (not fully ripened) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpmcnamara Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 alright - back to this. 2/16: snack breakfast: some almonds and coffee breakfast: omlette + chicken, mushrooms, spinach lunch - chicken breast leftover dinner - ? maybe sushi later - just nigiri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpmcnamara Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Alright - I've been getting hit with so much unexpected work that I've been spotty (mostly due to inability to plan well). I'm going to restart this. I've got a trip to Vietnam planned for work at the end of March. I'm going to attempt to go completely clean (yes, including wine) until then. 2/22/2013 - 3 egg scramble + spinach + mushrooms lunch: chicken breast + spinach post-workout - canned tuna dinner - grass-fed london broil Tomorrow 3 egg scramble + spinach + mushrooms lunch: left over london broil dinner: chicken breast + spinach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpmcnamara Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Ah,a trip to Vietnam messed with my eating, haha. 3/11 breakfast: chicken + various fruit and carrots Coffee Lunch: chicken + spinach + carrots + cucumbers tossed in olive oil Dinner: Maybe something other than chicken? haha. Steamed broccoli Grocery List: grass fed steak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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