Say What?

I was talking about diets with my buddy Rob the other day and he made a very good point. I was telling him how I have been researching different ones to see which was the best.He pointed out that I should just stop researching and do one. I thought about it and he was right. I know how to eat, Basic rule is EAT WHATS GOOD FOR YOU STUPID. No fried foods, low fat dairy, whole grains, plenty of fruits and vegetables yada yada. So I spent a good portion of today researching what was good for me. ( Hey although he was right I'm still me. I love to know things. It is my weakness.) While learning about how processed foods were so bad for us I looked in my kitchen and was shocked when I realized just how many processed things are in there. I pride myself on making many things from scratch. So I had a psychotic food break and threw out salad dressings, marinades, anything that was processed. Three full garbage bags later I was finished. I was happy to see that the pastas and rice I had were all whole wheat pastas and brown rice. No canned vegetables or anything like that. Self satisfied with my accomplishment I decided to make a guacamole and tomato sandwich, and I looked at my bread. It was a 12 grain bread which I thought contained no refined ingredients  I looked to see if the bag had seal that shows its indeed multigrain and doesn't have refined ingredients. And it lacked the proper seal. Just because something is labeled as whole grain doesn't mean that refined flour and sugar aren't a part of it. So I tossed it.  So in addition to getting in shape to run I now plan on eating unprocessed foods, with whole foods and organic foods in as much as possible. I love to cook so why not make as much of the stuff as I can. This will be somewhat challenging but fun. Basic message. CHECK YOUR LABELS.

Goal check

    Was talking to a friend about my goal to run a marathon by the end of next year tonight. And I was thinking about just how much work I have ahead of me. I have a lot of grueling hours ahead of me to even attempt this. See the Marathon I want to do is the Boston Marathon. This will be a very hard goal to reach for considering where I am at right now. But I have to try for it. I have never been so proud of myself as when I crossed the finish lines at the 2 races I did. I have had enough time sitting on the side lines time to get my crap together and just do it.

Goals.

     So its a another New Year. And if you all are like me you are looking back and wondering "Where did all the time go?" Well I know some points where I truly wasted time, and points where I treated it like gold. And you all probably have a new set of resolutions. that you are working on. I do.I know I have talked about this before but here it goes again. My resolution, nay... Goals for this year are to get in better shape and be happier. And to not stress out so damn much. The 2 I am starting to see go hand in hand. So the goal is to make it to the gym at least 4 times a week. And of course to eat better. I may hit some folks up to go to the gym because I still feel a bit out of place there. But one of my goals that I'm excited about is that I want to run as many 5ks as I can and round out the year by running in a 10k. These are stepping stones to what my goal for next year is. This may sound incredibly stupid and out of reach but my goal is to run a marathon next year. But I guess I don't know if I can do it till I try. If you want to do then all you have to do is do it. Wish me luck.