One of the to do’s on my 101 in 1001 list, is to eat clean for a week.
According to my googling that means high vegetables, ultra lean protein, low carb and no booze (or caffeine). Well I finally did it and so did boyfriend (in what he now says was an unfortunate show of solidarity).
We did it in the last week of May (or what I am now referring to as the longest week of my life). Hindsight being 20/20, I probably could have guessed I wouldn’t feel amazing two days after turning my entire diet upside down. And with that tiny bit of knowledge I probably wouldn’t have picked the biggest week of meetings that I have in a year at work – that culminates in a massive two-day workshop that goes into the weekend.
However I had best case scenario in mind and started with high hopes as I roasted chicken, steamed kale, cooked quinoa and prepped overnight oats with yogurt and chia. By day five I was a little tired, by day 7, I was borderline cranky.
Day 8 (or the last day of the workshop), I snapped and drank half a bottle of red wine before going out for steak, fried mushrooms and garlic mashed potatoes.
Now before you all think what a waste, it was actually really good. I do have an appreciate for kale now, and I’m looking to less carb and more veggies in my diet – keeping in mind less carb doesn’t mean low or no carb, I’m part Italian, that just doesn’t work. The carbs are whole grains and nutrient rich.
It was a good kick off to healthier, cleaner eating overall.
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