Recovery & Thoughts On Dieting

Definitely feeling the work from this week this morning.  Can't quite seem to get going.  I still feel that sleepy fatigue feeling behind my eyes and while I'm not sore or in pain, I'm just moving slowly.  All in all, it was a pretty good week of training.  All in all, it was a shitty week of eating.  I basically ate and drank whatever I wanted which included tacos, burritos, pizza, gelato, wine, beer and whatever else was around.  Now, I was rowing a lot this week and lifting pretty heavy and logging time on my bike (which is more challenging than just a normal bicycle because I ride a fixed gear), so I don't feel as if I gained any bad weight, I just know if I was a little smarted about my diet, I could squeeze more performance out.

I've said before that the best I've ever looked and felt was during a Paleo challenge.  I was probably right around 183-185lbs and feeling pretty good.  I don't know how sustainable that is because the diet is pretty restrictive.  I would have maybe 1-2 pieces of fruit each day and sometimes a baked sweet potato, but I would say my carbs were no more than 60g.

Okay, so my idea/challenge for this week is:

- No alcohol
- 1.5g protein/day per pound of lean body mass
- 1 serving of fruit (berries preferable)
- Unrestricted green vegetables
- Limit fats to coconut oil, ghee
- 1 protein shake post barbell session

I will weigh in on Monday and then again on the following Monday.  To keep me accountable, I will start logging workouts at the end of the day to include what I ate that day.  Sometimes something as simple as that can make all the difference.

As for fitness goals this week...

- 2k row everyday
- 500 push ups everyday
- 2 days riding bike to work
- 4 days heavy barbell work
- 3 days hard conditioning sessions
- Hike the Incline on Saturday
- Hot Yoga at least twice

Now that these are stated goals, I feel like I have a better chance at completing them.