It was quite the interesting experiment. In some ways, I ended up replacing fries with even worse things like onion rings. Sometimes, I went the coleslaw or salad route. Or I just didn't replace them with anything.
I don't know how my eating habits will alter now that I'm "allowed" to eat fries. The interesting thing is that in the last few weeks, my eating habits have gotten bad - it's like I've regressed into my college days. With a lot of stuff due in the last few weeks of the semester (yeah, you know, that semester where I decided two classes at the same time was a good idea), I've been drinking a lot more Dew and eating badly.
This is my last week of the semester, with a final exam on Tuesday and paper due Thursday. The craziness should be a bit more tame after this week. I am going to try to be more mindful to make sure I get enough water, eat better and try to plan a bit more.
Especially since my half marathon is 4 weeks from today.
As I was looking at my calendar earlier today, I realized that this first week in April is my heaviest training week. I am scheduled to run 25 miles this week (2 Monday, 5 Tuesday, 3 Wednesday, 2 Thursday and 13 for my long run on Saturday).
That's a bit intimidating.
Granted, in the last few weeks, I have not run all of my scheduled miles. But I ran 8 yesterday and man, was I super slow. I know there were a lot of reasons for it, including lack of sleep and lack of properly fueling beforehand.
This week will be my transition back into balance. The months of February and March put me off kilter. Heck, I don't even know where March went, to be honest.
I am looking forward to the month of April as I hit my peak in training, and then start to taper off. It will also hopefully bring some time to focus on some of the things I have been too busy to deal with (like my apartment).
It's time to be good to myself.
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