Come on a journey with me. No this isn't the kind of journey you're thinking of. It's much less fun and/or trippy than what you are probably picturing.
Starting tomorrow I'm going 21 days with no dessert and proper size portions. Blah blah blah not another girl with a blog talking about DIETING. NO.
First of all, I am strongly opposed to dieting in general. I mean look at the word - the first three letters spell DIE. But here's the thing - I'm an elite level swimmer and that means I need to take extra good care of my body. Plus, I also don't really have a lot of physical gifts - I'm 5'6 and have tiny hands and feet. I also am not naturally very long and lean, HENCE I need all the help I can get to compete with the 6'1 size 12 feet girls that I race against. HENCE I need to make sure I fuel myself properly.
Now I'm kind of a food nerd. I've read about 3 books about the benefits of eating raw/eating Paleo. Basically if you know anything about health and nutrition these days, experts are saying that we need to eat whole, unprocessed foods and food that isn't cooked is better for you (but don't go around just eating raw eggs and meat now!). Anyways, so I know how I should be eating but I also LOVE LOVE LOVE to eat junk food and really any food that's bad for you. SO.
I need to fix this because like I said I need all the help I can get. Starting tomorrow, I will take this 21 day journey and let you (proverbial "you" since I pretty much know for a fact no one reads this!) know how it all goes. Hopefully I'll begin to feel better (as in more energetic, better fueled) and feel better about myself! Keep your fingers crossed that I'll have the power to say no to many of my favorite things!
And here's a little athlete inspiration:
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