Sunday I headed up to Tahoe to watch the Super Bowl with the hubby and friends. I assumed this was going to be a big challenge with all the Super Bowl food but it wasn't really a challenge at all. Remember "If you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail"! Saturday night was spent cooking my meals and snacks for the next two days. I packed my cooler Sunday morning and off to the casinos we went to place our bets and find a sports bar with viewing ability for the big game. The booze was flowing all around me as I slurped down crazy amounts of coffee, water and Diet Coke. Yes, I had Diet Coke. That was my cheat and I think it was the lesser of evils than consuming beer, wine or liquor. Actually, I think the alcohol is probably a better option as in soda is so terrible for your insides, but I made the logical assumption that it was better for my diet, muscle building and fat burning ability. I won't be too hard on myself though because I avoided all the other temptations. The highlight of the night came when Joe Fan sitting at the bar beside me was gorging on his Fat Burger and fries. It was really more like inhaling the burger because I think I only saw his jaw move twice. No need to chew I guess??!! At this point, I was basically drooling at the bar thinking how good that burger must taste and of course the fries had to be ridiculously fantastic. Coming to the only sane conclusion, I opened my purse and discreetly began chomping away on the cucumber I had stored in my zip lock bag in my purse. My friend turned over to me and began laughing hysterically asking what I was eating out of my purse. She then proceeded to question why couldn't I take the food out of my purse instead of putting my head in to eat. Yes, this had to look a little funny. I managed to eat my other prepared food throughout the day and even had fish at a steakhouse for dinner. For once, the server didn't looked annoyed when I ordered my no butter, no oil, no salt, no dressing, no fun meal. After dinner, I left the party people to attend the poker room and I headed to bed.
Monday, I was up and at it early so I could hit the slopes at Heavenly as soon as it opened. When preparing my gear, I realized how hard it was going to be to take my food skiing with me. I didn't want to be completely ridiculous so I packed a protein bar (not on diet but better than not eating at all), set my watch alarm to remind me every two hours to eat and was on my way up the mountain. In reality, there is no need to set my alarm because I am always hungry when my two hours rolls around. Lunch wasn't ideal but I made it work with a turkey wrap minus the wrap and some lettuce (I would say salad but it was really just a bowl of lettuce). I also managed to slam some coffee and water several times on the mountain. Conditions were pretty good considering this has been the worst year for Tahoe regarding snow fall. I was a bit worried that I would somehow hurt my knees because it was a little icy. Just what I needed after all this hard work, break a leg or blow out a knee. I'm cautious regardless because I know the dangers after having four knee surgeries. I like to think of them as my BIONIC KNEES! So a full day of skiing, a quick dinner and in bed by 8pm. I was exhausted and I had to be on the road by 5:30am to make my morning workout. It would have been nice to walk around and enjoy the town but some things take priority, like my booty! I knew I had a double workout today of shoulders and legs/booty.
Today was basically spent working out and catching up on everything else. I was given my new diet today which really increased my carb intake. I don't doubt Coach, but told him I needed a more detailed explanation because in my head I was convinced he was trying to fatten me up. Logically, I know to have faith and he's got a plan (he wants to grow my booty)! He's the expert, I'm just always looking to pick apart a proven theory and insert some crazy logic that chocolate carbs fit in every meal perfectly.
I've also spent most of the night cooking for the next few days and just like I do yams, I left the chicken in the stove for entirely too long. Hope it's still good. Tomorrow is an early and busy day as well so I might as well hit the hay. Plus, I'm starving for chocolate again and I forgot that I had a teaspoon more of almond butter than allowed today. There's only one thing to do when my hunger monster takes over..........go to bed. First I will slam some tea in hopes that kills the craving and makes me sleepy then I will sleep and wake up to another day closer to my PRO CARD with the WBFF! Night Night Sleep Tight
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CHOCOLATES
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Drawing will be February 29, 2012
Skiing on Heavenly! What an amazing view!
This is my monster, Vladi, sleeping on my lap while I type my blog. He's also snoring but you can't hear that. Love the O Face!
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