Today was a fantastic day of hiking, mountain biking and sight seeing. I'm whipped so will write this quickly and get to bed! Tomorrow we start driving home again, so no more mountain biking, very sad. I could spend a month here mountain biking. This is the mecca (Moab). I was hungrier than usual tonight, after all the exercising so bought some sugar snap peas at the grocery store. They were crisp so I was hopeful but they had a funny taste. I was hungry so I ate a few handfuls and then threw the rest away. The local produce lovers must get their produce from the farmer's markets. I got a pomegranate yesterday that turned out to be half-rotten. However, they have some organic honeycrisp apples that are really good. I'll finished those along with all my produce tomorrow. I got a giant head of romaine and a giant jicama, and had bigger than normal portions of cabbage and cauliflower left so I just made salads for all three meals tomorrow. They consist of romaine lettuce, cauliflower, cabbage, balsamic vinegar, lime juice, cilantro, spring mix lettuce, 2 giant apples, a giant jicama, nuts and seeds, and black soy beans. The giant things brought up the calories to something reasonable. [Edited the next day: I got some carrots and sugar snap peas at Whole Foods and enjoyed them immensely before eating my late dinner, so here is an updated calorie intake]:
Total calories 1567, protein 68.5 g (14%), fat 21 g (11%), carbs 302 g (75%), fiber 113 g. wow, lots of fiber, 41g just from from that giant jicama.
Tomorrow we will hit a Whole Foods in Denver. I'm looking forward to getting some good produce there.
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Some of us a looking forward for riding details and pics on Daily Biker!!!Totally jealous. Keep up the good work.
I live in a little town in the middle of nowhere on the other side of Utah and laughed until I cried over your description of bad produce. Unfortunately or fortunately depending on how you look at it, most people in small town UT have gardens. I am not sure if this is the reason for nasty rotten produce or the fact that we are in the middle of nowhere and are a captive audience. Anyway, if there is a farmer's market, which I doubt, it is probably not worth your time. Stick to mountain sports in UT and bring your own food.
I can't believe how fast this challenge is flying by. We are at 4 weeks now. I made a huge pot of lentil and vegetable soup, which I have been having for dinner every night. I probably made enough for a month, most of it ended up in the freezer. I've been having some nice grapes and a banana for breakfast and a huge salad for lunch + green juice. Every day is pretty much the same, but it is easier for me with my busy schedule right now. So far, it all tastes good and I am enjoying it. I had a bad health week this past week, with an episode of A Fib. It just reminded me how important it is to get my body healthy again.
witchdr, ha, I didn't know anyone read that blog. I am definitely planning to update it with all my rides. I took lots of pictures!
Ginger, how funny. Small towns are being gypped. You deserve better.
hey dwatkins, that sounds great! Have you read Dr. Furhman's writings about nuts and seeds helping with heartbeat irregularities. You should also read about his supplement recommendations. If you need more info, let me know and I'll find the links for you.
Hey Barb, Just checking in to let you know things are going well except for daily exercise. My knees are really bad right now - not just painful but also unstable. I've dusted off the treadmill so that if something nasty does happen, I'll be at home not in the middle of the park!!
Moab is a fun place isn't it? My son lives in Northern Utah but we have met him down there a couple of times and he has shown us all the parks and monuments down there. Did you see any Hoodoos?
otnetty, sorry about your knees. That sounds rough. I hope healthy eating can improve them! Good job on adapting with the treadmill. Don't overdo and hurt them!
hmm, no we didn't see any voodoos. Sadly we had to bypass zion and bryce even though we drove right by. We decided we have to go back. We were there in 97 at least.
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