What's in YOUR Cooler? And a Bonus "Before" Picture

Happy Friday and Day 5 of 30! We’ve almost completed our first week, and hopefully working through fewer growing pains each day.  This is the first installment of what I plan to have as a regular feature, with a little paparazzi glimpse into the coolers of our workforce.  

 

I got this idea because I’m a visual learner (except with apparently pull-ups and rope climbing - so far.) I saw Cindi’s cooler with some of her meals, and then I had a workable picture of what my eating should look like.

 

These are four, 2-block meals.  The gourmet meal is a Cindi special:  1 ½ blocks spaghetti squash with ½ block canned organic fire roasted tomatoes, Italian seasoning, a few capers instead of salt (no carbs and no fat), 10 olives for the fat block, and 2 oz. beef brisket.   The other meals include steamed and seasoned brussel sprouts with a touch of olive oil, and grilled jerk chicken; 1 block steamed zucchini with 1 block sweet potato and diced smoked ham; protein powder with raspberries and 6 almonds for the fat block.

Chris told me he thinks the weekend is going to be tougher for him because he will be home.  Wait, didn’t he do the Tough Mudder?  I’ve been home all week, and I think it’s easier, because you not only have access to all of your food choices, but you have more time to buy more and prepare more.  Keep a list of your food that you are running low on.  By now, you should be looking at replenishing your prepared food stores, and thinking of a time where you can once again enjoy the scenery of your kitchen.  Because I work the next 2 days, I roasted up another 4-5 lbs. of spaghetti squash, steamed a giant batch of brussel sprouts, and marinated and grilled an entire Costco super-package of chicken thighs. 

If you are struggling with missing a Friday happy hour, go to the gym instead or head to the movies.  Try to put your cheat meal off, especially if your schedule from the week to the weekend is changing.  Adapt, plan, and EAT!

Here'san inspirational BONUS Before picture of another of our Crossfit Frederick Trainers, Marcy, with her BEAST 12.8% body fat! Now that I have her picture, she's also being edited into the Before Pictures Post from a few days ago...
 

Do you have an annoying symptom that you've noticed diminish or disappear?  If so, I'd like to hear from you.  I have not had the inflammatory bronchial cough that I have had since October, every morning when I wake up.  Normally, I can feel inflammation and congestion in my airway as soon as I wake up, and I have a cough that causes male seals to knock on my window and wink at me.  Almost immediately, this congestion has cleared up.  It’s not coincidental – this is a chronic reactive airway condition that I have dealt with every cold weather season from start to finish since I was a teenager.  By removing grains, dairy, and alcohol and eating pure food, the anti-inflammatory effect was immediate.  If you have experienced something similar, please comment.  This is day 5, and the positive effects will now start to replace the difficulties you had the first couple of days.

Look for the next “What’s in Your Cooler, Cops edition” coming soon!

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