Days 8-9

If the first few days of diet mode taught me anything, it is that i will need to a much better job of meal planning.  My iron gut has historically proven helpful in India, China and other places of either questionable food quality or 'school the gaijin' food challenges, where flexibility, a sense of adventure and a strong will not to vomit goes a long way.  However, when told to eat whole foods and natural flavors in certain proportions, i have developed an acute case of meal anxiety - first, i (until this evening) didn't have a scale, and was limited to guessing quantities based on labels; secondly, i didn't realize how frequently we would be eating, so i was never really prepared for a meal in advance and, and lastly, i was not properly stocked with enough  breadth to offer any variety in the meals.  Thus, i have wolfed down dry veggies and salads, wholegrain breads, and leftover, unsalted, plain tasting meats for most meals and am really craving some salt, spice, and everything nice.  To top it off, it was my little guy's first b-day today and we had prepared a great wholesome meal (pulled pork, potatoes and pasta salad - with lots of wine, beer, booze) along with a giant cake and homemade vanilla ice cream - my mouth is watering thinking about it and I am still not sure how i made it through the night without even a small bite.  Anyway, will need to work on the meal planning.  Am leaving for Tokyo on Sat and am really open to ideas for enduring the 12 hr flight in a PCP compliant manner...

Regarding the workouts, JBlo and I hit the gym this morning (he came all the way to Flagstaff to workout) and i can confidently say any insecurity i had about my jump roping is gone.