Transition: Offseason Diet to Triathlete Diet

This past Tuesday was Fat Tuesday. Typically, it is a time when people will transition on a habit... give up smoking, give up frozen yogurt (like Ron used to do) or drop some other vice. Some, like my sister, give up something they really love for Lent... she is giving up Lime Tortilla Chips. I am a little more ambitious... I'm giving up a *list* of things as I transition my diet to more triathlon-centric eating habits. 

This year, I resolve to eat to train... not train to eat. I have to give up the trigger foods that result in overeating and eating the wrong things. So, from February 25 until April 12 (Easter Sunday), I have resolved NOT to eat or drink the following items:

General Cho's Chicken

Pizza

Pies of any kind

Ice Cream of any kind

Cake of any kind

Candy

Cocoa

Vanilla Latte

Chips of any kind

Wings

French Fries

Any kind of fried food

Hamburgers

Hot Dogs

Diet Coke

Sprite

Soda of any kind other than club soda

Donuts

I will weigh myself today so we can have accountability... to see if this results in any weight loss between now and then. My waistline has definitely grown this offseason and I have some pants that no longer fit me around the waist. And, as I've gotten older, it'll be harder to readjust as my metabolism has definitely slowed down. Stay tuned...

- TJ