I've hit a plateau I think. Maybe it's my disasterous two weeks ago showing or maybe everything is just happening beneath the surface, but things don't seem to be changing much at the moment. That's ok. Still I plug on.
Also dealing with lack of not necessarily appetite, but lack of interest in food. I think I need to mix it up more. I've been eating an awesome curry for lunch but it hasn't been filling me with awe the past couple of days, so I guess it's time to freeze the leftovers and move on to something else. I made a chunky mushroom and tomato sauce last night and ate it with whole wheat noodles today and it was totally unappetizing. The sauce tasted mega sweet, like sweeter than I can remember any jarred sauce tasting and I didn't add any sugar. Maybe it needed onions or more garlic or something. It wasn't bad, just not what I wanted. Also, I'm going to be honest -- whole wheat pasta pretty much blows, at least the boxed stuff, fresh is ok for some things. On the things tasting funny tip, celery and cucumbers have been tasting super salty.
And another thing, to any potential future pcpers, keep this in mind - pcp will give you tons of energy, super tons of energy, provided you are getting enough sleep; if you're not getting enough sleep, you will be a zombie, for serious. Maybe being a sleepy zombie and my plateau are related, but dang am I tired and I've been getting like 6.5 -7 hours of sleep. Need at least 8!
Also also, I haven't even looked at today's workout. I'm going to print it out now. I'm scared. Everytime Patrick writes something like "this is the real pcp now" or "we're entering into a new phase of the pcp" I feel like what he's really saying is "prepare to suffer suckers, bwahahaha".
Plateaus are misleading. Because what you feel as lack of progress is your body in repair and rebuild mode. The week after you'll feel like you're getting somewhere but in reality you're just seeing the end result of all the foundation that is being laid as we speak, during this "plateau".
ReplyDeleteim feeling exactly the same haley! a bit bored with the food and not seeing the visible results i feel that our hard work deserves!
ReplyDeleteBUT. we're here right? giving up is not an option. they dont call us "team badass" for nuthin'. i mean, actually, they dont really call us team badass at all, but still......WE DO. so lets do this.
i hate thursdays. its the pain after the PCP mini break isnt it.....
Patrick's post a few weeks ago about how you don't see results -- for good or for ill -- until a week after you do the action (or don't) really helped me understand what's going on. It's hard to keep going when you feel like nothing's happening, but the "wait a week" idea has helped me stay on track.
ReplyDeleteAnd I think the "bored with food" thing (which I've felt too) is maybe just "not as super excited by food as I used to be." Every meal used to be a BIG DEAL for me, and now much fewer of them are. It's a little bit of a bummer, but the pleasure I'm getting from how I look and feel definitely makes up for it!
feeling similarly, haley - i was just chalking it up to being on vacation, out of my element, plus maybe the result of having too many little bites of unlawful foods...but i'm also not seeing or feeling many changes right now. i guess i'm banking on that "wait a week" thing. we'll see!
ReplyDeleteI'm right there with ya on the Plateau Haley. I feel like I haven't seen results in a week or two, and I have to change up my food a lot in order to stay interested in it. If what Patrick says is true, I can't wait to see the other end of this.
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