Back from the ATL--by Ryan Leopold

Soooo, I failed on a couple fronts over the weekend!  I promised myself to continue to blog everyday of my journey even on the road.  So on day 1, I powered up the computer only to find that we did not have any WIFI access in our building.  I am not tech savvy enough to blog on my phone so I was left stranded.  I was totally bummed because I wanted to keep this promise to myself.  Oh well.  I am back and ready to share how things went on the road.

I also had a couple other setbacks.  (1)  I ate pretty good and found ways to keep with my nutrition program on the road but no where close to how I did when I was at home and in my routine.  I did not eat enough fruits and veggies and I had had several fatty snacks.  (2)  I drank a couple of the nights.  My objective was to NOT drink at all for 90-days!  I did make the exception for the Seahawks if they made the NFC championship game OR the Super Bowl.  The Atlanta trip came out of no where so I had to make the exception...nothing crazy but still.

We did a great job bringing some healthy snacks for the plane ride that helped a ton on the way down.  We had:  apple slices, strawberries, cucumbers, carrots and a banana.  We tried the same strategy on the way back from Atlanta but during the plane transfer during the layover we left the bag in the overhead bin so hence we did not have a chance to eat them!  :(.  What sucked about that the most is the fact that the food options at airports especially in the South are horrible.  I did get a salad but it was not very good and by no means nutritious.  We will plan better next time.

I will be starting a cleanse next week so I will fill you in on that once I get started.  I did a cleanse about 2-years ago and it was awesome!  I really am looking forward to getting that going.

Back to the fruits and veggies today.  Oatmeal for break fast followed by juice guy!  Nice salad from the Met Market for lunch along with several mixed veggies on the side.  Chicken and rice for dinner.