heading to the ATL!--by Ryan Leopold

An opportunity came up that we could not pass on...a chance to visit a great city and watch our beloved Seahawks battle for a chance to play in the NFC Championship game.

BUT...there is a battle within the battle.  How do Sequoia and I stick with our program on the road when it comes to eating the right foods and sticking with our workout program?  AND...how the heck do we find time to stick with our commitment of blogging our journey everyday?

Thinking this through tonight I found one of the toughest challenges was dealing with an 8-10 hour travel day.  Airport food is often crap and finding a decent meal or snack that is low in fat and high in nutrients is nearly impossible not to mention what they serve on the plane!  Plus, it's a mini vacation so you want to have fun and not count calories...I really don't do that anyway, but still, you get my point.

A couple things we will do:

1. Sequoia and will make up small bags of carrots, cucumbers, celery and apples slices to bring on the plane to keep things clean and fresh.
2. We will also bring some mixed nuts and gluten free chips to get a little salty snack so we avoid the airplane peanuts and pretzels.
3. I will try and find a decent salad option during our layover in Phoenix.
4. Once we get settled in Atlanta, like we often do on vacations, we will hit a local grocery store and buy things we can make in the condo like eggs for breakfast, bread for toast, oatmeal, light snacks, juice, etc. 

The hotel we are staying at also has a gym so I plan to get one or two workouts in to start my days.  I must admit, I will drink this weekend...because that is what you do on the road for Hawk games, but nothing crazy like the 8-hour binges I go on while tailgating before home games.  

Should be a great time!  I will get my posts in for sure!  

Interesting food day...oatmeal for breakfast and a banana.  Snacked on carrots and cucumbers then went to juice guy and had a great mix of beets, celery, kale, apples, carrots and lemon.  Thought I was good for the day then got hungry and couldn't fight it since I was busy and got a sando from Jimmy Johns.  Not great and what was weird...I felt really tired after a meat filled sandwich on a big white bun!  Hmmmm.  Greek salad for dinner.

Out for now,  GO HAWKS!!!!!

Ryan