Paleo challenge days 7, 8 and 9

At the end of the 7th day of this challenge I had a major discipline meltdown.   I ate extremely clean during the day but at night I went to Yogurtland and got a gigantic $8 bowl of ice cream and candy.  I call this stuff ice cream because it is as similiar to yogurt as oreos are to apples.  I had a bad feeling going into the 8th day and I even told Grace so.  I knew her graduation ceremony from massage school  would give me the perfect excuse to say, "Lets go off this stupid diet and have a big meal to celebrate your graduation!"   We had mexican food at one of our favorite places Velvet Margarita.  I  I ate 2 bowls of chips and a gigantic portion of their World Famous Fajitas.  I also consumed 2 cupcakes and a coffee cake at the graduation ceremony.  To top it off I ate both packages of dried cantaloupe Grace picked up at the Farmers Market.  That cantaloupe was supposed to last the week! 

Day 9 went normalish.  I am craving sweets like crazy but am instead eating very lightly to reset my appetite for sweets.  I want to wake up hungry in the morning so I can get a protein heavy meal into my body.  Protein in the morning is definitely one of my keys to curbing my appetite, especially for sweets.  I was lazy as possible today and didnt take a single picture of my food! 

I slipped on my food intake but of course I never miss a workout, especially while I am rehabbing my upper back!  Yesterday (Mon) I carried the 9 lb kettlebell up The Ridge at Runyon.  I stopped 5x on the way up and did a set of 15-20 front squats.  I did the entire thing without breaking pace, my legs and cardio are strong as fuck at the moment.  I did my rehab exercises on the way down the hill, overhead presses and holds, front laterals and some stationary exercises turning my neck in all directions.   Today I hiked the ridge again, this time with Grace.  I am resting my upper back but wanted to push my lower body so I picked the 3 hardest sections of the hike and doubled back to do them twice.  It was sick and I know my legs are gonna be sore as fuck tomorrow.  My upper back is feeling much better!  I like to put numbers on progress so I would say I am at about 30%.  I wish I could of started bootcamp this week but I worry I could fuck up my rehab progress if I get back to it too early. 

Congrats Grace, official CMT!  But I am mostly thinking about chips and salsa at this point.

Looking forward to getting back to bootcamp October 15th. :)