Sunday was a day of firsts. I ran my first ever half marathon and followed it with my first non-paleo meal in 7 weeks.
The half marathon went well. I finished in 2:15 which is a 10:22 min/mile. That is 0:10 sec/mile faster than my stretch goal, so I'm pleased. I'm also super sore today, but that's to be expected. I've now got 8 weeks until my next half marathon and I just picked out my training plan. Yay!
And then there was pizza. Honestly, it tasted amazing. I savored every bite AND I savored getting to eat at home, watching football and not having to cook or clean up anything. I ordered a small pizza with spinach, mushrooms, onions and diced tomatoes and I ate almost all of it. I figured I had the calories to spare after running 13.1 miles. I was worried about what the crust was going to do to my gut and to my cravings, but my body has behaved well. I did have some stomach discomfort last night as I was trying to sleep, but really, compared to my leg discomfort, it was barely noticeable! This morning, I moved immediately back to paleo (I threw out the leftovers) and I feel fine. I'm still sore of course, and I haven't had a 'movement' yet, but I don't think I'm any worse for the wear. I didn't like the bloated feeling from eating the pizza, so I certainly don't want to make this a common occurrence, but really, it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be. It looks like if I want to occasionally splurge on pizza (once I make my weight goal), then I think I can do it.
We'll see if this triggers any cravings in the next couple of days...
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