Dallas has to eat??

Well as you have read, neither of us eats well. So the whole food thing was a reason it took me so long to get going on this program (that and the big ride). So I started tracking my food intake. First time I've ever done that in my life. The biggest thing I realized was.....I don't eat ENOUGH!! Yes I don't eat the best food, but I'm actually not that bad. I have been eating yogurt and fruit for breakfast for almost a year, I only drink a beer once a month (only 1 at that) and have been cutting back on a lot of sugar that I love. I've gotten a lot better.

Denver loves Dr. Pepper and chips. My weakness is bread, chips/salsa/queso and ice cream (and the occasional candy bar). I could probably live on this stuff. You have to understand me a little. Most people go through the day thinking about lunch and dinner. It never really occurs to me that it is time to eat. My wife tells me it is dinner time :-)

I've been keeping to the diet as far as what I'm eating, but the amount I'm eating is the real issue. My body thinks it is starving and has been storing food for a rainy day. That has to change. I've been trying to eat more. Using the cool program XremeFitTracker ( you can get it here http://workoutsoft.com/) to track my food intake. If you are using the Portion Approach it has fields you can fill in each day to track your results (I'm sure Denver can give you more info on the software as well). The whole thing is an eye opening experience.

I'm on day 4 of this diet and doing ok. I'm very tired from the workouts. About 10am and 3 pm I get really tired. Could be the getting up at 5 every morning. Who knows what I'll feel like after 86 more days of this. My body is looking for fuel. I need to start giving it what it needs. I'll let you know how I'm doing each week on my food intake.