Day 1 of 81.

Yesterday, April 1, 2013 was my first full day back on Facebook. I'm not going to lie, I felt a little disconnected during my 46 day lenton sacrifice, but it was at the same time refreshing. What had my internet friends been up to? What are they doing now? Where are they eating and who with? Scrolling through my feed, I notice that Whole30 seems to be a trending topic. What is it? not quit sure exactly. I know it's a diet, but I don't know the details.

 - pauses briefly to google whole30 -

 So here's the website. and the first two sentences are as follows:

Whole9’s original program designed to change your life in 30 days. Think of it as a short-term nutritional reset, designed to help you restore a healthy metabolism, heal your digestive tract, calm systemic inflammation and put an end to unhealthy cravings, habits, and relationships with food.

Okay. I can do that. I have in the past. The biggest takeaway for me after such programs has been healthier habits / better decisions. But do I really need to be strict anything to see results? Bigger question is, do I want to? Short answer: No. But I do need to go back to the healthier habits / making better decisions.

Over the next 81 days I'll be using this blog to help keep me accountable for everything I consume (Energy In) and all the workouts I do (Energy Out). 81 days? That sounds pretty random, right? Well, in 81 days I'll be on a flight to Hawaii and once we land, I don't want to be the guy in the water with his shirt on.

I'll be updating/editing daily posts throughout the day. Wish me luck, don't be a hater.

Energy In 
- 4 strips of bacon, black coffee and a handful of dried apricots before I left the house.
- triple shot soy caramel machiato. I know, this is bad. But if it helps I asked the barista to go super easy on the caramel and to not let me order anything but Americano's going forward. But today, I had a free drink and you don't waste free drinks on regular brewed coffee.
- Low carb burger w/ side salad. no bun, no sauces, no cheese, no dressing. I packed my lunch, but wanted to get out. Besides today is two for one burgers at Hennessy's. Yay!
-i had two afternoon snacks that consisted of crusty chicken (recipe subbed thighs for breasts and added unsweetened coconut flakes) and sweet potato and coconut mash (recipe omitted seeded pomegranate because I don't have time for that shit).
- For dinner the wife made salmon with a soy sauce and brown sugar with a side of broccoli  Although Jg subs the soy sauce w/ coconut aminos and is real easy on the brown sugar, I still tried to scrap off any excess.

Energy Out 
- my legs are super duper sore. This could be a rest day.