90/10 rule

Let me first start off by providing an update from the past couple of days.  I reported that I hit the wall physically on Wednesday.  After Wednesday's post, I realized that I was probably dehydrated.  I could easily tell from the color of my urine.  I started taking electrolytes after dinner Wednesday and all day Thursday.  The dehydration issue is over and I am back to normal.

Today was cold, wet, and raining, so I'd like to talk more about the food.  I've already said that the food here is low calorie, but designed to fill us up.  This includes lean protein like chicken breast and fish, whole grains, and lot of fruits and vegetables.  They don't serve any red meat, processed foods, dairy, or caffeine.

The recommendation from both the nutritionist and the dietitian is to stick to the 90/10 rule.  This means that 90% of the time we should stick to the plan, then the other 10% go off the plan and have whatever you want.  This is a general rule and the execution will vary according to each person.

So, if you want to take the rule on a daily basis, you can go off the plan 10% for that day.  When grocery shopping, at the end before checking out, look at your basket.  90% of the items should be on the plan and 10% whatever you want.

For me, it would be best executed on a weekly or monthly plan.  Throughout the weekdays, I will stick to the plan, then have my 10% sometime on the weekends.

The hike today was Solstice Canyon.  This is the hike that has a steep incline for the first fourth of the hike and later we go up to the fireplace.  It was one of those hikes where it went in cycles.  It started off cold and rainy, so I had my coat and poncho on.  Then, it would get hot and steamy, so I would take off my coat.  Later in the hike I would get cold, so I put the coat back on.  I spent a lot of time taking the coat off and putting it back on.  Same with the poncho.

Last week I had a picture of the waterfall.  Actually now I realize that was not the water fall, but the creek that is after the waterfall.  So, today we went up to the waterfall and it wasn't raining at that time, so we took a picture.

The afternoon classes were circuit training and cardio disco.  There's always a class in the pool, but like I said, it is cold, wet and rainy.  Do I really want to get in the pool?  No, so instead I went to another cardio disco class.

Closing thought for the day:  Week five went real fast.  With the weather being like it is, there are a lot of people getting sick.  I have taken the precautions to not get sick and have succeeded.  There's just something about cardio disco that hits the spot on Friday afternoon, and today was no exception.