Hello peeps.

I have done a couple of runs since I last popped in.  I also had the flu.

Feeling better again and hoping to do a small 5k this weekend to see if my recent speed work is actually working.

Seven days without meat makes one….weak.

Okay, not necessarily, but it did for me (and Hubby).

As I mentioned earlier, Hubby and I decided to go vegetarian for a week.  I really did enjoy eating more veggies.  Maybe I am weird, but I actually like vegetables and never feel like I get enough of them.  I never really craved meat all week, but I definitely craved protein.

The cravings for protein probably were not a necessary consequence of going vegetarian, more like the consequence of not knowing how to properly go vegetarian.  We definitely did not incorporate enough protein into our food to make up for what we would normally consume in meat.

I think it affected my running.  I am not positive it was going veggie that did it, but my recovery was much slower this week.  My legs always felt tired and not well rested, even after an entire day off.  I was also more tired this week, which is probably a direct result in something lacking in my diet.

The consensus?  We have agreed to eat less meat, but not give it up completely.  Actually, this week’s menu only includes meat on one day and its fish.  Also, more veggies.  Lots more veggies.