While I was on my way, I ran into my editor, Tom, who told me the Stowe Visitor's Center was having a grand reopening celebration complete with treats. Feeling tired and hungry after a busy day at the office, I made a beeline for the center, determined to get some sustenance.
Before Fit Camp, I would have had a glass of wine, cheese and crackers and a cider doughnut. But, none of these items are on the clean-eating menu I've been following.
According to the clean-eating principles outlined in "The Eat Clean Diet," if you must cheat, you should choose sugar or wine, but never both. That's because your body processes alcohol in the same way it processes sugar. It causes your blood glucose levels to rise and the excess calories are quickly converted to fat.
So, I choose the cider doughnut, reasoning that it would be more filling than a glass of wine and that it would provide just enough of an energy boost to get me through the meeting without dozing off.
This morning, I resumed my clean-eating plan: steel-cut oatmeal with fresh blueberries and Agave natural sweetener before my morning workout; lowfat yogurt and water afterward.
Hopefully, I'll make it through the day without cheating.
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