Peaches, Plums, Salads, and Sushi

I just discovered that I love these sweet juicy balls of health and nutrition! I've had peaches and nectarines before (plums were always too scary) but I always viewed them as gross and messy fruit. I've realized over the past few weeks that if I don't branch out and try new things (or old things again) I'm going to be eating bananas, strawberries and ... well just bananas and strawberries over and over again. So I've reached out to other fruits that I've never really given a chance before and discovered that I really enjoy them. I guess it goes to show how the power of the proper perspective can actually change a person. I usually get up to go to work between 4 and 5 and go to bed around 10. As you can imagine I never really have time for a good breakfast (which is an important part of eating healthy, I know but...whatever) so I grab some fruit and eat it in the car on my way to work (peaches and nectarines are a little to messy so I eat them at my desk when I get to work).

One of the awesome perks of working at APX is the delicious cafe they have here. If you work at least 80 hours during the previous pay period (I usually have 100+) you get 12 meal tickets to the cafe which is catered by Guckenheimer (the same company that caters Google). Whoever creates the menu each week is probably a little too health conscious because management actually told cooks that we needed some burgers, hot dogs and other common (and less healthy) food. They just recently did away with the vegetarian line and replaced it with the grill. They still have a salad line with some pretty delectable salads. My favorite is the APX Salad (that's what they call it here). It has spinach, lettuce, cucumbers, onion, bleu cheese, candied walnuts, dried cranberries, and some sort of dressing. It looks like today I'll be having the Southwest Chef Salad with pepper jack cheese, turkey, roasted corn, avocado, slow roasted balsamic tomatoes, cucumbers and bleu cheese. Salad. Everyday. Except on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Those are sushi days here. The Happy Sumo caters that. I usually get it once a week and the portions are extremely small but delicious.

Dinner is where I get variety. Katie makes the most fabulous dinners each night. She doesn't feel like she does the recipes justice, but the way she performs with her skills and skillets (while having a baby strapped to her chest) makes me believe that I am the luckiest man alive. She's a great cook. Last night was taco salad, simple yet good. She treats me well.

That's all I eat. Or rather, that's all I've been eating for that past month. Fruit for breakfast, salad for lunch, and a healthy portion of dinner. No snacks. No gorging. I'm down to 164 lbs and I feel good! I don't know how long I'll be able to live like this, but for now it's working for me. I find myself debating between enjoying the sweet things in life and enjoying a desirable level of fitness. For now I guess I'm trying to attain the fitness level and find the right balance between the two. ...is anyone reading this?