Today I ordered my first ever protein shake powder. It's something I've been considering for a while, since I got food poisoning in November in fact. After getting ill and not really eating for a week I had unsurprisingly lost weight, to the tune of 3kg. I know most people would be thrilled with this kind of result but I found myself weaker and less able to compete and pissed off. I tried gaining it back but just couldn't eat enough.
Since then my body has decided that it's actually pretty happy at that weight and I've stopped worrying, as I've stopped training to compete. But I have taken up high intensity training classes. And the more of them I do, the harder I find certain exercises. I know recovery is important, when I skimp on it I'm hit with DOMS or dizziness and irritation, as well as not being able to push myself. The trainer at the classes has been raving about recovery shakes as well as protein and with a lean body to die for there's clearly something in it.
So I took the plunge and ordered myself a shake mix. And I'm excited, not least because I got a third off and a free shaker!
This doesn't mean I'm giving up on food, quite the opposite, as I can start having fun with it and stop seeing it so much as fuel.
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