Committed to The Cause

5/31/07 :  I’ve decided to keep a daily log on this site.  I don’t know, I guess in a way it gives me someone/something to be accountable to.  Not that it matters in the long run.  After all, the only person I’m really accountable to is myself.  No one else suffers the consequences of not seeing yourself reach your goals, but you.  Today was rough.  Really had to fight the urge to give in to cravings.  Still going through certain withdrawals I guess!  I did my spin class early this morning, I had a protein bar right after with a bottle of water and an apple 3 hours later and did not eat again until 1:30 p.m., almost 4 hours after the apple.  That might explain why I had to fight off certain cravings.  Other than that little hurdle, everything is good.  Stuck to 1200 calories today, 40% protein/35 Carbs and 25 Fats.  Had a busy day, start new job tomorrow.  Going to bed soon, really tired.  Ran around all day today!  Legs still killing me, will try to work them out first thing in the morning before work.  I’ve only done legs 1x this week.  Not good!

Well, I finally decided to get off my butt and take control over my demons - sugar, refined carbs, cheesecake!!!   Need I go on?  Last week, (week 1), was murder, only did 3 days of cardio, no weight training at all.  I could hardly keep up with my spin classes, definitely could not get the eating every 3 hours under control.  I finally did all of my planning over this past weekend, menus, workouts, everything and this week has gone a lot better!  I’ve hit the gym everyday, no cheating definitely eating every 3 hours.  I pack all my snacks and meals the night before and keep a few power bars in the car in case I’m out running errands and get a little hunger pang.  Keeping the calories at 1200 - 1300 a day / 40% protein, 35% carbs and 25% fat.  So far so good.  Still feeling a little hungry in the evenings before going to bed, which is really weird because before I started my new eating habits I rarely ever ate dinner, then again I never exercised so that could be part of it.  I wasn’t burning any fat or calories therefore I was living off the fat of the land so to speak!  hahahhaha!  My legs are killing me, could hardly get out of bed this morning, but I know I have to work through the pain.  I’m tired - going to sleep now.