Zzzzz…..
- Start Fitness log. Check.
- Start Diet log. Check.
- Eat clean. Check.
- HIIT and up the cardio. Check.
- Cut out the martinis. Check.
- Bounce up and down with energy. …. Errrrrrr.
So yep, I’m tired. Determined and disciplined, but definitely tired. So much for the unbridled amounts of energy I thought I’d have. I’m hoping this is just an initial setback, as my body gets used to this type of new living. It must be … right? I also found out that my mother has Emphysema last night, which doesn’t help my state of mind. It’s just an overall kind of blah day today. The office is buzzing with energy from people who are well rested from their vacations and I’m just sort of … hiding!! I’m hoping the yoga class tonight will help me wind down and stretch out a bit. Did just 20 minutes of HIIT this morning before work, so feel a bit … incomplete. BUT if 20 minutes is all I could squeeze in, at least it was HIIT and hopefully fried some fat.
I am at a bit of a loss on the eating thing though. I have heard from plenty of sources now that I need to increase the amount of food I eat since I mostly hover around 1300-1400 calories per day, but I just am unsure how I’m supposed to squeeze more food down when I’m not that hungry? I just recently started adding mid-morning and mid-afternoon snacks such as yoghurt, fruit and a protein bar so adding even more feels a bit monumental. Any advice you guys (esp those who battled similar problems; lack of hunger) can give would be helpful!
I’m also scratching my head how to incorporate some of the more spiritual stuff in my life; like yoga, meditation and all that. Sometimes in reading either yoga-minded websites, or this one, it feels very exclusive - as if one lifestyle has to exclude the other. I’d like to merge a high fitness lifestyle with a more calm, centered yoga lifestyle, but unsure how to squeeze in that much (1.5 hours weights and cardio, AND an hour yoga??) into a week on a daily or every-other-day basis … I also enjoy the peace of mind that comes from yoga and meditation; not getting so hung up on outward appeareances and instead working on the body to simply feel good and be balanced. I’ll keep looking …
Ok, I’m out. I need a nap … 
