one week down, ??? to go
i’m so excited!!! i stuck with my plan day by day and i’m starting to see the results. although the results are minimal, they are small victories to me and encourage me to keep it up. my muscles are a little tight but not too bad. i did realize though that i need to shuffle my routine a little so i work legs on monday, back/bis on wednesday, and chest/shoulders/tris on friday, as well as doing some legwork (squats/walking lunges) every time i work out, since that’s the area that needs the most attention right now.
i’ve been tracking my calories on thedailyplate.com and i have to say that it’s amazing. i’ve never been so conscious about what i’ve put into my body before. the 2 things i love the most are that i can add workouts, which deduct calories from my overall caloric intake, and that i can plan the food i eat for the rest of the day based on what i’ve consumed and based on the caloric, fat, sodium, and protein intakes.
as a reward to myself, today i treated myself to chik-fil-a: a southwest chargrilled chicken salad, waffles fries, and water. i also had a square of ghiradelli chocolate with caramel and a cup of hot tea with sugar and hazelnut creamer…i did all this and still have over 400 calories left to consume for the day (yay!). tomorrow’s a new day and i’m back to 100% clean foods again, but i figured i deserved it since i’ve followed my plan so diligently and can visibly see the results, particularly in my stomach/abs and upper back.
i have drill this weekend. the challenge for me will be to eat healthy while staying at a hotel and working like a madwoman. i consciously made the decision NOT to bring or buy any clean foods. i’m going to force myself to make reasonable choices at the dining facility so i can test my discipline under circumstances that are not conducive to healthy eating.
what i find extremely interesting throughout all this is how a week of eating this way leaves me feeling very little temptation to eat crap food…i see the results and i want to see more. i want to be dangerous…the only way i can do that is through the discipline of eating right and working out. i’ve made it through a week and my plan is viable…i can probably beef it up in another few weeks. for now, i’ll stick with the original plan and see where the results are.
