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Woke up 10.30am had less than 5hrs sleep. I went to my work shift at the ymca; on my way there was the parade for canada day, the music and the show were lots of fun!!

I did my whole 3hr shift at the ymca, during which I sorted out the members medical applications. at 3pm Trained Insane!! Wow I haven’t trained like this in ages! and i feel awesome on my way home , did groceries, super healthy! stuff egg whites, pressed cottage cheese, dates, haha

I SURE hope i ll keep it up!!

I am noticing change in my body (.. i feel better.. firmer)
i realize one more time, that 80% of the result depends on nutrition. now that i am back to healthy eating habits..  we are what we eat!

Last sunday, right after my volunteering shift (work as a monitor in a technogym)

I realized how much out of shape I got (due to a serious foot injury, which crippled me and couldn’t exercise in over two months. during that period I went from 136lb to 150lb (I’m 5′5′’). that’s serious weight, especially that i was losing my muscle and putting on fat weight.

The way I feel about myself combined with the pain that some individuals caused me (long story, but ain’t my primary motive), just triggered this switch in me and was like a wakeup slap to do something about it!

So I started with a change of diet. ironically, i m better watching my food when i am training. when i am sick of injured, unable to exercise, i become an emotional eater.

Now I eat more often, balanced things(i am a nutrition pro, I researched it for two years, so I fortunately know what’s good and what’s bad ) I combined this with some mild cardio (rowing, elliptical) , alternated focused ab training, and  strength training which doesn’t put much impact on my problem area(ankle/calcanenus)

Today is my third day and I m ready to keep it up! I feel much better already.

I lowered my sodium intake very considerably and I do sauna. I guess I did get rid of some of the excess body water.

Anyway, I still have a long way to go. I believe it wouldn’t be so hard to get rid of the weight I put on throughout two months (15lb). the harder part will be getting to my the goal I visioned prior to my injury.

I get a lot of mood swings , the first few weeks of a tough diet/or going back to old healthy foods, are the worst. Not only are you adjusting to eating less calories, you’re also battling your own brain. Thus, I try to remind myself of the importance of  between actual and psychological needs.