The Newest Gym Rat

Okay so I really fell off lol I didnt go to the gym yesterday and I didnt go this morning :( But ya know what? It's all good. This isnt a diet. This is a LIFESTYLE change. It's gonna take time. The good news is I'm still eating right! YAY!

I will most likely go to the gym a lil later. I gotta go take pictures in Beaufort and possibly Savannah. Wish me well!

I didn't go to the gym this morning like I planned. I took a brief walk instead. I gotta go back later, maybe around 7 or 8. I'm also gonna be posting my progress and fitness articles I find here and there. But that will be another time. Here's what I ate so far today:

Meal One
Canned chicken
Horseradish sauce
Apple sauce with a dash of cinnamon
A tap of red beans and rice
water

Meal Two
Southwest Taco Salad from Chick-fil-a
Balsamic Vinaigrette
Water

OMG today was a weak day for me. I was having withdrawals, I was CRAVING that fast food greasy crap! I was even justifying in my brain why it would be ok to get a small fry. But I resisted, THANK GOD! I even went to Wild Wings and ordered a salad (I got some strange looks but its all good lmao).

Meal One
can chicken with horseradish sauce
pesto parmesan crackers
cottage cheese with cinnamon and honey

Snack
pesto parmesan crackers

Meal Two
big salad from Wild Wings
sweet tea

I cant wait to hit the gym in the morning!!

Wow I'm writing this really LATE! LOL I had a really really good work out this morning.


40 minutes with alternating intensities
2 sets of 12 push ups
1 set of 15 push ups
2 sets of 12 sit ups
2 sets of 15 push ups, arms spread further apart
2 sets of 12 sit ups

Honestly, I didnt eat much the first half of my day. Just a banana and some crackers. Also I need to improve my water intake. Dinner, however, was the BOMB!

10 blue corn tortilla chips
lettuce
grilled chicken
homemade guacamole
bell peppers, onions and mushrooms fresh from the skillet
bowl of grapes

Who woulda thought that eating health could taste soooo good lol I'm hitting the gym hard in the morning!!

I went to the gym and did only 30 minutes cardio with alternating intensity. Tuesdays and Thursdays are my low intensity days, I'm just using them to stay active. Today I plan on eating only fruits and veggies, HA, lemme see how this turns out! LOL I probablly will eat chicken though. "Fast food = No abs!"

Good Morning! I'm bout to get up and go to the gym. I thought I was gonna do all that tonite but something else came up. Ughhhh I dont feel like going but once I get there I'll be alright lol Wish me well................

So now I'm back from class. It was boring but its all good. I brought a snack so that I wouldnt be hungry (and tempted to stuff my face at Wendy's/Burger King).

Snack
Grapes
Baby Carrots

Meal Two
Grilled Chicken Strips
Homemade Guacamole
Cheese
Sun Dried Tomato & Herb Crackers
Water

Now I'm eating! I was so hungry in the gym it was ridiculous hahaha

1 can of chicken
Horseradish sauce
5 sundried tomato & herb crackers
Smoothie

• banana
• peach
• almonds
• oats
• cinnamon
• a lil honey
• soy milk

I got class in a few. I gotta remember to bring a snack!

Today's work out was really good. I went to the gym a lil earlier and did 40 minutes on the treadmill. Then when I got home, I did 3 sets of 12 regular push ups and 1 set of 15 push ups with my arms more spread out from each other. VERY intense! I also did 4 sets of 12 sit ups.

Push Ups
3 sets of 12 reps
1 set of 15 with greater intensity

Sit Ups
4 sets of 12 reps

I plan on stepping it up a notch and going to the gym EVERYDAY this week (except today, Sunday). A secret I found that works for me is to take it one day at a time. Don't look at the big picture and panic thinking "I'll never lose X amount of pounds" or "I won't be able to work out tomorrow." NO worry about today. Set your goal for the week, for the month, for 4 months, but then take it one day at a time. If you focus on what you have to do for a single day, you'll find that it is so much easier to handle.

Monday, Wednesday, Friday

• Work out EARLY
  
• Hard Cardio for 30 to 45 minutes
• Upper body and abdominal work out
  

• Work out LATER at night when I get home
• Light Cardio for 30 minutes
• Lower body work out

• Work out EARLY
• Hard Cardio for 45 minutes
• Upper body work out