Not so easy...

So, I'm not going to lie. This is HARD! Trying to wake up at 5:30 Mondays through Fridays to workout and then trying to workout after work on top of that AND trying to eat healthy...even on the weekends. This is ROUGH.

I thought I would all of a sudden be able to commit to the workout schedule I laid out for myself but I now realize that it is a routine I have to slowly get into or else I will burn myself out. I also need to commit to eating healthy, even on the weekends when it is hardest for me. This weekend I admit that I failed miserably and ate out several times, and I ate bad things. One thing I am very proud of though, is the fact that I have not drank one drop of alcohol since April 12th and I'm going strong. So I have been very commited to not letting myself give into drinking, so it won't interfere with my training. Now I just have to approach eating the same way.

I decided that I will give myself ONE day a week to eat what I want, so I won't get burnt out on eating healthy and just go crazy and eat everything in sight...I've been known to do that. On most weeks it will probably be Saturdays, but I will have to get up and workout before I start my day of indulging. So my healthy eating days will NOT consist of sweets, fried foods, fast food, fatty foods, etc. Instead I need to stick to eating fruits, veggies, lots of proteins, complex carbs (for energy) and anything else that will do my body good. I also need to get back into the habit of taking a multi-vitamin every day. I need to limit myself to ONE diet soda a day and drink more water.

I'm going to write down everything I eat and drink everyday in my journal, along with my daily workouts. I'm going to do my best to log everything daily on here instead of weekly, like I decided last week. Maybe once I get into the routine of things I will let it go back down to Mondays only, but I really need this for now. But, I will only log my weight every Monday.

Ok, so this was my workout schedule for last week:

Monday, May 19: PM: run/walk intervals - 35 min
leg workout - 30 min
Tuesday, May 20: AM: abs - 30 min
run - 20 min
Wednesday, May 21: BREAK
Thursday, May 22: PM: run/walk intervals - 35 min
leg workout - 30 min
Friday, May 23: nothing :(
Saturday, May 24: nothing
Sunday, May 25: helped Kathleen moved - I count this as a strength workout ;)
Monday, May 26: PM: walk - 30 min

Ok... I REALLY need to step it up. I didn't wake up this morning to workout, but I will ride my bike tonight and probably do an ab workout. I will log tomorrow what I ate today and my workout for tonight.

Hope everyone had a great long weekend! I'll be back tomorrow!

I've always wanted to be in the witness protection program. Fresh start. No debts, no baggage. Already got my name picked out. Lord Rupert Everton. I am, uh, shipping merchant who raises fancy dogs. That's the life.