Resolutioner, again

New year's is such a good time to commit to being healthier. It feels like a fresh start and most of probably feel a little icky from all of the holiday overindulgence. When I decided to take on the BFL challenge two years ago, I didn't really know where it would lead. In many ways, I didn't think I would be as successful as I was. As the weeks progressed, I didn't think I would ever quit. But by the end of 2008, I had slipped back into old bad habits.

So here I am again, at the start of a new year, resolving to get my body back. I'm still working on the New Rules lifting program and plan to continue until it is complete. As I've said before, I like the BFL style of eating and felt it worked well for me. I want to use that, but without crazy free days on Sundays. Instead of free days, I'll probably eat out twice per week. This time I want to keep going, always, through this year and beyond.

I want to make the good choices for their own sake, not so much to see a number on the scale. Of course I want to see that number go down, but if I get up and go to the gym and eat better, it will.

Today's Meals:
B: Whole wheat English muffin with veggie sausage patty and 1/2 oatmeal cookie
S1: 2 light string cheese
L: Turkey sandwich on 2 slices whole wheat bread with lettuce, mustard, and 1 slice cheese; carrot and celery sticks
S2: Homemade tuna salad with 2 slices mulit grain Wasa crisp bread
D: Cup of corn chowder, 1 garlic parmesan roll with butter, salad with 1T balsamic vinaigrette, 4 oz sirloin with A1

No workout

Mid-week

Today got off to a great start. I went to the gym to lift and made it to work only a few minutes late. I really need to get out of bed about 10 minutes earlier. Usually after lifting, I drink a protein shake that consists of milk and protein powder. Today I added a banana and it made a big difference in my energy level in the morning.

This is crazy, but after just a week and a half of working out, I already feel slimmer. I don't think that my body has made any big changes, but I just feel less bloated somehow. I also think that I have more energy, so my step has a bit more bounce. It is very hard to place, but I like it.

Sleepy

Another sleepy morning today. My husband kept me up watching 30 Days of Night last night and I wanted to get to work a bit early to make up some minutes from yesterday. I went to the gym after dinner for 20 minutes of intervals. It isn't as hard for me to drag myself to the gym on cardio days as it is on lifting days.


My workday was insane. I didn't have time to eat lunch or my afternoon snack. Since I was non-stop busy at work, we decided to go out to dinner. My soup and sandwich combo was probably too high in calories, but since I barely ate anything else all day, I can live with that.

Another Week Begins

I did not want to get out of bed this morning. I knew that I would want to go to the gym even less this evening, though. I had also taken the time to prepare the night before and didn't want that to go to waste. This blog came to mind, too. I didn't want to have to write that I skipped again. Friday didn't bother me much; there was a lot that factored into the decision to sleep in, but doing it again today would not have been cool. So of course I feel much better.

My mid-day snacking was a bit out of control today. A vendor left me a pack of mini m&ms, which on its own is not a big deal. Then, a coworker offered a homemade chocolate chip cookie that I couldn't resist. Since I had already slipped up a bit, I raided the vending machine for a bag of chili cheese Fritos. I know the slippery slope is not the way to go; every decision matters and just because the last decision wasn't the best does not mean the next one should be.

Taking a Break

Today I thought about going to the gym to run intervals, but that didn't happen. For the most part I was pretty lazy and indulged in some Chinese take-out. It's interesting how that one meal can pretty much sustain me all day now. A few months ago that would have just been lunch.

I'm not looking forward to the early alarm tomorrow, but everything is prepped and ready. Wouldn't it be nice if weekends were five days and the workweek was two?

Busy Day

I made it to the gym this morning and lifted to make up for skipping yesterday. I met a friend for her wedding shower and spent the rest of the evening out. Most of my calories today came from wine. I feel like I did a good job of moderating my consumption, not stuffing myself, not mindlessly eating.

The worst part of the day was hopping on the scale this morning. 132.5, 35% body fat. Blech. But they are just numbers and the only way to see numbers I like better is to continue going to the gym and watching what I eat.

Finally Friday

I slept in this morning. I was tired from my night out last night for one thing. Also, I forgot to look up my weight lifting program last night. Today was also supposed to be a new workout, so I wasn't sure what my lifts would be like. It is a partial excuse, I will admit, but the extra few minutes of sleep were nice. I can make it up tomorrow morning, or else I'll just have an extra rest day for the week. In any case, I still view this week as a great success. I feel awesome and have done a great job sticking to the plan.