Ahhh - 3 weeks in, and to be honest, I'm not quite seeing the same results that others are seeing. Probably because I'm not following the plan exactly... completely okay with the exercises (and I think maybe seeing some more tone in the arms, although not quite sure), but just okay with the diet. The weekdays are easy enough, but the weekends get a little trickier. For some reason - I make up excuses and tell myself that it's only small - but obviously that I can have just 1 of it... that I've been working hard, so I deserve it, like of like a mini weekend free pass (which obviously doesn't make sense, and then is counter productive).
Obviously, that kind of mentality needs to go, because 1 turns into 2, and then I completely forget about the rules that I have set for myself.
Anyway, back to the routine of work tomorrow... sort of strangely looking forward to the Monday - Friday, because it's a little easier to stick with it. I made up some chili tonight... couldn't find any low sodium diced tomatoes, but otherwise, everything is pretty legitimate. It's mostly vegetables (tomatoes, zucchini, onions, carrots, peppers), with some meat and spices. Not quite sure how to weigh it... maybe just add the protein + vegetables together, and go with that?
In terms of the weekend, not too bad. Friday night low key, Saturday was my day for my long training run. Meant to run 2.5 hours... ended up getting lost in the middle of hong kong parks and went for 3 hours and 20 minutes (didn't run the whole thing.... sooo many hills!). Came back and PCP'd (except the skipping and I also skipped the lunges... figured there was at least an hour of up hill running which gave my legs / knees enough of a workout).
In the evening, my roommate hosted a BBQ, and this is where things went awry. I decided it was fine to just have 1 drink (it was a watermelon-based drink with fresh watermelon, so that kind of counts as my evening fruit, right?), which of course turned into several drinks (a vodka soda, a chocolate martini and a glass of wine... thought I'd hit up everything?). Not the worst night I've had, but realized in retrospect that I could have had just as much fun sans drinking, and would have felt much better about it today. Woke up with a headache.
Anyway - once again - I'm up late, so really going to focus on making sleep a priority this week. Will also try to blog a little more consistently, which will also (hopefully) keep me on track. I'm back home to NYC in 10 weeks and 4 days - need to keep that in my head as I'm considering wavering... would love to be looking great when I see my friends for the first time in 9 months. Time to put my game face on!
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