YOGA

Yes, I did Yoga on Friday. Only 30 mintues of it. . . that's about all I could take. But I figured it was a start. Then I felt guilty and did the next day's routine. Because it was Memorial Day weekend, I knew I probably wouldn't be doing much more. And I didn't. Ate a lot of junk, but did sweat A LOT at the Indy 500. (Does that count?)

Back on track today. Core synergestics this morning and sweat my butt off. At least that's what I'm hoping for.

Today's menu:

• small bowl of Special K with skim milk
• rice cakes
• small salad, 1/2 chicken breast on 1 piece of wheat bread
• yogurt
• tuna casserole

I'm on a roll!!

Tuesday was not a good day as I spend the day in Logansport with my mom, uncle and aunt. They go every year and plant flowers at the graves of their parents, brother and grandparents. In addition to that, it's a day filled with eating. Happy Burger, the root beer stand and custard. So Tuesday was not a good day, although I did not have anything at the root beer stand.

I'm really enjoying exercising on my own. Well, not enjoying exactly, but I certainly do prefer it. And it's nothing against Dana, except for the fact that he's in a good mood even at 4:30 in the morning. I even did Ab Ripper today!! I am determined to lose this belly fat.

And I've done way better on my eating. Even though I worked my ass off the last round, I'm being much more mindful of my eating this round. I know, I'm only 4 days in, but you have to get disciplined from the start or it just doesn't work. They also say it's good to keep a food journal, so I'm going to start journaling here on occasion.

Today I've had:

• 1 egg, dry toast and a few cherry tomatoes
• Nutri-grain bar
• 1/2 fillet of talapia (broiled with lemon), long grain and wild rice and green beans
• 3-4 cups water

The rest of the day I have planned:

• banana and cottage cheese (although not together, one then the other)
• grilled chicken, pasta and vegetable (not sure what the veggie will be)
• snack in the evening

Actually, I think that snack in the evening needs to be cut back on or eliminated. I always tell myself that I'm hungry and eat it anyway.

I've realized in these few short days that I'm really not as hungry and I always claimed to be. Yesterday I didn't think I was going to make it through the afternoon, but held out and drank some water. Guess what!? My hunger went away, even though my co-worker made popcorn!

I also declined to go out to the warehouse today for an hourly employee's last day. He's retiring so they had cake. (WEAKNESS!!!) I decided that it would be best if I didn't go. I probably should have since I'm in HR, but I know I would have convinced myself that one tiny little piece of cake wouldn't hurt. I know that I have to stay disciplined these first few weeks and then it will be easier to say "No" to cake.

Week 1 - Round 2

Feeling the pressure of the Class of 89 reunion in 6 weeks. So, here I go again. I finally admitted to Dana that I would prefer to work out by myself. Surprisingly, he seemed OK with that. So I got up at 4:30 this morning.

P90X has 3 different sets of routines. Classic - Lean - Doubles. We did the Classic last time and I kept feeling like I needed more cardio. The Lean routine is more focused on cardio and for those that want to lose weight. So I am doing that set instead. It still incorporates weight training, but the focus is on cardio. You don't lose weight without cardio.

And I'm determined to be more focused on what I'm eating this time. So far today I've had:

• an omelet made with one whole egg and 2 egg whites, a piece of wheat toast (dry) and a few cherry tomatoes
• nutri grain bar
• cottage cheese, 1/2 cucumber and yogurt
• about 5 cups of water (I've been in the bathroom 3 times)

Surprisingly, I have not put on any weight since we finished our 12 weeks. I don't know how, but I'll take it. So my realistic goal for my reunion is 10 pounds. That would make me very happy!!