Food/Workout Journal # 6

It's sunday. A day I would prefer to sleep in since I wake up early during the week. I couldn't sleep past 10am. Which I guess is pretty late, at least it felt that way to me. I sprang out of bed and went downstairs to start my day. I had to run some errands so I wanted to grab breakfast before I left.

10:30am Breakfast - Meal 1: Kashi Heart to Heart Cereal with oat flakes & wild blueberry clusters. *it was actually pretty good once you let the milk soak up the cereal a little.

12:30pm Snack: Bowl of fresh watermelon

2:30pm Snack: Light String Cheese

4:00pm Lunch - Meal 2: Small piece of salmon, fillet mignon, corn on the cob, broccoli, 1 small piece of baked potato, & a very small portion of macaroni salad. I also had a bowl of watermelon after lunch as everyone else was eating fresh mangoes with vanilla ice-cream ( I knew better and ate fresh fruit instead).

6:30pm Snack: Light String Cheese & 3 slices of Turkey

8:00pm Energy Shake (pre-workout)

10:30pm Snack: Bowl of watermelon and a piece of nectarine.

Workout: I took my niece to the park a little late today since I was meeting J after he got off work. A & I hit the tennis courts for a good 1 1/2 and had a great workout. She is actually getting pretty good. I told my brother he should enlist her in some summer classes to enhance her skill as she really enjoys the sport. So do I actually...

It's crazy actually. I never was one who was athletic. I mean not at all. I used to get out of having to do PE with excuses of cramps and not feeling well. Why? I don't know. It just wasn't fun to me. Now I find myself enjoying playing in sports more and more. I try to mix it up to keep my body guessing with different forms of exercise. It was getting late and I wasn't ready to leave the park just yet so I had my brother pick up my niece so I can go for my daily run. I went around the path twice then headed home with J. We got home, I kept my stuff inside the house and then decided to go for a run around the block. It was so nice last night. It felt great. I didn't go for another one because I am trying to over do it, I simply wanted to. My body really craved to go for another round. It was strange but felt amazing.

I honestly feel good. My shins are hurting a little bit, but overall I am not as sore as I was two days ago. It's been 5 days straight of working out and my goal is for 21 days straight. I want to make it a habit, a good one that is.

Tomorrow is my first day of training. I meet with my trainer after work so it should be interesting. I am scared, nervous, and excited all at once. I will meet with him 3 days a week and workout on my own the rest. All I can think is... "God, please give me the strength to survive and thrive in my training sessions". On that note, I am gonna hit the sack and pray on it...

Goodnight,

TD