Friday January 28th, 2011

Ray and I woke up this morning at 7 am, once again. (I have a very hard time with this, by the way) We didn't realize until we were already in the car that Fridays are supposed to be our rest days. But since we were already out the door- we decided to go to the gym anyways. We're going to rest tomorrow instead. Today at the gym I took it easy. I walked on the treadmill for an hour- switching it up from a 3.5 speed to the occasional 3.0 speed at a 5% incline. I read in my fitness magazine that running is definitely a way of losing weight and building stamina, but when you run.. your body is burning carbs for energy rather than fat for weight loss. Your body steals carbs from your liver which is why you get that pain in your side after running for a while. If you walk and keep your heart rate at 130- your body burns fat instead of carbs. So, that's been my method for a few days. I try to run every other day and do weights every other day. Then, I just take it easy on the opposite days. I mean, let's face it- ANY activity is better than no activity.

Today for breakfast I had two pieces of whole grain toast with a tablespoon of peanut butter and sprinkled with a little bit of cinnamon. 

I finished 16 oz. of water before my shower. My goal is 64 oz. of water today. Which is also hard for me, because I hate drinking when I'm not thirsty. PLUS, there's always delicious soda fountains at work. But I strongly avoid them and settle for water with a lemon or hot green tea instead.

I had lunch around 2 p.m. I was still at work, and when you work at an italian restaurant/pizzeria- there's nothing really good for you. But I was starving. So I made myself a ceasar salad. I used romaine lettuce and spun it in a LITTLE very very little ceasar dressing and added a little Parmesan cheese.

For dinner, I had a delicious smoked turkey sandwich on whole grain bread. I added a little romaine lettuce, tomato, fat free cheese (SUPER EXPENSIVE and never buying it again), jalapeneos, ketchup, and mustard.li Also a  light mixed berry yogurt with 1% skim milk in a cute little carton. Haha. It was delicious!

I didn't reach my water goal today. I only drank probably about 36 ounces of water rather than the 64 I was shooting for. However, I realize that is hard for me- so it's a feat I'll accept for now. Instead of getting discouraged, I'll just do better tomorrow instead. Thank you guys for all of your support! I hope you enjoy reading my updates- because I sure enjoy re-reading and seeing my results! I don't notice them as much in person, but the pictures don't lie!