So, still sore today, if possible, even more so. Sitting down and standing up hurts….a lot. My legs, my arms, my abs, and dude, my butt hurts like crazy! Today went well, ate well, shakes, vitamins, healthy food, all that good stuff. Although, other than the shakes, I didn’t get as much protein as I wanted to today, There was no lean meat option in the cafeteria at work today, just some crazily bad for you greasy something, and there was nothing but bacon bits to add to the salad. I really wanted that bacon, but I know lean white meats are the best for me right now, and since bacon is pretty much a snack for me, I know that if I have just a bit of it, I will keep wanting more and more. So that means no protein to add to the salad (they didn’t even have sunflower seeds! What kind of salad bar doesn’t have sunflower seed?!) and of course, no dressing again.
When I was done with work, I went straight to the gym, keeping up with the deal I made with my mom. I worked out there for about a half and hour again on a machine. I went a little lighter this time since, not only was I really sore, but I also needed to do my workout today still. Speaking of, today was Yoga, my least favorite workout of all. It’s just so long, and it is a lot more intense than you would ever think yoga could be. I just plain never want to do it. But I think for today, this is the perfect workout to do. I hurt all over, and I think any pull-up or lifting weights would have just killed me today. And really, what I need is just a good stretch, so yoga it is.
I have a confession to make, I hate listening to Tony so much, and he just keeps getting more and more annoying. Last time, I think one part of my bad track record with doing the workouts had to do with having no desire to listen to him that day. Especially after you’ve already done the workouts once before, it gets harder and harder to listen to the same bad jokes over and over again. So, I decided to not to have “put up with Tony” on my list of things to overcome. I watch TV or listen to music while working out. I have the sound on for the DVDs, just on lower. It helps that I’ve already done these ones more than twice already, so really, I just have to concentrate on the workout, and just glance over and listen when something changes. I think that’s one of the reasons I’m having better success already this time; I’m not hurrying to just get done with the workout, I’m actually taking my time to do everything right and get the best workout I can.
That is how I did today’s workout, with Tony on low. Yoga is still as crazy as I remember, I mean, I’m barley moving, and yet I’m sweating like crazy! I felt great though, this workout was just what I needed; I still got a great workout, and I was able to handle it all even with all the aches and pains from the previous days. I got pretty stretched out, and somehow at the same time, I was getting sore in crazy places that I didn’t know could even be worked! All in all, it was a pretty good day, still feeling motivated and ready to keep this up for three months. My only little cheat was after the workout, I made a snack of sliced apples lightly covered in cinnamon and sugar. It was my version of a reward, and really, it’s OK to have a little bit of sugar in your diet, and I have had zilch for I think almost a week or even longer, so I think I’m good. You can deprive yourself of everything, and it was something I needed after today.
