Monday, February 2, 2004
OK, I'm having a way-too-busy, but also terrific day today! Thought I'd take some time to semi-relax and write here now! I'm not getting the meal delivery service anymore - I'm trying to be responsible and do all my meals myself for now! I did my groceries last night and tried to work on what I'd eat today... I still have more research to do, but I know I need to eat one gram of protein per lb of bodyweight (right?) I find this almost impossible... as I weight 150 lbs right now! But I managed to get 120 grams of protein in my plan for today. I know that I probably shouldn't be eating as many fruits as I do, but I didn't know what to put instead as a carb (how many veggies can a person eat?) I feel so confused with all the diet details, but I am determined to figure it all out this time! 

Tuesday, February 3, 2004
Yesterday went terrific food-wise - YEAH! So far today has been good. I have issues trying to find good carbs to eat (that aren't fruits) - I eat lots of veggies, but I feel like I need something a bit more solid sometimes... I know, I know - oatmeal, right? But I don't like oatmeal at all. What else is there like that? A potato maybe? I just got back from doing 45 minutes of cardio, as well as some ab-work. It all went well, except that my legs & butt are KILLING from yesterday's lower body workout (I added a few exercises I don't usually do in)! I need to go for a massage so badly, maybe I'll get to a little later in the week as a reward for all my hard work. 

Wednesday, February 4, 2004
Yesterday was a hardcore day for me!!! Phew! My night of eating was a little weird (protein and no carbs between my classes) mainly because I forgot to bring carbs with me to my studio. I'm a little confused about how many calories I should be aiming to get each day... my goal is to lose about 2 pounds of fat each week until May when I want to be at my goal weight of 135lbs (I'm around 153 currently! yikes!) I'm normally such a junk-food addict that as soon as I cut the junk, I start losing weight like crazy! 

OK, now, today, I did a killer chest and tricep workout, as well as some (but not enough) cardio - my running shoes were hurting me and I had to stop after 30 minutes, which sucked! Oh well, tomorrow's my long cardio day! 

Friday, February 6, 2004
I won't be working out today as I've barely slept two hours! So I'm going home now to sleep for a bit, get some housework done, then I have a show (which is a bit of a cardio workout anyways). Tonight after my show, I'll be able to relax a bit (if I'm still awake!) maybe go out to dinner or a movie with my guy! 

Saturday, February 7, 2004
OK, so I'm back on track today... since I missed 2 days of workouts, I got to the gym this morning and went at it like crazy!!! It was packed, which I wasn't really ready for (I never go to the gym at really busy times). I did a heavy back and bicep workout and 40 minutes of intense cardio. I'm getting some killer blisters on my hands from lifting heavy - gotta get some gloves to protect my girly hands! Now, I'm going to go teach an exercise class at my studio and have a rehearsal for my Latin dance group. I ate not-too-perfectly Thursday and especially Friday, today I'm back to my nice, clean eating. I never thought I'd say this, but I'm actually getting used to the protein drinks and not dreading gulping them down! I keep a food log on fitday.com so I see how many grams of protein, carbs, and calories I'm getting, and today I was shocked that I've already consumed 157 grams of protein, so I've already gone over my goal of 150 - that's weird for me, it must be drinking the Nitro-Tech that did it. So far, I've taken in 1450 calories (which is actually lower than my usual), but I'm still confused as to what I should be aiming for... I guess I should really figure this out somehow soon! 

Sunday, February 8, 2004
Oh what a sloppy diet I had this weekend!!! I tend to do it every week... I eat so well until Friday, I feel all good and proud, and then I lose it ALL weekend!!! This weekend was a bit of an improvement in that I ate bad Friday, got a grip Saturday and ate relatively well, but then Sunday, I was back to crappy eating. Of course, Monday is my strongest, cleanest, best day of the week ‘cause I feel so bad about my binging on the weekend! So I guess I have that to look forward to tomorrow! My goal for this week is to keep eating clean all week and right through to the weekend (with maybe just one cheat meal on Sunday - not whole day!)