I hopped on the scale this morning to see how things are going.
Sweet! I am down some more. Tomorrow is the second official weigh-in for the week so I can gage my weekend success. Will it be the same? higher? Lower? I am hoping lower.
Today was a good day at the gym. My achilles tendon in my left foot is feeling really tweaked. I did this once before and it took weeks for it to feel right. I was able to cruise through my morning workout without any foot drama which was good. I did 20 minutes of the stair master and then 40 minutes of the lower body eliptical machine. I felt great except for when I was walking to and from the gym. Work was as usual. The day came and went. My food for the day was all packed and leftovers from other meals. I had 2 salads today, one with tuna fish, one with rice, chick peas, and ground turkey with salsa. Breakfast was instant oatmeal, two turkey sausages a yogurt, an apple and some baby carrots. I felt great all day and not sluggish or too full.
The afternoon workout today was just weight lifting. I did not want to push it on the ankle this afternoon. I did benching, dip press machine, flies machine, triceps, and curls. It was a full workout for us. My buddy was fired up after an email from an ex so he was driving the intensity and workloads for today. It was good.
And that brings me to dinner. Tonight’s menu was grilled turkey breast, asparagus, portobello mushrooms over lettuce. Balsamic vinegar with a table spoon of honey and also musturd was the dressing. It was very satisfying but too light on carbs so I had one pretzel rod after the salad.
I am happy with how I am progressing. I don’t feel hungry or crazed throughout the day and that is important. I remenber cutting weight in wrestling. That was tough to feel hungry for days to make 171 lbs my junior year of high school. I don’t want to struggle like that. This diet change is a lifestyle change. It is becoming a habit. It is a habit now. I like that.
