Thanks for posting dude! I got out of work late and didn't have time to make it to kickboxing. I went on Monday and then went to zumba yesterday so I had almost talked myself into just chilling tonight but after dinner I checked the blog and saw your post and it motivated me to get out and workout. I just got back from an hour and 6 miles on the elliptical. Feel so much better!

I've been doing pretty well on my eating this week except I ate cashews from work yesterday and today and I think they might be making me sick so I'm done with that. I'm trying to eat less sugar/carbs but not cut them out. I have been having turkey and cheese stick for lunch w/broccoli and greek yogurt dip. It's super protein packed and really makes me full. I really want to do little/no sugar but I think trying this during busy season is just too much. I'd love to make my own bread and try out new recipes but we are getting into the thick of things and cooking period is becoming a struggle.

That all being said for lent I have given up fast food again. I wanted to do something hardcore but alas I'm back to my standard fallback. Maybe next year.

Mid Week Check-In

Man, am I struggling today.  I can't get enough to eat!!  I think that the amount of food I am bringing with me during the day is just not enough.  I start to falter in my dedication when I get really hungry that's for sure.  All day long, I've thought about food I could get on the way home or from the vending machine....all of it unhealthy.  I survived without doing either of those things, but am still having a hard time filling up.  I brought snacks, ate lots of protein, and still it was rough.  I am wondering if I need to start eating more substantial snacks than a cheese stick and cherry tomatoes (my morning and afternoon snacks).  Any snacks that keep you full??  

Anyway, I am still doing really well for the week.  I worked out twice yesterday (regular workout in the morning and Zumba last night), so today is a rest day.  I'm going to try and do some yoga or stretching later so I don't get sore. 

Hope your week is going well.  Give up anything crazy for Lent??

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Sugar/Carbs/Wheat

What an article!

Okay so I know you have known this stuff for awhile but the more I read the more and more I realize all the things I'm putting into my body that are just un-doing everything I do while at the gym. I don't know what this means for me yet. I really want to do more reading and understanding and try to decide what will be a way to incorporate this into my life style.

Sunday - update

Gosh, Sundays have gotten busy these last couple weekends. Geez, Louise. My stats didn't change this week either. When I came home from body pump yesterday the scale was super nice but this morning it was up 4 pounds, haha.

I have been contemplating something new with my diet. I'm going to try and go on a low-glycemic index diet. I also would like to give up sugar for lent but after grocery shopping tonight I'm not sure how I'm going to be able to dedicate that much time to food prep during busy season. I feel like every thing I read right now is telling me to get away from sugar so if I don't completely cut it out I'm going to cut way back. I got some books today but they aren't exactly what I'm looking for so I'm taking them back tomorrow and looking for something else. So much information to process out there.

Anyways sorry for the short update. I'll try and do a longer one tomorrow when I have more time.

Weekly Goals:
1. Water
2. Work out 5 times
3. Bed by 10:30

Have a great week dude! Yay for only one more test, Dr. Miles!

Week 7 stats

Are we really on week 7?  I got my workout spreadsheet all messed up (I somehow lost a week....) so now i can't keep things straight.

I'm about to head to my parents, so I will update this post later with measurements and such.  I just wanted to get on here and say that I didn't have a very good week.  I only worked out 3 times and had a emotional eating "binge" on a pack of pop tarts that I bought at Quick Trip.  I only ate one pack, but did it in such a way that I would consider it an unhealthy thing....  I did it and then hid it because I was ashamed of it.   Like I said, that is not a healthy way to deal with things, but I told James a few days later and he was confused as to why it was that big of deal....so it made me feel better that he didn't care.  It feels silly to talk about now, but the guilt at the time was real.  So anyway, this is something I'm going to be working on: my relationship with my "emotional" food.

Also, I have joined the bandwagon and got a tumblr.  I dislike pinning all the fitness stuff where my family can see it, but I really like looking at it.  So I got a tumblr for just fitness stuff.  It really motivates me to look at the fitspo stuff, and I needed some motivation this week to get back on the bandwagon (I worked out yesterday, woohoo!).  Let me know if you want the link.

Anyway, I am off to celebrate my Papaw's 80th birthday! I'm eating cake damnit--it's not everyday he turns 80!  :)

Be back later!  Hope you're having a wonderful weekend!

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I'm back!  All the measurements are the same for me, so no news there.  We just got back home after a full day of visiting with the family, which is always great.  And the cake was good too.  :)

Goals for the week:
1.  3 hours of cardio total this week.  
2.  Plan out meals for the week.
3.   Study for your last test of medical school (on Friday) !!  <--this just hit me with some shock! :)

It's going to be a great week--I can feel it!