desperado

Today was another good day. I woke up at around 11am, which seemed earlier than it actually was due to the fact that I wasn’t able to fall asleep until 3am last night! I spent the day buying a few textbooks and trying to change my schedule so that I am able to take a class on religious tolerance. The schedule change worked, and even better is that I have no classes on Fridays! That means Friday is the new laundry day…oh dear.

I weighed myself at the gym (after the workout) and was 153 exactly. Of course, this is with my running shoes and shirt and shorts included, but I also have to keep in mind all the water-weight I lost while working out. So 153 it is (at least, it is what I am recording on this site as my current weight). The scale at the gym is the only scale I have access to, so my weight will never be 100% accurate. This doesn’t bother me, though, since it’s better to ultimately reach 135 on the gym scale and go home to discover that, minus the running shoes and clothes, I actually weigh less.

Daily Diet:

Breakfast/Lunch: 1 large salad with onions and fat-free Thousand Island (200), 1 Boca Burger (130), 1 “Elevate Me” Power Bar (240)

Snack: Gum (and lots of it! But at least it’s sugar-free), 1 Kashi TLC Trail Mix Bar (140)

Dinner: 1 small salad with fat-free Thousand Island (100), Chicken pieces (200), “Fire Roasted” Vegetables (200), 1 Vanilla Fro-yo cone (200)

Exercise: Running on Treadmil (-350 cals). Time = 30 mins, Distance = 3.6 miles, Hills Setting = Level 5, Speed = 7.0mph for first 25 mins, 7.4-7.7 mph for remaining 5 minutes,

Estimated Total Caloric Intake: 1,100

Room For Improvement: Add weights and abs training into my exercise routine every other day.

Room for Improvement: Instead of eating such a large lunch (600 cals) I should spread out my calories over the course of the day. Classes start tomorrow and I am really busy on Tuesdays and Thursdays, so I will try to grab mini-meals between classes as opposed to one large lunch. It is also important for me not to go under 1,200 calories since if I consistently do so my body will go into starvation mode (meaning my metabolism drastically slows down and my body, which thinks it is starving, will hold on to any remaining fat for all its worth!)