Day Two

Day Two sukked in terms of clean eating. For the billionth time i forgot my lunch on the kitchen counter & ended up eating a candy bar out out the vending machine. ugh. For dinner i made marinated pork and peas. Simple and to the point. Despite the nasty choice at lunch i was able to keep my portion down at dinner.

Cardio:
Got on the treadmill while the pork was cooking & ran 2.49 in 25 minutes. Not too shabby considering i warmed up at a 12 min mile to begin with.

yoga:
Monday is traditionally Sun Salutations. The pose that gives me the hardest time is plank – moving into coba. I would like to perform the push-up like move with strength & grace. My favorite move has got to be downward dog. I love the stretch in my calves.

Weight training:
Nothing with real weights. 30 squats, 90 sit-ups & 20 pushups (full leg).

All in all, a decent day (aside from the gawdawful candy bar). My pseudo trainer, Merrill, brought me more magazines and talked about techniques.

Take Three

I am trying to get my act together. No small feat when i am this scattered. For the past week i have been working on getting my health back in order. Running, yoga, weight training & eating better. Tomorrow being the beginning of a new month will mark a new way of looking at things.

This is just a test.

Yoga: Been working from Cyndi Lee’s daily yoga book (I’ll get the name of it later). What i would like to do is document what poses are the hardest for me, which ones give me the most pleasure and overall, how the session went. Progress ~ i would like to conquer cow pose.

Running: The love/hate obsession of my life. I know i’m not very good at it, but i enjoy trying. What i would like to do is document hwo each run goes: the mileage, the route, the  conditions, and of course, the time. I’ll comment on how each run made me feel, if anything stood out about the run and so on. Progress ~ i would like to be able to run 26.2 miles.

Weight training: i don’t have definitive goals with weight training. Just to become stronger and leaner…like everyone would like.

Eating better: i am not a clean eater. I would like to make better choices when eating out. I would like to have a more vegetarian approach to my diet. We bought a share at a local farm (which starts Wednesday) so that should help a lot. Progress: limit the sugar, fat & junk from my diet. No affairs with the vending machine!