Day Eight

Okay, so this marks the beginning of the second week of this blog, third week of my workout routine/diet change/lifestyle change.

Today was rough, with the diet change and trying a new vegan restaurant, I went way under my calories... again. This time I was 1500 under by dinner time, so I pumped as much as I could into dinner, but 1500 is a lot if you do not eat junk food. I still have somewhere near 800 calories left and I was stuffed so I had to stop trying.

It's so hard going in to the gym and looking around at so many fit people... it's hard to think that when they look at you they aren't muttering something derogatory about you under their breath, but it just isn't true. I'm sure there are some people that may be like that, but I know there are some that have been in the same boat or are in the same boat... and some of them just genuinely hope you stick to it and tough it out. People that are at the gym to be healthy should be supportive of anyone that walks through that door wanting to improve themselves and if they don't, what does it matter? Do you really care what a person that empty and superficial thinks? If you do... you shouldn't. Just think about the leaps and bounds you're making just by stepping into a gym!

Another thing - when life just seems to deal you blow after blow... you just don't WANT to get up and do anything. You feel bad, you don't want to do anything - GET TO THE GYM! Or do something active! Get your exercise on, release some endorphins and your mood will pick up in no time flat!

One more thing - once you get your schedule going around the gym... don't do the same things over and over. Work different areas different days. The last thing you want is to get bored with your workout. Try mixing up the intensity of your cardio - go hard and slow it down, but always keep your heart rate up! I work chest and shoulders one day, biceps and back the next and legs after that... cardio is a part of my everyday routine, even my days off. Those cardiac muscles are the key to life, take care of them.

This coming week I will be adding swimming to my week, we'll see if I'm completely worn out next Sunday! Haha :)