Day 2 of 53 April 4, 2008

Workout

I set my alarm for 5 am and got out of bed at 6:30 am. I think I may try to wake up 10 minutes earlier every day until I get to 5 am. I can’t just jump right to it. I need my sleep, but I definitely need to work out in the mornings. Evenings just won’t work with our busy lifestyle.
I did a modified version of Day One on the runnersworld plan. The last time I tried it, I was sore and incapacitated for 4 days. This time, I took it easy. I’m out of shape and overweight, I don’t have visions of marathon greatness at this point.
I was on the treadmill for 20 minutes doing 1 minute walking, 1 minute running. All times were approximate since my watch was on my dresser 2 stories up.
After the treadmill, I made sure I stretched my calves, hamstrings, Achilles and quads.
Then, I did a few quick stomach crunches (10 to the left, 10 to the right, 10 straight up) and a set of 10 push-ups (in the “women’s” style).
My back hurt when I tried to do any more crunches and my arms wouldn’t take any more push-ups. I think it’s hysterical that many moons ago, I passed the Air F*orce Academy physical test with FLYING colors.

Food
Breakfast: 1 cup coffee with fat free French vanilla creamer. 1 cup cottage cheese (full fat – that’s all they had at the café) and some fruit (strawberries, grapefruit, peaches, oranges and pineapple) with just a splash of Spl*nda.

Lunch was okay but I did a full Pan*ra sandwich (the veggie one on multi-grain bread) and 2 different salads. I ate a lot of fruit salad in the afternoon to make it through a seminar that ran 5-7 pm.

Then, I had another ½ of a veggie sandwich for dinner, along with just a few stuffed shells that Lois made for dinner.

The dinner thing can be tough sometimes when the wife isn’t on the diet train. I’m looking forward to summer to eat a lot of grilled stuff, including tons of veggies.

I am getting the daily emails from hungry-girl.com and encourage everyone else to sign up. I really want to try the butternut squash French fries soon.

I am down one pound since Monday, but I’m getting bloated and I’m not going to weigh myself until next Monday.

The weekend is coming and it will be challenging, but I know I can do it.

I’m feeling o.k. right now. I’m not blown away with my start, but I’ve also had a lot going on and feel tired. I know I will start feeling great soon as I get into a rhythm. I just keep thinking about myself in a pair shorts in 2 months.