Good...and tired

Been busy making adjustments to eating habits and exercise. Feeling pretty good, but today I was just tired. Probably my body playing tricks on me. I think it's wondering what the hell I'm doing and fighting the changes a bit. But with some perseverance we'll make it through to the other side.

Wednesday nights are now our "family workout nights". Feels good to incorporate exercise as a way of life and to do it as a family. The three of us head to the YMCA and the boys are participating in a fantastic youth conditioning class while I head to the exercise room and hop on the elliptical followed by some circuit training. I'm trying to talk to the boys about what I'm doing and why, and they are asking good questions and being very supportive. Certainly trying to lead by example and hopefully instill some good habits in them that will last a lifetime.

Working with Lori is awesome, and it's it fun to have a workout partner as well. I need to apologize to Lori for my Jillian Michaels reference - I meant it in a good way Lori - honest! Thanks for having a good sense of humor about it. :)

I now roll out of bed bright and early at 5:30 and start my day with a "Compound Movement Workout" which consists of six exercises incorporating hand weights, lunges, pushups, etc. Certainly gets the heart rate going and I suppose kick starts my metabolism for the day.

I'm trying to eat breakfast around 9:00, followed by a snack at noon, lunch at 1:45, another snack at 4:00 and dinner somewhere between 6:00-7:00 (depends on how crazy my day is with the boys activities and such). So far so good.

During the workout tonight, we were encouraged to watch ourselves in the mirror while doing exercises. This is so hard for me! My body image is in the crapper right now and for as long as I can remember, I have tried to avoid mirrors at all costs. So, yet another thing to work on and process as I move forward.

Trying another recipe tonight - a crustless quiche that I can make ahead of time and take with me to work and pop in the microwave. Looks good, but I'll post the recipe after I see how it tastes.


That's it for now...good night - I'm heading to bed!