Wednesday July 22nd (what not to do)

Today I saw that I could have gone back to the old me if I wasn't careful. For a few seconds I had this picture of me not working out anymore and not losing any more weight. I didn't want that so I told myself I had to get a workout in no matter what. I need to be 100% sure to remember the mistakes of this day and learn from them.

On Monday night I stayed up way too late. This would have been ok, but the problem is is that I went to bed at 7am on Tuesday morning and I got up at 11:30am. That's not enough sleep for someone that's exercising a lot.

I pick my mom up from the dealership for her car repair. That's the whole reason I got up early. I ate Subway (veggie patty with no mayo, oil, cheese) for lunch and came home and got in a few hours of work. The HUGE mistake I made is that I sat on the computer for several hours. I don't know how on earth I got so sidetracked. I should have been working. When I got off the computer it was 6am and I was in a somewhat bad mood due to not eating enough.

I went and got a salad and ate a lot of protein with it and had fat free dressing with it. I'd say that along with the other items I ate with it, it was a perfect meal. At 8pm I took a nap and when I woke up it was 11:30pm! Oops!

Here is where I felt like the old me. I had to work really bad (I work at home) but I knew I had to get a workout in and it was going on midnight. I decided to get a workout in and it was tough to really get going for some reason. My leg still hurt and I didn't want to injure my arm again. I did about 15-20 minutes only. After that I got on my treadmill and ran as long as I possibly could. I'm not even going to mention the duration since it's embarrassing. I guess i've got to start somewhere. By the end my legs were burning. A bit later I had a protein shake and here I am now. What seemed to help me a lot in my workouts is listening to some music to get me going. I have a small Sansa Fuze and some really nice Ultimate Ear Triple Fi 10's. Strangely, after my super short workout I felt really good and that's when I decided to get on the treadmill.

It's now 1am. I should work just a little, but I think it may be best to get a good night's sleep to get back on track. Too bad I had that 3 hour nap.