Almost missed one

Today was not one of my better days. I didn't eat that well all day. I went out to a local restaurant and had some white pasta. I normally wouldn't do this, but it was that or a salad. I had light cheese on it though. Around 600 calories total, which is of course high.

I came hope and sat down in front of the TV. I knew I said to get my workout in and then go downstairs and work out. By the time I got to work it was..5pm! Oops.

I got to work and had dinner and then at 11:55pm I did my workout. I had dinner at 7pm. Why on earth didn't I get a workout right after that?

I guess I feel guilty for some odd reason skipping my work to do a workout. Something seriously wrong with my thinking there.

What also screwed me up is that I had a sugary coffee drink today. It didn't have a ton of sugar, but enough to be close to being "bad". Maybe 30g of sugar? Around 6pm I was feeling terribly negative and not right. I NEVER feel this way and I think it was all due to the highly process carbs and junk I had today.

I ate something healthy and immediately felt a lot better.

I didn't get a lot of work done today and only 50% of Monday's work done.

The good news is that I didn't skip my workout. I will NEVER do this. Not anymore. I learned my lesson before and it just leads me to stop working out entirely. I also in just 1 month made more gains in the amount of weight I can lift than I did the last time I was working out (late 2009).

I'm also listening to my favorite headphones while exercising. I use a Koss Pro DJ 100 plus an Ipod Touch 2G and a Fiio E5 amp. They're my favorite headphones under $200 and I've tried a lot. Best of all, they only cost me $80. Koss is a lesser know brand, but they make some good budget headphones.

Monday will be a good day. I just need to eat properly and take regular breaks and drink a lot of water.

I've been now lifting weights and eating healthy for 1 full month. I'm glad to say that I haven't missed a single day or have eaten any bad food. No free days at all to eat whatever I want. I did have one day where my workout was only two exercises, but this was only because my body was too sore.

This time around it's more of a success because I'm not recovering much quicker. I work out every other day with ZERO cardio. First my lower body and then my lower body the day after. It takes me about 2-3 days to fully recover.

I'm now feeling just like I did back when I was working out all the time. I have lots of energy at all times. My diet is as basic as possible. Lots of simple foods without many highly processed foods. I probably limit myself to less then a dozen types of foods.

No sugary food, no fried food, no highly processed food. I also cut out diet pop and fruit juice. It's all water or unsweetened tea. Giving up Diet Pepsi is the best thing i've ever done. I actually did it to save my teeth and money. I got to the point where I was drinking a 2liter a day!

Luckily I now never have a craving for junk food. I think this is due to the protein stopped my cravings a bit. Maybe not. My goal is to go for 1g of protein per LB of lean body mass.

I also don't weigh myself at all. As long as I keep at this, i'll lose weight. I want to gain some muscle and still lose fat. My clothes feel a lot looser already, but no drop in pant size yet, but maybe soon!

My mood has also changed a lot. It seems like when I'm in a bad mood or think to myself "I don't want to work out", it's early in the money and when I am hungry. I've tried my best to say positive at all times. What makes it tougher is my business isn't going too well.

What's also nice is that in less than a month the amount of weight I can lift is much greater than before. Still nothing special, but I'm getting there.