Day 4: Still Going Strong

I can't believe it! I actually manage to get myself out of bed again at 5:00am and hit the treadmill for 34 minutes of hard hoofing (Mr. Clydesdale).

I was a little concerned last night when I went to bed. My feet hurt :( I thought I was going to be in trouble. I also went to bed a little later than I wanted to as well. It's tough being old, fat and sore. When I woke up my feet felt ok and I wasn't as tired as I thought I would be.

Today's Workout Stats:

Time: 34 Minutes (2 warm up - 30 brisk walk - 2 cool down)
Speed: 3.0 Miles per hour
Incline: 6%
Calories Burned: 315 +/-

Look familiar? At least I am consistent!

I had a pretty good day yesterday. I did my exercise, took the bus to work (which involves walking) and drank lots of water.

I did have a problem when I got home however. The food addict was back. I made a mistake of not eating enough during the day. By the time I left work I was so hungry I was feeling sick and giving myself a headache. I have to remember to eat a decent breakfast and pack a healthy lunch. So I get home and everyone else had eaten so I make myself a nice salad. I did you a whole bag of washed salad and tried to go easy on the dressing. I think I was pretty successful. This is were the story takes a nasty turn. After the salad I was still hungry (surprise, surprise) so I decided to have a small container of tortellini that I had made the night before. It was only about a cup full so it wasn't too bad. If I have stopped there it might have been ok, but of course I didn't. I opened the larger size and started to go to town. I could feel my stomach getting quite full. I did manage to stop before demolishing the whole thing, but the damage was done.

I have to be so careful when I get home. I learned a little about myself after that and I know I need to change these bad and unhealthy habits.

I am going to start to track what I eat. At least for a while.

Breakfast:
1 cup All Bran (just wait for that to kick in! yikes)
1 cup 2% milk (maybe less I didn't exactly measure)
2 cups coffee with cream (I am cutting down on the cream)

Lunch:
1 Apple
1 orange
2 cups of Tortellini (last night's debacle. I told you I didn't eat it all)

Dinner: (At Joe Fortes w/ Clients)
1 crossiant (at home before I left. I was starving)
2 Beer
1/2 a light Caesar salad
2 thin slices (small) of bread w/ butter
the fish trio (not heavy or a super large portion)
A Joe Fortes Alcoholic coffee

Not bad for dinner. I think I drank more than I should have, but I wanted the group to feel comfortable. The portions were good and there were not any heavy sauces. As far as dinner went I would rate my performance as a 5 out of 10. Not good, but not that bad.

I have tomorrow off, so we shall see how the treadmill goes. I HAVE TO EXERCISE!!!

As always I will keep you posted