January 6th... 6 days into my New Year’s resolutions and still going strong – it isn't much, but it’s probably farther than I’ve ever gotten in the past. Let’s recap those resolutions for a moment:
1. 21 Day Minimum Vegan + Grilled Chicken Plan (let's call it VCP)
2. Intensify my workout frequency
As mentioned in my introduction, the past couple months have been a glitch in my usual attempts to eat healthy. After adding meat protein back into my diet after an iron deficiency, I began to add back other food as well. This food, however, was completely unnecessary and served no purpose except gluttony: cheese, desserts, junk food, etc.
Appropriately, all of my poor eating habits culminated on the eve of the New Year and I was violently ill within my first hours of 2010. Yes, there is no doubt, it was in part due to the delicious and plentiful Jell-o shots (and the fact that I don’t eat Jell-o). However, Jell-o was not the only culprit. At the party, there was nothing that I would have eaten between the summer of 06 and the summer of 09. But I had been eating crap since then, so why not stock up now? Long story short, that horrific night made it much easier to begin my healthy eating the morning of January 1st.
Since then, I have not strayed from the VCP. It hasn't been that difficult but the true test comes with temptation. If you don't buy it, it's not in your house, you won't eat it. Solid Plan. Outside of your house, that's just up to fate and will. I encountered my first true test at work on Monday, 1/4. Some unknown person, let's just call them 'Lucifer', brought homemade cookies into the kitchen and left them on the counter to share. I definitely saw some peanut butter & chocolate as well as the Hershey-kiss-in-the-middle cookies…My favorites. I'm proud to say that I walked along by. My sister, however, snarfed one down gleefully. Then, today at work, catering came and delivered box lunches. I chose the hummus club, which was fantastic. I only eat approximately 4-5 servings of chicken per week so hummus is a great help in getting adequate protein. Not only that, it is also high in iron which is critical to help the oxygen flow in the body. The only problem with the sandwich was that it came with a delectable-looking cookie. It is currently in the garbage (yes, in its entirety). Success.
On Sunday, January 3rd, I returned home after my NYE weekend away. January 4th jumpstarted my gym plan. If I do not go to the gym in the morning, the concept is lost on me for the rest of the day. Ergo, I wake up at about 5:00 every morning to make it to the gym and still get into work early, just how I like it. Additional bonus – when you get to the gym at 5:00, you’re running with the dedicated (and unpopulated) crowd. It can be very motivating. So far this week goes as follows:
Monday: Spinning: 60 minutes
Tuesday: Elliptical: 40 minutes
Wednesday: Bike: 50 minutes
My focus has remained on cardio but tomorrow, I battle my metabolism-lifting nemesis: Weight Training. It isn't the free weights, machines, or reps that I dislike. It is the unfamiliarity with many of the weight machines and the 'I can curl 100 lbs in my sleep' dudes that take up the free weights area. Thank goodness for headphones and audio books that can distract me from my surroundings. Dan Brown, here I come.
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