Rebellion

Day 1

How fickle can I be? I had my first workout (an introductory one, at that), had my butt handed to me, and as soon as it started getting difficult (feel the burn!), I had to work hard at remembering my motivation. Instead of pushing through the pain, it was all I could do to continue.

How at odds can my mind and body be? I am fully committed in my mind, but conquering my out-of-shape body, weak cardiovascular endurance, and quivering muscles is more difficult than I remembered. Not only was my first mini-workout very difficult, my body completed its rebellion when I made it home and threw up what was left of my lunch from "the truck."

As for food... I have listed my meals for today below. My trainer, Peggy, approved of my breakfast and the wrap I had for lunch (pleasant going down but not on the way up... yuk!), but not the french fries. She suggested a salad for dinner, and adding small snacks of fruit (perhaps carrots instead?) or an energy bar in between breakfast and lunch, and between lunch and dinner. I also want to start taking my lunch to work more often (to save money and lose the temptation), but I will have to go to the grocery store before I start changing things up too much.

I'm also not sure that I will make as drastic a change, food-wise, as Peggy suggests. My plan thus far has been to cut out fast food (at least as I define it - the stuff I like to eat at fast food restaurants), drink more water and less diet coke, take my lunch to work almost habitually, and when eating out, order what I'd like, but cut down portions. It think making these changes while having my hard workouts will make quite the difference.

On the other hand, I want to fully commit to this, and following Peggy's stricter instructions will most definitely have me whipped into shape more quickly. If I'm going to pay this much money, I will not ruin it by eating (and paying more money to eat) things that will act against me. Not to mention, give me more energy / less desire to throw up during my workouts. So I will likely try a hybrid approach, indulging in what I want to eat only on occasion, and being careful every other time (especially when I've already had or am planning an indulgence).

the Food

Breakfast - boiled egg white, mini-bagel, grapes.

Lunch - grilled chicken wrap from "the truck," french fries

Dinner - Sesame Chicken lean cuisine

Diet Cokes = 2

Waters = 4.5

the Stats (don't judge, it's only getting better from here!)
Weight: 204
Tri: 30
Abdomen: 29
Thigh: 27
Arm: 11.5
Waist: 39
Torso: 33
Hips:45

3 Minute Step Test (Heart Rate): 150 bpm (Very Poor)
Pushups: 13 (Average)
Situps: 41 (Excellent)