Get Fit: Day 3
Hello internet and future self. I still feel sore from yesterday's workout. I can't even move my arms when I'm in bed because it hurts so much. But I need to cut myself some slack. I am a little over 250 pounds and my muscles have never been worked out this way before. With repetition, it will get better. I need to remember why I am doing this and think about what I want the outcome to be. Despite feeling all this soreness and pain, I still went to the gym (after dropping off my brother to the airport). Of course I wasn't able to do ALL the things I wanted to do (due to soreness of course), but I still had a workout. I NEED TO STAY FOCUSED AND MOTIVATED. Go to the gym even if you don't want to. Even with this soreness, I still went on the elliptical machine for 15 minutes, and even tried to watch the TV show "Arrow" as I was doing it. Probably better to watch something that I can finish within one machine (like It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia). After the workout, I went to get breakfast, an Acai Bowl from this place called "Da Juice Bar" in Glendale. It was pretty good and it also made me feel good. I knew that the acai, strawberries, bananas, and crunchy oats were good for me. I should probably take a note and see how long it would take me to prep such a thing at home. So here's the bad part. I went to Happy Hour with friends and did stay conscious about what I was eating and drinking the entire time. First drink was red wine, which is actually not that bad, but why couldn't just order water and stick to it? I have friends who don't even drink and they are still there having a good time. I can do the same thing, I need to be more conscious about what I drink. I don't need it to have a good time. I kept eating bad things: Mexican pizza, mixed drinks (four of them if I recall correctly), fried pork grinds (chicarron). I can do better. I NEED to do better. I need to track these things and admit to myself how many calories I am putting into my system. Stay motivated. Remember the process and trust it. Make as many changes (without killing yourself) as much as possible and stick to them.