Today's BIG Milestones: So far the hardest thing about this program has been adjusting the diet. I am dissapointed in how hard this is because I came into this thinking this was going to be super easy. I generally don't like to eat or like food so "dieting" is easy for me. Imagine my surprise thati dieting for me means to eat more and eat even when I am not even remotely hungry. Even so with great effort I have been managing now for most of this week to get my 150 grams or protein, my 1400 cals and my gallon of water.
Today as I am in the kitchen making up acceptable foods for the upcoming week I felt this sudden illness. I was weak and my stomach ached and my head was fuzzy. I remarked to my friend that something was not right and that I had somehow screwed up my diet. I looked at the clock and noted that I was beyond my meal time. So I whipped up a few chicken tortillas with yogurt and tomato and ate them. About 10 minutes after that I felt fine again. In fact I felt strong and ready to roar. That's when it occurred to me that this strange feeling that I had was hunger. For as long as I can remember I have been a poor eater. I have been starving myself if you will. As a result I have never in my life had the low suger/crash thing that I see my friends go through when they get hungry. I had never undertood that at all in fact. Today I felt it. I got hungry!! Later this evening after our trip to the gym I felt it again only this time I recognized it earlier and fed myself before I felt ill. I think this means my metabolism is starting to work. I am beyond thrilled.
The second major milestone happened to me in the gym today. Besides the fact that I am a complete idiot when it comes to working out, I also know that I have NEVER been able to actually push myself when it came to that sort of exercise. I will run all day long with my HR in a 180 zone but ask me to do 4 pushups and I won't do it. Last week I did 3 sets of 8 push ups with mountain climbers in front of my trainer but when I tried this at the gym yesterday I could only do 2 sets of 4. I just don't have it in me to push where I need to push.
Today after doing 30 min on the elliptical and 30 on the treadmill (all while staying at 165 or under) I decided to try a few exercises on my own again. I ended up doing 3 sets of swedish pike ups x 10 and 3x15 sets of hanging ab leg lifts. This actually pushed me pretty hard. I then went to the assisted pull up machine and set it for 60 pounds. I did 2x10 sets of pull ups and then did 2x10 dips. I then turned around and did it again. By the time I got the final dip in I grunted like an old man but pushed it through. I totally wasted my tricep. So I do have it in me to push myself. I just have to make it a paradigm!!
This is really exciting stuff.
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