day 2

I can't come up with a better title for today. I guess one could say "withdrawal." This diet thing is going to take a bit of getting used to, and today I caved. I bought my Speedway Coke Slushi in 32 oz. I had been going great and had said NO...but a stressful hour made me cave and next thing I knew, it was in my hands and I was in heaven. That's it for the week though. No more. Cut off.

I went to the gym straight after work. I did a 5 minute warm-up at 3.0 (on the treadmill) and then ran for 30 minutes at 5.5 and 5.0 (about 11 min at 5.0). I walked for 5 more minutes. I did a nice long stretch and left. I have to say that it was different. I am not used to running for time at a percentage of difficulty (easy for today)...but will certainly need to get used to it as it is how the training schedule is laid out.

Hmm. Today I may have made the conclusion that I may be consuming gluten in the form of oats and thus may need to eliminate my once a day quaker oatmeal packet (breakfast) and clif kids bar and turn to the trusted Bob's Red Mill GF Oats. I am not sure how I feel about this, but may entertain it when all the others are out of the pantry. I feel pretty good, but it seems like I have been getting some really bad spots on my face and it happens at least monthly. My new year's resolution was to get clearer skin...well, we are 26 days into it and i can count 5-7 spots on my face that are scabs...yes, like the ones you'd get on your arm or leg, not the facial scabs. These spots are like zits or pimples but are WAY worse. They feel like mountains and just are not what I had to battle in high school. This is something different...which has lead me to some research and yes, gluten is correlated to a form of acne...so I am not off base in my thinking there. We will see. I am not sure what I want to do with this info. At least I am honest, right?

I also want to write that I am going to try a fiber suppliment for the first time. It seems that is an area where I don't get enough grams simply because it is harder for me to find the foods and eat the foods that contain substantial amounts. So, we'll see.

I counted calories like no ones business (well, my husband did the tallying). I even measured out my night time bowl of cereal and 1/2 cup of vanilla soy milk. I am actally in shock at how much over eating I have done with regards to serving size. It is so easy to just pour a bowl and pour some milk and be done. Instead, after the measuring, I am satisfied. I must also say that a green granny smith apple with 2 tbs of peanut butter is a phenominal 10 am snack. :)

Ok, time for bed. Good night.