I want to talk to you about my struggle yesterday and how I almost screwed it up. My hope is that you will learn a lesson.

It was about 4:30pm and I left my house with Nicholas to run some errands.  Normally, I pack food no matter how long I am going to be.  Even if I am running out for a few minutes, I still take food with me just in case.  Well, for some reason, yesterday I didn’t.  I thought I would be home for my next meal, but I wasn’t.  I was at Pembroke Gardens, when all of a sudden I started feeling the grouchiness coming on.  That always means I am hungry!  My stomach started to growl, and I was starving.  Ugh!!!!  I can’t believe I didn’t bring food!  What am I going to do now?

It didn’t help that I walked by an ice cream place, or a Mexican restaurant, or Starbucks.  It was 7:00pm, which was way past my meal time.  This is usually when people screw it up.  You are starving and you choose the least healthy option.

Should I wait until I get home and just work through the grouchiness and hunger pangs?  Nope, then I would probably over eat for my next meal.  I decided to go into Starbucks and got roasted almonds.  Wooh, I made it, I didn’t order a chocolate chip chunk cookie, or a yummy coffee or coffee cake which all looked good seeming I was starved.

I was so mad at myself for not being prepared, I almost screwed up my diet yesterday for no reason because I had plenty of food prepared that I could have taken with me.

What would you have done?  Would you have given in to all the yumminess around you?  Would you have waited until you got home?

Other than that I did good.  I got home and had Spinach Balsamic Turkey Meatloaf with Roasted veggies, and called it a night.

Today

Diet

Meal 1

• Oatmeal and Egg whites

Meal 2

• Veggie Frittata

Workout-  Post Workout Shake

Meal 3

• Omelet with roasted veggies and sliced avocado

Meal 4

• Turkey Meatloaf & Roasted Veggies with toasted Walnuts and balsamic vinegar (left over’s).

Meal 5 (will be)

• Mahi mahi with lemon, artichokes, spinach and herbs
• Roasted Vegetables

Meal 6 (If I am up)

Protein shake

Exercise

4 Sets of the Circuit Below

A1.  12 Leg Presses

A2.  12 Neutral Grip Shoulder Presses

A3.  12 Single Leg Squat (per side)

A4.  12 Dumbbell Upright Rows

Rest 90-120 seconds in between each circuit.

2 Sets of the Circuit Below

B1.  Leg Extensions (start with low weight for 10 reps, increase weight for 10 more reps, increase weight for 10 more reps, rest 10 seconds, start 10 more reps with the last weight, drop the weight 10 more reps, drop the weight to starting weight for last 10 reps) .

B2. Lateral Raises (instructions same as above).

Rest 90-120 seconds in between each circuit.

3 Days down, 3 to go!  How are you doing?  Have you tried any of the workouts yet?  I want to hear about it!

By the way, why do you exercise and diet? Do you do it because of FEAR?

Check out my colleague Bryan Francis Blog on FEAR, it is a great post, check it out now.