Great way to start...NOT

The last time I blogged I was getting ready to go to the new gym for my orientation.  I thought this would be where they introduced me to all the equipment and I would get my "flex" pin.  This number is something you input into all the strength machines and then it tells you how much weight to put on the machine and what angle the machine should be placed.  Well, I basically got a tour of the facility and then had to go through a serious of health tests/questions to see if I could even join the gym.  Luckily I'm not close enough to death's door to be denied access to the gym.  My blood pressure was a little high though, probably from all the excess salt usages.  So I was really excited to get going to the gym the next day, but I started to feel a tickle in my throat when I woke up that morning.  By the end of the day I sounded like a man and my ears were hurting.  I went to school today and tried my best to teach.  It ended up being a lot of "independent" work.  I'm going to go to the doctor tomorrow and see if I have laryngitis or if I'm dying.  I will be sure to let you know...unless of course I am dying.  On the food front I have being doing ok.  I've done a good job of making my lunch and eating breakfast.  Dinner time is what is really killing me.  For some reason I have no control at that time of night.  Hopefully I will get better. Until then...suck it :)

OH Monday....

Today was the first real day that I tried hard to eat like I know I should.  Last night I took time to make baggies of homemade trail mix (next time I will add some mini pretzels for a bit of salt) and I measured out baggies of cereal so that I would eat the correct serving size.  All in all I would say I did pretty good.  The only problem is now it's nine o'clock and I really want to go eat an ice cream cup.  Tomorrow I go for my first visit at the new gym.  I am meeting with "Mike".  Mike's job is suppose to be to show me around the gym and also to do a "fitness assesment".  I can go ahead and assess my fitness for him and tell him I have none.  Anyhoo, I think it's going to get shady when he tries to do a fat test on me and gets out the capillers (or whatever they are called).  I don't know if I will be able to get into the pool tomorrow, but hopefully I will at least be able to walk out of the place.  Wish me luck!  Until next time....suck it!

Food for the day

3/4 cup of cinnamon toast crunch

8 oz. of OJ

A cup of coffee w/ splenda and peppermint creamer

Ham and Cheese sandwich

100 cal pringles

Apple slices with peanut butter

Trail mix

2 hotdogs in bun

1 cup of mac and cheese

and maybe an ice cream cup :)