One step at a time…

Yesterday, the first day of my “back on track” strategy for busting through my plateau, was great. I did 30 minutes on the stationary bike, which was more than my usual zero. It’s amazing how much I felt the burn after having taken a couple months off.
I did will with eating too, coming in under 1500 calories. And that was with having chicken fajitas for dinner, one of the higher calorie meals in the rotation (we did the grocery shopping on the weekend, before I re-committed to counting ALL my calories). Tonight is BBQ chicken with broccoli and potatoes, so it should be easier to keep it within my limits. And I met my water requirements as well.

Today is going well too. I went outside for my jog this morning, mainly because the treadmill in our building’s little gym wasn’t working. I hope they get it fixed soon. I was a little nervous being farther from home, after having massive abdominal cramps the past two times. The cramps came again, but not as severe, and instead of stopping and turning back, I turned off my music and walked until they subsided, and then turned the music back on and continued for the remainder of my workout.

I’m not sure what I’ll do for my exercise tomorrow. If the weather is nice, I might hike to the top of Mount Royal (haven’t done that in a really long time and it’s a great workout). If it’s going to rain, like the weatherman is predicting, then I’ll probably do the bike again. The main drawback to the mini-gym in my building is that there isn’t much variety – only a treadmill, a stationary bike and an elliptical machine. Since the treadmill isn’t working and I feel really awkward on the elliptical, that leaves the bike. I could always go up and down the stairs a few times as well. Lots of options!

I’m feeling great and am optimistic about the forthcoming results. I only feel a twinge of regret that I didn’t reach this epiphany earlier. But it’s best to leave the past in the past. I can only change the present and the future! And that’s what I’m going to do!!!