So, it’s Friday morning and I have to admit that I am pretty proud of myself. I was able to continue my morning workout routine throughout the week and can report a 1.4 pound weight loss. More than the weight loss, I am really enjoying my morning routine. When the alarm rings, I am not necessarily “in the mood” to wake up, but I make it happen and 5 minutes later, I am glad that I did.

I have always been a morning person, for the most part, so it’s nice to have my mornings to myself. After my workout I come back home and get ready for work, make breakfast with a nice cup of coffee, make lunch then I am out the door. It is so great to just take my time getting reading and enjoying my morning.

Yesterday my workout was a lot more intense than it was the other days, but I am still not ready to develop my workout plan for each day. I am trying to push myself a little and right now I am just trying to form the habit of my morning workouts. It may seem silly to go to the gym for only 20 minutes to do strength training that isn’t “intense” but that will come with time. I don’t want to push myself into exhaustion in one week and quit. I am taking it slow and enjoying my time at the gym.

It’s been quite a while since I have gone to the gym for 5 days in a row, so it will take some time for me to get that enjoyment out of really pushing myself. I want to gradually make my workouts more intense and based on my based experience; I will start to enjoy that feeling of pushing myself to the extreme. I will say, however, that even with my “mild” workouts, my muscles are still pretty sore and I am not surprised in the slightest.

Even though I did lose some weight this week, I know that there are more improvements that need to be made in order to keep this up. I cannot continue to eat and snack like I do and expect the same results. I will never be one to eat three pieces of lettuce and be satisfied, but I want to get my portions under control and quite the snacking. I have found that getting into work earlier and having my workout done by the time I am here is causing me to get “bored” when I am home by 3:30pm with nothing to do. When I get bored, I snack. Snacking is probably my biggest downfall and it is something that I want to work on in the near future. I have tried replacing my snacking with healthy foods, like carrots and radishes with low fat honey mustard dressing. Even with the “healthy” foods, however, snacking is adding pointless calories to my day and soon those will prevent me from losing weight.

I am not going to concern myself TOO much with food at this time, because once I get more intense with my workouts I know that the desire to eat better will start to filter in naturally. I am going to try and keep track of what I am eating and how that progresses through the next few weeks. Hopefully, by the time my morning gym going is a routine I won’t have to think about that and can move my focus towards food.

I think I am starting to sound crazy about caring so much about making my workouts a routine, but the truth is that I am a little worried I will stop going. I am still at that stage where I am going to the gym (even if it has only been 5 days) but I do not really “want” to go to the gym. I can’t wait to get my mood back up about working out and the feeling of excitement from my workouts. I know it will come, but I have to be patient.

Anyway, those are my thoughts for the day. I am staying positive and optimistic and hope I can continue on. Every day I will get stronger!