Day 3

Last night I slept like crap. Couldn't fall asleep because I was too hot, and then woke up at 3am thinking it was time to get up for work :/ Needless to say, this made today a little rough.

Here's what my day looked like:

Breakfast:
Oatmeal with blueberries, cinnamon and fiber

Snack 1:
Apples and pb

Lunch:
Salad with grilled chicken
Cottage cheese with strawberries and blueberries

Snack 2:
Banana

Dinner:
Leftover zucchini italiano
Grilled chicken and butternut squash

So today didn't quite go as planned. The cottage cheese and berries were supposed to be my afternoon snack, and the banana was supposed to be my pre-workout snack. Well as you can see I ate things sooner, and I didn't quite make it to the gym.

 I've noticed that what I'm packing for food isn't quite holding me over, so I end up eating things sooner than I planned. Breakfast is supposed to be the biggest meal, and dinner the smallest. I've decreased my dinner portions, but I don't think I've increased my portions for the earlier part of the day quite enough. This is something I'm going to have to work on in the coming weeks.

As far as the gym goes,  I was torn about going today. As prior mentioned, I didn't sleep well. I also had terrible cramps today (it's great being a woman), plus the sneakers I've been using are too big and are killing my feet! So I decided it was best to take a day off, and get myself some better kicks. I've worked out twice this week, and I still have the next three days. I'm hoping to get at least four workout days in this week. With it being my first week back at the gym, my first week at a new job with a new sleep schedule, my first week doing a new diet AND having mother nature pay a visit, I didn't want to push myself too far. I hope I'm not just coming up with excuses though...