Day 1

We are off to a great start! I had yogurt on the way to the gym this morning at 5:15 a.m. I worked out for an hour. Thirty minutes on the elliptical, thirty minutes on the bike. Last week when I started back at the gym, I could only make it about 40 minutes before I wanted to die. I think it helps a lot that I started in the morning. So now, I'm up, I'm awake, and my metabolism has been jump started.

When I come home this evening, I will relax (because I have to) and then do an hour of Carmen Electra's strip tease work out. More to report after we try that out.

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Well, okay. That was interesting. I knew Carmen Electra was a skank and a stripper, but damn. At least she has done good ideas for stretching and stripping. I only did half an hour because my knees hurt. I've had knee pain for as long as I can remember. Anyway, here I am with creaking knees, but I'm going to take plenty of medication to help it.

Anyway, I did slip up already on my first day. I was meeting my mother in Blanco to pick up my cat, and she was half an hour late. I went to Sonic and got a kid's meal. So, damn. I had a pretty simple, but unhealthy lunch. So, lesson learned. I'm cooking tonight so I don't waste time tomorrow on my 30 minute lunches at home.

Anyway, I know I can do it. I had about 1400 calories today, but burned about 800. I need to by a scale and see exactly how bad the damage is. I'm taking control. I know I can do it.

This was day one. I did some good and some bad, but you can't quit cold turkey and know you'll get to the other side. It'll happen. On track. Day 2 is a day away.