Real Talk...

... Hot Dogs are my favorite food.

The last 4 days have been extremely challenging with the whole day camp going on.
I have been tempted with pizza, bagels, artichoke dip, cookies, teddy grahams, chocolate cake, soda, and HOT DOGS.

I brought my lunch along most days. Today was the final day and there was a luncheon arranged for the parents. I figured, okay,  grown up food will be there....right?

NO! 

They had hot dogs and chips and cake! One of my students is a gluten free vegetarian so she and I snacked on celery sticks, baby carrots, and baby broccoli watching others in envy. 

When I got home - there was a block party happening outside my apartment ...serving up more HOT DOGS.

Despite all the will power, I'm not confident that  I have been making the best choices in my diet for the past few days.

I haven't been hungry so much as I have been really thirsty. 

Here is what my food journal looks like for today:

2 pills with water @8:30am

Breakfast@9am

• one boiled egg
• 3 apple slices
• glass of water

Snack @ 11:45am

• glass of water
• 4 celery sticks, 4 baby carrots, 3 cherry tomatoes, and 2 baby broccoli  

2 pills @1pm

LUNCH @1:30pm

• 3 oz chicken, 1/2 cup brown rice, over spring salad mix, drizzled some mustard on top of that
• giant glass of water

GYM @3:30 Most difficult work out yet

I tried 12lbs and 10lbs on the dumbbell exercises, but could barely lift them. 8lbs was doable, but still extremely challenging. Lots of mental "you can do this" over and over.  I definitely want to improve in this area.

• 8 min on treadmill at 3.5 
• 3 sets of 30 crunches
• 3 sets of 30 bicycles
• 2 sets of 25 leg lifts (challenging! definitely want to improve)
•  Overhead shoulder press: 1 set of 15 @10lbs, 3 sets of 15 @8lbs
• Dumbbell front raise: 4 sets of 15 @8lbs
• Rear Delt Fly Machine: 4 sets of 15 @ 30lbs
• Standing Bicep Curls: 4 sets of 15 @8lbs 
• Tricep Rope Pulldown: 0 - last work out and the rope was not attached to the machine...I was already very tired and frustrated with myself so I decided to try this one first next time when I'm fresh. 

Post Work Out Snack @5pm

• Bottle of water
• Power Bar*  

5:30 had a piece of grilled chicken from the Block Party and a Bottle of water

Glass of water @7pm & 11pm 

* Need to find out the nutrition facts about "protein bars" and if they are even good for me. If so, which brands are healthy and which are glorified candy bars.  Also, I need to look into the same thing about protein drinks.