Victories & Failures

I knew when I agreed to start this healthy lifestyle it wouldn't be easy. I just didn't know it would be this hard.

When I first started working out I hated the elliptical machine. HATED it. Could barely do 3 minutes on it, was dying by the 2 minute mark. One victory I've had this past weekend was I accomplished 5 1/2 minutes on it, twice. Granted it was only on level 1 & I wasn't going very fast but I did it! The new nemesis for me is the dreaded SPIN BIKE. Suffice it to say I will not be signing up for any spin classes anytime soon since I DESPISE that piece of equipment! When Ryan & I last worked out with Audrey she had us do it & all I can say is that I'm lucky to be in one piece. I think we only went 15 minutes & it was brutal. My butt hurt for days. It's still a bit tender. Then she had that evil thing put on our schedule for this past Saturday. I only went for 10 minutes. It's not the riding that's so bad it's the seat. We were told that most people don't really use the seat that they stand up on it, well, we are required to sit for a portion of our workout & it sucks because that seat is not made for sitting upon.  I think Ryan did 15 minutes & since we were supposed to go 30 he did better than me and made it halfway. I really hope I don't have to do the Spin Bike again for quite sometime, or that my butt toughens up & won't hurt so bad if I do. The treadmill is still my best gym friend.

On the food front, I need to explore the two new cookbooks I got. I'm sick of eating same ol' same ol'. Ryan does most of the cooking & he's amazing at it but we need some tasty new options. We do mostly grilled fish, pork roasts, turkey breasts & chicken. We still try to have steak from time to time but we do the bacon wrapped filets due to the serving size but it's still high, 220 calories. Since I can only have 300 per main meal that's a lot & the other meats are lower & better for me.  I would almost kill for a big ol' thick, grilled ribeye though! I know it would not be good for me to have but it sure would taste yummy... especially with a baked potato that's the vehicle for the butter & sour cream that I miss. Damn. Ok, now I have to think of something healthier to eat for dinner but that's what I miss most. Except for the mexican food at Fiesta Guadalajara. And Pizza Hut's pizza & wings. And Wendy's Homestyle Chicken sandwiches, sour cream & chive potatoes & their chili. And Burger King's whoppers. And McDonald's chicken nuggets with bbq & hot mustard. And COKE. They say this will get easier. I've been doing this since January 19th. When does the "easy" start? Ugh.