yep...i'm still at it.

i'm onto week 3 of eating lean.mean.2014.
at times it's been a breeze while at other times i'm ready to poke my eye out.  i follow the meal plan pretty closely and have been hitting the gym hard.

i had 1 day each week i faltered on my eating.  one day i was in need of comfort food (aunt flo was in town) and wanting to snack while at my office desk.  i thought crackers wouldn't be bad.  i grabbed and filled up a red solo cup of these delicious munchies...

idea gone oh so wrong!  after eating them i thought, hmmm... wonder how many calories that was.  600!  can you believe that?  i wasted almost 1/2 of my calories on those dirty crackers.  had i known i would have gone for ice cream, a delicious hamburger or something of substance.  but animal crackers?

anyway, back on track-

i have gone 5 days a week to the gym for 1-2 hours burning anywhere from 500-1,100 calories.  i've been focused on cardio these last 2 weeks and will be adding more strength training starting week 3.

Result:  when i stick to the plan i haven't been hungry and for the most part haven't had cravings.  honestly though, my body has been super tired, which is why i took an extra day off.  my body has gone from 1-2 days of a semi-workout to 5 hard days.  i think it's acclamating and feeling better for week 3 which i plan to move to 6 days.

i do feel my muscles tightening. i haven't dropped any inches or seen any change in the scale until just the other morning where i went from 131/132 to 127.  not too focused on that right now.  my dedication to eating cleaner and working out more has been the exciting part.

i figure the rest will follow.