# 109 - Gym

I have finally started going to the gym! It's been a month now and it's been helping me feel better. I have not lost any weight in pounds, but I lost in inches and am generally feeling better.

My trainer said that my metabolism is slow and I need to keep it revved up by weights and lose calories by doing cardio. I also, as we all know need to eat 6-8 small meals a day instead of 2-3 big ones. This is the biggest challenge and it really is easier said than done. Espcially if one is working. Imagine, I need to pack 4-5 tiny lunch boxes when I go to work and half the time I end up not doing it. It is so much hassle. Plus all the work stress these days leaves little time to actually think of so many things to eat during the day! 

My workout routine is the following

Monday: Upperbody weight training + 45-60 minutes cardio

Tuesday: Lowerbody weight training + 45-60 minutes cardio

Wednesday: Core training+ 50 minutes cardio

Thursday-Saturday ( repeat of Monday-Wednesday)

All this easily comes to about 90 minutes of exercise a day, 6 times a week. *gulp* I haven't really gotten into the routine yet. It's only my first week on this upped intensive plan. Hope it goes well, I need to lose 4 pounds by the end of October!

# 79- Protest day 7 -10 ( or something like that)

Well, officially the 'Protest Days' are over. What I have generally learned is that one can be in 'protest mode' without over doing it and be just fine. So that is what I'll do. It's an art, really, but you can manage it just fine. The fine line between politely ignoring everyone and becoming a hermit.

For the past week however, I have been coming home from work at 6:30 pm, attempting ( and sometimes succeeding) in working out, and then after that it's just mindless tv till sleep comes.

On another note, I found this really nice blog online called

I wrote this for you   

I don't know the author is. I am sure most of you would have come across at some point. A lot of my fellow blogger friends think it's really depressing. It is. But some of the stuff that is written is really very beautiful.

like this one:

You always write down the things you need to do, rather than the things you've already done.

You've got it backwards.