The "Official" Day 1

You gotta start somewhere, right? Welp, this, unfortunately, is my official day 1. Thank goodness it is over. Fresh start tomorrow. No excuses. No pouting. No wimping out.

The fact of the matter is that I did really well today as far as the workout goes, but the diet itself left something to be desired. I failed at the diet. MISERABLY. And by the end of the day, I wasn't even trying any more. Everything I pushed myself for during the workout today was countered by the lame, half-hearted, sorry-excuse-for-an-attempt I made towards the diet today. Very. Discouraging.

But it's over. There's only one direction to go from here and that's for the better. Because in all seriousness, it can't get much worse!

TODAY'S WORKOUT:
~Chest and Back.

• ROUND ONE
• 8 standard pushups
• 4 wide front pull ups, with the help of a chair on all 4
• 3.5 military pushups
• 5-ish reverse grip chin ups, with the help of a chair on all
• 12 wide-fly push ups
• 2 close grip overhand pull ups, with the help of a chair on both
• 10 decline pushups
• Heavy Pants: 18 reps @ 15lbs each arm
• 2 diamond pushups (Before crashing to my face!)
• Lawn Mowers: 14 reps at 12.5 lbs each arm
• 4 Dive-bomber pushups
• Back Flys: 15 reps at 10 lbs each arm.
• ROUND TWO
• 6 standard pushups
• 4 wide front pull ups, with the help of a chair on all 4
• 2 reverse grip chin ups, with the help of a chair on both

And that's when my arms were rendered useless. Of a 53 minute workout, I pushed through 34 minutes of it.

TODAY'S MEALS:
~Breakfast: 5 slices lean turkey bacon
~Snack: A few skittles, a couple chocolates, some fritos corn chips, scoop banana pudding ice cream.
~Mid-day Meal: Starkist Tuna Salad Kit, about 4 onion rings
~Dinner: 6" Subway Melt with pepperjack cheese on whole wheat bread, lettuce, onions, pickles, black olives, banana peppers, bell peppers, mustard, salt and pepper.
~Snack: Scoop ice cream, magic shell topping, sunflower seeds, chili cheese corn chips.

TODAY'S REFLECTIONS:
~Tomorrow is a new day. The "Monday Diet" is no longer an option. A little dedication is better than no dedication at all. Focus on taking baby steps in the right direction rather than beating yourself up every time you make a mistake or cave into temptation. Shake it off and move on. Tomorrow will be here before you know it!