Sat 13 Apr

Went over my calorie allotment yesterday for the first time in over a week. I was disappointed that doing a cardio dance video after work only gave me a very few more calories to eat following a slow step morning. I was over even before I had the Sprecher's float, but I wanted it anyway! So much for the motivation to keep losing - at least for that day. I plan to fit in a workout this morning before my hair appointment to help give me a base for today. Doing my exercises at 4:30 am on weekdays works best for my schedule, but I notice that when I can eat breakfast first and have a little time to relax and wake up, I definitely have more energy to put into the same routines. It may also be a factor that I had a couple of mornings off due to illness so I was ready and raring today, but I could feel the difference. I can still feel a little lingering tendency to fatigue more quickly, likely due to the last remnants of the illness, so I had to be careful to pace myself just a bit. Food: 7:30 am 1/2 small monkey bread muffin, hot cross bun, 1/2 grapefruit, 97 g blackberries, coffee 1:40 pm 1 slice nutty bread, 1 tbl peanut butter, 1 clementine Exercise: 8:30-9:20 am The Firm Bootcamp DVD 10:40-10:50 am Walk to hair appointment 1:00-1:10 pm Walk home