Sometimes It Is Simply Effortless

Today, there was no struggle to meet my training goals. It was as easy as deciding when to go to the gym and letting my healthy eating habits guide my food choices. I've been eating very well for the past few days and it's become second nature again. This is how my relationship with food should be.

Training:
Scheduled: Cross-training day
Accomplished: 30 minutes on the spin bike
Calories burned: 196

My work-out today almost seemed too easy. I was sweating and my heart rate was at the bottom of my training range so I know I was working my cardiovascular system well enough. It just didn't seem HARD though. I am not used to the spin bikes and man, does it burn those quadriceps! The bikes at my gym are very cool and have a monitor that offers different "races" with different mileage and difficulties (in other words, steep hills). There is actually an up/down shift lever, like in arcade car racing video games that changes the tension in the bike and makes the hills easier to ride. The course I chose had a pretty steady incline and then a really big incline near the 3/4 point and so my thighs were burning... which is why I didn't push the cardio harder. It was still a good workout... I'm just used to pushing harder.

Nutrition:
Calories: 1,500 (in range)
Carbs: 230g (just over)
Protein: 89g (over)
Fat: 43 g (under)
Sat Fat: 11g (under)
Sodium: 1,645mg (under and perfect!)
Cholesterol: 110mg (under)

I'm seeing the scale moving downward already, which is nice; but what is nicer is the feeling of accomplishment I have. I AM following through on my training plan. I AM working out every day. I AM eating very healthy meals again.