So I got a little bit off schedule with traveling. I wasn’t able to get to the gym when I was suppose to. So I went Sunday, Monday and then Tuesday our team met with the Trainer. I’ll never do that again. My arms are still sore. She told me not to work the same areas two days in a row. I couldn’t bear to tell her that I did it for 3 days straight. She already yelled at me for indulging in Spring Rolls. I didn’t want her to think I was a total idiot. 

The new exercise she showed us involved putting our feet on the exercise ball and lifting our butts off the mat. It’s so sad that I’m the only one that ended up with a charley horse on my abs. It was a pain. All my trainer could come up with was “well, those muscles don’t get used much until now”. You think that would discourage me but I actually got mad at that comment. I’m even more determined now to do this.

For the last week, I’ve eaten 5 or 6 small meals a day. It mostly consisted of veggie and protein wrapped in wither a whole wheat pita or tortilla. I haven’t weighed myself since I started this and I’m not going to untill 4 weeks. I don’t want to get or not get a false sense of security.

I’ve been getting a little creative with my spices too. I found some indian recipes and actually made a curry like dish with cauliflower, tomatoes and tofu. It was delish. I came to the realization that I can get the same exotic flavors but using healthier base ingredients instead of the fatty type. Thus I substituted veggies and tofu for lamb or beef. 

I’ve still not had any type of real dessert. I’m kinda proud of that fact since it was my favorite part of the meal. The sweetest I’ve gotten is the Clif bars for snacks. 

This program is called the Transformation challenge and that’s what I hope it’ll turn out to be. I don’t really want a diet. I want a change of lifetstyle and approach to food. 

This weekend will be another test. We’re going to a Mother’s Day brunch.  I hope they have a good salad. 

Tomorrow I have four surgeries. It’s going to be difficult getting 6 meals in between there. So I may have to settle for three. Happy Mum’s day if I don’t get a chance to say it tomorrow. Hope the Ladies have a wonderful weekend.