Day 3

Hey everyone!! Today is day 3 of my diet!! Today and tomorrow are my "rest" days... which basically means I take a break from the gym and let my body rest but I still eat right and drink lots of water. I decided that I am going to have my weigh-in day be on Friday mornings, so I will update you on my loss on Friday. I didn't weigh in when I started this diet but I know a round about number that I weighed when I started so at least I have something to work with. Today wasn't that great of a day for me. I was happy that I was able to sleep in a little longer, but I definitely should have eaten more than what I did, because then for dinner I went to Friday's. Again, now I know and this is all apart of the learning process. Tomorrow and the rest of the days that I have work, I will bring a protein shake with me in case I get hungry. I am trying so hard to stick to this and I honestly cannot believe how MOTIVATED I am to stick with it. I don't know where I got all this positive energy from but I love it!! LOL! Ashley's boyfriend John texts me almost everyday to check up on me and see how I am doing and honestly it is SOOO helpful!! It's like even though they live like 5 hours away, that constant reinforcer, that constant reminder helps me to keep pushing forward. Eddie and I cannot wait until Monday to start going back to the gym. I start my full workout plan this week and I'm excited to see my progress on Friday (hopefully the hard work is all worth it, which I know it will be!)

 Last night, Eddie and I went to Muscle Maker Grill.... for those of you who have never went there.... you MUST go! It's deliciouso!!! They have dinner entrees, salads, wraps everything. We usually get a wrap and then instead of fries you can choose from things like brocolli, caesar side salad, rice and beans, brown rice.... and the wraps are amazing. It's like grilled chicken, turkey bacon, turkey meatballs, if it has cheese it's low-fat cheese, and if it's sour cream it's fat-free sour cream. Whoever created that place is a GENIUS!! 

It's funny though because I am so NOT a morning person, and I'm so not a work-out person. I want to get myself in the habit to be both because I really want to be able to get up at 8 or 9am and be fine and get up and go to the gym without forcing myself. I know it's hard at first but I want to just do it and start to LOVE working out. It's just that I get so bored easily so I will have to keep changing my routine sooner or later. First things first though... get myself used to a workout, see results, and then switch it up like John said so that my body doesn't get used to it and plateau. 

I can't believe how many people actually read my first blog and commented me or talked to me personally about it. It's wonderful.... even people I didn't think would read it did, which makes me so happy. It's not the point of reading my blog... it's like in a way I have your support and I don't want to let you down now. I am trying to be so serious about this and I want this change so bad, that I feel that if I tell more people about what I'm trying to do I won't want to cheat or miss a day at the gym and I won't want to give up so easily, because then I'd have to answer to you and write that I'm giving up in this blog. I know that tons of people are going through the same struggle I am, so hopefully even if your goal isn't to lose 100 pounds and you only want to lose 30, maybe you'll find the motivation that I have and start to reach your goals too! :)

Something that really "grinds my gears" (I had to say that lol) is that gym memberships everywhere not just Hoboken are like $100 a month but yet there's fast food or junk food places on every other corner!!! It pisses me off so much!! It like makes it impossible for anybody to lose weight. I joined Planet Fitness, which isn't any luxurious gym but it's not bad either and I'm only paying $10 a month!!! It just sickens me that on my way to the gym I pass a million fast food places... here I'll go down the list... White Castle, Dunkin Donuts, McDonald's (2 of them!), Burger King, Wendy's (2 of them!), and they are building a Sonic. Honestly, I would love to stop in the morning for breakfast at McDonald's or an iced carmel swirl iced latte from dunkin donuts but I can't!!!! After my workout I don't care because I just wanna go home and make eggs but just the fact that the temptation is there sucks. If you haven't noticed I'm a fast food junkie lol... but not anymore!!

Anyway, I wrote enough to bore all of you for tonight so I'm going to go to bed since I have been working for 5 days and will not have a day off for another 6 days.... Thank you everyone for reading and showing me your support for my journey... I really do appreciate it. If anybody has any comments or suggestions for me about my diet, comment or message me! I'd love to hear it!! :) 

xoxo Melanie

PS.  The picture on the top right is of me when I first lost weight.... this pic is taken in my 1st year in college.... and this is what I am striving to look like again by Christmas (hopefully.... cross your fingers!)