Day 5

Today was day 5 of the Body for Life 12 week challenge. Up until yesterday I was following the plan from what I could gleam from the website. Yesterday I borrowed the book from a friend skimmed it over and saw some things I wasn't doing right. The biggest thing was I wasn't pushing myself hard enough on the weight training. I only have a pair of 5# and 10# dumbbells. I really needed some heavier weight so I borrowed a barbell with some weights from my parents.
So today was an arm training day with my new heavier weights. I didn't care for the barbell a whole lot because it was tedious putting the weights on and off between every set. Also I don't have a weight bench I just use my step bench elevated on four risers. This works fine with dumbbells but when I was doing the bench press there was no place to put the barbell. When I was done with the set I had to sit back up holding the barbell then place it on the ground. I was hopping to avoid purchasing more dumbbells but I might still. Maybe I'll see if I can find any on freecycle.
My arm routine was significantly harder. I definitely pushed myself to a level 10 on the shoulder and bicep exercises. I will definitely be feeling it through out my upper body tomorrow

Food:
So I'm not really following the food part of the program to a tee. Food is always my downfall. I'm actually just working on moving towards a more whole food diet. Eating smaller more frequent meals as suggested. I'm also making a conscious effort to increase the protein and other nutrients.

So what did I eat today?

Breakfast: Oatmeal
Morning: Then I snacked on some candy
Lunch: Spaghetti with marinara sauce, mushrooms and some cheese
Afternoon: I was dragging I took Ethan to speech class then I ran some errands and my gas tank was low so I went to the gas station. I was so close to grabbing a soda but I resisted the temptation. I got home had a bowl of cottage cheese and felt so much better.
Dinner: Not very healthy but delicious Beef Stroganoff and adaption of this recipe And Creamy Romaine Salad. Love the dressing on this salad
Evening: Snacked on some not healthy cereal

So I really need to work on the unhealthy snacking. I'm not too concerned about meals as long as I use proper portion control.
The next couple days will be a challenge. Jake will be out of town. I always like to reward myself but eating yummy (interpret unhealthy) food when he is gone.