Yay for motivation

So I totally kicked ass today!

Not really. Actually I'm not sure if I did more harm than good. For Mum's birthday today we went to dinner and ate way too much. We started off with garlic bread - that yummy fancy restaurant kind - total mistake. Not that it didn't taste good or the calories were off the charts (maybe a little) but we couldn't really fit the main meal in which was a shame!

So I had battered squid rings and steamed vegetables. Well, at least I chose veggies instead of chips as the side. The veggies tasted pretty nice and I loved the sauce. But I'm sure the sauce was very fattening. And the squid rings had batter on them, so that's a big no-no. Then I had a pineapple juice vodka and a fruit tingle which tasted awful. Too much lemonade. Mum hates things going to waste so she drank it in one go and her face was priceless! :)

So the reason I kicked butt was that today as my gym day and it has been the only day since I joined where I was dragging ass about going. I really really did not want to go. I was tired and just wanted to sleep. I even Googled "working out while sleepy" to give me a way out - (because the Interwebs said so!) and only got bodybuilder forums lol. Anyway was pretty proud that I got off my ass and did it. I posted on SparkPeople earlier that I was going to stay there for as long as it took to get 700 calories and that was a good move because I wanted to quit at 350. But I kept at it, just because I committed to it online. Not that anyone would know, but it just shows this online communication thing works as good motivation. I was a bit sluggish as I've mentioned the last few days but the important thing is that I stuck with it and did it.

I had an out-loud argument with myself on the way home. After workouts I am so famished I have to have something and usually I have 2-3 eggs. I was reasoning with myself that I was so bad nutrition wise today I don't need that 170 calories. But its good, it has some nice protein and I was way under for the day. Eggs are my post-workout food! They are actually cooking right now and I have to get them off the stove so... see ya!