confession

Confession: I've gained weight. A lot of weight. I'm almost right back up to where I was when I first moved to Utah. Amazing how you can work so hard for something just to let it slip by you in a matter of months. I'm frustrated with myself not just for gaining weight, but for feeling like I wasted a whole lot of money on fitness and personal training. I learned a lot and was doing so well, but then I got lazy.

BUT, rather than whine about it and sit around eating my ice cream, I signed myself back up for personal training with my old pal Brian. My first session is in 7.5 hours. Yes, that's right: 8am on a Monday morning. I'm going to die. He pushes me...more than I could ever push myself. And this time, we're experimenting with a low/high carb diet. For 4-5 days, I'll eat a low carb diet (75g) and a helluva lot of protein (240g). Then, for one day I'll eat a high carb (240g) and regular protein (80g) and start all over again. I've done low carbs before (I will never cut out carbs completely - they're necessary for your body to function properly) and responded pretty well to the program...I just admit that I have trouble sticking to it. However, I'm not so sure where all the protein in this low carb plan is gonna go:

Meal 1: 4 eggs and 7 egg whites (52g protein) and 2 slices of 45 cal. sara lee whole wheat bread (19g carbs)
Meal 2: 24 slices deli meat (32g protein) and 2 slices of 45 cal sara lee whole wheat bread
Meal 3: 4 servings (2 cans) of tuna (52g protein) and 1 cup cooked brown rice (37g carbs)
Meal 4: 80z chicken (56g protein) with broccoli, spinach or cauliflower
Meal 5: 7.5 oz. chicken breast cooked (50g protein)

Oooooh geez...that's a lot of food.