Challenges of getting back to the real world

Oct 13, 2011

As long as I can plan ahead, I'm fine, but my worklife has been extremely crazy this past month.  I've been traveling, and working crazy hours.  I still need to find a way to get my protein and water in when I have time constraints.  In Belgium (the land of chocolate and beer) I followed the plan, but couldn't keep up the protein levels, as I was in a manufacturing location where food wasn't allowed, so we had to go to the cafeteria for meals.  So it was 1/4 c egg for breakfast, a protein shake for lunch, then 1/4 cup fish for dinner.  I lost a lot of weight, but got run down.   My food choices were really limited because of my lactose intolerance (no cheese), and I'm having a little trouble with meat etc, so I'm limited to fish for dinners at restaurants.

Because of the trip, and overall weakness from not eating for a couple of days to illness, I'm struggling to get back into the exercise routine.  It's amazing how fast I can slip into bad habits.  But I made an appointment with a personal trainer for a couple of sessions this month, so that should really help with accountability.

Weight-wise, I'm on track at 180 at 2 months.  I'm hoping to hit 173 by my 3 month check-up.

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