#Team RP vs. #TeamJYB3: Day Two of Fitness Challenge

#TeamJYB3:

Day 2 of my new diet to loose 15 pounds (or at least).

Woke up.

First thing I thought of was “I’m on a diet.”

Went back to sleep.

Woke up a second time.

Planned to workout this morning for 4-5 minutes and then have Bran cereal.

Put off workout. Amazed self getting small chores done that I have been putting off for several weeks (trying to avoid working out this morning.

Ran out of time to workout but had most productive morning in weeks.

Seeing this diet program as having great unintended consequences for keeping up to date on routine tasks.

At one point, considered vacuuming to avoid working out this morning. (PS I don’t even know where we keep our vacuum stored)

Ran out of time for Bran cereal too.

Darn!

Not really.

I tell myself I will work out later today—and for 5-6 minutes. To teach myself a lesson to not skip working out.

And I won’t eat a Apple Fritter for breakfast (at least not a whole one).

Weighed myself. I’ve actually lost 3/10th of a pound (at 192.0 down from 192.3)

At this rate, I am going to lose 2.1 lbs per week.

I become concerned because over the course of a year, if this rate stays steady, I will weigh only 83 lbs. If I continue at this rate for a year and a half, I will weigh 28 lbs.

And will need an entire new wardrobe and can’t afford one now.

Decide to go forward with diet anyway.

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#TeamRP:

A travel day.

Ugh.

Since there is only one nonstop to New York and one nonstop back to Lexington, I have to get up at 5 AM and get home after Midnight to fit in a day trip to the Big Apple for business.

Aside for all of the modern inconveniences of plane travel — rushing to the airport, taking your shoes off, getting irradiated, etc. — it is hardest on my fitness and nutrition routine.

Exercise is out — no way am I getting up 30 minutes earlier when I already have to lose an extra hour of sleep.  And it is almost impossible to find healthy things to eat as I am rushing to and around NYC.  Don’t even mention the client lunches and dinners where I have to suffer through a salad while my younger colleagues partake of the steak and fries.

At least I will be home tomorrow — I rarely have business trips that last more than two days.  I can only imagine what that would do to my fitness challenge participation.

Any tips out there among the RP Nation frequent travelers on how to stay in shape on the fly?