Coming Back

I had a pretty bad day today at work. Just everything seemed to go wrong and everyone was getting on my nerves. So I was feeling very blah about the diet and the fact that I had to work out when I got off work. I texted my boyfriend at about 3:00 telling him I was pretty much wanting to throw the towel in for the day. He was having an equally bad day, so we both wanted to pretty much do nothing for the rest of the day...except for maybe eat some junk food.

I was planning to head straight to his house after work, but by the time I got off, he was sort of in the middle of something, so I decided to go home and just chill at my apartment for a bit. I ended up snacking on a few chips, but then decided that it really wasn't worth it. Then I decided instead of getting fast food or making horribly high calorie pre-packaged food with my boyfriend, I would just make something at home. THEN (which even shocked me), I decided I might as well work out on my treadmill while I finished watching some of the shows on my DVR. So I did! 42 minutes of intervals and then abs. (PS: I forgot to mention in my last post that I did weights and abs as well as cardio yesterday. I'm sure none of you really care, but I just want to keep my record straight! :) I have to say, I am very proud of myself!! I had pretty much just written this day up as a fail and (maybe) I'd start again tomorrow. It's pretty easy to do that kind of thing two days in to a diet. After all, it's not like I'd be losing weeks of progress or anything. I could start again tomorrow and barely notice any difference. But still...I can't do this anymore. I need to do this. I am tired of feeling so horrible about myself. I'm tired of dreading going anywhere because none of my clothes fit well anymore. I don't want to live like that anymore. And there's no sense in pushing it off any longer. Even just one more day.

Breakfast: Carrot juice.
Lunch: Avocado salad and a sweet potato (luckily I didn't really hit the height of my bad mood until after I'd gone out for my lunch break, so I didn't have a lot of options as far as eating an unhealthy lunch. But then, there is always the vending machine...so I guess I should give myself more credit for holding strong here)
Dinner: Quinoa pasta with basil pesto sauce. Not exactly 100% sticking with the detox diet....she suggests no grains really while on the actual detox part. But she says if you are going to have grains, quinoa is one of the better options. I tried it for the first time when I was in LA for my visit, and it's really good. I'm generally someone who likes more healthier substitutes, but I actually really hate wheat pasta. So I always expected I wouldn't like Quinoa etiher. But I really can't tell much of a difference at all from normal pasta! It's not really any lower in calories, but it is healthier for you (supposedly at least) and most kinds have quite a bit of protein as well.
Snack: 1 square of dark chocolate

Alright, that's about it. Hopefully I can continue on this path. Doesn't mean I won't struggle, but that's ok if I can get myself right back on track!