Plan for July

     Seeing as it's the last day of June, I thought that I'd post my diet / fitness plan for July. I'm trying to keep it as healthy as possible, which is difficult for me, but I know it will make me feel better overall.
     Diet Plan: I'm planning on starting the month eating 1200 calories a day. I need to be eating a healthy amount while I'm still recovering from Lyme Disease. If I'm not losing weight, then I will decrease my intake after I'm off antibiotics. I'm going to eat 3 meals a day and two snacks. Every meal will be planned. I'm also trying to incorporate more protein into my diet.
     Fitness Plan: I want to be working out 6 days a week. This is my main focus for the month. Since I'm going to be eating more than usual, I want to take this chance to work on building my muscles up. Monday is ab day. Tuesday is cardio. Wednesday is leg day. Thursday is cardio. Friday is arm day. Saturday is cardio. Sunday is rest day. The exercises I have planned are mostly beginner exercises. I'm really excited to start getting fit instead of skinny.
     I know it's going to be really hard.  I keep reminding myself that I need to eat and exercise in order to be happy and healthy. All I've wanted to do lately is purge, but I can't throw up my antibiotics. Planning my meals ahead really helps with not binging. I'm still having trouble with my night time emotional eating. I'm making sure I don't do that the entire July though. I'm excited.

Weekly Goals

You probably know that I like making goals and lists so here's a list of goals for the last week in May!

1. Only 2 cigarettes a day Monday - Thursday. I'm trying to cut down because I am poor and sick.
2. I want to get out of bed 5 minutes early every day. In June I want to start doing yoga in the mornings, but I need to get used to getting out of bed.
3. Eat 1200 or less calories a day. I've already made a meal plan filled with all healthy foods and I really want to stick with it.
4. Clean everyday. My house is a mess. I really need to just clean a little bit each day so that the mess doesn't get so big.
5. Never skip a workout. I skip workouts all the time and that needs to stop now!
6. Go to sleep early. I need to be getting 8 hours of sleep a night and stop staying up watching TV until midnight.

Exercise Plan!

This is just an outline of the exercise plan that I've been trying to stick to!
Every day: 30 crunches, 25 squats, 15 push-ups every morning. Increase each by 5 every week.
Monday: Run for 20-30 minutes. Try to maintain an average speed of 10min mile.
Tuesday: Ab day. 2-3 sets. 12 reps each. Crunches, bicycles, planks, Reverse crunches.
Wednesday: Run for 15-25 minutes. Try to maintain an average speed of 10 min mile.
Thursday: Leg day. 2-3 sets. 12 reps each with 5lb weights. Squats, lunges, calf raises.
Friday: Run for 20-30 minutes. Try to maintain an average speed of 10min mile.
Saturday: Arm day. 2-3 set. 12 reps each with 5lb weights. Curls, kick backs, pushups.
Sunday: Rest Day!
It's simple enough that I think I can stick to it. I just do the exercises every day as soon as I get home from work. Sometimes if I have plans for Friday night, I'll do my run on Saturday morning. 

Getting Things Back Together

So, I need to get my life back on track. Get back to school work, and also get back to my old eating habits. I'm making up a plan for the rest of November until I go back home on December 10th for my winter break.

Eating: Mostly fruits and vegetables. I'm running out of money so either 1 egg for breakfast or some fruit. Lunch will be salads, for the rest of this week I'll probably make sandwiches until I can buy more food. Dinners will be low calorie options like beans and corn, or frozen veggies. Snacks will be things like 100 calorie popcorn or fruit or a little bit of cheese.

Exercise: Try going back to the gym twice a week. Wednesdays from 2-230 and Fridays from 11-1130. Also, work on doing ab-ripper twice a week.

School: Study extra every day. Go to every class. I need to stay on top of things before finals. Study mostly chemistry and anatomy.