Day 17... No Workout for Me Today... Cleanse Final Day

I woke up this morning all set to go to the gym but when I stood up my knee hurt so bad I felt it better to give my knee a day of rest. I did however walk around the Holiday Extravaganza for about an hour so I will just have to count that as my workout today. Now I am sitting with ice on my knee hoping that I can make it to the gym or go for a walk tomorrow. I just hope I haven't done permanent damage by jogging before I had enough weight off.

I'm kind of bummed that I didn't go to the gym... it really does help my mood and I can really tell the difference today. I can tell that my mood is down more then normal. Not only is going to the gym or working out daily helping me get the weight off it is also helping me be more positive and happier. That is the other reason I need to keep pushing myself to workout daily. My depression use to get really bad and when it did it was hard for me to want to do anything... since I have started working out daily I haven't been that depressed. Don't get me wrong I get down sometimes but I can push myself through it by not letting it take over and by going to the gym. Knowing that I will workout tomorrow is making my mood better already.

I stuck with my cleanse today but I must say I will be happy tomorrow when I can add things back into my "diet". I just hope that I will still be able to lose weight with adding things back. I plan on still eating fruits, veggies and brown rice but add a few healthy items back in. This is going to be kind of hard for me since it has been so long since I have eaten healthy without a strict diet to follow. I just need to keep processed foods to a minimum and go heavy on fruits and veggies.

Except for today I have been able to keep to my goals for this last week. I am going to count the walk around the Holiday Extravaganza as a walk for today. I have not had any Diet Coke and I have stuck to just fruits, veggies and brown rice with a little bit of chicken on Wednesday.

This week's goals:
1. Go to the gym 5 times this week.
2. On days that I don't go to the gym go for a 45 - 60 minute walk.
3. Drink at least 1/2 a gallon of water a day.
I believe that I unless my knee continues to give me fits I should be able to accomplish all of these goals this week.

Let the lbs melt!!!