My new blog is at www.thefitnessninja.ca

My new blog is at www.thefitnessninja.ca

My old one with .com expired and had to change the address.

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Y'know having considered how horrible my meals were yesterday (especially with regards to dinner and dessert), it brought to mind a recent Men's Health article I read in the February issue of the magazine. It was written by the editor and, without re-typing the entire script, he basically made the analogy between having a strong sense of economic well-being and planning for retirement and one's workout / nutrition plan. Basically, a person has to look at their nutrition and exercise regimen as a daily investment that will pay dividends in the future. I realize how cheesy it sounds now that I've typed it out... but... thinking along the same lines as this analogy... whenever I cheat at my nutrition, don't I damage my the future earning potential of whatever gains my workout routines have netted me? I mean, I'd never think to ransack my RRSP for some immediate pleasure, so why do I feel the need to keep doing it over and over again when it comes to eating.

It really boggles my mind as I *know* generally what a good nutritional move is versus a bad one. And, like saving money for the future or a rainy day fund, it all boils down to discipline. Immediate gains (scrumptious tasting snack) versus long term goals (the possiblity of reaching a sub 10% body fat count in the future [also looking great come summer]).

So, with all this in mind, I am reaffirming a vow to eat cleanly until the end of this Insanity program. That's basically 2 weeks. I'm making it a fairly short term goal as I acknowledge that it will be easier to meet (and once met, I can make a new short term goal... rinse and repeat ad nauseum). What this means is sticking to healthy choices (i.e. no fish and chips, pizza, fries) and limiting myself to singe servings of food.

K... now that all that is out of the way... I got through Max Cardio Conditioning at 4:30 this afternoon.