Day 4

On day 4 of my 100 day journey, and I feel great. Exercising is always difficult to start, but once I get going I am enjoying it, even though I'm sore and tired. I enjoy working through the soreness.

This morning I weighed 159.0 pounds. I ate carrots and broccoli today, and drank 2 protein shakes. They are vanilla flavored and they taste like garbage, but I think I can stomach 1 per day.

I charted my diet for Flex Milligan a few months ago, and he found that I don't get enough protein in my diet. He also found that I don't eat enough in general. On most weekdays I consume most of my calories between 3pm and 10pm. I don't stop to eat during the day. So that's something else I am going to work on. Today around 4pm I crashed. I felt horrible. My head was pounding and I was exhausted. I ate a ton of food, then felt a little better. I ate more food an hour and a half later, then felt great. I realized that I had hardly ate anything all day.

This evening I had a short but solid workout:

• 100 sit-ups
• 75 push-ups (3X20, 1X15)
• 40 bicep curls (4X10) on a 30 lb. bar

Great insight from Philippians 4:8
"Finally, brothers,
whatever is true,
whatever is noble,
whatever is right,
whatever is pure,
whatever is lovely,
whatever is admirable -
if anything is excellent
or praiseworthy -
think about such things."

What we allow ourselves to think about dictates our words and actions. It's funny to think that something as small as a thought has that much power. Controlling our thoughts will determine who we become.