Day 23

Today was ok, I went back to jumping rope and got thru the 1050 jumps, actually lost count at some point and made sure to do extra so that I didn't come up short.    Got thru the rest of the exercises with little trouble (no pull ups today!) though still find any shoulder related ones to be a struggle near the end.   I gotta pay more attention to the poses in the photos, I realized that I had been doing normal push ups all along, not the knee ones at the beginning, and it's good Patrick pointed out that the dips are now straight legged or I would have missed that as well.    My feet are still having problems, during the jump rope I felt fine, but after I took my sneakers off I noticed my left foot was swollen a bit again and was hurting for the rest of the day...it feels better when I elevate my feet, but walking is tough.

Still finding there is very little time left in the day by the time I do the meals and workout and work.  Today I had a later day at the office, I just finished dinner and it is nearly 8:30, I need to be in bed in an hour or so in order to get my 8 hours.  Problem is I am always awake at this time, I find myself dragging a bit in the early evenings, but come bedtime, wide awake, then I start thinking, "I have to get some sleep" and that spirals into a whole slew of thoughts that keep me up for another hour, vexed...I gotta learn to relax more.

Uploaded the new photos and sat there afterwards wondering if I look better or worse than in week 2, definitely think my back muscles are starting to show a bit, but gut looks bigger in week 3 than 2...I think I need to stop obsessing over this and just wait till the end result.  I definitely notice a difference from day one to day 22.  Speaking of which, never uploaded day one photos and tried tonight to do so, but they don't go in order on flickr and can't figure out how to move them around...

Seeing as how I am behind on a few other things and need to get some sleep soon I will leave you with a few meals I have had.

Anyone have any good ideas on food, love to hear it...I am trying to be creative while keeping to the diet, but my simple mind only goes so far.

So this was dinner the other night before my carbs got cut. A bed of brown rice topped with grilled chicken, a sprinkle of cheddar cheese, then covered in a homemade salsa of tomatoes, red onions, lime, cilantro, chili peppers, and garlic with a side of homemade guacamole

And the above was tonights dinner, grilled red pepper with a bit of balsamic vinegar and stuffed with a cajun grilled chicken, topped off with some homemade salsa

night all...food suggestions please!