Day 1, like a pair of old shoes.

You know, its amazing how easy it is to do the familiar, to sink into old habits. The premise holds true whether you're talking about eating pizza and drinking beer, or sucking down protein shakes and doing cardio.

Body for Life had been a literal way of life for many years in my past. I'd even tried tweaked iterations of it as my constitution weakened over time. But after much contemplation I realized that I had to fully immerse myself back into the lifestyle if I were going to make the specific changes in my life that I had set my mind to.

I made all the necessary preparations to ensure a successful first week. I did my grocery shopping, I bought my supplements and I pre-cooked some meals. I didn't need to study the program because it was like a native language to me, but I DID need inspiration. I Jumped all over the BFL website and guest book. I poured over my old Muscle Media mags (do they even publish that thing any more? I used to LOVE it), I looked at some of my BFL-era pictures...I got mentally psyched up. Then I woke up, literally.

My wife and I had stayed up a little late on Sunday so that 6:00 alarm was quite unwelcome. But like a soldier, I dragged myself out of bed and into the kitchen to start my day. Then I realized that I just cant eat breakfast that close to getting up, so instead of . reverting to Plan B, the nutrition bar. Then I looked at the handful of horse pills the sicko fitness freaks call supplements. For some reason, I have tremendous difficulty ingesting anything, particularly water, that early, but I swallowed that stuff and hit the bricks.

it was a normal day. I ate, I drank my myoplex, I journaled, I remembered to take my supps. I hit the gym

knocked out the 20 minute cardio like it was nothing and finished my day without a hitch.

here's a copy of my nutrition journal for day 1

Meal 1 6:40am
Cereal and milk, ½ zone bar
1 thermo, 1 multi, 2 flax seed oil, 2 CLA

Meal 2 9:00 am
Myoplex

Lunch 12:00
Chicken breast, rice, veg, 2 CLA, 2 flax

Meal 4 3:00
Myoplex, thermodynamix

4:15 Muscle armor

Meal 5 6:15
Chicken breast, 1 egg 1 egg white, veg, ½ potato, muscle armor, 2 flax

Meal 6 9:00
1 can tuna, 1 slice bread, 1 slice fat free cheese, 1/2 canp eas.

Felt good today. Tired, but good. Cardio workout on the glider. Level 2-7

weight 217

BF 31% (!!!)

The only way to do it is just to do it.