Spinning

Spin class at 5:45 am, then work till 5:30 pm = one tired mama! The thing is, I work out every single day of my life except Sundays. I have not lost one pound in years. NOT. ONE. POUND. I do P90X three times/week, spinning once or twice/week, running twice or three times/elliptical/ yoga, you name it, I do it!! Why on this good God's earth will the F'ing scale not move???? It's because I have to watch every single solitary morsel that goes into my pie hole. Food has been the enemy of mine for years and years. I have been working out for years, but have not been consistent (like super duper consistent like I need to be) with the food intake. I am finally turning a corner on it. I realize that food is fuel and if I'm going to work out so hard, I need to fuel my body correctly. So Eating Clean is the answer. I have changed my eating habits. I know it will be a slow process, but am taking it day by day. I try and eat about 5-6 small meals/day. I make sure I include a protein and a healthy carb in every one. For example, today I had a piece of toast (clean whole wheat bread) with clean peanut butter on it for breakfast, apple and string cheese for snack, leftover porkchop and sweet potatoe for lunch, and half a protein bar and cut up tomatoes and cucumbers for snack, then a healthy chicken chili for dinner. Whew! It sounds like a lot of food, but its all good food and I'm not hungry for the most part. I have learned alot about nutrition since I've been reading the clean eating blogs and books. It really is a daily struggle to find the balance between everything I need to do and working out and watching my diet. I am a little obsessed with it. There are some things that have happened in our life in the last few months that have been devastating and I feel like it has fueled my determination even more. There are certain things that are out of my control, but I feel like the food and exercise and working to change my body is something that is in my control. So I am very fierce about it right now. I know it will pay off. I want my heart to be healthy for many years to come. K, gotta get back to Biggest Loser now....