Curse My Enthusiasm!

Uggghhh. Tough start today. For the first time in ages I rolled out of bed at 6:00 a.m to get ready for the gym workout this morning. I waddled to the shower making all sorts of groaning sounds as the old, tired, and sore body tried to get used to moving around at that time of day. Very soft of me I know, but I have become used to not getting up until 7:00 and the extra hour of sleep seems to be quite important to the old bod!

To make matters worse it is a grey old day out there. I wouldn't be surprised if it rains on me when I leave home to go to the gym. Fantastic. Hard to stay motivated in this sort of weather, blazing sun makes everything seem that much more positive. I can't complain thought, the last rain I remember was over three weeks ago now...so why did it have to break today?!!! No self respecting blogger living in Sydney could run a blog that didn't have a shot of Sydney's most famous icon at some point, so there it is, the Opera House. This shot was taken on our trip to Manly. If only it was nice and sunny today like it was then...

In any event, I am now fed and watered and pretty much ready to go. It is superworkout day today, the hour with the trainer followed by the nearly hour long cardio workout. I have made the extra special effort to get up early to try and be more awake and into the workout by the time it rolls around. With one hour to go I'd have to say that so far the only thing that has helped me is my super strong espresso coffee! I'll take that though, I need all the help I can get to try and be more into the workout today. The fact that it is delicious also helps of course.

I did hear from the trainer by e-mail this morning. She is flat out with exams and I will give her the benefit of the doubt as I do remember what exam time was like, and how it gets in the way of pretty much everything else. She did mention in her e-mail that she was going to change my diet soon, and that the changes I had put in the diet were acceptable to her. Later on today I will post the amended diet on the web site so you all can have a look if you like.

Well, I better put the finishing touches on my preparation for the workout this morning and get out the door. One hour until kick off, perhaps another coffee would be in order. I'll glug down a bit of water as well as I will need it today. All the best to you all for the fight against fat, I'll be posting my workout impressions and experiences when I return from the gym today. Check back to see how I did.