Personal Trainer....

When I committed to do this Half-Marathon in March, I knew I'd need to get into shape and make some adjustments and whatnot to my eating habits - to that end I got a membership at the local Gold's Gym and a personal trainer for six months, the membership is month to month but the smallest increments for trainers was six. Knowing how much I'm spending on this, you better believe I'm committed!

Talked to the personal trainer tonight and....I think he's crazy. The "no soda," "no eating out" I knew I needed to do anyway and that's not really problem, neither is the no sugar - it's the "120 grams of protein, 60 grams of complex carbs a day" with a two-to-one ratio of vegetables and fruits that's going to be the problem. I'm doing an hour of continuous cardio, three times a week and thirty minutes of strength training six times a week, that also has me a little worried.

At this point I'm wondering what exactly I got myself into.

With a new shopping list in hand I went to the grocery, to scout out possibilities and see what we could come up with to meet this requirements. I'll get the protein I'm suppose to everyday and even the fruits and vegetables - but the carbs, they're getting blown out of the water. And I completely forgot that I'd gone grocery shopping a couple days ago and essentially had no room to put more stuff - I'm shaking my head at myself right now.

I'm not going to throw away my old stuff though, I'll just incorporate it into what I'm suppose to be eating and while my numbers will be off for the next little while, I won't waste anything. I tell you what - I'll have to find cheaper ways of getting the protein without the carbs because I do not have a lot of money.