Tracking. Dislike.

It's official, over the past couple of months, I've completely fallen off the wagon.  Like hardcore, tumbled off, face first.  RIP, motivation.

As some of you know, I recently moved into the city, and I'm staying with my parents for awhile until I figure out my situation.  This means I'm living rent free for now, woot!  I'm still focused on building up my savings, but I decided to splurge invest in some personal training classes to get me back on the fitness track.  No big deal, right?  Um, worst (best) decision ever. 

First off, I have to track everything I eat.  WTF, this is not Weight Watchers.  What did I get myself into?  I see the point of it being an all around life improvement process, but I'm iffy about having to put the pen to paper when it comes to my diet.  Anywho, I'm doing it, and it's been interesting.  I've always heard that five small meals a day is best, but I feel like I sit around eating non-stop...

Here's my lovely tracking sheet, complete with columns for fat, calories, carbs, etc.  Talk about facing the facts!  Eep.

As a result, I've been eating lots of these:

Cosi Signature Salad with chicken, and half-portion of the reduced fat dressing.  Cosi is one of those places that people think is super healthy, but if you aren't careful, you can totally end up having a 900+ calorie meal... so definitely check out their nutrition facts online (also posted at each location) before you decide!

And I'm refraining from eating too much of this:

Sad, I love bread.  Luuurve.  Instead of eating the whole thing, I'll just take 3-4 bites then get rid of the rest (cuts the calories down by 60-70% but I still get to have some).  Kinda a waste, but better that it goes to waste than to my waist :)

I have ten sessions of PT to burn through (I'm on the 3x week schedule), so I'm going to give this food tracking/training combo a try for awhile and see how it goes.  It's definitely a pain in the ass, but I'm hoping that it will help me get into a good routine...

On a somewhat related note, please let me know if you have any advice for foods to eat pre-workout!  PT sessions are from 6:00 - 7:00 a.m., so I'm confused about how to fuel.  I don't want to eat right beforehand because then I may get sick from having food in my stomach (and no way in hell am I waking up at 5:00 a.m. to make a real breakfast), but I tried going the no food route and literally had to stop mid-workout because I was going to hurl.  No bueno.  I've heard bananas and peanut butter are good, but it just seems heavy.  Suggestions, please?

Hope everyone is well, and sorry I haven't been posting as much lately!  It's my busiest time of the year at work, so I'm still trying to get myself into a workable schedule.  More to come!

xoxo,
Olivia