Day 4: Spare Tire, anyone?

Today's workout:
* 10 min. treadmill push w/ 2 1 min. sprints (i.e. making the treadmill go w/o it being "on")
* 3 x 10 KB swings (45 lb.)
* 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 deadlift (same 45 lb. KB)
 - Between each KB set, do one of the following for 1 min.:
     * Frog Thrusters (3x)
     * Side to Side 10-12 inch. Jump
     * Forward/Backward Jump
     * Planks (2x)
     * Mountain Climbers
     * Russian Twists (no weight)
     * Run 200 m.
Total Time: about 25 min.

Before I get onto today's post, I have to be honest about last night. I got a little crazy with some cheese. LOL (but not really funny?). I made spaghetti squash with some ground turkey and organic pizza sauce (seriously delicious, btw) and thought I would just "treat" myself by adding some Parmesan cheese. Seriously, Megan? In the back of my mind, I knew this wasn't a good idea, because like I said, I get crazy with cheese. and almonds. and almond butter. and coconut butter. ...I digress. So I put some on my squash, and then I ate some out straight out of the container. And then some more. It's like I go into auto-pilot when it comes to cheese consumption. SO, before I ate the whole thing, I poured it out in the sink (and yes, it hurt my heart a bit) and threw it away. The same went for the shredded cheeses (sorry, mom and dad. I'll have to buy you some more?). They are now in the garbage. I woke up this morning and paid for last night's indulgence. This should serve as my reminder!!! So, no more cheese or nuts in this house.

This next part's gonna be boring (isn't this whole blog boring though?), so feel free to skip ahead.

Today's planned meals:
*Breakfast -- 1/2 banana (for recovery), 1 scoop protein, 1/2 c. frozen fruit (cherry blend), 3 T. coconut water (for recovery), and 1 1/2 c. steamed broccoli and red pepper (carbs) w/ olive oil (good fat).
*Lunch -- 3/4 c. spaghetti squash (carbs), 1/3 c. turkey sauce mixture (protein & carbs), handful of cherry tomatoes (carbs), 1/2 avocado (good fat)
*Snack -- 1 HB egg (protein), 1/2 apple (carbs), 1/2 avocado (good fat)
* Dinner -- 1 Tilapia filet, 1 c. steamed veggie w/ olive oil (carbs & good fat), 1/2 apple (carbs), and maybe some spinach w/ salsa (carbs)
*Snack (if necessary) -- 1 oz. turkey deli meat (protein), 1/2 c. blueberries (carbs), ???(good fat?)

TODAY'S POST (FINALLY)
Well, the title says it all. I have a spare tire about which I am not happy. I can contribute that to the copious amounts of carbs I consumed this summer. It makes me not want to wear the workout clothes I used to feel great in because those clothes hug the body (i.e. hug the tire). So, for the sake of losing a spare tire (and saddle bags and other areas about which I'm unsatisfied), I will keep trucking on through this transformation.

Thanks for reading. Until tomorrow.