August 4th, 2017

Today was a bit of a struggle. I had 1 day off before needing to work one more day and these days are just so hard to configure when trying to lose weight. It's a struggle between "do I get up to go to the gym?" or "do I just stay in bed all day so that I'm perfectly rested for work tonight?" So I did actually go to the gym, and trust me was work brutal. I was on 2 cups of black tea (which typically keeps me awake pretty well) and I was still dead exhausted. Came home in the morning and just wanted to sleep.

One of the things I started back up today was doing a Apple Cider Vinegar drink. It's supposed to help with metabolism, cleansing the body, and improving liver function. It's pretty simple, I usually do one or two cups of it. I'll admit it's got a bit of a weird sensation when I'm drinking it; like it doesn't burn, but it's a very warm tingly sensation when drinking it which apparently a lot of people say that's how they feel. And like I got this cut on my lip and I can't determine if it's hurting it or just the same really weird sensation. Weird, right? I know.

Another thing I started today was something called FitAffinity. It's a set of diet/weight loss supplements. I have 3 different pills, the Tight Tummy, Fat Burner, and Body Sculptor, but they do have some other supplements. I did try these for a few days while on vacation, I felt like they helped, but couldn't really determine the outcome. I would then use them on odd days and nothing like on a "strict" schedule, so again I was unable to determine if they were indeed helping me with my weight loss efforts. The Tight Tummy supplement has you take 2 in the morning and any time you feel bloated after a meal with a max of no more than 6 pills a day. The Fat Burner is 2 in the morning or before a workout on workout days. The Body Sculptor is 1 after every meal. Now there are days when I don't eat all three meals, these are typically the days I work and my first day off, so I'm not sure how much it's going to help me out.

Today, unlike yesterday, I did decide to copy what I put into MyFitnessPal. This is just showing calorie intake, it does not include exercise.

So today at the gym, I got on the elliptical for 30 and the treadmill for 30 just as I did yesterday and I did day 3 of the 30 Day Fitness Challenge.

Overall I'm tired, seriously tired, and I'm not sure if that's from work, working out, a combination or what. I don't feel like I'm over exerting myself in anyway during my workouts, and I definitely don't feel like I'm starving, so I'm going to guess that it's more work related right now. Three days down, now I just gotta stick with it, I know I don't see results right now, but eventually I will, and soon I'll start to feel them!