Day 3 (Wednesday)

A lot has happened since yesterday! I couldn't leave work when I wanted to, so I wound up having to take a cab to the gym just to make it on time for my training session. I worked out with Janice, the other woman doing this makeover, and our personal trainer, Carol. It was rough, but I suppose that's the point. It was frustrating because there was a lot I couldn't do, so I think it will actually get harder before it gets easier, but again . . . I want it to work. We worked out for about an hour at the Crunch on Christopher Street. (I must say, I was disappointed in how un-gay it was. Wouldn't you think that a Crunch gym on Christopher Street would be as gay as it gets?! I was expecting sparkly pink weights and treadmills covered in sequins and fabulous men in very short shorts. Instead, everyone just looked . . . normal. Sad.) Carol tried to make it fun with a "beach-themed" workout, but she couldn't fool me -- it was still exercise. Janice is really nice, so I'll try not to begrudge the fact that she has already lost 5 pounds since starting the diet a week ago.

After working out last night, I went to the awesome Asian/Italian fusion place across from my apartment and got bison meatballs, hold the pasta. (Bison is incredibly lean, and there is spinach hidden in the meatballs, so that was a totally healthy choice.) I made myself a side salad to go with it. Hard to believe, I know, so I took a picture (right) as proof. My grandmother even told me an awesome trick -- grate carrots with a carrot peeler, and then add that to the salad instead of whole carrots. Carrot shreds are better than biting into a piece of carrot, and of course make the salad look very fancy, which should not be underestimated. I had a mini-Drumstick ice cream cone for dessert.

This morning, people from Better.tv, where this thing will be airing, came to film me in my apartment. It took longer to set up the camera than to do the actual interview -- that part took about 2 minutes. She just asked why I was doing this and what I expected to get out of it. Then they took a full-body "before" shot (fully-clothed!). The best part was when they wanted to film me against a solid background, like a wall or a door, but there was no way to do that in my apartment because every surface is covered with storage, and my apartment was too small for them to get a far enough shot against my closet. Sorry!

I ordered lunch from Baja Fresh today -- 2 chicken tacos and a side salad. It comes to about 550 calories, which is a little high for lunch, but I can have a light dinner to make up for it. And I am fully planning on going to the gym after work. I got a free 3-month pass to Crunch, so I canceled my Chelsea Piers membership. If nothing else, I can at least save a little money! I was pretty excited about it because Crunch is supposed to be nice, but I wasn't that impressed with the Christopher Street location (lack of gayness aside). It was kind of small and the locker rooms were really dingy. But they have some really interesting-sounding classes, and hopefully some of the other locations are nicer. There's one not too far from me, on Lafayette and 5th. I'm supposed to work out with the trainer once a week (for 3 more weeks), attend the Beach Body class once a week (which will probably have to be on Saturday mornings, since I doubt I'll make it after work), and do cardio 3x a week (can be the same day I work with the trainer/go to the class). It's a lot! I'm going to have to cancel all my plans for the next month if I'm going to make it to the gym enough.