I created this post because I needed to vent about my fitness/nutrition progress. A fitness journey brings with it highs and lows and I'm sure if you are anything like me, it's good to have a place to air it out, so have at it! This is an open forum. Please feel free to vent or discuss updates about your successes, failures, revelations etc. So I ask, how are you today?

Ugh!-- LoL,

Hi Ladies, I thought I'd come here and vent a little bit and make a few confessionals, so here goes:

I have NO idea what I'm doing anymore when it comes to my fitness and nutrition regime. I'm kind of just shooting in the dark/ throwing paint on the wall and seeing where things land so-to-speak. I'm a little annoyed with counting calories because its tedious and I hate seeing when I've gone over in Carbs/Fats/Sugars and under in Protein. I think my goals were not meeting my nutritional needs because last week I was feeling weak/light-headed and craving carbs so I ate some. I've decided to go back to including Cardio training in my workouts because I feel a lot better when get a good cardio burn. People say that cardio takes away from muscle gains but I like it so I'm sticking to it.

In the past I've pushed myself too hard in the gym with cardio and lifting and lately I feel I haven't pushed myself enough. I figure as long as I make an effort--even if I don't really know what I'm doing, it's got to be better than NOT doing. I guess I'm just smack in the middle of figuring out what works for me and what doesn't. What good are results if you're practically pulling your hair out to maintain them? I hate feeling hungry and weak. I don't mind a little muscle soreness from time to time--for me that's just proof that I'm making some muscle gains which is a good thing. Hmm.. I think that's about it. Folks with more experience know what they're doing and know exactly what to train and how to train and the effectiveness of this versus that--high reps vs. low reps, push vs. pull exercises, circuit training, pyramiding, super-sets, strength gains vs. muscle gains, bulking vs. cutting, upper body/lower body splits vs. full body splits, counting macros, hypertrophy, lifting to failure vs. NOT lifting to failure and yadda yadda yadda... I'm an amateur. For now I'll just stick to a little cardio + upper/lower splits. I'll only use the basic gym machines I know how to use (relatively) and I'll eat mostly if not all clean foods. Sunday will be my "cheat"/ "off" day, but if I feel like going for a run, I'll go for a run.

I've also learned that when I keep mostly healthy foods in the house there's really no way I can f*@! up. All my food options are healthy choices (fruit assortment, greek yogurt, almond butter, rice cakes (carmel), protein shake, pretzels, popcorn, sweet potatoes, spinach, kale, broccoli, black beans, veggie burger, steak, chicken, eggs, oatmeal, whole grain cereal/bread, avocado, green tea, water, pomegranate juice (no added sugar), salad, low skim mozzarella string cheese, blah blah blah). I've also decided that 1/month I'll go out to dinner and order/eat whatever the hell I want (apps, entree, and dessert!) "Moderation and Consistency", that's the name of the game for me. I've been ranting for a while. I'm gonna stop here. Thanks for taking the time to hear me out . Now it's your turn. How are you today?