Today was a KenpoX day for me and I love that workout so it flew by pretty quick. My glutes are hurtin pretty bad from Friday’s Legs and Back workout but I was still able to “Bring It” during today’s workout. I still may do a second workout today but have not made up my mind.

I have started to do something new. Even though my Clean Eating manifesto states that I will not count calories I have started to count calories. I did my Clean Eating for 3 rounds now (90 days) and I am going to deviate just a little by counting calories. I hit a plateu and was wondering if I was getting enough calories per day, or maybe even too many. So I created a free account at Spark People and started tracking my calories. I tried quite a few online calorie trackers and found Spark people to be very intuitive for me and easy to add and modify foods. So I found out that I am getting enough calories. And with my occasional splurges I may be getting to many. So I have started tracking them just to get a better idea of where I stand. I am trying to get my body fat to a pretty low level and have learned 2 things so far. Number one, it can not be done by exercise alone. And two, it can not be done just by exercising and eating clean. I have always know this, and quoted it often, but now I am starting to really realize how true it is. And by “it” I am talking about this… In order to lose weight you must burn more calories than you take in. That’s it. Bottom line. It’s that simple. So that’s my next step. I want to ensure that I am burning more than I take in.

And if that does not get the job done I’ll begin watching my ratio between carbs, proteins and fats.

If you want to check out my Spark People  “Spark Page” here it is… http://my.sparkpeople.com/Dugrhill

Till next time… Eat Clean, burn what you eat, and BRING IT!!!