Day 5 - It's TOO SOON! (14/16)

It's too soon for me to be slipping up already. Jeez. The food situation is fine. I've been staying between 1300 - 1500 calories a day, BUT the gym situation is not great yet. Maybe I'm trying to do too much at once. I missed yesterday because I went home and planted myself on the couch and quickly fell asleep for the next 6 HOURS!!! I'll let it go this time since I know I was exhausted from lack of sleep the night before, BUT TODAY there are no excuses. I'm gonna carry my cubby bunny butt down to the gym, and hop on the elliptical for at least 20 minutes and the treadmill at least 10 minutes. I may only go 3 times this week, but my goal is to go everyday during the week and have weekends off. I think I COULD go everyday for the rest of this week, but I'm afraid of burning myself out with too much too soon. A couple months ago, I started the Couch to 5k program and injured myself within the first two weeks. I think I'll have to work my way up to that program. I DO NOT want another shin splint...OUCH! I guess nobody said that this wasn't going to be a struggle.