Thursday, 30 October 2008

Training Diary Week One - Thursday

Jam last night was freaking awesome... Patty was in good form as usual and I actually found it a bit hard to keep up and wanted to have a break.... next time will try to eat more for my afternoon snack to give me energy.

Had the most amazing salmon for dinner - cooked the usual way, in the oven, in foil, with hint of soy, garlic and honey - but it just melted... delicious... served on a bed of mashed carrots and asparagus... delicious.

Was very naughty and switched OFF my alarm at 6am this morning, gym bag all packed ready to go... obviously my body wasn't as organised.... so I got up and rushed into work just on 9am... feeling very shitty that I hadn't trained. Lesson learnt and will bounce out of bed tomorrow at 6am to do training session.

Thursday training - working tonight, will walk home - 35mins.

Thursday Food
M1: musesli, protein powder, skim milk
M2: protein shake
M3: chicken, avocado, salad on rye, almonds
M4: yoghurt, apple
M5: omelette, mushrooms, tomato, onion, prawns

Wednesday, 29 October 2008

Training Diary Week One - Wednesday

Think I managed to knock a few minutes of my time walking home last night from work - will take pedometer to measure the distance on Thursday... saves taxi home 3 x a week. Giving me 1.3hrs of walking a week.

Feeling quite nautious today, not sure if it is my system trying to get rid of all the toxins I have in my system... could be after the huge massage I had on Sunday.... hoping it goes away soon, have JAM tonight at Randwick!! Always a full on class and I need my energy.

Monday Food
M1: boiled eggs on toast - 3 egg whites, burgen bread
M2: soy capp
M3: rice, tuna, broccoli
M4: protein shake
M5: salmon, veges

Tuesday, 28 October 2008

Training Diary Week One - Monday/Tuesday

Monday training diary - swam in the morning to get rid of headache and hopefully manouvre the shoulder - managed to pull shoulder joint again, so off to massage lady for an hour of heavy breathing and not in a good way... shoulder sitting where it should be again...

Monday PM worked at Fernwood, decided to walk home... great walk, went the long way from gym down to McEvoy street and through past Belmont Street - took 30mins... felt great when I got home.

Tuesday - training - walking home tonight again. Due to shoulder - getting massage, decided to listen to Jade and REST... let the body heal. It cannot heal and workout at the same time... Amazing how I know these things but choose not to listen... most times. So 30mins walk is my "rest".

Monday Food
M1: egg white and vegemite on toast
M2: protein shake (strawberry) revival
M3: dark rye roll with cheese and tomato
M4: muesli with yoghurt
M5: fish and vegies

Tuesday Food
M1: muesli with skim milk/banana
M2: half protein bar
M3: brown rice, broccolini, tuna
M4: protein shake
M5 chicken breast with vegies, handful of almonds

Challenge time.....

So after a few weeks off training and a holiday in Asia for 2.5 weeks... I have managed to put a few kgs back on and defnitely have increased my fat % by at least 2% (which I thoroughly enjoyed doing mind you... ) - so my next challenge is to get my BF% down - I am not looking at the scales for kg's... just BF%. Weight is no longer an issue. Measuring cm's and BF% is my challenge - it is the mixture of both that make the body shape the way it is.... you know the muscle weighs more than fat truth. So true.

With 7 weeks until I get to Perth, I have plenty of time to get my BF% down by minimum 7%... yes... hardcore but with 100% dedication, motivation and nutrition I will get to my goal. I am very excited and the last couple of days nutrition has been really good... so again I will record everyday, my eating, my training, my emotions to keep me on track... if I have a hiccup I can look back at the days/weeks and see how much hard work I have put into this goal so far.

Using the after pictures below I can see how I looked at the last challenge and gosh how good did I feel.... that alone is my main motivation... I have booked in a massage for December, ready to pamper myself and reward myself for the hard slog over the weeks to come.

So my tactics... same as last time, low carb, high protein diet to include omega-3/6's and eliminating processed foods from diet, no added sugar, increase vegetable intake, limit alcohol 1-2 glass a week, increase flaxseed oil, nuts, seeds, avocado as healthy fats. Protein to be lean meats and organic eggs. Increase legumes and beans into salads/vege mix. Ready to record and get journey underway... the fun is the journey not the destination.. enjoy the ride and see what happens along the way.