some weight. I have really been trying to pay attention to the mental part of the game which I think is my worst downfall (that or diet). I have been reading allot of old posts and trying to reestablish the reasons why I am doing this. Not that I have ever forgot them, I have just kind of had times where it hasn't been at the absolute front of my mind. Diet wise I am really trying to eat clean and less in general. I think my portion sizes have been somewhat skewed in the past. I am really just trying to simplify things. Natural healthy whole foods and less in general. Here is yesterdays menu...6am
Grilled chicken breast (small amount) & diced tomatoes, Banana
9am
Green tea, Organic oats & flax, Black coffee
Noon
Grilled chicken breast, veggies, brown rice
2:30pm
Ziplock of spinach, celery & almonds 15nuts
6:30pm
Turkey chili, sautéed zucchini (in evoo), 6oz v8
Throughout the day
Multi vitamin, vita c, 4fish caps, 100+ onces of H2O
Another note on the menu I have started to do like some of you all do. Monday night I grilled up 4 chicken breasts, made some brown rice, and a big batch of veggies. That gave me four lunches and four chicken and tomatoes snacks. Last night we had turkey chili with left overs so I made two more lunches out of that. Almost looks like I am planning my diet out here... :) I have been trying to be more active in the kitchen with my wife to make sure food is being prepared how I like it (healthy). She seems to like input and the help too.
Monday I did a circuit workout that included dumbbell swings, jumping squats, lunges w/dumbbell press, push ups, row deadlift combo. I stayed pretty light on the weights to work on form. I still nearly puked. The all over body workouts just waste me. I noticed another weird thing, when I do these workouts my BP drops significantly. I always thought it would go up. I took it right after I was feeling kind of ill the first time and it was like 91/68. whats your take on that??? Has anyone else taken there BP after or during a hard compound movement circuit?
Last night I did 40 mins on the treadmill. ran for the first 20 mins then switched to a more HIIT approach for the last 16 minutes with a few minutes cool down at the end. I was soaked and really wasted by the end. The treadmill doesn't make me feel like I am going to puke which is nice. I guess if I went harder and faster it might.
Hope everyone is doing well.
7 comments:
I think it's a good thing that you are making plans. It is a lot easier to cheat when you don't have set rules of what you want to accomplish. I know for me when I set rules and don't accomplish them I feel like I cheated myself and I get pissed at myself. So, I think it's really good that you are setting goals/rules. Keep up the clean diet, it probably is the most important part.
Hey, is that you in the space suit? Cool!
Seriously - I've always been burned by serving size. It's so easy to lie to yourself, but it's really the thing that's hurting us the most.
Glad to see that things are back on track Rip. Keep it rolling and you'll be looking up at 220 before you know it.
You're off to a great start. Preparing & packing lunches is definitely a big part of eating healthy throughout the week. Keep up the good work!
The prep in advance food prep is proving to be the key for my own healthy eating, so good call on that front.
I am curious about the row / deadlift combo. I haven't heard of it.
Planning the meals. Mastering the treadmill. You're all over it! Rock on, man!
ummm...hello???
i can't believe you just disappeared like that. please come back :)
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