Getting Over the HUMP!

Today is that day...

I woke up this morning at 4 and was able to get in my first 45 minutes of cardio; throughout the day my energy levels kept getting a little lower and lower and lower. By the time my afternoon circuit came around, I felt like crap, I was exhausted, and I felt like I was going to black out while training...actually had to take it easy.

THE GOOD NEWS: Apparently this is normal and I just need to get over that hump, so its time to bust my butt and stick to the diet-which I've been really good at, except for tonight where I had a few extra Tbsp's of Peanut Butter/Almond Butter (by extra I mean like 3 extra-so that's like a total of 11 Tbsp's of PB for the day) CRAP! that's a lot of peanut butter.

I'm still getting used to writing and blogging my daily journey, but I'm getting better as the days go on. I'm noticing that writing things down help me to think about things a little more and help me to realize why I'm pushing myself to new limits. I'm not a quitter!

Need to get some sleep, rest is one of the key ingredients in getting my body to where it needs to be. Until next time...

Midway Through...8 Weeks away

This past week was hard, I mean really hard. Increasing my cardio sessions to 45 minutes 2 times a day was the hardest part. Not to mention that my trainer nearly made me puke (and I'm not out of shape and can handle really intense sessions-that just goes to explain how hard I'm working).

The nice thing about this week was Friday, REFEED! For those of you who don't know what a re-feed is, it's basically shocking your body and replenishing it with much needed carbohydrates and crap! My list of foods I ate that day include:

1. Crust of A lemon Tart
2. Half rack of baby back ribs and fries
3. Chicken Burrito, WET
4. 2 Krispy Creme Donuts
5. A Brownie

It was like heaven on earth. It's crazy because that food actually helped me with my cardio sessions today, I was able to get in a 30 minute eliptical session this morning, 45 minutes on the deathmaster (stairmaster) and another 35 minutes on the deathmaster. I also found that doing cardio and playing video games go hand in hand together; playing video games keeps you from leaning all over the machine and keeps you from thinking about how much time you have left; learned this video game and cardio thing from eric frankhouser (bodybuilder).

I'm about 8 weeks away from the day of competition and Im at about 12.6% bodyfat. I'm trying to reach my goal of 7-8% by contest day, so I'm looking at dropping about 1% bodyfat every 2 weeks.

My daily diet is pretty strict, other than those refeed days. 146 grams of protein 70 grams fat and trace carbs. Its easier to keep it to the same thing daily than mixing it up, so this is what it looks like on a DAILY basis. If I'm not at home and going to miss a scheduled meal, I pack it in a tupperware and take it with me in a cooler. I drink about a gallon and a half of water a day. Salt and pepper are my staples on my food. Stevia is my savior, mix that up with some green tea and you have a sweet tooth killer. GUM, is very important in saving me from screwing up on the diet.

• Breakfast (6:30 am) 3/4 C egg whites with some veggies and salsa, 1 Tbsp Peanut Butter
• Morning Snack (9:00 am) 2.5 oz chicken and veggies, 1 Tbsp PB, multi vitamin
  
• Lunch (11:30 am) 2.5 oz chicken and veggies, 1 Tbsp PB, 3 fish oil Pills
• Afternoon Snack (2:30 pm) 2.5 oz chicken and veggies, 1 Tbsp PB, 3 fish oil pills
• Preworkout Meal (4:45 pm) 2.5 oz chicken and veggies, 1 Tbsp PB
• PostWorkout (7:30 pm) Whey protein shake, 1 Tbsp PB
• Dinner (8:45 pm) 2.5 oz chicken, Salad, lemon, salt, pepper dressing

I'll do better about posting blogs daily.