Geez, after looking back at my blog entries, it's been almost a year since I've been here. How very sad. :( As I sit at work during my lunch hour, I wonder what I can write to keep myself inspired and motivated to reach the goals that I have. I have been lucky over the last two and a half years of not training consistently to not have gained any weight. As a matter of fact, I lost weight, and am thankful for that. But there are challenges that accompany that. How to get back to it and not gain weight in the areas I lost(legs) and put on sustainable size in my upper body.
I have been back at the gym 3-4 nights a week for the last three weeks doing mostly conventional training and keeping my cardio to a minimum - 20 min warm-ups usually on either the bike or treadmill (running 60-80 sec intervals). I have since been advised to chill on the running and for good reason. I can't afford to lose muscle in my neurotic effort to keep my legs down.
I am making every effort today to watch my meals, not that I was eating poorly - just not enough. I have already noticed that after two meals I am still starving. I am trying to figure out what the heck I am going to eat while at a work event for 3 hours this afternoon so that I am not starving by the time I get home (usually the biggest deterrent to going to the gym but I am so hungry I am sick). I am also wondering if I should switch my training to one that we worked up last year. I will be out of the gym for 9 days at the end of March on a trip and I am beginning to think that a kick start to the metabolism might be a good idea.
Maybe it's all of the Arnold Classic vibes in the air. I dunno, but I am shooting for June and going to make every effort to get it right this time around.
6:30 am - Coffee
7:30 am - 1 whole egg, 3 egg whites and 1 packet of low-sugar oatmeal, green tea
10:30 am - 1 can of Tuna, 1C spinach, 1 med apple
12:30 pm - 3.5 oz pork loin, 1/2C rice, 1C green beans, 1 Hershey's miniature chocolate (yeah, yeah).
I have yest to figure out how best to curb the sweets craving after a meal. And really, it usually is only after a meal. I don't want a lot. Usually a hershey's miniature is just fine. I could never get into the sugar free jello kick - just doesn't do it for me...grr.
Ah, spent 2.5 hours at an event listening to the Lt. Gov. of California talk about education. Interesting stuff. Didn't get home until after 6p and was, of course, hungry.
6:30pm 1 Scoop Syntha protein powder
7:15 - 8:30 pm TRAIN (I didn't do calves like I wanted...seriously EVERYONE was doing calves at 8:30 p m last night - what the heck?!)
9:00 pm 1 BBQ chicken breast, 2C spinach salad, 1/4C nuts (I was so hungry after the chicken and couldn't think of anything else to eat that might help fill me up quick)
11:00 pm Bed
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