Today was pretty painful on the muscles. I loved it! I already posted my gym update for the day, so this is really about the food intake.
Doesn't help that I'm coming down with a cold or pollen-related allergies or both. Regardless, I hate not being able to breathe. Especially when breathing becomes integral to working out. Sleep would have been nice, too. I managed to snag about 15 minutes this afternoon. It helped. I blame the drugs.
So, here's my recap of food for the day!
RECAP
Breakfast: half a tray of Fresh & Easy rotisserie chicken breast;
2nd Breakfast: the other half of said tray;
Lunch: buffalo chicken salad, but only about half of it;
Dinner: Piña colada cicken & confetti f'rice. This was an experiment in allergies. I have a pineapple allergy. The Whole30 has had testimonials of folks who've kicked various allergies--food and otherwise--so, I figured, hey, why not! It was TOTALLY WORTH any hives I may break out with later.
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Tales from the Gym - Personal Training
I have a goal. My goal is to be spandex-ready and worthy by Memorial Day weekend. Specifically, May 24. To that end, I talked to one of the trainers at my gym yesterday about personal training.
I was set up for my free consultation for this morning. I am fairly certain the guy was trying to kill me. I've been doing StrongLifts 5x5 since November and only recently hit plateaus in everything. I did a 20% deload and am going to work back up from there.
The guy who was doing my consult today, thinks I should stop SL because it's "advanced" and I need to work the smaller muscles to build them up to push through stalls, etc. Resistance training.
But. I like SL.
I also like the torture he put me through today. I, personally, think both would work nicely together to get the results I want.
We'll see if the trainer agrees. Her name is Nike and she told me she wanted to train me. She knows what I lift; she knows my goals. We chat because she's awesome. As much as I like the super-cute trainer, Daniel, I think he'd be a little distracting--though, he's pretty awesome as a bench press spotter. Very encouraging.
Anyway. Chris, the training director, really put me through some hardcore stuff and I discovered I have a phobia of balls. He had me doing squats with a yoga ball and I was afraid I'd pop it (hey, I've been told I was *fat* all my life...). Then, he wanted me to do burpees with an 8lb weighted ball. I knew the instant I put it down, my arms would slip and I'd break something...and I just sorta stood there, staring, trying to psych myself into it. I finally turned to him and said, "Can I not do that with this?" He was confused and started talking about strong cores, etc. I said, "Yeah...see...it's not my core I'm worried about...it's the fact my hands will slip off the ball and I will collapse onto it, crushing my sternum." He laughed and handed me a set of 12lbs dumbbells...that were circular on the ends. I put them down on the mat and stared a minute...then stood up and said, "Can I just do regular burpees? I'd rather not roll around and really hurt myself." Apparently, though, this fear of mine is because I don't have a strong core. Couldn't possibly be because I have no depth perception and very little coordination...coupled with a severe lack of confidence in doing anything involving something that requires depth perception and coordination. I digress.
There were a few exercises I just couldn't do. Planking and lifting a 12lb dumbbell was the first...followed by the stupid weighted burpees...and ending with a step thing where you step up onto a raised platform, balance and lift the 12lbs dumbbells over your head, then step off the other side. Remember a lack of depth perception and such? I also have a lack of balance...and a bad knee....which gave out on the step down.
TIME TO WORK THAT KNEE! Dear lord, I thought I was going to die...and I'm a pretty strong girl... But, then again, my left knee *is* pretty jacked up. As is my left shoulder. I'd really like to do things like what I did today as a supplement to my strong lifts. Hopefully, they'll agree.
I was set up for my free consultation for this morning. I am fairly certain the guy was trying to kill me. I've been doing StrongLifts 5x5 since November and only recently hit plateaus in everything. I did a 20% deload and am going to work back up from there.
The guy who was doing my consult today, thinks I should stop SL because it's "advanced" and I need to work the smaller muscles to build them up to push through stalls, etc. Resistance training.
But. I like SL.
I also like the torture he put me through today. I, personally, think both would work nicely together to get the results I want.
We'll see if the trainer agrees. Her name is Nike and she told me she wanted to train me. She knows what I lift; she knows my goals. We chat because she's awesome. As much as I like the super-cute trainer, Daniel, I think he'd be a little distracting--though, he's pretty awesome as a bench press spotter. Very encouraging.
Anyway. Chris, the training director, really put me through some hardcore stuff and I discovered I have a phobia of balls. He had me doing squats with a yoga ball and I was afraid I'd pop it (hey, I've been told I was *fat* all my life...). Then, he wanted me to do burpees with an 8lb weighted ball. I knew the instant I put it down, my arms would slip and I'd break something...and I just sorta stood there, staring, trying to psych myself into it. I finally turned to him and said, "Can I not do that with this?" He was confused and started talking about strong cores, etc. I said, "Yeah...see...it's not my core I'm worried about...it's the fact my hands will slip off the ball and I will collapse onto it, crushing my sternum." He laughed and handed me a set of 12lbs dumbbells...that were circular on the ends. I put them down on the mat and stared a minute...then stood up and said, "Can I just do regular burpees? I'd rather not roll around and really hurt myself." Apparently, though, this fear of mine is because I don't have a strong core. Couldn't possibly be because I have no depth perception and very little coordination...coupled with a severe lack of confidence in doing anything involving something that requires depth perception and coordination. I digress.
There were a few exercises I just couldn't do. Planking and lifting a 12lb dumbbell was the first...followed by the stupid weighted burpees...and ending with a step thing where you step up onto a raised platform, balance and lift the 12lbs dumbbells over your head, then step off the other side. Remember a lack of depth perception and such? I also have a lack of balance...and a bad knee....which gave out on the step down.
TIME TO WORK THAT KNEE! Dear lord, I thought I was going to die...and I'm a pretty strong girl... But, then again, my left knee *is* pretty jacked up. As is my left shoulder. I'd really like to do things like what I did today as a supplement to my strong lifts. Hopefully, they'll agree.
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Day 23 - The Whole30 Program
Just a few more days...
I've already reincorporated alcohol. Such a weakness I have. Makes me sad, really, but it's my choice. My vice, as it were.
Today was a long day of work...again. Here's the recap, since it's late and I just finished one of my favorite movies, Air America (Robert Downey, Jr. is not allowed to be that hot).
RECAP
Breakfast: uncured back bacon, 2 eggs, 1 orange, copious amounts of coffee,
Dinner: kick-ass hamburgers made by my darling hubby!! I have no idea what all was in them, but he was very proud of the fact they were Paleo (just for me!) I had 3 of them.
...and 3 whiskey & sodas....from about 7pm til now (1am). Oh, and I sneaked a few spoonfuls of Nutella....because...Nutella.
I'm going running tomorrow! I've never been excited for running which is a clear sign I need to return to my beloved barbells.
Seven more days--one week. We'll recheck progress and start reintroducing cheese........
I've already reincorporated alcohol. Such a weakness I have. Makes me sad, really, but it's my choice. My vice, as it were.
Today was a long day of work...again. Here's the recap, since it's late and I just finished one of my favorite movies, Air America (Robert Downey, Jr. is not allowed to be that hot).
RECAP
Breakfast: uncured back bacon, 2 eggs, 1 orange, copious amounts of coffee,
Dinner: kick-ass hamburgers made by my darling hubby!! I have no idea what all was in them, but he was very proud of the fact they were Paleo (just for me!) I had 3 of them.
...and 3 whiskey & sodas....from about 7pm til now (1am). Oh, and I sneaked a few spoonfuls of Nutella....because...Nutella.
I'm going running tomorrow! I've never been excited for running which is a clear sign I need to return to my beloved barbells.
Seven more days--one week. We'll recheck progress and start reintroducing cheese........
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Day 15 - The Whole30
"I feel fantastic! And I never felt as good as how I do right now--Except for maybe when I think of how I felt that day When I felt the way that I do right now, right now, right now!"
That pretty much sums up how I'm feeling after 15 days of clean eating. I feel fantastic! I'm still very groggy in the mornings, but I'm sleeping at night and, mostly, restfully. The only time I'm hungry during the day is when I realize I've missed a meal (like today), and, in general, I like to think that my outlook on life has improved somewhat. It's much more difficult to gauge and, given that I'm a girl, subject to change with the lunar cycles. Or something. SCIENCE!
*ahem* Anyway...
As you may have read earlier, I hit a personal milestone today. When I started my lifting program, I decided that I wanted to squat 200#. In a "When I ... Then I..." statement, I asserted I would get myself a "Miss Fit" t-shirt. I'm happy to say...I have to wait til after the weekend's gaming convention in order to design it, but it's in the works!
...and this fills me with glee...
So, lemme recap my day of semi-awesome eating...
RECAP
Breakfast: 1 egg, 3oz of steak
Second Breakfast: 2 eggs, 1 sorta blood orange, coffee
Lunch: ...water... I worked through it by accident.
Dinner: My husband so very sweetly opted to make the dinner I had suggested for the evening so I could KNIT LIKE A MAD WOMAN. I'd wanted "comfort food," and this was the perfect night for it. So, off to The Clothes Make the Girl for recipes. We went with the Cottage-Flower Pie, but used turnips instead. Probably will make it again tomorrow night with sweet potatoes. I dunno yet. Tomorrow is a very busy day... food prep for 4 days away from home.... for 4 people....
If I learned nothing else from this evening, I learned this: Ken very much loves the immersion blender. My shake tonight was strawberry, apple, coconut milk, and the lemon-flavored magnesium powder.
PS: Last night's concoction decided to erupt after about 45 minutes under my bed lamp. It was awesomely fun...but, y'know. SCIENCE! (It really does work!)
That pretty much sums up how I'm feeling after 15 days of clean eating. I feel fantastic! I'm still very groggy in the mornings, but I'm sleeping at night and, mostly, restfully. The only time I'm hungry during the day is when I realize I've missed a meal (like today), and, in general, I like to think that my outlook on life has improved somewhat. It's much more difficult to gauge and, given that I'm a girl, subject to change with the lunar cycles. Or something. SCIENCE!
*ahem* Anyway...
As you may have read earlier, I hit a personal milestone today. When I started my lifting program, I decided that I wanted to squat 200#. In a "When I ... Then I..." statement, I asserted I would get myself a "Miss Fit" t-shirt. I'm happy to say...I have to wait til after the weekend's gaming convention in order to design it, but it's in the works!
...and this fills me with glee...
So, lemme recap my day of semi-awesome eating...
RECAP
Breakfast: 1 egg, 3oz of steak
Second Breakfast: 2 eggs, 1 sorta blood orange, coffee
Lunch: ...water... I worked through it by accident.
Dinner: My husband so very sweetly opted to make the dinner I had suggested for the evening so I could KNIT LIKE A MAD WOMAN. I'd wanted "comfort food," and this was the perfect night for it. So, off to The Clothes Make the Girl for recipes. We went with the Cottage-Flower Pie, but used turnips instead. Probably will make it again tomorrow night with sweet potatoes. I dunno yet. Tomorrow is a very busy day... food prep for 4 days away from home.... for 4 people....
If I learned nothing else from this evening, I learned this: Ken very much loves the immersion blender. My shake tonight was strawberry, apple, coconut milk, and the lemon-flavored magnesium powder.
PS: Last night's concoction decided to erupt after about 45 minutes under my bed lamp. It was awesomely fun...but, y'know. SCIENCE! (It really does work!)
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