Friday, May 31, 2013
Bada Boom
I'm pretty grumpy this morning. I didn't go to bed until 11 last night. I think I'll drink some water with a Crystal Light Energy Packet. I love the Peach Mango ones!
Here's what I ate yesterday and my totals:
At 6 AM: 1 packet of Oatfit Cinnamon Roll Oatmeal; 10 oz of Hazelnut Coffee w/ a tbsp of Bailey's Brown Butter Pecan Coffee Creamer.
At 9 AM: 1 Banana; 5.3 oz of Vanilla Greek Yogurt.
At 12 PM: 1 Spicy Chik'n Boca Patty; 85g of Edamame; 1 Multi-Grain English Muffin; 5.3 oz of Vanilla Greek Yogurt.
At 3 PM: 1 Kellogg's Fiber Plus Antioxidant Protein Chewy Bar (Peanut).
At 6 PM: 1 Spicy Chik'n Boca Patty; 1 Multi-Grain English Muffin; 1 tbsp of Tribe Sundried Tomato and Basil Hummus; 2 servings of Egg Whites w/ 1 tbsp of PB2; 2 cups of OrganicGirl Salad (50% Spring Mix/50% Baby Spinach); 2 tbsp of County Market Light French Dressing (more on this below...)
At 9 PM: 1 Kellogg's Fiber Plus Antioxidant Protein Chewy Bar (Mixed Nut); 30g of natural whole almonds.
SALAD DRESSING DILEMMA:
Ok, ok, ok...Dilemma is a bit of a strong word, but whatever! It's my blog! =) I started out with trying a mix of balsamic vinaigrette and olive oil that Clint mixed together. YUCK! I don't know if it was just me or the way he mixed it. It was GROSS. So, then I look in my fridge and find this 0 calorie, fat free Ginger dressing (280 mg of sodium though!). I tried a small dip of that, and it was GROSS! So, the only thing left that I had was a bottle of County Market Light French Dressing, and that was less gross than the others so I went with it. I just wanted a freakin' salad! Now, I need to figure out what salad dressings to buy. Some people on bodybuilding.com suggested lemon juice with pepper. I don't know...that doesn't sound very good either.
Yesterday I met up with my friend Sheena and we walked her dogs for like an hour. My hammies are still really, really tight. I think I might try to stretch them at lunchtime or something. They are really sore!
IT'S FRIDAY, FINALLY! I have to make an appearance at my mum's work party tonight. I also need to get my workout in. I think I'll go to the gym after work to get it in and then come home to grab a bite to eat, then head out to my mum's party.
Saturday, I have a 10K in the morning and my friend's wedding. That's going to be fun carrying around my lunchbag to a wedding.
Here's what I ate yesterday and my totals:
At 6 AM: 1 packet of Oatfit Cinnamon Roll Oatmeal; 10 oz of Hazelnut Coffee w/ a tbsp of Bailey's Brown Butter Pecan Coffee Creamer.
At 9 AM: 1 Banana; 5.3 oz of Vanilla Greek Yogurt.
At 12 PM: 1 Spicy Chik'n Boca Patty; 85g of Edamame; 1 Multi-Grain English Muffin; 5.3 oz of Vanilla Greek Yogurt.
At 3 PM: 1 Kellogg's Fiber Plus Antioxidant Protein Chewy Bar (Peanut).
At 6 PM: 1 Spicy Chik'n Boca Patty; 1 Multi-Grain English Muffin; 1 tbsp of Tribe Sundried Tomato and Basil Hummus; 2 servings of Egg Whites w/ 1 tbsp of PB2; 2 cups of OrganicGirl Salad (50% Spring Mix/50% Baby Spinach); 2 tbsp of County Market Light French Dressing (more on this below...)
At 9 PM: 1 Kellogg's Fiber Plus Antioxidant Protein Chewy Bar (Mixed Nut); 30g of natural whole almonds.
SALAD DRESSING DILEMMA:
Ok, ok, ok...Dilemma is a bit of a strong word, but whatever! It's my blog! =) I started out with trying a mix of balsamic vinaigrette and olive oil that Clint mixed together. YUCK! I don't know if it was just me or the way he mixed it. It was GROSS. So, then I look in my fridge and find this 0 calorie, fat free Ginger dressing (280 mg of sodium though!). I tried a small dip of that, and it was GROSS! So, the only thing left that I had was a bottle of County Market Light French Dressing, and that was less gross than the others so I went with it. I just wanted a freakin' salad! Now, I need to figure out what salad dressings to buy. Some people on bodybuilding.com suggested lemon juice with pepper. I don't know...that doesn't sound very good either.
Yesterday I met up with my friend Sheena and we walked her dogs for like an hour. My hammies are still really, really tight. I think I might try to stretch them at lunchtime or something. They are really sore!
IT'S FRIDAY, FINALLY! I have to make an appearance at my mum's work party tonight. I also need to get my workout in. I think I'll go to the gym after work to get it in and then come home to grab a bite to eat, then head out to my mum's party.
Saturday, I have a 10K in the morning and my friend's wedding. That's going to be fun carrying around my lunchbag to a wedding.
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Are You Afraid Of The Dark?
1.). Awesome TV show back in the 90s.
2.). Storm had me worried about doing abs with no power.
Luckily the power never went off, but it would have been kinda cool to do abs by candle light. I wonder if people in the Pre-electricity days did abs in their log cabins by a fireplace...
I really do like doing my abs at home on my yoga mat. The Y has a really small mat area and you almost have to stalk the mats in order to grab a spot.
I couldn't do my glute exercises because my hammies were sooo tight. Even my butt was tight from those medicine ball lunges I did yesterday. I'll have to add in glutes tomorrow.
Oh, more to talk about tomorrow, but I ate a salad finally! So scared of bad salad dressing that I ate my salad by hand and barely dipped it into the dressing I put on the side.
Sooooo tired. It's bed time! Can't believe it's Friday tomorrow! TWO more weeks until we camp! :)
Measurements Are In!
I forgot to blog that I went over to my mum's house last night and she measured my bust, ribcage, waist, and hips for me. She made me feel good about the gains I've made with my body. I love my mum! So, this weekend, I will be submitting my order for a suit!
I.CAN'T.WAIT!
I'm Sorry I'm Not Sorry
Well, I just unfriended Sara, her fiance, and one of her friends. I think it's best to just remove any sort of connection to me and my business. I have strong feelings about unfriending people on Facebook. It takes A LOT to unfriend someone. I have only unfriended one person before and so unfriending three people today meets my quota for a few years! After seeing Sara's friend at the gym last night staring at me, it just forced me to do it sooner than I wanted to. I wanted to have a couple more weeks of not talking, so I slide off the radar. I hope everything is fine on both ends.
Here is what I ate yesterday and my totals:
At 6 AM: 1 packet of Oatfit Cinnamon Roll Oatmeal; 10 oz of Hazelnut Coffee w/ a tbsp of Bailey's Brown Butter Pecan Coffee Creamer.
At 9 AM: 1 Banana; 5.3 oz of Vanilla Greek Yogurt.
At 12 PM: 1 Spicy Chik'n Boca Patty; 85g of Edamame; 1 Multi-Grain English Muffin; 1 slice of Low Moisture, Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese.
At 3 PM: 1 Kellogg's Fiber Plus Antioxidant Protein Chewy Bar (Peanut).
At 6 PM: 1 Jennie-O Turkey Burger Patty; 1 tbsp of Tribe Sundried Tomato Hummus; 2 servings of Egg Whites; 1 slice of Brownberry Country Buttermilk Bread; 8 ox of milk.
At 9 PM: 1 Kellogg's Fiber Plus Antioxidant Protein Chewy Bar (Peanut).
I did my leg routine last night (which I still need to post). The leg press is broken at my gym, so I need to figure something else out in place of that. I tried doing barbell squats int he squat rack and there wasn't any kind of a pad for the bar to rest on your neck. I am TOTALLY feeling the pain in my neck this morning. I'll need to search for one--if not, maybe even buy one and bring it with me. I didn't look too hard because I wanted to get my set in before some stupid meathead jumped back on it.
Compared to my old program, I added more thigh exercises and I was happy with the way those turned out! I'm definitely feeling a tightness in my thighs this morning. I wanted to get my Wednesday ab day workout in, but I was meeting my friend Adee for some cardio. We cycled for a little bit and caught up on some things. I wished I could have stayed more, but I had to get home to eat dinner. I need to get more cardio into my workouts. I'm doing about 45 minutes, but I need to extend it to an hour.
Tonight, after work, I'm thinking about going to the driving range to hit some balls before dinner. This Sunday is the Bullet Golf Scramble. I'm excited to be playing in it this year. Last year, I worked it and got waaay too drunk to be handling money! LOL. So, I need to practice a little bit. I told my team that I don't want them to expect me to be good...I haven't hit golf balls all year long. The only problem is, I need to go grocery shopping really bad! I'm about 10 weeks out from the show. The diet is going to be restricted starting this Monday. I need to crack down to the basics. I already feel like I've been on the basics, but I know I can make my meals even more boring...LOL.
There are two things that I won't give up: Coffee Creamer and Flavored Oatmeal...I'm sorry! I just cannot do it.
Here is what I ate yesterday and my totals:
At 6 AM: 1 packet of Oatfit Cinnamon Roll Oatmeal; 10 oz of Hazelnut Coffee w/ a tbsp of Bailey's Brown Butter Pecan Coffee Creamer.
At 9 AM: 1 Banana; 5.3 oz of Vanilla Greek Yogurt.
At 12 PM: 1 Spicy Chik'n Boca Patty; 85g of Edamame; 1 Multi-Grain English Muffin; 1 slice of Low Moisture, Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese.
At 3 PM: 1 Kellogg's Fiber Plus Antioxidant Protein Chewy Bar (Peanut).
At 6 PM: 1 Jennie-O Turkey Burger Patty; 1 tbsp of Tribe Sundried Tomato Hummus; 2 servings of Egg Whites; 1 slice of Brownberry Country Buttermilk Bread; 8 ox of milk.
At 9 PM: 1 Kellogg's Fiber Plus Antioxidant Protein Chewy Bar (Peanut).
I did my leg routine last night (which I still need to post). The leg press is broken at my gym, so I need to figure something else out in place of that. I tried doing barbell squats int he squat rack and there wasn't any kind of a pad for the bar to rest on your neck. I am TOTALLY feeling the pain in my neck this morning. I'll need to search for one--if not, maybe even buy one and bring it with me. I didn't look too hard because I wanted to get my set in before some stupid meathead jumped back on it.
Compared to my old program, I added more thigh exercises and I was happy with the way those turned out! I'm definitely feeling a tightness in my thighs this morning. I wanted to get my Wednesday ab day workout in, but I was meeting my friend Adee for some cardio. We cycled for a little bit and caught up on some things. I wished I could have stayed more, but I had to get home to eat dinner. I need to get more cardio into my workouts. I'm doing about 45 minutes, but I need to extend it to an hour.
Tonight, after work, I'm thinking about going to the driving range to hit some balls before dinner. This Sunday is the Bullet Golf Scramble. I'm excited to be playing in it this year. Last year, I worked it and got waaay too drunk to be handling money! LOL. So, I need to practice a little bit. I told my team that I don't want them to expect me to be good...I haven't hit golf balls all year long. The only problem is, I need to go grocery shopping really bad! I'm about 10 weeks out from the show. The diet is going to be restricted starting this Monday. I need to crack down to the basics. I already feel like I've been on the basics, but I know I can make my meals even more boring...LOL.
There are two things that I won't give up: Coffee Creamer and Flavored Oatmeal...I'm sorry! I just cannot do it.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Workin' For It!
Here are my totals for yesterday and what I ate:
At 6 AM: 1 packet of Oatfit Cinnamon Roll Oatmeal; 10 oz of Hazelnut Coffee w/ a tbsp of Bailey's Brown Butter Pecan Coffee Creamer.
At 9 AM: 1 Banana; 5.3 oz of Vanilla Greek Yogurt.
At 12 PM: 1 Spicy Chik'n Boca Patty; 85g of Edamame; 1 Multi-Grain English Muffin; 1 slice of Low Moisture, Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese.
At 3 PM: 1 Kellogg's Fiber Plus Antioxidant Protein Chewy Bar (Peanut); 5.3 oz of Vanilla Greek Yogurt.
At 6 PM: 5 oz of Lemon Pepper Tilapia filet; 2 servings of Egg Whites w/ 1 tbsp of PB2 mixed in; 2 slices of Brownberry Country Buttermilk Bread (YES...I said 2...I just wanted another piece of bread before leaving for the gym. I instantly regretted it).
At 9 PM: 5.3 oz of Vanilla Greek Yogurt; 57g of Great Grains Protein Cinnamon Hazelnut Cereal.
I was high again on my carbs and sugar levels. I need to figure out a balance that works. I've been so scared to eat salad, but I need to stop worrying about salad dressing and just eat it. I'm also running out of food and need to go to the grocery store again. I'm hoping to do that tonight if I can.
Tonight I'm getting measured for my competition suit. I am so excited! I can't wait to order it!
I'm supposed to be swimming with my friend Adee, but I think I'm going to have to cancel on her. I need to get my legs and ab workout in today before I go to my mum's house to get measured. I hate to not swim, but maybe I can convince her to do some cycling with me because her and I signed up for a mini triathlon. Which reminds me, I need to buy a bike soon! I'm just so nervous about buying a bike. I want it to be a good one that I can use for a long time, but I don't want to spend $1,000.
I'm going to amend some of my workout and post it on here. I'll also post my leg workout later this afternoon.
At 6 AM: 1 packet of Oatfit Cinnamon Roll Oatmeal; 10 oz of Hazelnut Coffee w/ a tbsp of Bailey's Brown Butter Pecan Coffee Creamer.
At 9 AM: 1 Banana; 5.3 oz of Vanilla Greek Yogurt.
At 12 PM: 1 Spicy Chik'n Boca Patty; 85g of Edamame; 1 Multi-Grain English Muffin; 1 slice of Low Moisture, Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese.
At 3 PM: 1 Kellogg's Fiber Plus Antioxidant Protein Chewy Bar (Peanut); 5.3 oz of Vanilla Greek Yogurt.
At 6 PM: 5 oz of Lemon Pepper Tilapia filet; 2 servings of Egg Whites w/ 1 tbsp of PB2 mixed in; 2 slices of Brownberry Country Buttermilk Bread (YES...I said 2...I just wanted another piece of bread before leaving for the gym. I instantly regretted it).
At 9 PM: 5.3 oz of Vanilla Greek Yogurt; 57g of Great Grains Protein Cinnamon Hazelnut Cereal.
I was high again on my carbs and sugar levels. I need to figure out a balance that works. I've been so scared to eat salad, but I need to stop worrying about salad dressing and just eat it. I'm also running out of food and need to go to the grocery store again. I'm hoping to do that tonight if I can.
Tonight I'm getting measured for my competition suit. I am so excited! I can't wait to order it!
I'm supposed to be swimming with my friend Adee, but I think I'm going to have to cancel on her. I need to get my legs and ab workout in today before I go to my mum's house to get measured. I hate to not swim, but maybe I can convince her to do some cycling with me because her and I signed up for a mini triathlon. Which reminds me, I need to buy a bike soon! I'm just so nervous about buying a bike. I want it to be a good one that I can use for a long time, but I don't want to spend $1,000.
I'm going to amend some of my workout and post it on here. I'll also post my leg workout later this afternoon.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Pretty Good Workout
All in all, a pretty good workout! I am disappointed with the reverse grip plate curls. None of the plates at the gym have holes where I can hold the weight at 10 and 2 (think steering wheel). I felt kinda silly doing them. I couldn't get a good grip on them. I think I'm going to switch these out for standing barbell curls.
There were a few exercises that I want to up the number of reps I do. For example, on the assisted pull ups, I need to do 15 of these rather than 10-12.
I definitely felt my triceps working away. I think I ignored my biceps a little too much. I'll need to add in an extra 2 bicep exercises.
I really liked the Tate Press and surprisingly, I liked the DB kickbacks an the tricep dips! I did 5 sets of 12 on the tricep dips. I wrote down 4, but my body was not approaching failure. I think I need to do 15 reps of these in 4 sets. That should do it.
I'm interested in how tomorrow is going to go. I'll post my leg workout tomorrow. I need to get some sleep!
PB2
IF.YOU.TRY.ANYTHING.FROM.MY.BLOG,
TRY PB2!!!
I've been putting it on my egg whites. I know this sounds gross, but it's amazing! And, I just found this recipe for Banana PB2 Pancakes. I don't know why, but I've been craving pancakes like CRAZY! After I made those pancakes from Hodgson Mills, I tried to make them again with egg whites instead of an egg. That was a HUGE mistake! I completely ruined the batter. It was sad watching it PLOP into the garbage can...
So...I found this recipe and my pancake craving is coming back!
The Dreaded Day After a Holiday...
For the most part, today hasn't been too terrible. The day always draaaaags when a holiday lands on a Monday and you have to come back to work on a Tuesday. At least the week is shortened though! It's closer to the weekend!
I spent a lot of time modifying my workouts on Sunday and Monday. My gym was closed on Monday, so I only did some cardio and abs at home. Because of not lifting, I am going to try to double up my workout on Wednesday.
So, here's my new arm day routine:
Linn told me that 2/3 of your arm is your triceps (Triceps have 3 heads). I wasn't working the triceps enough in Sara's plan. So, I've made some adjustments in my routine to include more tricep exercises w/ bicep exercises. The tricep dips at the end of my routine are supposed to be to failure. This will help shape the back of my arms for the back quarter turn pose that I am required to do.
I'm excited about the Tate Press and the Reverse Grip Plate Curls. These seem like fun exercises and I'm all about doing something that isn't boring. Here's what those Reverse Grip Plate Curls look like:
And, here's what the Tate Press looks like:
I'm nervous about doing the tricep dips. I have done them before and boy, they hurt! I am hoping that because I am stronger than I was 2 years ago, that I won't have as much trouble doing them as I did before.
I didn't get a chance to go over to my mum's house to have my measurements taken. Tomorrow, she is going to measure me so I can order my suit. I think I've decided to go with the red suit, and I'm going to glue on some crystals myself. I also need to order my heels. This is definitely an expensive sport!
I'll post later about my new routine and tell you what I think!
I spent a lot of time modifying my workouts on Sunday and Monday. My gym was closed on Monday, so I only did some cardio and abs at home. Because of not lifting, I am going to try to double up my workout on Wednesday.
So, here's my new arm day routine:
Linn told me that 2/3 of your arm is your triceps (Triceps have 3 heads). I wasn't working the triceps enough in Sara's plan. So, I've made some adjustments in my routine to include more tricep exercises w/ bicep exercises. The tricep dips at the end of my routine are supposed to be to failure. This will help shape the back of my arms for the back quarter turn pose that I am required to do.
I'm excited about the Tate Press and the Reverse Grip Plate Curls. These seem like fun exercises and I'm all about doing something that isn't boring. Here's what those Reverse Grip Plate Curls look like:
I didn't get a chance to go over to my mum's house to have my measurements taken. Tomorrow, she is going to measure me so I can order my suit. I think I've decided to go with the red suit, and I'm going to glue on some crystals myself. I also need to order my heels. This is definitely an expensive sport!
I'll post later about my new routine and tell you what I think!
Monday, May 27, 2013
Lazy Memorial Day
I set a PERSONAL RECORD on my 5K today.
More to come tomorrow. I'm going to relax for the rest of today. :)
Sunday, May 26, 2013
New Program!
SO...I finally have some time to blog about my meeting with Linn. I showed her everything that I've been doing in the last 5 months and we went through Sara's program step by step. She kept asking me if she was a real personal trainer because her entire program was crap.
On days that are dedicated to chest exercises, there were only 2 REAL chest exercises out of the 8 that were scheduled for that day. She pointed out that the bulk of her program was mainly shoulder exercises. It's amazing that I've seen the gains that I have seen in my body because I haven't been working the right muscles.
I'm spending the majority of my day restructuring my program. Linn gave me a lot of great ideas to make my program even better. I just have to map it out the way I want it.
I also got an accurate reading on my body fat percentage. I'm at 28.8% body fat. I'm not proud of that at all, but it's good to know where I stand. I am definitely going to share my program with you all because I think it's good to show other people what you're doing. Too many people are secretive about their training. Why not help others?
I can't wait to start this new program. I know I'm going to see major changes in my body. I may even post pictures. We will see! :)
