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Firing up another Monday - the nutrition started sparse but ended on a strong note. While keeping an eye on my 11 mo. old daughter and trying to manage a few projects for work kept the morning food to a minimum.
- Coffee & 1 Pear
- Met-Rx bar - super tasty, but not something that really is recommended while trying to lean out.
- Green salad (dark/leafy greens w/ cucumber & light ranch) with 3 oz. chicken
- Another green salad with 3 oz. chicken
- Grilled chicken w/ steamed asparagus
- 1.5 oz. of almonds
- 1 greek yogurt
- 2 scoops of whey protein
Overall, healthy? Comparatively - yes. Ideally - no.
Places where I’d improve:
- more structure to the morning meals (better planning)
- keep only whole food (no met-rx bars)
- at least a full gallon of water (only 1/2 gallon today)
Positives for today:
I remember reading where a trainer told the client he could eat whatever he wanted AFTER he ate all of the healthy stuff first and felt he was still hungry. So 1.5hrs. after dinner tonight I got my usual cave-man-esque hunger attacks. Instead of cookies, cold pizza or chips, I first went after the greek yogurt. That got me through 45mins.
Next I filled up my shaker up with cold water and blew down 2 scoops of whey protein. I probably could of foregone one of those if I had taken in a ton of water as I should have. Live and learn.
So 2 takeaways from today’s post:
- Log everything you eat. It helps to track where you’ve been & how to improve.
- Be ready for the late night cravings with a game plan to beat it up.
That does it. I’m off to bed - need to get up early to plan out the next day!
I thought it would be kind of cool (at least for me) to document what I’m shoving down my pie hole. In retrospect - I’d like to can the flax/oat bran/wheat pita in the morning for rolled oats or no grains at all. I did have an extra whey shake at 8pm (meal 6). Only 3/4 gallons of water…such a wuss. Goals for tomorrow are to at the very least eat as clean and MORE WATER!
There’s a myth being told that we were not meant to be fat. Truth be told, I believe it - although it’s something that is seems a little far fetched to me right now. So I’ll lay out the background in short to catch you up:
Last summer, I rolled in at my heaviest 245lbs. at 6’ tall. No - I’m not that muscular and yes… I was sporting some sweet adipose. That fall, I worked out with a trainer on and off and got myself down to 210lbs by this past March. Hell, I even ran a 10k to boot. I hate running - but I know there is definitely some benefit to being able to.
So a few weeks later - I have forgotten where the gym is located and know that if I’m ever going to get into the kind of shape I want to be in… I’m gonna have to get back on the horse.
Tomorrow morning - the alarm is going to go off at 5am. I will be getting up and rolling to the gym to get my workout on.
