Today I feel spectacular. I slept from last night at 6:30 pm till 4:30 am this morning (which is my usual time to wake up in the am). My headache is gone. Still sore and achy but as Dax Moy has said workout #1 this morning took care of that. Its not to say I am still not sore but its definitely a lot better.
I think I am under eating again. I woke up super super hungry this morning so I am going to start taking photos of what I eat so I can look at it objectively and be better able to judge if I am undereating or not eating enough of the right stuff. I will be using my hand on the table next to the plate as a good scale to use for size and portion reference.
Breakfast was 3 egg whites + 1 whole egg, 1/2 cup of avocado salad, 1 sprouted grain wheat and gluten free toast, 1 liter of water. Like I said I was starving.
Off to work. Work was better today. No stress and everything went smoothly. It was great.
I went to the park and took care of workout no.2. It was great.
My lunch consisted of surprise - chicken (grilled), spinach and watercress salad with sliced almonds & cranberries, EVOO and vinegar with water.
So far for the day it's been 2 liters down and 2 to go - lol.
Snack was ½ of an apple with 1 oz of walnuts.
After work, went to a park near the house and banged out workout no. 3 - Yay. Only 1 more to go.
Dinner was grilled chicken breast, broccoli, and a green salad.
Walked after dinner last night (which is workout #4). Plus 1 ½ hours of rehearsal last night. Got to bed at 11:30 again but I did sleep well.
I officially met my water goal of 4 liters. Yay.
Today has been a great day. I am actually pleasantly surprised, I have noticed that with each day I am increasing in strength and actually surpassing the day before's score by at least 4-5 reps more. WOW! Only real change I have made in my workouts, including Reboot from December is peeling the onion ALL the way, and I sort of play a mind game with myself.
At the last round of any of my exercises (timed or not), just when I think I can't squeeze out another rep, I push myself even harder and tell myself in my drill sarg's voice (obviously in my head not out loud - don't want to get locked up) the following words:
“Finish strong! There is no can't! There is only Will do! I am not tired! I have more energy left inside of me just waiting to be used! I am powerful beyond all measure and don’t ever forget that!”
I also keep my mind focused on the muscle group and my exercise itself, not how much time or sets or rounds or reps I have left. Just my muscles and the exercise!
Hey, it works for me it might work for someone else. Hope this helps someone.
And a great big thanks to the beautiful and gorgeous Ms. Deb for the heads up on the balsamic vinegar through your responses to other posts. That's the vinegar that I've been using and it also explains why it wasn't helping my headaches any -lol. Didn't think about that.
3 Days Down and 27 To Go!
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