During contest prep it seems the only thing that is on my
mind (and most competitors) is exercise and diet. Every single day … exercise and diet. One day looks pretty much like any other
day. I used to dread Mondays but not so
much anymore – it’s the same as any other day.
Same thing with the weekends.
They are all pretty much the same with a little tweak here and
there. A typical week for me looks like
this:
Sunday: Back workout, cardio,
shampoo, nails, food prep
Monday: Arm workout, cardio
Tuesday: Shoulder workout, Life
Group meeting
Wednesday: Hamstring and calf workout, Finance class
Thursday: Quad workout, cardio, work from home, more food prep
Friday: Cardio, Chest and Tricep workout
Saturday: Cardio, posing practice, church
I’m used to the workouts but I’m in a conditioning phase
right now and I have to do 15 reps of everything with the same (heavy) weight
that I used for 10-12 reps. Three to four sets of each exercise. I’m getting
stronger which is a good thing, but I’m telling you … 15 reps is no joke.
I don’t know what I’m going to do with myself after the
competition. It’ll be the week of 4th
of July so I’m taking a week off from work and will probably go to the beach every
day.
My diet continues to be a challenge. Most days I can do the chicken breast and broccoli
or sweet potato all day without an issue.
But for some reason, yesterday it just left me wanting. So I ended up getting a small bag of baked
Lays barbecue chips and an extra Clif bar.
I really enjoy the thought of competing but if the dieting part is just
going to make me miserable than I don’t see myself doing it again after
this. I don’t want the process to be
something I dread. I want to be able to
enjoy this.
I switched up my meals for today so hopefully I’ll feel
better:
Meal 1 – ½ cup oatmeal with 4 blackberries
Meal 2- 4 egg whites, protein shake, apple
Meal 3 – Spinach arugula salad with 4 oz chicken breast, crumbled blue
cheese, blackberries and crushed pecans
Meal 4 -4 oz chicken breast and ½ cup steamed broccoli
Meal 5 – Nutrition by Design (I
have these on nights that I have school)
Meal 6 – ½ cup of Frozen Greek yogurt (maybe)
We’ll see how it goes.
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