Just when you think things are going good and you feel great, BAM something happens and it is UNBELIEVABLE!
That is something great to see. I knew I had a good workout yesterday, and that I ate well and stayed in my calorie range. I just did not expect to see more than a pound lost from one day to the next. I felt my normal self. My energy levels were fine despite getting 4.5 hours of sleep. I was not even tire come lunch time when I could have caught a 15 to 20 minute power nap. I am dragging some now and will sleep in tomorrow.
My morning workout was split between 3 different cardio machines. I started by working 15 minutes on the lower body only elliptical machine. This was not enough of a challenge to me so I moved on after 15 minutes. I then got my jog on. I did a mile in 13 minutes, 4.6 mph with a little bit of pushing it the last minute. I really got my sweat going here. My breathing was labored and I knew I had done something. I quickly moved to the stair stepper machine and continued my sweat for another 20 minutes. That kicked ass!
After a good hot shower I enjoyed my new favorite breakfast. I am in a good routine of eating 3 hard boiled egg whites, 2 turkey sausage patties ( sometimes morningstar fake sausages which are higher calories) and 1/2 serving (5 pancakes) of aunt Jamima mini pancakes. This is 310 to 350 calories and then I add a piece of fruit and sometimes even some peanut butter. When I feel like a change I swap out the mini pancakes for some instant oatmeal. I know the frozen and instant stuff is not the best nutritionally compared to preparing fresh and whole grain stuff at home, but this is more of a reality that people could easily follow, and it fits my schedule and work lifestyle perfectly.
My afternoon workout was a cardio blast on the elliptical trainer for 30 minutes followed by 15 minutes of bench pressing. I wanted to get some sets in since I was not able to get them in yesterday. The benches were full in use so me and my buddy swapped in the Dip Press Machine. That had me doing some chest exercises 3 days in a row so I went light today and reminded myself I will not be lifting again until Monday.
I will not bore anyone with all the food details today but I totaled 2,290 calories for the day. My protein (and fat) intake was lower than what I was going for and my carbs were higher than I wanted but I did not have it in me to eat a can of tuna today to help rebalance my ratio. I was not feeling hungry or in the mood for tuna so I will do better tomorrow. Tomorrow, tomorrow, i’ll do better tomorrow, it’s only a day away!
And here is a little video to usher in the evening
