Blue25’s BodyBlog

Exhausted from a busy week and working late, I missed karate. Again. Instead I did cardio and abs.

Today is the first day that I truly feel like I can’t do this anymore.

Today I made the mistake–well it wasn’t really a mistake since I knew what I was doing–of having a protein shake with whey. I was so busy at work I didn’t have time for a proper breakfast and opted for the shake even though I knew it had whey in it. Whey bloats me so I stay away from it. Well, needless to say I was miserable all day. I felt like I had a basketball in my gut and possibly looked that way too.

Surprisingly my rice protein arrived today. I wanted an alternative to soy and not crazy about hemp powder (yech) so decided to try rice. I’ll give it a try today after my workout. I’m going to have a decent meal first and hopefully I won’t get queasy like yesterday.

Watching my macros on low carb day is proving to be harder than I thought. It’s even tougher when I’m unprepared.

Had a long day at work and didn’t plan ahead with pre-packed meals. I tried to pace myself and did okay up until lunch time. I knew I was most-likely going over with lentils and barley soup but it was the closest thing i could get to something healthy.

I did an upper body routine but was queasy after the first set of six exercises. I pushed my way through 3 sets but was feeling pretty bad when I was done so that meant no cardio. I really thought I was going hurl this time possibly because I pushed myself and maybe because I didn’t eat properly before I worked out but it was then or never. I had a light dinner and shake afterward but when I reviewed my meals, I was over quite a bit. So do I make tomorrow a light day or just continue on and try to do better on Saturday? I always eat less on weekends so staying within range should be easy on Saturday.

Maybe I should just eat the same thing every low carb day. That might make it easier for me to follow.

I’ve been reviewing my meal plan and doing some extra reading to see where the cracks are. This has taken a few study hours away from prepping for my exam but I’m confident I can replace them next week. I made some mistakes this week but I’m not going to beat myself up about it. They were genuine mistakes and I learned from them and don’t intend on making them again.

My real concern is the party I’m attending tomorrow. Normally I’d just go allowing myself a cheat meal but since I will be there several hours, 3 meals worth will take place during the party and to top it off, Sunday is a LOW carb day! Of all the days…

I’m just going to suck it up and work with it starting with a fresh pressed veggie juice, protein-rich breakfast, cardio, abs, a PWO meal and a snack right before I leave so I won’t be hungry when I arrive. Now that I’m vegetarian again, I can only hope there will be more to eat than iceberg lettuce salad. But my friends are pretty creative when it comes to the culinary arts so I think I’ll be fine it’s just all the other temptations. Two things I don’t intend to do:

1 eat chips. Why? Because I haven’t had any in a month and half and I don’t want to open that door again yet so why start?

2 alcohol. I’m not a drinker. I have alcohol maybe three times a year. Tomorrow won’t be one of those times.

I know I will have sweet stuff. I’m actually looking forward to something sweet since I’ve been suppressing the desire for several days now. It’ll be great to finally give in and have something decadent but I won’t go overboard. An easy deterrent to keep me in check is to remember the nasty headaches I get when I stray from clean eating. Small amounts and lots of water and I’ll be fine especially since I’ll be right back on track come Monday morning.

Go Giants!