Week 3…Is this thing On?
The beginning of week 3 is here and I’m ready. It was a grueling hot weekend in the city so I was glad to be off from training. It seemed as if the city was in slow motion… everyone moving at a snail’s pace. I am feeling pretty good except I had a headache just about all day yesterday. I’ve heard of low carb days giving some people headaches so I hope that is not the case. But I suspect it was just caffeine withdrawals since it was so hot I skipped my coffee in the morning and didn’t have an iced coffee until the afternoon.
One of my goals last week was to increase my water intake and I was a thirsty girl! I started the week drinking 64 0z, then 80, then 90 and on Thursday I drank a full gallon. Actually, I can’t believe it really. But I did. I’m shooting for a minimum of 80 oz per day this week.
My weight has stayed the same which I’m really happy about. But let’s chat about my bodyfat. Basically looks like I’m stuck at 20% another week. On some days, the Omron monitor read 19.7 on other days it read 20.2. This morning …20.0%. So , according to this ‘gadget’ I am stuck. I’m hoping IT is stuck.. hmm..maybe I should change the batteries…lol!
Still, I know I’m making progress. I increased the weights in my squats and smith machine lunges as well as in the leg extensions. This week I will be increasing my reps a bit from 10-12 and still do 4 sets. I’ll also be challenging my rest periods. I’m also going to increase the intensity of my cardio still doing 10 minutes before lifting and 20 minutes after 5 days/wk. I can see better definition in my back and arms and even in my legs. Still have a long way to go…but I can monitor what’s going on better in the mirror than in the numbers on the gadgets.
The diet is a bit tighter this week too. I’m still having just about a half cup of milk per day but that is less than I was having previously as I am out of my Go Lean cereal after this morning and will be having oatmeal and cream of wheat (farina..yum) instead. Trying to keep good track of my macros and make sure that I substitute the calories I cut in carbs with protein to keep my weight at 120 minimum.
Oh…no real cheat meal this week. I opted to have a little snack I enjoy so I had some fat free yogurt and some fruit. It’s cabs but it’s better than having a greasy meal. Plus, I enjoyed my milk with cereal for the last week so that was cheating enough. I’m not much of a junk food junky anyway and I don’t want to go 6 days forward two days back.
That’s all for now. Looking forward to the week and spending some time shopping for flowers for my window boxes with Mom tomorrow. Happy training everyone!
Surf :0)
June 10, 2008 at 10:04 pm
Hi! The carb withdrawal symptoms will go away with time. I know it did for me. It used to really drag me down when I started 1 1/2 years ago. Now I am so used to depleting my carbs it doesn’t affect me.
I ate about 15 g of carbs in 2 days (I don’t go to 0) and I worked out tonight and yesterday and did an hour of cardio both nights. No problem. So it just takes time getting used to. But it really works getting the fat off. I’ve lost about 7 1/2 pounds pure fat in 6 weeks. My waist is below 31 now.
Good luck!! Never give up!!
Paddy
June 12, 2008 at 7:27 pm
I am doing lower carbs this week and am dragging. I am going to get used to it eventually its just kind of rough in the beginning.
on another note, Do you ever go to bb shows?
June 13, 2008 at 9:49 am
Yes, I went to my first show last weekend here in NYC. I don’t think competing is for me. I’m after a different look. It was fun and interesting to watch though.
June 13, 2008 at 10:00 am
I like competitions, they just keep me motivated. I don’t know that I would actually compete. Maybe, not sure. I would more likely do figure but in all honesty I would be as happy to just look like one…:)