Check yourself b4 you wreck yourself
We reap what we sow, that’s for sure. Over this past 4-6 weeks I have made major changes in my workout routines, supplementation and diet. I started to see settle results slowly yet I have been happy with the changes. But the last three weeks have been very difficult to maintain my discipline, specifically around my diet.
This last weekend was my worst. I took Wed-Fri off from work for a short vacation. Sat and Sunday were spent back in town at home. I worked out on Wed and Thur at the resort gym which was ok. I didn’t do any cardio Wed-Fri which sucked since I’m trying to do it 5 days a week. I ate good, pretty clean but my weak moments involved beer, wine and cocktails. I had 1-4 drinks in the evenings.
Saturday started good by an awesome cardio session early in the morning. I had a busy day ahead of me so I knew I could only get an hour workout in and only if I went in early. So, I got up at 5:30am and went in and opted for cardio over lifting. Like I said, it was good I really upped the intensity. However, later in the day, I had to go to my nephew’s birthday party. I was starving at this point and I had eaten clean up to that point. I turned down the Birthday cake and ice cream but I had some beers. After the Bday party we went out for dinner which I had a Cobb Salad. However, later that night I had a couple more adult beverages. My daughter came home from spending the day with her friend at a company picnic. She came home with a huge bag of candy with lots of chocolate – my arch nemesis. I managed to stay away from the candy that evening.
Sunday, I went in and did a leg day. Good lifts. I started by eating good for breakfast and lunch – very clean. Then I went to another Bday party which I ate pretty clean for dinner. But I broke down and had a large serving of ice cream cake. I also drank a couple glasses of wine. When I came home, I had a couple cocktails and a beer. The alcohol kicked my sugar cravings into high gear and weakened my better judgment. I ate chocolate out of my daughters HUGE candy stash. Oh man, what have I done?
Monday – woke up feeling sluggish – can’t imagine why?! I went in to do my cardio but only did 25minutes. Afterwards, I stepped on the scale to assess the post weekend damage. Boy, am I paying for it now – not what I wanted to see. Well, I’m glad to be home so I can get back into my healthy routine. It won’t be hard but I’m guilt ridden from my weekend. I have great discipline when I’m home and doing my regular routine through the week but the social events have been hectic and I have made poor choices. Tonight, I see my trainer who has been helping me with core exercises – he always works me into the ground. This will help me get back on the horse.
It’s clear to me that I need to stay away from alcohol as it leads to more drinks and massive cravings. As well as poor sleep which leads to its’ own set of problems. I won’t cut it out completely but I do need to treat it as a cheat meal and make sure it’s infrequent and in small quantities.
