TLC: Trust, Love, Consistency

Morning weight: 62.5kg (137.8lb) down 1kg
Yesterday’s cardio: 30 mins/139calories neighborhood dog walk
Yesterday’s weights: 50 mins/ 149calores, lats & traps
Yesterday’s water: about 4L

I didn’t get to bed early enough last night and then I lay in bed getting anxious about the weight not dropping and whether I should have carbed up last night. Consequentially I got 7 hours of very poor quality sleep. I almost ditched my morning walk, but luckily I have a demanding training partner, who, after a few throws of the frisbee will drag me up and down all the hills in my neighborhood.

Here’s my training partner, Kevin, ready as always for action.

Before I left for my walk I put some quinoa on in the rice cooker. I swear this is the best and easiest way to make quinoa. Rather than one big carb meal at the end of the day, I thought I’d steel just a tiny bit of the carbs for breaky and my pre-workout meal this evening. It was nice and fluffy and warming but not really enough to bring me back to life. I made sure I had my almond butter with it, to avoid the insulin spike.

Please excuse my diet addled brain in yesterday’s ramblings. I now realise oatmeal isn’t made from wheat, it is however a more refined grain than what I was thinking of.

So, what have I decided on for my carb meal? If I’m feeling a bit Gordan Ramsey (actually I prefer Bill Grainger, he’s much more down to earth and cuter), I’ll be fixing the following:

Grilled polenta, topped with a organic tomato & onion sugo.
Served on a bed of green beans with a side of roasted sweet potato, sprinkled with pepipitas and drizzled with Fleaureau Penisular extra virgin olive oil

If I still feel like death I may just opt for a traditional cut diet carb up. Yawn!

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