honeymustard’s BodyBlog

It’s not been a good week. Was feeling sick. Really bad headache which led to no training yesterday or today. Diet was bad too. I’m feeling better but still have things in my way this week. I have to wait around for the plumber on Thursday and I have to make up the days I’ve missed. Will blog again starting next week I think.

I’ve taken today off work to recover, regroup and refocus. I wish I could take a week off! But a day or two should do it.

I haven’t done my usual workout, I’ve just potted around the house and done a bit of retail therapy (which works wonders! lol) I want to get some new workout clothes to give me renewed ‘pep’ in my daily workouts.

So if I take tomorrow off I’m going to do more shopping and get back into my workouts.

it’s about whether you get back up again. I’m going to get back up again. I want to. I HAVE to.

I know I ‘fall down’ a lot but one thing I am proud of is that I ALWAYS get back up again. I’m always ’starting again’ and I don’t give up.

I’m sitting here today feeling sorry for myself (and I’m allowing myself only today for self pity and chocolate) but tomorrow - NO MORE!!

My heart will still be breaking tomorrow but I’m determined to focus on all that is good in my life and get back onto clean eating. I won’t let sadness envelope me completely and stop my path to competition.

And on the seventh day I ate more crap…..

I don’t feel good about it. My heart is still breaking…..and I know I’m eating just to stop myself from crying.

I hope I find a way out of this hole I’m in.

Well day 6 has sucked - food wise. Training with my PT was awesome. Always is.

Legs - smith lunges, walking lunges - weighted stair climbs, fit ball squats, stair sprints - leg press, weighted step ups - leg curl - leg extension - calf raises - crunches

Diet has sucked today so not even going to list it ;( too many english muffins and just eating to fill the cracks of my broken heart. ;( it doesn’t really help but still couldn’t stop eating.

So I’m ‘emotional eating’ right now. I have to find a way to pick myself up again. I will find my ‘mojo’ again. It just may take me a couple of days

Not such a great day. A bit disappointed in myself. It started out so well. I wrote myself a note to really push myself with my weights and cardio and I did! I burned 800 calories today AND it was Chest day too (my least favourite day)

Unfortunately I did eat a double choc chip muffin. I went to get my ususal coffee and was offered the muffin for cheap because it was later in the afternoon. I don’t know what I was thinking when I said ‘yes’. I don’t think my brain was switched on. lol

It was sooooo goooood!! Warmed just nicely. I really hate to think about how many calories were in it!! I’m usually quite good with things like that. I just say No or tell myself ‘that’s 600 calories, that’s 2 hours on the treadmill!’ but had brain freeze.

Nevermind… onwards and upwards.

TRAINING

Chest, Abs, Cardio

Seated flyes supersetted with pushups

Flat bench DB Chest Press (10kg) will move up to 12.5kg next week and see how many reps I get out.

Hanging knee raises (i wish my gym had a roman chair coz just ‘hanging’ doesn’t work for me. I try but find I swing too much and can’t get a real ab burn)

Hip Lift/Leg Lower combo

Fit Ball Crunches

Fit Ball Crunches - sides

Cardio - I started with intervals on 6km and 12km (i ususally do 9km) so was happy  I stepped it up.

Calories burned: 800! woo hoo.

FOOD

WPI and a medium banana

WPI and 2 weetbix

120g chicken, 100g sweet potato, 50g broccoli, 50g cauliflower

120g chicken, 50g sweet potato, 50g broccoli, 50g cauliflower

1 skinny cappucino and 1 double choc chip muffin, WPI Shake and 15 dry roasted almonds

100g eye fillet, 175g mushrooms, 100g cauliflower, 80g onion, 70g zucchini

WPI Shake

So I had a ‘cheat/treat meal’ today. Moving on…..

I’m working out a diet that will keep me going through the next 6 months. I’m increasing my carb intake around my training times and will allow myself one cheat meal per week but it will be something healthy still, just something different because we all get sick of eating the same thing every day! I’ll allow myself my favourite greek yoghurt with nutty muesli mixed in, maybe a toasted sandwich, a bought salad (still fresh though) with some cheese and dressing….. so still relatively healthy, just not part of my strict diet.

I will def try to keep JUNK cheat meals to an extreme minimum. Maybe once every couple of months.

Girls, girls, girls…. please show some self respect. I am really tired of seeing some girls on this site upload photos that are there for no other purpose than to ‘titilate’ (pardon the pun) men. If you want to portray yourself like that to the world wide web then there are other sites for that!! Posing bent over a chair with your jeans half down and your g-string poking out is NOT suitable, neither is sitting on a chair with your legs spread suggestively. What are you thinking??

I realise that skin must be shown to see muscle etc but there is a line. Sexy not slutty please.

This site is for those devoted to muscle, health, nutrition, comp prep and fitness ONLY. 

Sorry, had to vent.

I’ve had an emotional day and it drained me of energy. I hate that!

TRAINING

Back training today. Started with Deadlifts but had to stop as my lower back gave me grief on the 2nd rep. I kinda stopped there as I knew my mind was elsewhere and didn’t want to do any damage through lack of concentration.

I moved onto Bent Over Rows supersetted with underhand row. The underhand row was felt more in my triceps than my middle back. Not sure why ?? Anyone know???

From there it was a High Row, Lat Pull Down and only 2 sets of pull ups because I got disheartened.

I didn’t even want to do any cardio but I did. 30 minutes of 1 minute intervals (6km and 9km ph) then onto the elliptical for 10 minutes.

FOOD

WPI Shake and a small banana

WPI Shake and 2 weetbix

120g chicken, 100g sweet potato, 50g broccoli, 50g cauliflower

120g chicken, 60g sweet potato, 50g broccoli, 50g cauliflower

1 skinny cappucino, WPI Shake and 15 almonds

120g flavoured rump steak, 125g mushrooms, 70g onion, 70g zucchini, 70g cauliflower, 1 slice of low fat cheese, 40g baby spinach

WPI Shake

I know I have to step it up! I have to step up my cardio and go harder. I have to push harder with my weights. I have to be stricter with my diet. I have to sort out a plan of attack.

Sometimes I fear going too hard. I worry that I’ll lose momentum and give up but I have to try anyway.

Not a bad day today.

TRAINING - legs and a little ab work

Hack squat (2 different feet positions - sumo and close together)

Walking lunges holding 10kg plates

Leg extension

Prone leg curl

Seated calf raise

Fit ball crunches

Fit ball crunches (side one)

Only had time for 30 minutes of cardio. I burned 540 calories.

FOOD - not too bad

WPI Shake and a small banana

WPI Shake and 2 weetbix

120g chicken, 100g sweet potato, 50g broccoli, 50g cauliflower

120g chicken, 60g sweet potato, 50g broccoli, 50g cauliflower

WPI Shake and 15 almonds

(I did sneak in a couple of bites of a Cheesymite scroll. Probably only around 40g worth. Shouldn’t have but at least I didn’t eat the whole thing. lol)

120g flavoured rump steak, 155g mushrooms (i LOOOOOVE mushrooms) 70g zucchini, 50g cauliflower, 40g baby spinach, 70g onion

WPI Shake

Did OK today. It’s not bad diet wise but not my strict comp diet either (could have done without the cheesymite) but overall I’m doing well.

I am debating about whether or not to increase my carbs and ‘bulk’ for a while.

Biceps and Triceps today. My biceps are coming along well. I’m kinda surprised but really happy.

DB Bicep Curl - started with 12.5kg (4  reps) before moving onto 10kg (can’t wait to do a full set of 12.5!!)

Ezy Bar Curl - bar plus 5kg on each side. I like the Ezy Bar (better for wrists apparently) Did 3 sets averaging 11 reps.

Rope hammer curl - (not sure on weight. i just know it’s 3.2. i hate it when machines don’t scale in weight)

Close grip press on smith machine - 10kg each side for 12 reps

Tri Pushdown with rope supersetted with

Tri Overhead extension with rope

Not too bad today but next time I’m really going to try and burn out my tri’s.

Disappointed with my cardio. Just walking for one hour. Then I walk to work (25 mintues) and walk back to my car after work as well.

FOOD

WPI on water with a small banana

WPI on water with 2 weet bix

120g chicken, 100g sweet potato, 50g broccoli, 50g cauliflower

120g chicken, 60g sweet potato, 50g broccoli, 50g cauliflower

1 skinny cappucino, WPI Shake and 15 almonds

120g rump steak (flavoured with chilli, and something else, can’t remember. lol) 50g broccoli, 50g cauliflower, 40g zucchini, 125g mushrooms, 70g onion

WPI shake on water

Not a bad day but not great either.

I really need to find my ‘mojo’ when it comes to cardio. I’ve got to get into more HIIT or at least break into a jog. lol.

But I still tell myself that ‘any’ workout is better than ‘no’ workout!!