pecan’s BodyBlog

i just completed the 12 week transformation contest, and now i am having trouble deciding where to start a new log. for now, i’m going to use this blog again.

it’s weird, i saw the previous post is about 2 years old. it seems that i stay in the shape i’m in (or more like before this contest, actually) with moderate exercise and my regular diet. not that i’m unhappy with my shape, and i think a lot of it is the result of being very active and pesco-vegetarian, but if i ever really want to participate in competitions…i’ll have to step up the..eating? that’s probably the biggest problem. it’s so hard to eat lots and lots of protein. but again, i’m not unhappy with where i am, especially after the 12 weeks of closely monitoring my exercise/diet.

so i’m keeping at it. today:

cardio: 45min treadmill

strength: 20min yoga/abs

diet: 1832 kcals (112g protein)

definitely low on the protein, and too high on the fat. i think that’s where i go wrong…i do enough cardio to have a higher carb ratio (and lower fat), but…i love my fats! i could live on avocados and nuts (clearly).

well, maybe i’ll get more protein in before the day is over?

general idea of what i’m planning: i work and go to school, so it’s going to be slow progress for me. i think for now i’m just going to toss some general plans and decide exactly what to do when i get to the gym. i think i’m a bit low on the cardio so i’ll keep my cals around 2000 (not a meal plan, examples of how i eat).

workouts
sun: cardio and abs
mon: upper body
tue: lower body
wed: upper body
thurs: lower body 
fri: 1.5 hr pilates 

work days (workout in morning)
rising/prew: 1.5 cups fruit 120
 2 cups organic f/f yogurt 160
bfast/pwo: 1 whole egg and two whites, scrambled 120
 english muffin w fruit spread 160
lunch: tuna salad 200
 whole wheat bread 120
midaft: cashews/nuts 290
dinner: shrimp stirfry 300
 sugar-free dessert 200
pre-bed: cottage cheese 180
 cherries 60
total: 1910

school days (workout in afternoon)
on rising: 1.5 cups fruit 120
 protein bar 220
lunch: f/f grilled cheese 230
 tomato soup  190
prew: hummus 120
 pita 120
pwo: whey smoothie 130
 strawberries 40
dinner: eggplant lasagna 300
 sugar-free dessert 200
pre-bed: cottage cheese 180
 cherries 60
total: 1910

ha, i didn’t plan the two example days to have the SAME cals. i’m not looking at macros at all, but i don’t think i really need to at this point.

done with surgery, still waiting for the "ok" to return to the gym. i’m getting so bored sitting around…i’m too active of a person for this kind of slow recovery!

i guess i’ll go do some yoga. that surely doesn’t count as "strenuous exercise", right?

oops. i hope i’m not stuck with the title, "my totally awesome sweet body blog!" how…not like me.

anyway, it’s 2 am, why did i start this? 2 am seems like a good time to do crazy sh*t. after all, i’m only awake because i just received a phone call on my cell that i could not decipher: something about picking up stuff with loud rap playing in the background (not a joke).

of course, i’m not going to do anything until after i have surgery, which will be this thursday. then perhaps i will implement a plan.

it’s a shame i don’t have more pictures from when i was amazingly in shape. those would serve as such fantastic motivation. oh well, pics this time around..