Recent update and diet changes
Just thought I’d share some information regarding my progress thus far.
I have altered my diet the past few weeks in order to accommodate various types of foods. I have added vegetables to every salad I eat (normally carrots), crutons, and sometimes tomatoes. I now incorporate a small portion of whole grain rice with every meal, and usually some type of bean (pinto, red, and black beans are usually my choice). For the beans, I usually add some type of ms. Dash seasoning (I apply liberally), cover, and bring to a boil. I let it simmer for a while. The results are amazing!
With that said, my average meal looks like this: salad with veggies and crutons, small portion of whole grain rice, beans, baked/grilled chicken with any type of bbq sauce. Its a very fulfilling meal, and has a great balance of everything. I usually cook about 2 or 3 times a week. This is due to my hectic schedule. I’ll buy the bag salads from the grocery store, cook about 2 bags full of rice and 2-3 cans of beans. I usually bake about 6-7 pieces of chicken at a time. I store most of it in tupperware in the fridge.
Soon I will add cereal back to my breakfast regiment-but not the one’s so delightfully filled with sugars. I’m leaning towards greenwise cereals- there health conscious foods that aren’t void of taste and texture. There also low on sugars and fats.
I’ll upload so new photos as well as progress pics. I have lost about 4 inches in my waist, possibly more. All my belts and pants are now too big for me, which is a plus. I’m fluctuating from 148-150 on most days. My body fat is lowering with each workout, though I still haven’t gotten it measured yet.
My primary goal in this next phase is to improve the strength of my legs and build bigger calves while maintaining my upper body strength and appearance (can anyone say run on sentence?) my dads family has notoriously skinny legs and calves. I have done calf raises in the past, with little results ( I can calf raise a few hundred pounds) when I ran track they got bigger, but shrunk as soon as I stopped. In order to improve size and add in some cardio, I’m going to do 30 minutes of jump rope in the morning. I usually run a mile here and there, but I think I’ll be more consistent with this (mainly because I want bigger calves)
If there are spelling and punctuation errors, please forgive me. I typed this on my phone and uploaded it.
