Six weeks till my competition now. Id like to say that it has gone past really fast but it hasnt really. The best thing is I have made changes to my physique weekly which keeps the motivation up. I talk about it alot with Bee and I think it is because over the years of training, I know my body inside out now. I know what food affects me, what makes me look fuller, what makes me hold water, how much cardio is too much and how little is not enough. At the moment I have an awesome balance.
I work in the mornings at 6am or 7am so this means getting out of bed at 5.00am and we do a hours walk. Theres only one weekday morning we dont do this and that is when I begin work at 6am. Doing an hours walk rather than running like I normally do for each competition has meant I actually have alot more energy. I used to constantly feel drained with running but loved it so much I would never blame the running. Now I know that by running and using that much energy didnt really help me through the day as the rest of my day I would be tired and sluggish. So although I am doing the odd run during the week, my cardio is much more balanced. We have an awesome stairmaster at work so most nights after training I hit that for 20-25 mins. I manage level 12 now which is just right for me, keeps my heart rate high and the calories burned are 300 for the 20 mins,We then finish off with the treadmill on an incline or the recumbant bike then head home for a carbfree dinner (for me anyway).
My weight was down to 66.4 yesterday so I was really happy with that. Im averaging 500grams per week loss with no muscle loss at all so all good in the nutrition dept.
My meals look like this so far:
5.30 - 6.30 1 hour walk
6.35am 1/2 cup of liquid egg whites, 2 full eggs - 1 kumara ( 150-200grams)
9.00am BSc Hydroxyburn Caramel Protein shake
11.00 -12.00 250gram chicken or 300 grams fish, fresh beans or frozen spinich 1/2 Cup cooked brown rice1.30- 2.30ish BScCaramel Protein shake
3.30 -5.30 depending on work - 300 grams fish and beans
7.30 - 8.00 posttraining between weights and cardio 1 x BSc HydroxyBurn Caramel Protein
9.30 - 10pm late night dinner, chicken or fish with beans or spinich again.
The only changes I make during the week is I may add in a little carbs every 3-4th day, and on a Saturday or sunday we have had a cheat meal up until the 6 week mark. It has been a nice change but our cheat meals have only been sushi and a protien bar so that isnt cheating in the sense of the word.
Work has been good. Im definately not overworked but not underworked either so it is working out perfectly for my training and energy levels etc.
I have quite a few clients competing in the near future so wishing them all the luck. I shall draw attention to them one by one as the contests are on.
Dont forget to read Lisa's Blog here. She is entering the new physique class so that will be interesting.
Well I will get Bee to take some posing photos this weekend. We begin work on our couples routine this weekend so that will be interesting. Thanks for dropping by. x
