Wanted to work on my back today but had no time. I haven’t had a proper back workout in 2 weeks! =(
Breakfast: protein shake + croissant + blueberries.
Lunch was a tuna and baby spinach salad. Lots of watermelon throughout the day. Dinner with girlfriends at a Japanese tapas restaurant where I pigged out like no tomorrow while no one around me was eating. Oh well.. I love food!
Didn’t workout yesterday since I had plans after work with friends. I skipped my afternoon workout to pick up food for our potluck later that night since it’s been super busy at work… I kinda wish I didn’t but oh well; had to make time for it. Of course, I ate tons at the potluck including lots of garlic toast and 2 pieces of lemon meringue pie. Mmnm.
Today’s workout:
Did jump lunges and squats inbetween the curls. HIIT was tiring; probably because I did it at the end of my workout. Planks were killer but managed to push through. Short workout but satisfied.
Lunch: Oyster omelette (ate with a huge tub of baby spinach).
Other foods included: protein shake + half a pineapple bun for breakfast, watermelon in the afternoon, rice with fish + fish soup for dinner, a peach, 1 green tea mochi, bowl of cream of broccoli soup.
Not in order:
Super busy and didn’t hit the gym until pretty late.
Messy day at the gym. I find that when I don’t plan my workouts beforehand now, I can’t wing it at the gym anymore. For the elliptical, I did a hill which was almost a steady-state one but did it at a medium-high intensity. I started with low-medium and was going to do it for longer but I got bored fast. As for the weights, today was suppose to be a lower body day but I didn’t want to workout my legs too hard since I’m going on a 11hr hike this weekend so I did a bunch of random exercises and threw in some upper body love in there as well.
Ate SO much today. Breakfast was oatmeal and a protein shake. Lunch was a chicken pesto and rice wrap. Blueberries in the afternoon. Dinner was butter chicken with rice and naan, a jello cup with whipped cream (nom) and a bag of homemade kettle chips. Taro slush at around midnight on the way home from work/gym.
Lunch
Not in order and did some in super-sets:
Breakfast was oatmeal with frozen berries and a protein shake. Forgot to go grocery shopping so I had nothing to make [my usual] lunch. I just went to the salad bar at work instead. Lots of watermelon and a banana in the afternoon. Dinner; BBQ at my boyfriends and also had lots of freshly steamed oysters and clams. Ice cream sandwich. Lots of cherries. Nectarine.
30 minutes of interval training on Elliptical.
Didn’t have time to workout for long today but I did a circuit today that I did a lot a couple months ago at a way higher intensity than now and I almost died when it was over. I was so tired and dizzy and it took me forever to cool down. This made me realize I need to start working on my endurance again. Ever since I got back (and the couple weeks before I left for vacation), I’ve been only doing short and intense workouts. I need to force myself to start doing some longer cardio sessions… even the boring old steady-state (kill me now). Must. Endure.
Breakfast: All-natural peanut butter on whole wheat with 1 banana and 3 hardboiled eggs (whites only).
Lunch: Salmon burger on a whole wheat bun with mozzarella and tartar sauce (ate this open-faced).
Watermelon
Did 4 sets of each superset:
I kind of slacked off today for my lower body workout so it’s not as intense as usual but at least I got a good muscle workout (not so much the cardio part). It was super short and rushed today so I didn’t get to do everything I wanted to. I also didn’t go home last night so I didn’t pack lunch. I ended up packing some bún my boyfriend’s mom made for lunch instead.
Lunch: bún (rice noodles with beef in soup).
Dinner: Grilled chicken breast with rice and tomatoes.
Candied Nuts
I was pretty annoyed though because my triceps are A LOT weaker than before. I did a quick warm up then moved onto bench dips and I was getting tired on my first set and I only did 10 per set! Well at least I still love working on my triceps so I can’t wait to get them as strong as before and even stronger.
Food of course started out healthy with All-Bran Strawberry Medley + protein shake for breakfast, tuna and egg white salad for lunch, bowl of fruits as snack but then I went to a BBQ at night. Had a lot of chips, a giant sausage with Japanese mayo and ketchup, 3 pieces of garlic toast, wings, 2 pieces of a raspberry & vanilla cake filled with custard and lots of fruit. Yum.
Delicious fruit platter.
Rain Coast Crisps
I found these Raincoast Crisps at the supermarket and they are made locally from all fresh ingredients. They are so yummy and addictive and 4 crisps only has 90 calories! The come in Cranberry and Hazelnut (the one I got), Rosemary Raisin Pecan, Fig and Olive, Salty Date and Almond, Cinnamon Raisin and of course, the Original.
Health, fitness and life journal by a twenty-something food and gym addict.