As for the meals, well to be honest, those failed before
they even started. I sat down on Friday afternoon and went over the recommended
diet plan and started looking at the recipes and realized that this was
probably not going to work for me. All of the recipes are based on 4-6
servings, and most of the food doesn’t seem like the sort of stuff that will
keep well. Plus a lot of the food was crazy expensive, (Where does one even buy
swordfish?). Add in to that the fact that I’m such a picky eater, and well, you
can see why this did not work. That doesn’t mean that I’m totally giving up
though. I am going to follow the breakfast plan, because it’s easy stuff, that’s
really high in protein, which is exactly what I need in the mornings. The last
2 mornings I had Kashi Go Lean cereal and scrambled eggs. Honestly the cereal
alone would have been enough. Other than that I’m just trying to keep my carbs
low and my protein high, and stick with whole grain carbs and lean proteins. I’m
also going to try and cut out refined sugars and flours, and eat multiple meals
a day. So basically I’m doing a sustainable version of Advocare. I did use the
formula for how many calories I need per day, and what the ratio
(carbs/fats/proteins) should be, and am doing my best to keep that up as well. I’m also going to stick with the no alcohol
rule.
The first work out was awesome, but man was it hard. I’m not
sure that I can keep up with these works outs, but be assured I’m going to do
my best. When I say I couldn’t do them, I don’t mean I’m lazy and had muscle
fatigue. That’s crap and when that happened I pushed through (that’s right
burpies and static squats; I’m coming for you!). I’m talking about not having
the actual physical strength to complete an exercise. The one that this was
most apparent on for me was side plank with inner thigh raises. I barely have
the core strength to hold a strong side plank. Add in an attempt at a leg
raise, and I was falling to the side right and left. It was pretty embarrassing
given I do my work outs in the main room of my gym. But I persevered and
continued to embarrass myself anyway.
I just kept looking at my form in the
mirror and thinking about the body that I want. I won’t get that body by giving
up. The only way I’m going to be able to have the strength to do the exercises
I can’t is by attempting them, and getting a little better every time.
At the end of last summer I couldn’t even do 2 non-modified push-ups. I started training for tough mudder and would watch roommate bust out a dozen push-ups plus in the one minute that I did maybe 5 modified push-ups. I decided that would not do. So I stopped modifying my push-ups. I worked first on just being able to lower my body in a controlled manner, then I would drop on my knees to raise myself back into starting position. Eventually I was able to lower up and down, and increase my reps and decrease my rest needed.
In the fitness assessment I did before I started this program I did 15 un-modified push-ups in one minute. So I know that I can train my body to do anything that I want. It won’t be easy, but I do believe it will be worth it. Tonight is another intense training session, then tomorrow a rest day (by rest I mean easy cardio in the pool, lol, it’s only 30 days, who needs rest!). Then Thursday, it’s a double whammy of an intense work out, then volleyball. Here’s hoping I don’t let my team down!
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