It’s Saturday night and I’m at home blogging.. aren’t I the social dud.. nah, I was actually supposed to go out tonight, but naturally I ate something to upset my stomach, so a night of Sushi & Sake Bombs, which sounded like an awesome idea earlier, suddenly is not so appealing. But up until the stomachache, today was great! I mainly just got a lot of odds & ends & chores done around the house and attempted to be productive on the computer. However, my day was made all the better by my reintroduction to yoga! …
WORKOUTS
Yoga
I am so happy to report that yoga was great! I was worried about maybe not doing well since I was so sore from Friday’s leg workout, but it was actually the perfect thing. I think it’s going to be an awesome supplement & compliment to my training. A lot of the stretches and holds get at muscle groups that none of my standard weight training and cardio work can, not to mention it’s fantastic stretching, which I love.
The instructor was really good about explaining how to do the poses and I was feeling my achy muscles starting to relax by the end of the 80 minutes (which flew by). She gave me a lovely compliment too.. she asked me if I was a gymnast, I said that I use to be, and she told me that I have a beautiful body. It meant a lot to me to hear that because I have been feeling so icky (really that seems like the best work to describe it) the last week and a half. I know it’s silly, but when you get use to seeing yourself at a certain weight, body fat level, toneness and tightness, it’s a quite the adjustment to see yourself puff up like a big marshmallow and have your weight & body fat shoot up so fast. I know its normal, and my body is just respond to the carbs & variety after being restricted for so long, but knowing that doesn’t help the physical uncomfortableness of it. I’ve been doing my best to avoid negative self-talk by staying active and trying new things, but it’s still a little hard. I feel bad complaining about it, but I suppose it is a major post-comp issue, so if anyone can learn from my experiences, I don’t mind sharing (working on a more detailed post related to all of this).
Workout Schedule
I am such a crazy planner, it all goes on the calendar at least a week in advance. Often times items end up getting moved around, but I like having it all laid out. So here’s what this week’s looking like:
Monday: Weights- Back & Core, Spin
Tuesday: Weights- Power Upper, Yoga Flow
Wednesday: Spin
Thursday: Weights: Shoulders & Glutes, Yoga Flow
Friday: Weights: Legs with Trainer, Spin
Saturday: Weights: Hamstrings & Arms, Spin, HIIT or Yoga Flow depending on my mood
EATS
I generally just plan my next day’s meals the night before while entering them into MyFoodDiary to make sure I hit my macros. But lately I’ve been completely slacking, and although I’ve still been eating pretty healthy, I know I’m not eating enough protein. I have to admit, it was rather nice not prepping food for hours everyday for the last couple weeks, but vacation’s over and time to make sure my nutrition is in line to build that muscle I need to compete at the national level. There have also been a few adjusts to my diet. Talking with my trainer on Friday, we decided to moderate my Carbs so that I’m not so overwhelmed with the amount of food. Everything is pretty much staying the same except I’m going to go 3 moderate carb days (50-80) followed by 1 high carb day (150-180). I’m really happy with this and know I’ll be able to handle it better than the previous plan. So for the new week, I’m setting goals:
As for what I actually eat, it’s generally a combination of the following..
Protein Sources: Chicken, Tilapia, Salmon, Protein Powder, Cottage Cheese, Yogurt, Egg Whites
Carb Sources:
Starchy: Oats, Cream of Wheat, Quinoa, Ezekiel bread, Pumpkin, Squash, Sweet Potato
Others: Spinach, Berries, Apple, Carrots, Mushrooms, Tomato
Fat Sources: Udo’s Oil, Coconut Oil, Avocado, raw nut butters, nuts
The Lonely Picture
It’s a rather bland post tonight, but I do have this pic.
I tried Averie’s Raw Vanilla Chia Seed Pudding. I finally just picked up Chia Seeds the other day and so far have thrown them in a protein shake and oatmeal. So far, so great, love the flavor and the added texture.
looks odd, tastes great!
Hope everyone’s weekend is going fabulously! I”m looking forward to tomorrow; hoping to hit up both Spin & a Yoga Flow class, but we’ll see how it goes.
Are you a crazy planner like me (yes of course my calendar is colored-coded) or are you more of a go-with-the-flow type? What’s your strategy to keeping work, fun, school, workouts, etc all organized?
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I feel like a total marshmallow right now!! I think it’s hormone induced…oh and eating so much sugar during finals week…blahhhhh. I’m going to start chugging water and sugar detoxing.
Glad you enjoyed yoga. I need to start practising it again!
I have both paper and electronic versions and everything is colour coded. I also like writing lists and then re-writting them so-to-speak writing lists of lists. 
I’m obsessed with calendars.
I’m going to borrow some of your goals for the week. Must drink more water!!!
LOL! I love the description “marshmallow” I feel exactly the same way! I’m not much of a calendar girl though, I know my training routine and carry my binder around the gym with all my exercises and notes. As for diet, I eat the same things pretty much every day right now, if I stick with it it works out. I start cutting in January and am really hoping not to gain any weight over the holidays. Thanks for your words “the vacation is over” because I need to get that into my thick little head starting NOW! Must try yoga!
Hey Doll! I hope you are feeling better today!?
Haha I am a crazy planner and if I don’t I freak out! I wish I could be a little more “calm” about it some times……
You are in such amazing shape love!
XXOO
I tried a raw chia seed “tapioca” pudding earlier this year and thought it was pretty good. I like my chia much better in smoothies and oatmeal, though.
I used to be a crazy planner but have gotten more and more go with the flow the older I get. Go figure! lol
Sorry your tummy was feeling bad, get to feeling better soon.
hey girlie! thanks so much for the linkage to your blog – I love it!
ah yoga, it’s amazing isn’t it? It has truly been my saving grace. I love having that “me” time to really focus my thoughts and my body always feels GREAT afterwards! I feel so long and flexible.. it’s the best
I am SO a-type when it comes to planning. If I could schedule my bathroom visits, I’m pretty sure I would
okay, maybe i’m not that bad.
hope you feel better soon, gorgeous!
I am definitely a planner! It helps me follow through with things, but sometimes it can get me out of wack if things don’t go as planned. I’m working on that
I’ve been looking at your photos and video, wow girl you look so ripped & strong!! So neat 
I sure wish my abs looked like yours!