Hi all! Hope you had a wonderful Friday. I woke up this morning and realized all sorts of fantastic things had fallen into place: it’s Friday, it’s Leg Day and it’s Carb Day! :p
Super quick post.. today ended up being pretty busy and flew by!
FITNESS
Today was my first check-in day for competition prep progress since I made the slightly crazy decision to try to compete August 28th. Both Diet & Workouts were fantastics this last week and a half, so I was really curious to see what, if any, progress had been made, and if it was at a rate that could get me ready to compete in Figure on August 28th. And the verdict.. weight down 2 lbs, waist & legs down, body fat % down a couple caliper measurements which is ~1/2%. Just what I needed!
NUTRITION
Quinoa Protein Pancake (2 tbsp Quinoa mixed into the basic mix)..
1/4 c Coach’s Steel Cut Oats + 2 tbsp Oat Bran + 1/3 c Blueberries topped with plain Greek Yogurt sweetened with Stevia..
Reduced-Carb Quesadilla using boneless, skinless canned Salmon instead of Turkey..
Madras Lentils (these are crazy good, and pretty happy with the nutrition stats too!) with a Turkey Burger (same as this recipe but without tomatoes)..
So we’ve all see Yogurt & Granola (one of my all time favorite combinations).. so why not Frozen Yogurt (literally) and granola?! Or in this case, 1 container frozen plain Chobani blended with a bit of Unsweetened Chocolate Almond Breeze, 1 tbsp Special Dark Hershey’s Cocao & Stevia topped with a single serving on Chia Millet Granola.. cold & rich yogurt with fresh-out-the-oven granola was awesome!
Wow.. quick one.. have a wonderful weekend everyone!
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Hope you're having a great weekend girl. Make sure to get in some "you" time!
Hi Alyson!
I'd be interested in finding more about your high-carb, and low-carb days, and what you eat on those days (higher fat, or just higher protein? what do you consider low carbs?). And how do you set up your high-carb, and low-carb days during the week to suit your training schedule. Everyyone does this different, so it's tricky when trying to figure out the best method that's the easiest to stick to… I say this because I'm also interested in incorporating a bit of this in my own diet and training to see if I get better results.
Catching up a bit here, awesome on the comp. progress, nothing like seeing those results to keep you motivated! I didn't know that the caliper measurements down 2 mm(?) means 1/2 a bf% loss, thanks for that!