WEEK 2: May 26 - June 1, 2014
Monday 26 May
After Sunday's long ride and exposure to the sun, today is an official rest day. The only exercise I will partake in is the ever so important stretching, foam rolling and rehydrate my body with good nutrition and drink. About 3 o'clock this morning I woke up to my stomach needing some food. Without wanting to give it too much I opted for a simple plain rice cake and water and was able to satisfy my tummy s craving. Morning time rolls around and I enjoyed my favorite breakfast of VegaOne vanilla shake and coffee with almond milk was consumed as usual. I spend 20 minutes with a client this morning doing some foam rolling, and taking in more water. Snack was 2 rice cakes with crunchy peanut butter topping and water. Then that wonderful chicken dinner I made Sunday night, yes I had leftovers and yummy were they just as good today as it was last night.
Tuesday 27 May
Weigh in morning, and my official start weight is 124.2lbs, and 17.4% body fat (according to my Omron hand held BF% measuring tool).Breakfast was VegaOne shake and coffee. Snack 3 hours later was apple, 2 oz. of Dubliner cheese, and 13 GF pretzels. Lunch was Baked chicken 4 oz. with grilled veggies, and a carrot. Snack 3 hours later was 1 cup of quinoa with red wine vinegar on it. Dinner was a roast beef sandwich from WF with a dark chocolate/sea salt/almond bar (3 squares). Today's workout was supposed to be upper body strength, and a track workout (form and intervals). I was not able to get in the lifting due to schedule change, but I still managed to stretch with clients throughout the day. Track ended up being short form intervals instead of intensity intervals, which is actually a good thing for me to be working on right now since my running form is not near perfect. The focus was on arm swing, driving the elbows straight back while keeping the hands close and not crossing the body. Then the lower body was about forefoot strike under the body and knee left. Trust me that was more than enough things to be thinking about while trying to jog and not fall over. ;-)
Wednesday 28 May
I felt great upon waking though I was a bit tired, once I was up and moving that went away quickly. Breakfast was an Apple Cinnamon flax muffin I found at WF, and has 170kcal (50g serving), 7g fat, 24g Carbs, 5g fiber, 14g sugar and 4g protein. I ate it as is , meaning no butter or jam on top, and had my morning coffee with almond milk. About 3 hours later I had my VegaOne shake, not to mention a ton of water. Due to a client reschedule in the middle of my Wednesday ride, my training will be adjusted and today is a run day with tomorrow being my "midweek" bike ride.
Thursday through Sunday May 29 to June 1
This was a bit too overwhelming a week with the kittens and trying to do too much at once. After careful consideration I ended up just focusing on the kittens since their health was in my hands and will get back into the workout groove next week when I have more sleep and less stress. However I was still able to get out and walk about 2 miles each evening. Through all the stress and bissiness I was still able to find time to stretch and eat healthy.
