Holy smokes batman, I am toast. I’ve been eating lower calorie for 5 days now after I realigned my goals away from weight training gains and now towards reducing body fat. Well it’s working for sure. I unofficially weighed in today at a record low of 170.8. Friday is my official weigh in. Dipping into the 160’s by then would be amazing. I feel like I am on track for that. However, if you think everything is going great for me, you would be mistaken. I felt like I was going to die this morning during my work out. I had to reduce weight on some exercises just to complete my sets. I had to talk myself out of quitting my routine 3 different times. Luckily I had just finished reading my inspirational Nerd Fitness newsletter which spoke about “Making Excuses”. This is what kept me from quitting. I kept thinking about something that the newsletter said. It was a quote about excuses.
“You can make excuses, or you can get what you want, but not both.”
So with that quote twirling around in my head I found myself crawling around on the floor, slightly dizzy, panting and gasping between my deadlift, squat and lunge sets. I am glad I work out at home (alone) so that no one saw my shameful act of puniness. (Well, the dog was looking at me kinda funny but I think he somehow understood what was going through.)
So I made it to work and I am still exhausted, three hours later. I knew lifting would be more difficult with a larger calorie deficit but geez, I wasn’t expecting to be transformed into a zombie who walks like beetlejuice after a leg day workout. I’m pretty sure I will pull through though. Hope everyone has a great day. Make it count!
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2376 kcal
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Fat: 158.00g | Prot: 174.64g | Carbs: 69.84g.
Breakfast: heb greek yougart, So Delicious Coconut Milk Unsweetened Vanilla, Now Sports Whey Protein Isolate, McCormick Ground Cinnamon, Stevia, Hodgson Mill Milled Flax Seed, Now Foods Creatine Monohydrate, Now Foods Dextrose, Spectrum Spectrum Organic Virgin Coconut Oil, Coffee (Brewed From Grounds). Lunch: Old El Paso Pickled Jalapeno Slices, Daisy Sour Cream, Borden Shredded Cheddar Cheese, Onions, Iceberg Lettuce (Includes Crisphead Types), Salsa, Chicken Thigh (Skin Not Eaten). Dinner: Beef Rib Eye (Small End, Trimmed to 0" Fat, Choice Grade). Snacks/Other: Rudy's Jalapeno Sausage, Ghirardelli Intense Dark Twilight Delight Chocolate 72% Cacao, HEB Jumbo Virginia Peanuts. more...
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2950 kcal
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Exercise:
Walking (exercise) - 5.5/kph - 25 minutes, Sleeping - 5 hours and 15 minutes, Weight Training (moderate) - 49 minutes, Resting - 6 hours and 1 minute, Desk Work - 8 hours and 15 minutes, Driving - 2 hours and 15 minutes, Housework - 1 hour. more...
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