Fri, Aug 4th
I’m starting my new diet today. I can’t post all the details (proprietary information, personalized for me, blah blah) but it’s not all that different in terms of calorie range or macros. If my calories seem a little higher, it’s only because I’m now tracking vegetables closely whereas before I did not (cucumbers, green peppers, onions & mushrooms are free on this plan though). I will be doing a slight zigzag in terms of low, high and medium with calories and the carbs, protein, fat ranges correspond accordingly.
My goal is to minimize weight loss but change body composition. I’m going to keep to my three days of lifting and doing plyo circuits. Cardio will be 5 days of 45 minutes.
Unfortunately, while I’m excited to start a new program, August is going to be a big challenge for me. I have three weekend trips – DC, San Fran and Chicago and they are all holidays so I doubt I will be able to behave. I do want to enjoy my time with friends, but I don’t want to lose all my hard work either. Again, it’s all about balance…..sigh!
Scale weight: 115lbs
8:45am:
1 slice Ezekiel cinnamon & raisin bread
1/3 cup whipped 1% cottage cheese mixed with 1/2 diced apple
10am: Upper Body workout
Incline Bench V-ups
4 sets of 15, ¼ rep from bottom + full rep, no weight
Incline Bench Cable Flys
12 reps, 9 reps, 9 reps, 10 reps with 10lbs on each side
V-Grip Lat Pull-down
1 set of 12, 70lbs
3 set of 12, 60lbs
Smith Machine Plyo Upright Row (lift up,release, catch, finish rep)
1 set of 15, no weight,
2 sets of 15, 10lbs
1 set of 30, 10lbs
Standing Rear Delt Rope Rows
4 sets of 10, 50lbs
11:10am: 45 mins cardio
10 mins, stairmaster, fat burning mode, level 8
10 mins, stair mill, , aerobic mode, double stepping, level 7
2.5 mins, treadmill, steady state jog at 6mph
10 mins, stairmaster, aerobic mode, level 10
8 mins, stair mill, aerobic mode, single stepping, level 10
2.5 mins treadmill, steady state jog at 6mph
12:10pm:
PWO smoothie - 1/2 scoop ON whey, 1 banana, water blended together
2pm:
Home-made turkey burger (4 oz ground turkey with jerk seasoning, cumin & Mrs. Dash extra spicy)
4oz baked sweet potato with Splenda and few dashes of pumpkin pie spice
Cold salad – green peppers, onions, 10 cherry tomatoes, cucumbers with brown rice vinegar & pepper
5pm:
6 oz cooked shrimp
½ cup diced tomatoes with ½ avocado mashed as dip
1 cup steamed broccoli
It is my last day at home before I report to a new client next Monday and head back to work so I treated myself to an hour deep tissue massage and pedicure/manicure
7:45pm:
3 Kavli thin whole grain crisp breads dipped in ¼ cup whipped 1% cottage cheese
9:45pm
5 oz Carne Asada seasoned chicken and 1 cup steamed broccoli sautéed in garlic and shallots
Totals: ~1325 cals (146g carbs, 144g protein, 28g fat)