There is nothing more rewarding in life than pushing youself to the absolute extreme and reaping the fabulous rewards of a job well done. When you are mentally and phsysically pushing youself beyond your limits, there is nothing better than proving yourself wrong. I remember being so shy and timid in all walks of life. I was always so concerned with what everyone else was thinking and my self-esteem was not at its best. It is the greatest feeling when you do not think you can do something and then you prove yourself wrong. I always do this in the weight room, and this is why my self-esteem and confidence is so much better than it used to be. That is exactly how my lift was...
I am still doing a carb-cycle and am on a pretty low carb diet in comparison to the load I just finished. I consumed about 50gms of carbs prior to getting to the gym at 4pm to train my clients and being up since 6am. I was pretty tired and relying on caffeine to get me through the day! Thank God for Oxyelite! :) For breakfast I had 1/3 of a cup of oats with pumpkin pie filling, cloves, cinnamon, and Truvia. As for the protein...5 egg whites! Both of my snacks were low-carb protein pancakes with sugar free syrup! Lunch: a spinach salad with 3oz turkey, 2 tbsp of hummus, 2 tbsp salsa, 1 slice of ff cheese, and a little bit of hot sauce. I was going hardcore without the dressing that I would normally put on there. I snacked on some almonds before I had to teach class at night at the gym. Those 100 calorie packs are amazing! I cannot decide which flavor I like better, the dark chocolate or the cinnamon! So good! They are such a great convenient snack to have and it always conquers my craving for sweet foods!
Before I even began teaching, I was already pretty sluggish but I felt great having the opportunity to influence the lives of others in a group fitness setting. Besides my usual participants, it was great to see new faces due to the increase of gym memberships we have had since the first of the year. My class was almost double what it usually is for Stability Ball and there were even more people there for Chisel. I love teaching when the room is bumpin and packed! No matter how tired I am, the amount of energy that I can feel is enough to pump me up for a great workout! I love interacting with people and making the workout fun! There is nothing better than that! Chisel was a scorther and I was really feeling it throughout the class- the music, the sweat, the burn! There is nothing like it!
Once class was over, I hit the weights for leg day! I figured that I mine as well do it up now before they cannot recover in time for my marathon this weekend. At this point, I had just taught for an hour and a half and was on so little carbs. I grabbed my straps, wrapped the bar, and deadlifted my face off...135lbs for three sets of ten on the bench. Overlooking the rest of the gym way up there when it was packed and not giving a hoot about being up there, that was a great way to start my workout. On to the Smith machine! Bring it baby! Lunges with my ultimate personal best lunge weight in that bad boy! 180lbs for three sets of ten each leg. Finish her with extensions and seated hamstring curls! They were wiped out clean! OuCH!
There is nothing like having a trainer who supports you and what you believe in 100%. Patrick went out and bought me eggs for a low carb dinner at his place when I finished up at the gym. 4 egg whites and 1.5oz of turkey with a sprinkle of parmesan cheese for dinner! Yummy! I got home at almost 1130pm and rather than just go to sleep, I prepared three meals for the next day and packed up my gym clothes. Just another day in the life. Thats how this story goes. No excuses. When you want something you just have to do it, end of story! With all the homemade cookie bars and a fridge full of food already cooked, I know I could have just grabbed anything that I wanted to eat and not have gone through the hassle of cooking again. That would be too easy. I am determined to do this for me, and for you! Another batch of protein pancakes with a half tbsp of natural peanut butter finished off my day...and that was that!
1386 calories, 178g protein, 70g carb, and 34g fat
Surround yourself with people who make you happy. People who will make you laugh, who help you when you're in need. People who would never take advantge of you. People who genuinely care. They are the ones worth keeping in your life. Everyone else is just passing through.
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