The Journey Begins...

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Exercise: 30/30 workout - I do an exercise for 30 seconds then rest for 30 seconds... I continue to do that working my way through 30 exercises; 10 upper body, 10 lower body, and 10 core exercises. I learnt how to do this during the Health and Physical Education course that I took in the summer. I lost the sheet that they gave me so I came up with my own exercises... I remember that workout being really intense, but I realized after talking to Nathalie about it that it was because I was in a room with 20+ PE teachers who are all super competitive... so that might be why I pushed it...
Time: 30 minutes  Avg HR: 110     Calories burned:  250 approx (I know I shouldn't count the calories, but I wear an HR monitor and I get a little bit of satisfaction seeing how many calories I burn during a workout... I try to aim to burn at least 500 per session... might have to adjust that mindset this week - I do feel like I could have done a little more...)


Food:
Breakfast - scrambled eggs and a sausage with a non-fat latte... not the breakfast of champions, but I was craving the salt... Coffee - I didn't have my tea with me today... but it was a nice indulgence...


Lunch: Barbacoa Beef Salad Bowl from the Avocado - I forgot to saw no sour cream... but not much was added... the salad was good - yummy!


Dinner: BBQ Chicken thighs coated with Thai Red Curry paste and a salad (zucchini, cucumbers, peppers, and left-over potatoes). I might have had too many little potatoes and was trying to go without carbs today... but they were leftovers and I didn't want them to go to waste... I also probably had one more piece of chicken that I shouldn't but I took off the skin and it was very juicy...


Treats: Beer - big Heineken... hmmm Murray went out to get some... Two chocolates that we got from lunch yesterday... they were very yummy...


So what is the philosophy with food? Well I am trying to control my portions - for me that is a big deal because if food is in front of me I just eat with no control! It's awful! So I'm trying to stick to this plan of as much fruits and veg as I want with modest serving of protein every day, carbs like pasta/potatoes/bread every third day. It's not easy but I find that I can get through breakfast and lunch without it and then when dinner comes around I don't feel like having a pasta dinner. The week before the marathon was fun though... I ate bread and rice... but on a regular basis I'm trying not to eat too much of it and so far it is working out well...


Another thing I am trying to cut down on is cheese. I love cheese too... but I find if you don't have it in the house you don't eat it! Trying to reduce these things and have them in moderation I have found that my body is adjusting and feeling better for it... all about keeping the fuel good...