Man was I sweating buckets today! So, nothing new here... turns out I only last through the warm ups in Pure Cardio. Cardio abs was interesting and not at all easy. Some of it was reminiscent of abs at Pop Physique, so I'm glad I got personalized training from there.
My loyal readers know that I've been feeling discouraged lately. I'm pretty moody... I get amped up about something and then a week later I'm over it. My spirits were lifted today when Armando told me that a work friend of his is in month 2 of Insanity and is seeing results -- and ISN'T changing his dietary habits!!!! I get the impression he's not as health conscious about food choices as I am on a daily basis, so my hopes are up again.
My protein powders came in today! Man, does allstarhealth.com rock. Going to finish up the GNC protein powder that I have before I move onto the NOW Soy Protein powder, but gosh that stuff gets clumpy. I spend a good amount of time unclumping that stuff. Tomorrow I'll start the hemp protein powder and follow my food plan.
Food: berry soy protein shake, grapes, apple, asian pear, part of a banana, 4 nilla wafers, vegan garden burger, TJ's meatless meatballs, some nuts, more protein shake. wow.. that's like 90-95g of protein, 75-80g carbs, 15-20g fat. It is SO HARD to eat double this protein and 1/2 more carbs. Fat i'm ok. I just literally do not have the desire to intake more food.
Tomorrow is the fit test :) :) I'm excited to see how good I am this time!
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Day 12: Cardio Power & Resistance continued
Alrighty, slept an hour past my bedtime -- bad Chloe. Getting enough sleep is imperative to good health, good exercise performance and keeping to my diet.
So to continue my last blog post, I've been working on an eating schedule. I went to TJ's yesterday and bought a bunch of proteiny things that aren't meat or have dairy/eggs. As a staunch supporter of vegetarianism, even I have to admit that it's not easy getting half of my caloric intake of protein from non-meat (including fish) sources. I'm happy I have a TJ's nearby so I picked up a bunch of fake meat. My worry is that because all this is so processed that I'll break out, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Fruit and vegetables have so many carbs. Need to replace some of them with straight protein. And the sheer AMOUNT of food I have to eat is overwhelming. I never ever thought I would have a problem of not eating enough. (That being said, I would much rather have this problem than the alternative eating-too-much problem.) On the plus side, my fear about gaining weight eating this much isn't coming true. At least not yet.
I am eagerly awaiting the arrival of my hemp seed and soy protein powders. I did so much research on them... there are so many to choose from, and so many opinions, but I think I did the best I could. The soy protein powders I have currently are from GNC. The idiot who was helping me the first time said he didn't have an soy protein powders that didn't have any carbs, but when I went again I found one that had no carbs. I compared the ingredients in the first and second ones and the second one ONLY has soy protein isolate. The first one has a couple of other ingredients, one being fructose, which 1) explains the carbs, and 2) explains why it actually tastes good. I was mad disappointed when the second tasted like muck. I'm getting used to it, though; it just takes a longer time to down than the other one.
So as I mentioned yesterday, I skipped Day 11: Cardio Recovery because I was at Mt. High until 8pm. I mean, I wasn't snowboarding until 8, but I got home too late and needed to go to bed. Snowboarding in the daytime should be okay for the workout for that day. Yesterday's was Cardio Power & Resistance, and boy was it tough. I didn't last through the whole warm up this time either. The log jumps killed me. I fared better this time in the end with the 8 squats + 8 push ups. I still don't go down all the way, but I last through 7-8 of them; is that better than going down all the way for 4-6 push ups? And will someone please tell Shaun T what the Heisman trophy looks like? It looks nothing like the exercise he's calling the Heisman. Oh, speaking of which, I just figured out that log jumps are just a modified version of the Heisman. Hm... oh yeah, I think by the third circuit I only did 2 reps of get down, jump back, 4 push ups, run it out, stand up, get down, etc -- that was so tiring. And then moving onto moving push ups after that was tough too! Good thing is I can feel my endurance lasting longer. I still have no hops, but I'm looking for that to improve over the coming months.
So to continue my last blog post, I've been working on an eating schedule. I went to TJ's yesterday and bought a bunch of proteiny things that aren't meat or have dairy/eggs. As a staunch supporter of vegetarianism, even I have to admit that it's not easy getting half of my caloric intake of protein from non-meat (including fish) sources. I'm happy I have a TJ's nearby so I picked up a bunch of fake meat. My worry is that because all this is so processed that I'll break out, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Fruit and vegetables have so many carbs. Need to replace some of them with straight protein. And the sheer AMOUNT of food I have to eat is overwhelming. I never ever thought I would have a problem of not eating enough. (That being said, I would much rather have this problem than the alternative eating-too-much problem.) On the plus side, my fear about gaining weight eating this much isn't coming true. At least not yet.
I am eagerly awaiting the arrival of my hemp seed and soy protein powders. I did so much research on them... there are so many to choose from, and so many opinions, but I think I did the best I could. The soy protein powders I have currently are from GNC. The idiot who was helping me the first time said he didn't have an soy protein powders that didn't have any carbs, but when I went again I found one that had no carbs. I compared the ingredients in the first and second ones and the second one ONLY has soy protein isolate. The first one has a couple of other ingredients, one being fructose, which 1) explains the carbs, and 2) explains why it actually tastes good. I was mad disappointed when the second tasted like muck. I'm getting used to it, though; it just takes a longer time to down than the other one.
So as I mentioned yesterday, I skipped Day 11: Cardio Recovery because I was at Mt. High until 8pm. I mean, I wasn't snowboarding until 8, but I got home too late and needed to go to bed. Snowboarding in the daytime should be okay for the workout for that day. Yesterday's was Cardio Power & Resistance, and boy was it tough. I didn't last through the whole warm up this time either. The log jumps killed me. I fared better this time in the end with the 8 squats + 8 push ups. I still don't go down all the way, but I last through 7-8 of them; is that better than going down all the way for 4-6 push ups? And will someone please tell Shaun T what the Heisman trophy looks like? It looks nothing like the exercise he's calling the Heisman. Oh, speaking of which, I just figured out that log jumps are just a modified version of the Heisman. Hm... oh yeah, I think by the third circuit I only did 2 reps of get down, jump back, 4 push ups, run it out, stand up, get down, etc -- that was so tiring. And then moving onto moving push ups after that was tough too! Good thing is I can feel my endurance lasting longer. I still have no hops, but I'm looking for that to improve over the coming months.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Insanity, Day 10: Plyometric Cardio Circuit; Insanity, Day 12: Cardio Power & Resistance
Was crazy busy over the weekend, as it was Tet and my family was celebrating and a trip to Mt. High was much overdue (which took Day 11 unintentionally, oops :( ). I started a blog entry Saturday after my work out and did not finish. I'll mesh Saturday's and today's together.
From Saturday:
Woooooooooo plyometrics once again! Unfortunately I could not last through this morning's warm up straight through :( I woke up, ate a banana, went to the farmers market and then went home and worked out. I started to get a teensy bit dizzy a bit more into it but not too bad. For the suicide drills (side steps and touch the floor) I found out that if I keep my head up (even as my body goes down) I am fine. I don't think I'll ever climb again with the hatred I'm building up for mountain climbers. The Level 1 drills killed me every single time. I always feel like I'm doing them wrong, too... I am paranoid that my butt sticks up all the time. The problem with those ab exercises is that my wrists start to hurt.
Ok, going to figure out my stupid eating plan once and for all.
INTAKE
Total calorie intake goal per day: 1600-1800
Ratio protein/carbs/fat (in percentage): 50/30/20
Ratio protein/carbs/fat (in calories): 800/480/320 - 900/540/360
Ratio protein/carbs/fat (in grams): 200/120/35 - 250/135/40
SCHEDULE
Eat every 3 hours.
Wake up at 5; sleep at 9. Do not eat carbs after 6.
start eating at 5:30-6.
--end Saturday's post--
Saturday was interrupted by Tet and family getting togetherness. Which also included foods. I tried not to eat too bad, but I know a lot of my intake was made of carbs. Dinner wasn't too bad -- just noodles and vegetables and I didn't overeat.
The times I wasn't eating was spent at my computer trying to figure out my eating schedule. I actually spent the majority of the time looking at protein powders. I settled on hemp seed protein powder in the daytime because it has carbs (and I don't want to eat carbs at night), as it's considered raw food, it's not soy (I eat so much soy as it is) and it supposedly digests better. I bought some soy powder for nighttime; it's soy protein isolate, so it's like, 95% straight protein. Doing research on which protein powders took up SO much of my time.
I then put together this chart. Ok, this actually took me Saturday and today and I'm still not done. I broke down the ratios of protein/carbs/fat and I wrote out all my food I should eat and the caloric make of each food. That was the boring part. Anyway, the link is here in case you are curious: https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AuAig4JmwgpWdE1BU1ZrS1lNWEdaVVZuZXhTSFlFZGc&hl=en
Blargh, boyfriend is telling me to hit the hay because he's a good influence. Will have to continue this tomorrow. for now, my 2 gripes with the workouts are:
nag 1: the Heisman is NOT the Heisman
nag 2: i need to do something with my hair
From Saturday:
Woooooooooo plyometrics once again! Unfortunately I could not last through this morning's warm up straight through :( I woke up, ate a banana, went to the farmers market and then went home and worked out. I started to get a teensy bit dizzy a bit more into it but not too bad. For the suicide drills (side steps and touch the floor) I found out that if I keep my head up (even as my body goes down) I am fine. I don't think I'll ever climb again with the hatred I'm building up for mountain climbers. The Level 1 drills killed me every single time. I always feel like I'm doing them wrong, too... I am paranoid that my butt sticks up all the time. The problem with those ab exercises is that my wrists start to hurt.
Ok, going to figure out my stupid eating plan once and for all.
INTAKE
Total calorie intake goal per day: 1600-1800
Ratio protein/carbs/fat (in percentage): 50/30/20
Ratio protein/carbs/fat (in calories): 800/480/320 - 900/540/360
Ratio protein/carbs/fat (in grams): 200/120/35 - 250/135/40
SCHEDULE
Eat every 3 hours.
Wake up at 5; sleep at 9. Do not eat carbs after 6.
start eating at 5:30-6.
--end Saturday's post--
Saturday was interrupted by Tet and family getting togetherness. Which also included foods. I tried not to eat too bad, but I know a lot of my intake was made of carbs. Dinner wasn't too bad -- just noodles and vegetables and I didn't overeat.
The times I wasn't eating was spent at my computer trying to figure out my eating schedule. I actually spent the majority of the time looking at protein powders. I settled on hemp seed protein powder in the daytime because it has carbs (and I don't want to eat carbs at night), as it's considered raw food, it's not soy (I eat so much soy as it is) and it supposedly digests better. I bought some soy powder for nighttime; it's soy protein isolate, so it's like, 95% straight protein. Doing research on which protein powders took up SO much of my time.
I then put together this chart. Ok, this actually took me Saturday and today and I'm still not done. I broke down the ratios of protein/carbs/fat and I wrote out all my food I should eat and the caloric make of each food. That was the boring part. Anyway, the link is here in case you are curious: https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AuAig4JmwgpWdE1BU1ZrS1lNWEdaVVZuZXhTSFlFZGc&hl=en
Blargh, boyfriend is telling me to hit the hay because he's a good influence. Will have to continue this tomorrow. for now, my 2 gripes with the workouts are:
nag 1: the Heisman is NOT the Heisman
nag 2: i need to do something with my hair
Friday, February 4, 2011
Insanity, Day 9: Pure Cardio
GUESS WHAT?!!?! I made it all the way through the warm-up without stopping!!! Well, that's not to say I didn't slow down... lol. Even the stupid high knees!!!! Ok, and exactly how fast are you supposed to do the jumping jacks? There's no way you can do it that fast keeping your arms straight.
I was SO NOT IN THE MOOD to do this today (see earlier post) but I'm so glad I made myself do it. It's safe to say that doing Insanity has already become part of a regular routine; it's just something I do everyday. It's gotten to the point where it would be weird not to do it. And, as much as I hate it, it beats the hell out of running.
But regarding the actual cardio -- Mountain climbers still killed me this round, as did the get down, push your feet back, feet back in, up and jump, get down, wash, rinse and repeat. I hardly did ANY of those. The moving push ups were nigh impossible given my state of exhaustion.
Food: strawberry, mango and banana protein smoothie -- in the blender it said 24 oz of liquid so I put in 3 servings (75g total) of protein powder in it but when I put it in my bottle it said 20 oz. So... I might have had 75g of protein in 20 oz throughout the day; a banana; an avocado; the rest of my banh chung; banh mi chay (more protein); nuts (fats, yay); some handfuls of nuts and dried cranberries; 3 small pieces of chocolate; a sesame seed ball with mung bean inside; 2 more servings of protein powder; almost 4 16-oz bottles of water. Upping the water. Tomorrow my assignments are to get more protein powder (thinking about getting hemp seed powder) and to figure out a more strict food schedule -- I'm too lost eating what I "think" is okay.
I was SO NOT IN THE MOOD to do this today (see earlier post) but I'm so glad I made myself do it. It's safe to say that doing Insanity has already become part of a regular routine; it's just something I do everyday. It's gotten to the point where it would be weird not to do it. And, as much as I hate it, it beats the hell out of running.
But regarding the actual cardio -- Mountain climbers still killed me this round, as did the get down, push your feet back, feet back in, up and jump, get down, wash, rinse and repeat. I hardly did ANY of those. The moving push ups were nigh impossible given my state of exhaustion.
Food: strawberry, mango and banana protein smoothie -- in the blender it said 24 oz of liquid so I put in 3 servings (75g total) of protein powder in it but when I put it in my bottle it said 20 oz. So... I might have had 75g of protein in 20 oz throughout the day; a banana; an avocado; the rest of my banh chung; banh mi chay (more protein); nuts (fats, yay); some handfuls of nuts and dried cranberries; 3 small pieces of chocolate; a sesame seed ball with mung bean inside; 2 more servings of protein powder; almost 4 16-oz bottles of water. Upping the water. Tomorrow my assignments are to get more protein powder (thinking about getting hemp seed powder) and to figure out a more strict food schedule -- I'm too lost eating what I "think" is okay.
blabber.
So, I kind of hit an emotional down. I know a week is not enough time for progress to show... physical progress, anyway; it's clear that my endurance and muscles have gotten stronger. I suck at waiting for time to pass. I'm also just tired. When I'm tired I get down and grumpy. There is so much I don't know.. Insanity is work, no doubt about that. And I want the work to be worth it. After doing it for a week ideally I would see results to encourage me but of course that's not realistic. Here's my schedule:
5: Wake up, make veggie juice, protein shake, put on make up/get ready for work, eat a banana and maybe more
6:15: head to work
7 or 7:15 get to work
4 or 4:30: leave work
5 or 5:30: get home
5:30 or 6: Insanity
6:40 or 7: Finish Insanity, drink protein shake, take a shower
9 or 9:30: go to sleep
More of my woes come from the fact that I think I would be at optimal alertness and mood if I got 9 hours of sleep but am unable to and must settle for 8.
I also don't know if I'm eating right. That's the hardest thing. I know I'm working out the hardest I can, but eating... everyone's body differs so much and I don't know how many calories I should be eating. There are estimates but that still makes me worry. It's not as easy as weight loss = calories out - calories in. If your "calories in" is too little, you GAIN weight or keep the weight you have. Fucking bullshit, man. And weight loss also depends on metabolism, your body and how it adapts to changes (like a work out program), what you feed it, which fat stores decide to deplete first, etc. I never thought I would have a problem of "not eating enough" but I don't think I'm eating enough. In my ideal world, if I eat 1100-1200 calories a day (1500 on a binge day) and I start doing Insanity and keep how much I'm eating I should still fucking lose weight, not keep everything and gain weight.
Another frustrating point is that it's not always easy to eat what I want when I want. It's hard to eat every 2-3 hours when I work a desk job in one room of people. Food preparation takes time out of the work day and smells can get distracting, especially with how picky I am (I don't like to eat bars, I'm almost a vegan, etc.).
I'm just still at the point where it's a guessing game. I know exactly how to go from 130+lbs 28" waist to 120lbs 26" waist. But from 120lbs to 110lbs, that's the mystery. I liken it to my route to finding a solution to acne. I tried a whole bunch of different things and nothing worked for 2 years. I was a step away from requesting Accutane. Finally at my wit's end I took my friend's word on a regimen even though I didn't believe him (it was just something to check off on the list of Things I Tried). I saw some results that have been long-lasting.. but it took about 2 months for results to show. So I guess if this is going to be the same, I better stick it out and hope for the best.
5: Wake up, make veggie juice, protein shake, put on make up/get ready for work, eat a banana and maybe more
6:15: head to work
7 or 7:15 get to work
4 or 4:30: leave work
5 or 5:30: get home
5:30 or 6: Insanity
6:40 or 7: Finish Insanity, drink protein shake, take a shower
9 or 9:30: go to sleep
More of my woes come from the fact that I think I would be at optimal alertness and mood if I got 9 hours of sleep but am unable to and must settle for 8.
I also don't know if I'm eating right. That's the hardest thing. I know I'm working out the hardest I can, but eating... everyone's body differs so much and I don't know how many calories I should be eating. There are estimates but that still makes me worry. It's not as easy as weight loss = calories out - calories in. If your "calories in" is too little, you GAIN weight or keep the weight you have. Fucking bullshit, man. And weight loss also depends on metabolism, your body and how it adapts to changes (like a work out program), what you feed it, which fat stores decide to deplete first, etc. I never thought I would have a problem of "not eating enough" but I don't think I'm eating enough. In my ideal world, if I eat 1100-1200 calories a day (1500 on a binge day) and I start doing Insanity and keep how much I'm eating I should still fucking lose weight, not keep everything and gain weight.
Another frustrating point is that it's not always easy to eat what I want when I want. It's hard to eat every 2-3 hours when I work a desk job in one room of people. Food preparation takes time out of the work day and smells can get distracting, especially with how picky I am (I don't like to eat bars, I'm almost a vegan, etc.).
I'm just still at the point where it's a guessing game. I know exactly how to go from 130+lbs 28" waist to 120lbs 26" waist. But from 120lbs to 110lbs, that's the mystery. I liken it to my route to finding a solution to acne. I tried a whole bunch of different things and nothing worked for 2 years. I was a step away from requesting Accutane. Finally at my wit's end I took my friend's word on a regimen even though I didn't believe him (it was just something to check off on the list of Things I Tried). I saw some results that have been long-lasting.. but it took about 2 months for results to show. So I guess if this is going to be the same, I better stick it out and hope for the best.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Insanity, Week 2, Day 8: Cardio Power & Resistance
Oh wow, yesterday's rest was much appreciated. Although tonight my legs fatigued quickly. But I powered through. The thing where you do the side steps and touch the ground made me dizzy. The next times I focused on keeping my head down while still being able to raise my arms. I am surprised at how fast my progress has been; I'm already getting better at the suicide jumps (jump high and make your hands touch your knees). I'm getting better at globe jumps, too; by the next fit test I should be able to do way more than I did last time. The moving push ups were practically impossible in the 3rd time around. Like last time, the 8 squats + 8 push ups were easy + hard.
Slight annoyance is that my hair is getting long and I whip my haaaiir back and forth, I whip my haaaiir back and forth, I whip my haaaiir back and forth, which freakin hurts when it hits my back. But if I tie it up in a bun, it gets loose easily. If I wear a full shirt I get really hot and end up taking it off anyway (and I save on laundry this way).
Food: Not sure if my 50/30/20 protein/carbs/fat ratios are correct. Also, I started to make protein shake and veggie juice in the morning now. 125g protein from protein powder (mixed w/ water), 25oz veggie juice, 2 bananas, 2 peaches, raw salad, banh chung chay. I still need more protein and I need more fat. I'm fine with the carbs, I think especially after the banh chung chay...
Speaking of which, Happy New Year, everyone!
Slight annoyance is that my hair is getting long and I whip my haaaiir back and forth, I whip my haaaiir back and forth, I whip my haaaiir back and forth, which freakin hurts when it hits my back. But if I tie it up in a bun, it gets loose easily. If I wear a full shirt I get really hot and end up taking it off anyway (and I save on laundry this way).
Food: Not sure if my 50/30/20 protein/carbs/fat ratios are correct. Also, I started to make protein shake and veggie juice in the morning now. 125g protein from protein powder (mixed w/ water), 25oz veggie juice, 2 bananas, 2 peaches, raw salad, banh chung chay. I still need more protein and I need more fat. I'm fine with the carbs, I think especially after the banh chung chay...
Speaking of which, Happy New Year, everyone!
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
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