I’m not calling this the Disney Princess half marathon prep blog because I didn’t do any training!! I actually decided I should run on Tuesday on the dreadmill, and I got a mile in and did fine. Then about 1.5 miles in I stopped to get a little water and the top fell off.. then my ipod fell out of my bra and onto the ground, and I almost fell off and it was just all bad so I just called it a day.
But I did buy my plane tickets to Florida and I can’t even tell you how excited I am!!!! I get to stay with my old roomie and spend the day with her and her son and daughter who is turning one when I’m there!!!!!!!
I get to visit another girlfriend I was super close with who is a few months pregnant and engaged, and staying with one of my best girlfriends who is married. Man.. things have seriously changed! After a few days of that, and getting my ass handed to me by Chandler at Elite Strength & Conditioning, I’m going to head to Orlando for the race and more fun with girlies!!
Anyway, on to the Bikini Competition Prep…
(Read about Week 2 here)
Here was my fitness schedule:
Mon – Chest/ back HEAVY + HIIT Cardio at CATZ
Tues – Legs HEAVY/ abs + steady state cardio
Wed – CATZ
Thurs – Shoulders HEAVY + 90 min yoga
Fri – arms HEAVY/ core + CATZ
Sat – CATZ + 90 min yoga
Sun – rest
Nutrition:
Doing so perfect. Here’s an idea of what my day looks like in terms of food:
4am – 4egg whites, 1 cup spinach, 1/4 cup oatmeal, 1 tsp natural pb, 1/2 banana
7am – 4 ounces chicken breast, 1 cup roasted veggies/ 1 tsp olive oil, 1/4 sweet potato, 1/4 cup berries
10am – 1/2 scoop protein powder, 1/4 cup oatmeal, 1 tsp natural pb, 1/4 cup berries
workout
1:30pm – 4 ounces tofu, 1 cup broccoli/ cauliflower, 1/4 cup sweet potatoes, 1/4 cup berries
4:30 – 2 egg whites, 1 cup spinach, 1 tbsn FF feta, 1 tsp natural pb
7:30 – coconut/ walnut encrusted chicken, 1 cup roasted veggies, 1 tbspn olive oil
then for a treat I’ll have a couple of small dark chocolate pieces (which HAVE to go very soon) or a liter of flavored seltzer water, which I’ll have to cut out after March I think.
Anyway, I’m hormonal right now, so it makes things worse for sure. But one day I had a binge on peanut butter. I used to have a habit of of doing this. I used to seriously eat two jars of pb a week. So I had to stop buying the sugary kind that I liked so much, and switched the the natural kind, which doesn’t do much for me because I don’t love it.
But I guess my body was just craving some kind of sugar or fat or something, and I overloaded. It was a few hours before CATZ, and I paid for it there because I felt so full and gross, like I was going to puke. But what’s really bad is how much I beat myself up over it. It would be one thing if I had these binges, recognized it was bad, and moved on and stopped myself the next time, but instead I give myself such a hard time over it. I make myself feel terrible.. like I should not be entering this competition because I’m just ruining my chances at winning with these binges.
Then I think, well if I am only making myself feel bad because the competition, that is understandable, because it really is jeopardizing my chances. But the thing is, contest or no contest, I would still get this upset with myself.
So my goal right now, just for today. And tomorrow my goal for the day will be to get through the day binge-free. And the same goes for the next day. And I’ll let you guys know how it’s going. I know a lot of women I talk to have this same exact problem. I just hope we can all find a way to stop, not just binging, but beating ourselves up over it. It isn’t healthy. And it’s not healthy to just solve the problem by taking the food out of the house, because if isn’t one thing, I’ll find a way to make it another.
However, on a positive note, I didn’t drink this weekend. It feels amazing. Not just the feeling of not being hungover, but not having the feeling of bloatedness or feeling like I completely un-did everything I worked so hard for all week long! I also think that it shows in the photos as well. I can tell that circle in the middle of my lower belly is already going away! that’s the only difference I’m seeing, but that was the one part of my body that has I’ve been unhappy with for a while now!!
Here are my week 1 and then most recent progress pics:
Your Coach,
Kyra
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