Day four of the challenge. Today is a rest day from the gym, so there’s not going to be a workout posted (obviously), but I have recorded what I’ve been eating and how I’m feeling today.
Workout
No formal workout at the gym today, but I did do 3 sets of 10 pushups with 30 seconds rest in between before having dinner. I do this on leg days and days off, and really don’t do them on other days because I don’t want to over stimulate my muscles and leave them time to repair.
Also, I did feel my calves more after yesterday’s leg training day and doing some of Ben Pakulski’s calve training.
Food
Protein filled day today (as per norm) with a cheat meal thrown in there as I was meeting the family for lunch. The pub was good as it had a limited range of gluten free meals, but as with other times when I’ve been on the food trail other people can influence your decisions and sometimes it’s inevitable that I don’t make the best possible choice in that moment. What I’ve learnt though is the fact that I am conscious of this now, whereas in the past I would have been oblivious.
Breakfast
To start the day I had bacon ciabattas with some goats cheese on. They were lovely and I didn’t add any sauce etc to them (lots of sugar in that). I suppose this isn’t one of the best breakfasts out there, but I know it’s a heck of a lot better for me than porrige and a banana.
Lunch
This was my cheat meal as I was out for lunch. I had gamon with egg and chips. Probably not the best choice as I had had bacon for breakfast (lots of salt and nastiness in both), but there were a lot of gluten filled pies and pasties on the menu and I didn’t want to be bloated and inflamed later. But, I did have sticky toffee pudding with ice cream to complete it, so I was a little gassy later on (it’s one of my past favourites, so I had to have it: the old ‘eat it, it’ll be fine!’ bad part of my mind making an appearance again).
Dinner
This was protein rich with oily fish (mackerel), scrambled eggs and some spinach (healthy greens) to the mix. An end to a not so great day food wise. I really like this as it’s simple and quick to make. The mackerel is pre-packed cooked and the scrambled eggs and sauteed spinach are ready in around 5 minutes. I also sometimes have a similar one for breakfast or lunch.
Keep the above in mind and take a look through the wise use of carbs article. I am aware of when is the best time to use carbs (post workout and in the evening) as opposed to mostly throughout the day as a fat person, so I do the above whilst also being aware of what I am doing. A lot of my past has being either not aware of the amount of carbs I was consuming – tons compared to the 200grams or so I try to limit myself to every day – or being totally dismissive of it.
How I’m Feeling
Today has been an okay day. My legs are suffering from DOMS so I’m walking around a little bit strangely and I know that my calves are going to hurting a little bit more tomorrow (I usually get DOMS two days after working out a particular muscle group).
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