Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Power 90 Day 15 – Feel the Burn


Well I have officially started my third week of workouts.  I was up this morning at 6:00 and was working out by 7:00.  I had one goal as I hit the gym this morning and that was to complete the full rep count in all the exercises where I was lifting weights and not lifting myself.  If you are not familiar, they usually suggest doing between 8-15 of each set of exercises, and there have been a number of them where I haven’t busted through the 12 count.  This morning however I felt fresh after a day off, and was determined to push through.  I did.  The only thing I couldn’t complete full counts of were pushups and dips, which I’m just not strong enough yet to lift 300 pounds that many times. 

I have now worked my way through the videos 12 times.  Which puts me at 6 times each video.  One of the big complaints I read was that Tony gets rough to take after a week.  To be honest, I haven’t got there yet.  I will say I am starting to know what’s coming, and I have stopped getting a chuckle from his jokes (They were never worth a whole laugh, sorry Tony). 

After yesterday’s posts I decided to up my caloric intake and do so very deliberately.  I finished the day with about 1900 calories.  Here is a look at my Food Journal.

                        Post Workout:  Protein Drink (1 scoop protein powder, 8 oz skim milk ) (220 Calories)

                        Breakfast:  Total Raisin Bran (1 cup cereal, 1 cup skim milk) (246 Calories)

Lunch: Crab Salad (3 cups spinach, mock crab, mushrooms, croutons, bacon bits, ¼ cup shredded cheese, 3 cheese ranch) (485 Calories)

Afternoon Snack: Banana shake, Cheese Stick (1/2 scoop protein, banana, 8 oz milk) (315 Calories)

Dinner: Johnsonville Chicken Sausage Whole Wheat Bun (2) Green Beans (522 Calories)

Evening Snack: Weight Watchers Cherry Cheesecake Ice Cream Sandwich (90 Calories)

Well, my rainbow of vegetables looked a lot more like a front lawn of vegetables, but other than that I think the day went well food wise, I guess we will see on the scales the end of text week.  I am thinking of taking the wisdom of my good friend Carey Hughes to heart and just keep off the scales for a couple weeks, but not sure I have that much will power.  Until later…

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