Well I slept much better last night, wahooo… Still got up before my alarm but I am not complaining!! Getting a little shut eye was much needed and made me happy! The weird thing is that even with the extra sleep last night, I woke up this morning and didn’t have that feeling that I got a good nights rested sleep, weird! I was actually really tired this morning. I think I am going through a growth spurt because I was tired and have been really hungry lately! I was down 3 meals today by 9:30 a.m.! geez….
I was proud of myself because I got to the gym, like usual, before my a.m. clients, to get in my cardio and almost didn’t’ do it because I was so tired. I had to check myself and ask if it was my body or mind that was tired. Was it an excuse and did I really need to Not do it?! I really honestly had a hard time getting started. All the excuses went through my head… I can come back later, I need the rest, etc… I decided, No I am going to do something, even if I drop the intensity or time, something is better than nothing. Needless to say, rocked out my 30/20 minutes at the same intensity as normal. Getting started was hard but I did it and it felt so good when I was done! I can really see how excuses can get in the way! In general, they are there but when you are pregnancy it is just another excuse to add to the list “Oh I am pregnant…. ”
One thing I KNOW about myself is I have to get it done in the morning. Unless I am pre contest (those days are over) there is not much of a chance of me coming back for so I have to do it first thing and not promise myself I will come back “later”.
Anyways, I busted out my cardio and it felt great (when I was done). Lesson reinforced and put in the memory bank!!
Today I kept it just Cardio 30/20 minutes on incline treadmill 15% incline 4.8mph/ 18% incline 4.8 mph.
Meal #1: 1/4 cup oats, 1/4 cup wheat bran, 1 scoop protein, 1/2 cup blueberries
Meal #2: 6 egg whites and an apple
Meal #3: Quest Bar
Meal #4: Broccoli Slaw/99% lean ground turkey over a salad with 1/2 avocado
Meal #5: Organic O’s Cereal with protein Shake (as “milk”)
Meal #6: Tilapia with green beans and asparagus mixture
Meal #7: Protein Shake with 1 tbsp chia seed
Ready for bed and thinking I am going to get another nights shut eye, fingers crossed.
Feeling the growth spurt and feeling myself soften up a bit, embracing the changes inside and out!
Until tomorrow … xoxo Gina