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First, thank you to everyone for the amazing compliments on my fitness accomplishment! I actually went to my first fitting today, but didn’t take pictures because all they did was pin my beloved VW, and I just showed you that last week and thought you’d get bored! However, I thought you might like a fitness/food update!
For the most part, my fitness/food regimen hasn’t changed much from the original plan. I have made a few important changes, but I’m still working out 4-5 days a week and eating pretty well. I want to stress that I generally don’t deprive myself of anything. I believe that I don’t crave unhealthy foods as much because I try to watch my sugar intake.
My workout schedule looks like this:
Monday – Spinning, then push-ups/ab work
Tuesday – Kickboxing with push-ups/leg work
Wednesday – Bootcamp spinning that includes push-ups and weight work
Thursday – Kickboxing with push-ups/arm work
Friday – StairMaster with push-ups/ab work
Notice a trend? Yes, one of my dear friends (thanks, Laners) blogged about the 100 push-up challenge, and although I didn’t follow their plan, I started doing 50 push-ups after my cardio workout. At the peak of bar exam studying, I was doing 40 regular push-ups and 10 knee ones. I’ve slacked a little since starting the new job, so I’m down to 15 regular and 35 knee ones, but it doesn’t take long to build back up. The results in a word…AMAZING. I mean, you saw my arms. That only took 3 months of solid workouts and moderate portion control. Oh, and you know that flab of fat between your arm and chest that appears right at your armpit? Yeah, that’s gone. Like totally, like.
As for my food regimen, there is one thing that is probably difficult for most people but I felt it really sped up my metabolism. I don’t drink anything except water and 1 cup of green tea or black coffee (if I really need it) in the morning. No soda, no juice (except OJ in my smoothie). Just water. Sometimes I really want a Coke Zero, especially when we go to the movies, but I haven’t wavered in about 2 months.
In the mornings, I’ve added a smoothie that I found from the always fabulous, Melissa Jill. I blend OJ, spinach and frozen fruit. It’s yummy and I’m not starving at lunch time! As for snacks, I’ve added Organic Greek blueberry yogurt that has about 16 grams of protein, so it’s super filling. At dinner, I usually stay away from carbs and just eat a protein and tons of veggies. But, a word of caution, you NEED carbs to maintain this gym schedule, so make sure to get plenty at breakfast and lunch. Carbs aren’t evil by no means, this is just works for me. I also sleep better at night because I don’t feel as full.
Also, I hesitate to write this, because I don’t want to burst anyone’s latte bubble, but I drank one soy latte everyday when I was studying for the bar, and afterwards, I stopped drinking them, and really stopped drinking coffee for 3 weeks until I started work, and literally the pounds just fell off. Maybe my metabolism just started to speed up after 3 solid months of working out, or maybe it was the lack of soy lattes. You be the judge.
Hope this helps and please share your favorite workouts or power foods with me!!!
