July 17th, 2020
Friday
Happy Friday, all!
Today was a little bit lighter of a workout (at least in scope of exercises); I may have been kinda dumb last night and woke up sort of hung over, but I powered through it and did my best without causing myself some injury.
Butterfly Press
3x15
Bicep Curl
3x15
Seated Chest Press
3x15
Lat Pulldown
3x15
Leg Press
3x20
Diet has actually been going pretty well; I’ve maintained consistency for the past few days, counting calories and monitoring my macros (still a new concept but I think I’m getting the hang of it.) Here’s a general outline of what I’ve been living off of for the past few days:
Wake Up:
12 oz. coffee (black)
Post-Workout:
1 scoop Body Fortress Whey Protein (Vanilla)
1 cup 2% milk
(sometimes I’ll add strawberries for added flavor but I haven’t bought any in a minute, and I’m trying to limit carbs a bit)
Breakfast:
1 slice 100% Whole Wheat Bread
2 large eggs (sunny side up)
1 slice Colby Jack cheese
6 slices turkey breast (oven roasted)
Lunch:
8oz Chicken Breast Tenderloins
2 cups broccoli florets
1/4 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese
PLENTY of water
Dinner:
2 small fillets pink salmon
2 cups broccoli florets or California mix
1/4 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese
PLENTY of water
I’ll have an occasional beer or two here or there - what can I say, I like beer, and it’s practically mandatory in Wisconsin to keep beer in your home - but mostly I’ve been staying pretty good. Haven’t gone out to eat in at least a week, don’t really eat fried foods anymore, and with exercising at least a little bit every day I think I’m making progress. Went down another pound today; at 248.6, which is exciting, because I’d been over 250 again last week.
The best part is, I’m starting to become more comfortable with my body. I’ve found myself going shirtless more throughout the day (at home, of course - though I wouldn’t look out of place at Walmart, people do it all the time) and though yeah, I still have a gut and love handles, I don’t hate looking at myself anymore. There’s still definitely room for improvement but I’m starting to see changes: my shoulders are definitely more defined, my arms seem bigger and tighter than usual, and I even feel like my chest is starting to get less boob-ish (still kinda pointy, which is annoying, but that just means it needs to grow a little bit more.)
Overall I’m still feeling confident, hoping to keep this ball rolling; feeling like I might even take a hike later today, as I’ve been too swamped with schoolwork to go lately!
EDIT (2:01 PM): I managed to get in a 6-mile hike today! It’s fuckin’ hot out and I’m sweating like a hooker in church, but damn it felt good to get out on the trail again!