Day 87 - So confused, losing faith?

So its day 87 into my 365 day health and fitness journey and I have to admit that at this point in time I am feeling super confused and questioning my decision to sign up for the lean and strong program. Not because I dont like the food or the exercise (confession - ive actually done eff all of the exercise), but because I'm losing faith in the 'rightness' of the program for me.

The more research I do, and the more people I speak to is making me question whether eating 100 calories over my BMR and training 6x per week is actually the best thing to get me to my goals. I know right - little me questioning the allmighty Michelle Bridges? What do I know? Well i know that I'm hungry on 1500 cals a day - not the demon bitch I was on 1200, but still hungry - and proper hungry. This program is actually the only one to recommend training so often (most programs recommend abt 4 sessions per week) and eating so little to gain muscle. So I've kinda been doing my own thing, eating atm abt 1700 cals and will probably increase once im doing more regular training sessions.

I REALLY struggle to find the time in my day to fit exercise in - Even with a Sunday cookup. I am out of the house 11 hours a day for work and with everything else that comes with running a household, having any sort of outside interests or seeing family & friends I'm finding it so fucking hard. Cutting down my calories was easy enough as it only required a few hours food prep on a Sunday - but finding an extra 6 or so hours a week for training and managing to get 8 hours sleep seems near on impossible... am i just whinging? So I am thinking I follow the advice of just about everyone else and aim for 4 sessions a week. So basically I've just wasted $200 as everything but the recipes I'm really not using.

Man this post is turning into such a negative rant...

Definitely need to find my faith again... might have a chat to my pt tonight and see what he reckons...

Any advice would be much appreciated, has anyone else been in such a funk and dared go against the program in such a way?

Boo :(

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Emma's Superballs

Superfood and Protein Balls

 

Chop dates & goji berries, process almonds (I just used mortar & pestle for such a small amount)

Mix wet & dry ingredients

Add water (5-7 tablespoons) to get the right consistency

Roll into balls & freeze

Makes 16 balls @ 90calories each

1 cup oats

15g Chia seeds

20g Coconut oil

2 Tbs cocoa powder (or cacao powder)

8 dates

1 Tsp Cinnamon

2 Tbs Honey

20g dessicated coconut

½ cup almonds

10g goji berries

40g chocolate protein powder

1Tsp vanilla

Might still play with some of the quantities but they taste pretty good!

 

Enjoy!!!

X

 

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Day 74 - Here we go... Come at me Lean & Strong!!!

Hellooooo :)

So today was day 2 of the Lean & Strong 12wbt - and my first day of L & S training (I had a session with my PT yesterday). I should have known what I was in for when the name of the routine is HARD AND HEAVY! OMG!!! So already being sore from PT and a day of hardcore gardening on Sunday I have to admit I went fairly lightly tonight. I will build up the weights but I do want to ease into it a little more - plus Im doing the Western Mud Rush on Saturday which I'd really like not to be too sore for.

One of my goals is to get on here and confess / blow my own trumpet more often... I find that being accountable really helps - even if noone reads it, its like admitting to yourself that you could have done better when at the time its easier to close your mind and ignore the fact that your eating the rest of a box of lindt chocolates sitting at the back of the fridge cos you were 'saving' them to eat one at a time. Yep that was me last night... wierd thing is , if i knew i was coming on here to list everything I hate and process my thoughts I probably wouldnt have done it.

I made Super Balls on the weekend (a protein and superfood combo) and they are yum!!! Will have to post the recipe - makes 16 at 90 cals each. Ive been having them every morning when I get up as I dont eat breakfast till around 9 - 9.30.

Ive also been wondering about the 1500 calorie limit - I've been reading a lot of people going over up to 2000 cals... how do you know what your intake should be? On the 1500 plan I've stuck to the 300ish calorie main meals from the weight loss plan and just increased my snack intake as I find im constantly hungry and need to graze throughout the day. If anyone is reading this and has some advice please let me know!!!

Also I now own a Fitbit flex - still figuring it all out but i love it so far!

So now the time for accountability...

Food...

Breakfast: Protein Ball & Banana Bruschetta

Morning Snack: Coffee

Lunch: Leftover Sticky BBQ Beef

Arvo Snack: Fresh pineapple & strawberries, weight watchers ginger kiss bar,small yogurt (only ate half - Coles brand Simply Less Greek Yogurt - tasted horrible!!!) Oh and I bought an Easiyo so will post about that when I make it :) and another protein ball as I left my protein shake at work!

Dinner: Wholemeal tuna spaghetti with lemon & cherry tomatoes - this was super yummy!!!!!

Exercise: Day 1 Hard & Heavy - Legs, Chest, Biceps & Abs... owchie!

Off to bed now to recover! Here are some pics of tonight and last night' dinners... and my Super Balls mmmmm....

 

 

 

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