Today is day 30. And I feel great for the most part.
A bit sore.... but great.
Last night I ended up playing basketball for a bit.
But again, I can't do cardio + play ball on the same day so I just took it easy and put up some shots.
So much of how I play is dependent on outworking + hustling everyone else so doing that on an empty tank is too demanding on my body.
Today's workout was pretty challenging. All of the exercises that required me to but in a pushup position were very painful because my left wrist got hurt at basketball last week. Very hard to do mountain climbers and the dumbbell rows from push-up position. I tried to adjust to it, but ah well.
Something I forgot to mention was that we did our halfway body scans over the weekend.
Vivi and I both saw minimal results, but it was motivating to see how much work you have to do for just a bit of progress.
I think the biggest thing is the fact that I wasn't able to keep up with the diet during my last project.
I have to be more disciplined with that to maximize this challenge.
Vivi showed me a quote this morning that put things in perspective.
It was a post dedicated to this blogger's daughters' bday about motherhood but it spoke to life in general. She quoted her friend/relative about climbing a mountain. Something about life being just a bunch of steps. You just gotta treat each step with the best of your ability instead of dreading the massive task of climbing a mountain and giving up before you even start.
This spoke to me because I'm having a hard time following the diet. But I need to just commit to it each and every meal. Instead of thinking about it in the larger context. Once I think about it in the big picture, I start justifying eating shit food with "It's okay...it's just one day.... i'll work it off tomorrow.... this will be my last".
The combination of the results + that quote is definitely super motivating for me to finish strong in this challenge. We're paying so much money to do this, I have to dedicate myself to it and finish strong!!!!
Tuesday, 3 March 2020
Day 29 - IM BACK
OKKKKK, so I figured out something that worked for me this weekend.
Obviously rest helps and I did a lot of that.
I took off Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
On Sunday, I went to the gym in our building and lifted heavy.
Then in the evening I went to play basketball.
It was a more balanced type of two-a-day.
When I got hurt on Wednesday, it was because I did a hard cardio class in the AM and played my heart out at basketball in the evening. Doing that on only a few hours of sleep is not how to do this whole thing effectively.
Today I felt awesome. Finally getting the full range of motion back in my calves.
It was a full cardio class so I was trying to max out in the 20 second sets.
Feeling great about our workout!
Obviously rest helps and I did a lot of that.
I took off Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
On Sunday, I went to the gym in our building and lifted heavy.
Then in the evening I went to play basketball.
It was a more balanced type of two-a-day.
When I got hurt on Wednesday, it was because I did a hard cardio class in the AM and played my heart out at basketball in the evening. Doing that on only a few hours of sleep is not how to do this whole thing effectively.
Today I felt awesome. Finally getting the full range of motion back in my calves.
It was a full cardio class so I was trying to max out in the 20 second sets.
Feeling great about our workout!
Friday, 28 February 2020
Day 25 - Rest ughhh
Soooo day 23 didn't go perfectly. The workout in the AM was great.
Work during the day was great.
I got home, ate some food and took a nap.
Then I went to basketball.
We played for 2 hours. And by the last play of the game, my calves completely seized up.
I couldn't walk or get up for a few minutes. It was really really bad.
I need to force myself to rest.
Stricter schedule + more rest.
Monday - basketball
Tuesday - F45
Wednesday - basketball
Thursday - F45
Friday - F45
Saturday - F45
Sunday - Rest
This has to be it. If I can't play basketball on those days, then I'll lift lightly at the home gym.
Work during the day was great.
I got home, ate some food and took a nap.
Then I went to basketball.
We played for 2 hours. And by the last play of the game, my calves completely seized up.
I couldn't walk or get up for a few minutes. It was really really bad.
I need to force myself to rest.
Stricter schedule + more rest.
Monday - basketball
Tuesday - F45
Wednesday - basketball
Thursday - F45
Friday - F45
Saturday - F45
Sunday - Rest
This has to be it. If I can't play basketball on those days, then I'll lift lightly at the home gym.
Tuesday, 25 February 2020
Day 23 - MIA
OKKKKK, I guess I'll explain the reason why I've been away.
We landed this job that was pretty crazy. It got awarded last Tuesday and we shot yesterday (Monday). So it was pretty fast and furious.
The good things
— I was able to maintain going to the gym
— I noticed that I kind of need to hit the gym in the AM to get energy
— I'm starting to see results in my body
— I tried to help out with meal prep a few times last week
The bad things
— We went to Niagara last weekend and drank
— The diet has been closer to 40% good and 60% bad
— Need to get back on the diet ASAP
I think I'm happy with where I'm at, but for the next 33 days I wanna really dedicate myself to this.
I'll still have some days where I spoil myself with some tasty food, but that can't be the norm.
Need to be disciplined. Need to journal. Need to meal prep.
LET'S DO THISSSSS.
We landed this job that was pretty crazy. It got awarded last Tuesday and we shot yesterday (Monday). So it was pretty fast and furious.
The good things
— I was able to maintain going to the gym
— I noticed that I kind of need to hit the gym in the AM to get energy
— I'm starting to see results in my body
— I tried to help out with meal prep a few times last week
The bad things
— We went to Niagara last weekend and drank
— The diet has been closer to 40% good and 60% bad
— Need to get back on the diet ASAP
I think I'm happy with where I'm at, but for the next 33 days I wanna really dedicate myself to this.
I'll still have some days where I spoil myself with some tasty food, but that can't be the norm.
Need to be disciplined. Need to journal. Need to meal prep.
LET'S DO THISSSSS.
Wednesday, 12 February 2020
Day 10 - DIET
Workouts are going great. They're still super hard, but definitely got the rhythm of waking up and crushing the workout first thing in the AM.
I went to Myodetox for some physio today. Awesome new location in Yorkville. Super convenient to go to right after F45. I got to reconnect with a physiotherapist I used to visit in City Place not too long ago. Very insightful stuff. He worked on my calves and hips. He told me it's my core strength I need to really work on. I got a few really good stretches and he went crazyyyy on my calves and hips. I feel great. Feel even better about how convenient the location is to work/home.
Followed the physio appt with a shake from Barry's and headed to work.
Going to hoop tonight and then Barry's tmw evening.
Great couple of days ahead with both work and social! Excited to see how to keep up with meal plan and exercise when things get busier.
I went to Myodetox for some physio today. Awesome new location in Yorkville. Super convenient to go to right after F45. I got to reconnect with a physiotherapist I used to visit in City Place not too long ago. Very insightful stuff. He worked on my calves and hips. He told me it's my core strength I need to really work on. I got a few really good stretches and he went crazyyyy on my calves and hips. I feel great. Feel even better about how convenient the location is to work/home.
Followed the physio appt with a shake from Barry's and headed to work.
Going to hoop tonight and then Barry's tmw evening.
Great couple of days ahead with both work and social! Excited to see how to keep up with meal plan and exercise when things get busier.
Tuesday, 11 February 2020
Day 9 - GROOVE
Okay.... so it looks like I've hit my stride.
The diet is easier to deal with.
The workouts are easier.... but harder cuz I'm lifting heavier.
Feeling good about where my mind, body and soul are right now.
CHEAT day tonight to celebrate Valentine's with my boo.
Right back in the gym tmw followed by physio and basketball in the evening.
CAN'T WAIT.
Note: please help Vivi next week as much as possible for meal prep. It's very tiring and need to find a way to do the full 8 weeks together.
The diet is easier to deal with.
The workouts are easier.... but harder cuz I'm lifting heavier.
Feeling good about where my mind, body and soul are right now.
CHEAT day tonight to celebrate Valentine's with my boo.
Right back in the gym tmw followed by physio and basketball in the evening.
CAN'T WAIT.
Note: please help Vivi next week as much as possible for meal prep. It's very tiring and need to find a way to do the full 8 weeks together.
Monday, 10 February 2020
Day 8 - Week 2
As you can see from my previous posts, week 1 was pretty tough!
Again, the cravings remained to be the hardest part...
In terms of my calves, I've been using the massage roller + theragun to loosen them up before and after exercise. It's helped for sure, but still, feel a little pain there when I'm just walking casually.
The weekend was great! We did cheat on our meal plan a few times. We got impact kitchen + soon tofu (GO PARASITE, WAHOO!!!!).
Meal prep this weekend was much better than last. Vivi was super prepared with her lists and we even replaced the seafood meals ahead of time to make sure we were ready for grocery shopping. We went to Fiesta Farms in the evening. Grocery shopping at 6:30pm on Saturday night is definitely the move. The store was empty and you can freely browse the aisles without having vegans/keto people breathing down your neck.
Most importantly, it's week 2/8. Week 1 was great overall, but I can't wait to start seeing some results. We slipped up ordering Ubereats over the weekend but we didn't get burgers or anything. Here's a list of restaurants we're talking about going to when this 8 week challenge is done:
Again, the cravings remained to be the hardest part...
In terms of my calves, I've been using the massage roller + theragun to loosen them up before and after exercise. It's helped for sure, but still, feel a little pain there when I'm just walking casually.
The weekend was great! We did cheat on our meal plan a few times. We got impact kitchen + soon tofu (GO PARASITE, WAHOO!!!!).
Meal prep this weekend was much better than last. Vivi was super prepared with her lists and we even replaced the seafood meals ahead of time to make sure we were ready for grocery shopping. We went to Fiesta Farms in the evening. Grocery shopping at 6:30pm on Saturday night is definitely the move. The store was empty and you can freely browse the aisles without having vegans/keto people breathing down your neck.
Most importantly, it's week 2/8. Week 1 was great overall, but I can't wait to start seeing some results. We slipped up ordering Ubereats over the weekend but we didn't get burgers or anything. Here's a list of restaurants we're talking about going to when this 8 week challenge is done:
- Sotto Sotto
- Osteria Rialto (birthday!)
- Pizza Conzo
A lotta pasta + pizza lol.
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