Day 33: Rest

Status - mission 1
Mood - good
Water - 3 liters

Day 33 of 84

Today is devoted to rest.

Nutrition has been on target. I had the most intense junk food cravings though. I was able to refrain for most of the day until I had a small piece of chocolate.

I don't feel bad about it at all because I know if I hadn't had the chocolate I would have binged sooner or later.

Tomorrow: morning HIIT + core + afternoon chest

Catch you later,

--Jay

Day 32: Another solid morning

Status - mission 1
Mood - excellent
Water - 1 1/2 liters

Day 32 of 84

I am happy to say that I ran this morning once again.

Stretched then did 21 minutes on the tread and 5 on the elliptical.

I had to take it easy running because I'm starting to feel a very slight pain in my right calf. I don't think it's anything too serious, but I don't want to risk getting injured, especially following a cold.

Nutrition for today started off with a bowl of oatmeal (chopped banana mixed in), and a protein shake. I'm feeling good and am ready to start my day !

I have class at 10:30 and then a date at 12, Yay ! haha

This afternoon: shoulders + core

Catch you later,

--Jay

Day 31: Solid

Status - mission 1
Mood - good
Water ~ 3 liters

Day 31 of 84

Today turned out pretty solid.

I saved my entire workout for this afternoon. I did back and core

Cardio: 25 minutes on the tread. I've made it back to where I left off and I am psyched !

The last two minutes sorta kicked my butt though. I had to take a 10 second break between minute 23 and 25 because I felt so winded.

Let's just say that I was more than happy to walk out of the gym with full use of both legs haha

Nutrition has been on target. Third day of low carbs and I don't feel all that bad. I tend to get a bit grouchy and so try to avoid people, but so far I have a happy-go-lucky attitude :-)

Tomorrow: morning HIIT + afternoon shoulders + core

Catch you later,

--Jay

Day 30: YES !

Status - mission
Mood - revived and feeling wonderful
Water - 3 liters

Day 30 of 84

I am finally feeling better !

The cough medicine and vitamin C actually helped. I was definitely not playing around haha.

I am so glad to have worked out today, albeit in the late afternoon. I did 4 sets flat/3 sets incline barbell press. Core + 23 minutes on the tread. I felt strong and so raised the weight by 5 lbs on my lifts. I haven't done any type of cardio in about 4 days so I wasn't able to complete my usual 25 minute tread-time. I intend to wake up bright and early tomorrow for another HIIT session. I am so so excited to be back in action. And even though I find myself a little behind I'm confident I'll make tremendous and continued progress.

Right before I got sick I felt like a furnace. I could see myself getting leaner every day. It won't take long before I am able to return to that state.

Nutrition has been on target. Second day of low carbs.

Tomorrow: Morning HITT + afternoon Back + core

Catch you later,

gnight

--Jay

Day 29: The worst feeling ever

Status - mission 1
Mood - stressed
Water - 3 1/2 liters

Day 29 of 84

Getting sick is probably the worst thing that could have happened to me on my fat loss journey. I've been feeling horrible for three days now, with chest/nasal congestion and constant fatigue.

The fact that I haven't been able to make it to the gym is maddening !!

I am so upset. It's just so difficult to work out when I don't have the energy to function.

And I've been gulfing down cough syrup like no body's business, and taking vitamin C packets with orange juice in the mornings. My diet has been spot on as well. First day of low carbs following a high day yesterday. I figure its important for me to eat properly and stay hydrated if I am ever to rid myself of this cold.

Hopefully tomorrow morning I can run. I still have a slight cough and my nose is a bit messy, but it's been three days since my last workout and I am jumping out of my skin to get back into the swing of my program.

God, help me feel better.

I'm afraid the gains I've made up to this point are deteriorating with each passing day.

Tomorrow: morning HIIT + afternoon chest (HOPEFULLY !!!)

Catch you later,

--Jay

Day 28: Fighting off a cold

Status - mission 1
Mood - Better
Water - 1 glass :-(

Day 28 of 84

I am so mentally out of it haha. Reading over my post from yesterday I realized that I did not deviate from my diet at all.

Back on day 13 I had a cheat meal. I decided then to enjoy one every 13 days or so to prevent myself from going crazy. I've been so strict on myself that I didn't realize until now that:

1) I missed my originally planned cheat meal on day 26 and
2) had it unintentionally on day 27 !

And I felt soo guilty ... for no reason at all haha

I just wish I had known it at the time. I would have had a bit more ice cream !

My health status has improved some. I know that last night I was hell bent on not missing another morning HIIT session, but today I wisely chose to take it easy again by not exercising. Placing my body under physical stress while sick might worsen my condition. I just want to kick this cold quickly so I can get back into the gym with a full head of steam.

I'm taking no chances.

Catch you later,

--Jay

Day 27: Sick

Status - mission 1
Mood - under the weather
Water - 2 liters

Day 27 of 84

I had two HIIT cardio sessions planned for today; that is, until I got sick.

Last night I deviated from my diet plan by having a few pieces of chocolate and a small portion of a dessert I made for a friend of mine. If the night wasn't a special one for me I obviously would not have made an exception. But I did ... in the end.

This morning I felt awful, so much so that I didn't eat anything until around 12 noon. I didn't have much energy to wake up, let alone complete a morning run. I think I might have picked up a slight cold. I've already taken preventative measures by drinking some cough syrup. I do feel better.

Aside from the three small meals that I missed this morning and the sweets I had last night, my nutrition so far has been great. At noon I had a large salad, carrots and a couple pieces of chicken. It tasted delicious, probably because I was starved from not having eaten anything all morning.

I did take pictures today, so I at least feel good about that. Hopefully tomorrow I'll feel a bit better health-wise. Either way, I don't plan on missing morning HIIT. I'll force myself out of bed no matter how I feel.

Catch you later,

--Jay