Week Two

Ok, so the second week is now out of the way and I've had a fairly successful week. A pretty heavy drinking session last Saturday was surprisingly followed by a healthy Sunday as far as eating went, no crap whatsoever, and I even managed to eat pretty well on the Saturday itself, just the alcohol let me down!

Three workouts followed, Monday, Wednesday and this morning. It's getting harder to get out of bed in the mornings, especially as the car's been iced over the past couple of mornings, but I'm proud that I've managed to motivate myself to get up and get out. This mornings workout was well worth it though, really took it out of me!

I'm alternating now between 4x8 and 3x12, so I'll do heavier weights on say Monday with 4x8, then Wednesday slightly lower weights but 3x12, so on and so forth. I know Neil suggests an even lighter session of 3x20 but I haven't got time to fit that in. Still managing to slightly increase the weight on the deads and squats, I'm about 15-20kg away from where I was a few months ago though before my enforced lay off so hopefully I'll be back there in a few weeks.

As far as the diet plan goes, well I've had fish every day this week, Mackerel fillets PWO and tuna steaks on non workout days. Plenty of chicken and turkey breasts as well, and I've ditched the pre-packed sandwich fillings in favour of ham and turkey off the bone from the deli counter. It's quite a bit more expensive but I feel healthier just buying it so it softens the blow on the wallet.

Carbs are well down as well, I have a food doctor bagel at 11am each morning and that's about it. Here's a rough idea of my diet each day as it stands.

Breakfast - Banana and a bowl of porridge (Mackerel instead of porridge if I've been to the gym)
11am - Food doctor bagel with ham/turkey off the bone, spinach and mixed salad, whey.
1pm - Mixed fruit.
3pm - John West tuna light lunch.
4pm - Fruit, 0% fat yogurt
6pm - Either chicken/turkey breasts, sirloin steak or tuna steak, with plenty of veg.
10pm - Whey, with a 0% fat yogurt

I know this could possibly be cleaned up a bit, especially around lunchtime but I feel good about myself and it's doing me good. The only blip I've had this week was Tuesday when I had a Nando's double chicken burger, but as it was chicken I didn't feel TOO bad about it! Any comments on this diet would be appreciated though, any tips or advise would be appreciated.

I stepped on the scales yesterday and must admit I was quite deflated to see that I'd lost absolutely nothing and had in fact gained a pound. However a quick trip to the MH forums and my mind was put at ease, after all it's all about how I look and I'm pleased with the way that's progressing, even after just one week. Another consideration is that this week I've naturally found my water intake increasing by about two litres a day to four and a half/five litres. So I've managed to get the scales out of my mind and will purely concentrate on the mirror from now on, along of course with measurements in a few weeks time.

So overall, other than the booze and the Nando's it's been a good week, hopefully this will be a drink free weekend and I'll have another good week!