L-E-T-S-G-O

Alright, so I took some time away from tracking every calorie and I've been working really hard to try to get a job.
I passed my test!! So, it's official, I am a CERTIFIED FITNESS TRAINER through the ISSA. I've applied at several gyms, though I REALLY want to work at the one with my mentor... it's just a matter of that fitness manager giving me an official start day (since I can't just wait around). So, that is TBA.

Anyhow, I'm going to keep track of what I eat each day. I'm going to keep working out really hard and aiming for around 1800 calories every day... not net, total. Days when I do EXTRA big workouts I'll be upping my intake and allowing a cheat now and then... but I really feel I need to focus if I want to be able to compete in the near future. I need my body to even out. What I mean by this is that before I was doing too much cardio to try to lose weight... I'm going to be lifting a lot more. Integrating my hypertrophy lifting with endurance sets as well so that I'm maximizing fat burn and paying better attention to what I eat right after each workout as to take most advantage during the metobolic spike post workout.

Also, I'm going to be trying out some meal prepping. I'm going to buy a bunch of tupperware and try to make a bunch of meals so that I am set for a few days...and don't let myself snack. I've been slipping a lot recently with snacks and allowing naughty foods because I know my body needs something and I don't take the extra few minutes to make something or go into an actual grocery store and grab the right thing (I've been grabbing what I think I'm craving instead of what I know my body needs).

So, I don't think I'll be posting every single day with what I ate (unless I get to a point where I feel like I need to keep myself publicly accountable)... but I will be posting more recipes and meals that I prep once that starts. I'm trying to record more of my workouts and I'd really like to get into posting more of that sort of thing...

I really want to be strict with myself this month. My plan is, for the first time in my life, to have a costume that shows off my stomach... but I'll change what I'm doing last minute if I'm not feeling confident enough!

So... October... Let's Go, Let's Go, L-E-T-S-G-O!