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!

Few days to recollect

New approach to this blog coming after the weekend.
Hope everyone is healthy, happy and moving forward! Live out loud.

9/17

Oats & coffee this morning
Chocolate
Apple
Went to the gym for almost 3 hours. Worked shoulders, tris and abs. Had a great time with the gyys... I'm SO sore from yesterday!!!
Had kind of a binge though... 2 snack wraps and a mcdouble w/o cheese and just half the bun...plus a snack size mcflurry
Finished my essays for ISSA
All I have left is the assessment + 12 week training programs for the 2 case studies!
Chocolate
Salad: spinach, 1 egg & 1 white, sweet potato, mustard, grape tomatoes, vinegar
oats & apple sauce

Working legs again tomorrow... gonna focus on hammies (deadlifts) but MAN I'm sore from Monday!! Looking forward to lifting with new people. Should be fun :)

9/16

Overall a great day...
Oats ... then went back to sleep
Oats & Greek yogurt 3 hours later
Studied and hung out with a babe.
Went to lunch and loaded up on some carbs.
LEG DAY!
Sexercize warm up, squats(lots), smith reverse lunges, donkey kicks, hydrant kicks, leg extensions, walking lunges, squat jumps, step ups
Came home (longest drive w/city traffic ever)
Slaw, half avocado, jalapeño, tofu, mustard, vinegar, pepper & spices

Started my ISSA CFT test...it takes a long time!! I'll finish this week... 99% sure I'm starting at the gym I really want by next month!! :)))

9/13

Friday the 13th!!!
Life can be scary. New things can be terrifying. I'm so excited about new endeavors but scared at the same time. I'm fighting off self doubt... needing my confidence to shine!

oats, instant coffee, apple
popchips
Kombucha
Brussels sprouts, avocado
Apple
Chocolate
Brisket, salad, sweet potato
Arctic zero

Day off from any sort of working out felt weird...but I slept like crap last night and used today to spend quality time with somebody I really care about. Gotta kick my ass tomorrow with cardio, core and maybe some arms.