Day One, Day Two

Yesterday was the first day of my Body for Life Challenge and I had a great upper body workout and this morning's cardio went very well. I usually try to make it to the gym and start working out between 6:15 and 6:30 in the morning so that I can eat my meals at a regular schedule. It will be even better in a couple of weeks when all of the people who made New Year's resolutions to workout realize that 6:00 is way too early for their lifestyles and they decide to come later in the day...I think it's great that they want to work out and be healthier, but I just wish they would come after I leave. Yeah, that's bad, but I like the peace and quiet that working out in the morning provides; it's easier to focus on why I'm there.

I spent a few minutes this morning reevaluating my nutrition plan and finally reached a workable solution that cut out some calories and gave my wife much more room in the evening meal (#5 on the list below). She has been doing a very good job of preparing foods that fit within this plan, we still argue about sodium amounts, but other than that she is very flexible (and she is flexible with sodium too). Overall, this is a plan I can stick too and I like the results I saw during the last several months of following the plan.

The difference is that this time I am actually doing the challenge. I've discovered a much better way to use the stationary bike to handle my HIIT cardio needs and relearned the amazing benefits of doing dead lifts. I am going to re-enlist in the Army in the next few months and need to get my run time down. These tools and going through this workout will help me lose the weight and build the strength I need to accomplish my goals.

Daily Nutrition Plan – Body for LIFE, 2008

Wake up: 5:30

• 12oz. cup of coffee

• 8-16oz. Water pre-workout

• 1 Banana (110 cal/29g car/1g prot/0g fat)

***Workout: 6:15***

Meal 1: 7:30-8:00 (350 cal)

• Myoplex Deluxe Powder(320 cal/27g car/53g prot/4g fat)

• Betagen(20 cal/5g car/0g prot/0g fat)

• Fish Oil (10 cal/0g car/0g prot/1g fat)

Meal 2: 10:00-10:30 (360 cal)

• 5 egg whites (scrambled) (150 cal/5g car/30g prot/0g fat)

• 1 whole egg(70 cal/ 1g car/6g prot/4.5g fat)

• 2 cups hash browns (140 cal/36g car/4g prot/0g fat)

• 12oz. cup of coffee
  

Meal 3: 1:00-1:30 (350 cal)

• Myoplex Deluxe Powder(320 cal/27g car/53g prot/4g fat)

• Betagen(20 cal/5g car/0g prot/0g fat)

• Fish Oil (10 cal/0g car/0g prot/1g fat)
  

Meal 4: 3:30-4:00 (490 cal)

PB Sandwich

• 3 Tbsp Natural Peanut Butter(270cal/9g car/10.5g prot/24g fat)

• 2 slices of whole wheat bread (140 cal/28g car/4g prot/2g fat)

• 1 Apple (80 cal/22g car/0g prot/0g fat)

Meal 5: 6:30-7:00 need right around (540 cal)

• The Variable

• Find recipes that provide these numbers (540 cal/29g car/38g prot/11g fat)

Meal 6: 10:00 (350 cal)

• Myoplex Deluxe Powder (320 cal/27g car/53g prot/4g fat)
  

• Betagen (20 cal/5g car/0g prot/0g fat)

• Fish Oil (10 cal/0g car/0g prot/1g fat)

Bedtime: 10:30

UPDATED Estimated Daily Totals (2550 cal/255 car/255.5 prot/56.5 fat)
Roughly: 40% car/40% prot/20% fat

Daily Water Consumption 165 oz. or more