Fit Before Forty

Wake up realities -

(I’ll only up date this once a week plus i’ll leave out the height. Once I get to the age where I start to shrink, I’ll add it back in.)

Wake up thoughts -

Better rested this morning. Maybe part due to earlier night than usual or due to change in diet. Weights session seemed to help with my morning back and neck aches.

FOOD

SUPPLEMENTS -

4 x Greens+ capsules
3 x Arginine capsules (will post brand tomorrow)

BREAKFAST  -

1 x egg, 2 x egg whites - scrambled with spinach
1 x bottle of water
1/2 cup of coffee

MID MORNING -

Protein shake (15mg of protein)

LUNCH -

TexMex Bowl - Ground beef, mixed beans, mushrooms, peppers, red onions, bean and corn salsa, small serving on sour cream

AFTERNOON -

Handful of carrots

DINNER -

Stir fry - Beef strips, olive oil, broccoli, mushrooms, red onion. Garlic and honey sauce (veg cooked in then excess sauce drained out) Half cup of rice.

PRE-RUN SHAKE -

3 x Arginine capsules
1 scoop protein powder
2 tablespoons of honey
1 teaspoon Creatine Monohydrate
500ml water

EVENING -

Handful of carrots
Water

EXERCISE

Morning -1 hour urban walk (fast pace) with backpack 10lbs
Lunch - 1 hour urban walk (fast pace) no weight
Afternoon - 30 minutes urban walk (fast pace) with backpack 8lbs
Evening - 5km run, no weight
Evening - Low weight, high rep weights - curls, raises

BED - 11.20pm

daily thoughts

Woke up feeling well rested this morning. Definitely less neck and shoulder pain, probably from the weight sessions. Very hungry within an hour of breakfast. However, by the time lunch arrived wasn’t hungry at all. Eat anyway then went for lunch speed walk. Noticed less lactic acid burn today, going up stairs etc. It doesn’t matter how much I train, I always have lactic acid issues. Need to get that fixed as it’s a real killer.

My 5km run was a real bitch today. Same route however it was humid outside. The first 2km was a real chest buster and muscle killer. Again, this is something I need to look into in more to get fixed. If I’m training for cross-fit events, this will kill me within the first 10 minutes.

I’ll write more about this site in another post. For now, I just want to log yesterdays activities, which was day 1 of my Fit Before Forty journey. Some information will be missing (technicailities, such as BF etc)

Wake up realities -

Age: 37
Weight: 160lbs
Height: 5 ft 10.75
Resting heart rate: <add>
BF: <add>

FOOD

BREAKFAST  -

2 x fried eggs, olive oil
1 x Tortilla
Salt and pepper
Water

MID MORNING -

Protein shake (15mg of protein)

LUNCH -

1 can tuna
Salad
Grated carrot

AFTERNOON -

Nothing

DINNER -

TexMex Bowl - Chicken breast, mixed beans, mushrooms, peppers, red onions, bean and corn salsa, small serving on sour cream

EVENING -

Small bowl of TexMex leftovers
Handful of carrots

EXCERSISE

Morning -1 hour urban walk (fast pace) with backpack 10lbs
Lunch - 1 hour urban walk (fast pace) no weight
Afternoon - 30 minutes urban walk (medium pace in rain) with backpack 8lbs
Evening - Soccer - 15 minutes run around
Evening - Weights - 30 minutes - mixed routine, curls, squats, swings, raises

BED - 11.20pm

daily thoughts

Day 1 of Fit Before Forty Journey. Headache today, probably due to switch from a carb loaded diet (too much cereal, grains) to a protein rich with way more vegetables than I normally eat. Also cut back on salt snacks (almonds) which was also a crux and an integral part of visiting the office kitchen. Felt hungry all day without the high fat, high salt snacks. Also drinking way more water, which I never used to do.