Hi!
I haven't written in a while. This week, my gym started a competition that goes until June 1 and is called "Mission 42". The object of the contest is to form a team with one partner, and sign in for the most classes to earn points. The classes go with my gym membership. I have a parnter named Chen so I have been going to lots of classes and trying different things. I even have been using a barbell for squats and deadlifts. The core work is still the hardest for me.
Meanwhile, I have continued to eat very well. However, I am taking in more calories since I am monitoring how many I expend at the gym classes... and it's a lot! I'm trying to net about the same. Yet, my weight is doing funny things that I'm not crazy about... according to my lovely scale, I have gained three pounds or so since Wednesday. However, I think it may be because I am very constipated... and, I have remedies at home for that. So, I took my remedies today.
For an intense few weeks of gym classes, do you think there are any changes I need to make? More protein? Do you drink the protein shakes that are available at sports stores? I know I have to drink more water... I am doing that!
that's mostly it folks... Hope you are having a great weekend!
Elizabeth
Elizabeth, I am at work and don't have much time to comment, but I wanted to say that I don't recommend protein powders. The supplement industry is not regulated by the FDA or anyone else and you never know what is really in those powders. A good, whole food, natural diet should be fine, and it is a good idea to eat some protein with every meal. Be careful about too many calories, too. Rather than trying to net 1200, you might want to shoot for a range of 1500 - 1600 calories consumed a day. If you do that, just make sure you are exercising at least 6 days a week. If you exercise a lot, and try to count the number of calories burned, it is easy to overestimate calories burned and eat too much. I had much better luck just keeping calories consumed consistent at 1500 - 1600, even on my rest day.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the contest!