Three Weeks

I've come to prefer strength training on Sundays because the gym is a lot less crowded.  I can move around more freely and more equipment and space is available. Today I did:

• Brisk walk to the gym - 15 minutes.

1. One legged squats - 12 reps each leg
2. Fly press and back on stability ball (12 lbs)- 12 reps each
3. Stability ball bridge with bend - 15 reps (I'm actually starting to find these easier!  I felt really good whereas not too long ago these would kill me!)
4. Row Push up (12 lbs) - 12 reps (THESE KILL!!  I can't do push ups either way let a lone with extra to do in between each one but I'm going to stick to these and I hope to improve!)
5. Jump Switch Lunges - 20 reps
6. Bicep Curl with Overhead (12 lbs) - 15 reps

I repeated all this 3 times with 2-3 minute rest in between.

Afterwards, I did 3 sets of bench dips (12 reps each) and experimented a little with the cable machine. 

Before the gym I had half a whole wheat hamburger bun with 15g peanut butter and about 1/3 of a banana and a tiny drizzle of honey.

bun: calories 70, carbs 11.5g, fibre 1.5g, protein 2.5g, fat 1g

peanut butter: calories 88, carbs 2g, fibre 1.2g, protein 3.6g, fat 7.5g

banana: calories 33, carbs 8g, fibre 1g, protein -, fat -

TOTAL: calories 191, carbs 21.5g, protein 4.7g, fat 8.5g

Right after my workout (before heading home), I had a protein shake (mixed with water).

protein shake: calories 129, carbs 9g, fibre 1g, protein 20g, fat 1.2g

When I got back from the gym, I had breakfast which was a mix of 1 weetabix biscuit, approx. 1/2 cup goats milk greek yogurt, 5g walnuts, cinnamon, 2 tsp honey, 2 handfuls blueberries and the rest of my banana.

weetabix: calories 63, carbs 22g, fibre 3.8g, protein 4.3g, fat -

greek yogurt: calories 130, carbs 5g, fibre -, protein 11g, fat 8g

walnuts: calories 33, carbs -, fibre -, protein 1g, fat 3g

blueberries: calories 50, carbs 10g, fibre 2g, protein -, fat -

honey: calories 42, carbs 10g, fibre -, protein -, fat -

banana: calories 70, carbs 16g, fibre 2g, protein -, fat -

TOTAL: calories 388, carbs 63g, fibre 7.8g, protein 16.3g, fat 11g

WOW!  The carbs really added up, especially with the honey!  Gonna watch out for that.

About 3 or so hours later I got a bit hungry so I had a snack of 1 yellow bell pepper, 1 string cheese and 3 whole wheat crackers spread with a tiny bit of leftover of tzatziki (sp?)

bell pepper: calories 54, carbs 11g, fibre 2g, protein 2g, fat -

string cheese: calories 60, carbs 1g, fibre -, protein 8, fat 4g

crackers: calories 60, carbs 9g, fibre 2.5g, protein 2g, fat -

TOTAL: calories 174, carbs 20g, fibre 4.5, protein 12g, fat 4g

It's so tedious to count and calculate everything! I don't know if I'll be able to calculate it for everything that goes into my mouth but I'll try now and then because it's a real eye opener!  Either way, I'll continue to photograph and keep track of my workouts on here.  Gotta start to think about dinner.  Starting to get hungry!