Major lack of updates!
Sorry about that, was busy all weekend. I still kept up with my workout routine though, able to get all the workouts in on week 2 besides completing fully the legs & back routine. Went about half way through.
In any case, this week is looking good so far. I found the Chest & Back better on the third week and definitely see improvement in the # of reps I am doing this week versus when I started. So pretty happy so far and I will definitely stick with it. I'm half way done with Phase 1, and still have 2 more full weeks to go.
Bring it!
Anyway, on to some other stuff... I decided to show how I normally cook/prepare my meals as well as show how that ties in to how I keep my food journal.
In order to hold myself accountable to the food that I am eating, I am using DietOrganizer. Pretty great program that I've had for a while and I really like using it as it makes entries very quick. I definitely do think that recording what you eat is critical to combine that with a strong workout routine due to the strong link between them. So as such, I've committed 90 days to recording to the best of my ability, what I eat, as well as trying to cook at home more as it is easier to know what you're putting in your body (versus eating out @ restaurants).
Today, I decided to prepare Asparagus & Chicken Risotto with Soy Meatballs for dinner!
Sorry about that, was busy all weekend. I still kept up with my workout routine though, able to get all the workouts in on week 2 besides completing fully the legs & back routine. Went about half way through.
In any case, this week is looking good so far. I found the Chest & Back better on the third week and definitely see improvement in the # of reps I am doing this week versus when I started. So pretty happy so far and I will definitely stick with it. I'm half way done with Phase 1, and still have 2 more full weeks to go.
Bring it!
Anyway, on to some other stuff... I decided to show how I normally cook/prepare my meals as well as show how that ties in to how I keep my food journal.
In order to hold myself accountable to the food that I am eating, I am using DietOrganizer. Pretty great program that I've had for a while and I really like using it as it makes entries very quick. I definitely do think that recording what you eat is critical to combine that with a strong workout routine due to the strong link between them. So as such, I've committed 90 days to recording to the best of my ability, what I eat, as well as trying to cook at home more as it is easier to know what you're putting in your body (versus eating out @ restaurants).
Today, I decided to prepare Asparagus & Chicken Risotto with Soy Meatballs for dinner!
These are all purchased from Trader Joes, very affordable. Altogether, I think all 3 packages together should cost around a total of $8. The great thing is that I only ate like 1/3-1/4 of the chicken, 1/3 of the broccoli and 1/2 of the Asparagus risotto. Who said eating healthy is expensive? =) [when compared to alternatives]
A general rule of thumb is that I measure all the ingredients for dinner so that I can record them into DietOrganizer and get a really clear indication of the calories that I consumed. It does not take me a long time to measure what I eat! With a digital scale like you see in my pictures, it takes seconds as I just pour in the contents, and memorize them to enter them into my program later. Plus, once you do it very often (such as eating 4x Trader Joes meatless buffalo wings, you kinda know that it's 67g).
Ta-dah! Cooking time was about 10ish minutes. Spiced and salted to my liking and it was a delicious meal! I'm really beginning to enjoy cooking at home more often and will explore some funner (but healthy!) dishes in the future.
Total caloric for the day: 1597/171g protein
that looks delicious! love risotto :)
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