DAY 2: My Fitness Journey

Im slowly regaining my desired sleeping pattern.  I was able to sleep before midnight and woke up around 9AM.

My original intention was to work out at 8AM so I can be able to attend my 10 AM meeting.  But since, I need to catch up on sleep, I woke up late and did my work out at noon.

I did a few back exercises, walk on the thread mill and swim for 30 minutes. 

I arrived at Work Haven around 3:30PM.  Decided to try the gym before resuming my work from 4PM to 8:30 in the evening.

My 2023 Fitness Journey

 I cant believe that its been 2 years since I last updated my blog.

A month after the last recipe post, I joined a Non Profit in the advocacy of HIV and AIDS Treatment and Prevention.  I stayed with them for 18 months before eventually moving to our Clinic partner. Yes, I was that busy the entire stint that I wasn't able to blog anything about my newfound career.

What remained consistent was my pursuit of the elusive 6 pack abs.  I have been inconsistently working on my body the last years and so far, this year was the most progress I had in the entirety of my journey.

I am working to lower my fat percentage to 12% so that the abdominal definition would show.  I am doing a calorie deficit diet, and had been effective.   Walking incline on the thread mill is also my cardio workout.  I try to rotate the muscle groups I target for strength training and now my  goal in the next 10 days is to double my gym time, or do a morning and evening workout.  I'm having trouble sleeping especially when my evening workout ends late.

Im hoping with this changes in the pattern, I can sleep better doing cardio in the morning and strength training in the evening.

My eating habit also changed. Yesterday was the first time I threw up while indulging on a buffet for our cheat day.

Morning Workout:

Dumbbell Row: 22.5 (3 sets of 10)

Lateral Pull Down: 55 (3 sets of 8)

Seated Row: 55 (3 Sets of 8)

Incline Thread mill: 14 incline, Speed 5 (20 minutes)

Breakfast Meals: Coffee with Splenda

Lunch: Chicken Breast

Afternoon Workout:

Seated Row: 30 (3 Sets of 10)

Lateral Pull Down: 55 (3 sets of 8)

RDL: 20 (3 sets of 10)

After gym, I went to S&R supermarket to stock up on my meal prep.  I bought about 3 kg of boneless chicken breast, 3 kg of frozen California mix vegetables and an entire tray of eggs.  I now consume 4 eggs per meal.

I arrived home just before 9PM.  I steamed a portion of the frozen vegetables and ate 3 slices of the remaining chicken breast.

I also prepared my food for the next day.