Nausea and Fatigue | Carb-less Day Two

Today has naturally been more challenging than yesterday was, but not overwhelming…

Luckily, I was called by work this morning who told me I would not be needed due to the bad weather and as a result, lack of customers. So I could get my workout done sooner rather than leaving it until after work where I will naturally be lacking in energy due to the shift and also the general lack of carbs in my diet at the moment. 

 I made the incredibly stupid mistake of having my protein shake way too closely to my workout, leaving me feeling quite nauseous throughout. But, I managed to power through it because I'm not a freakin' p*ssy (tongue in cheek joke guys, chill). Seriously though, I won't be making that mistake again just in case I am actually sick because that would be embarrassing. It's all a learning curve, I will get there eventually. Even though the mistake I made was pretty elementary.

So, I spent my day enjoying my breakfast, went to the gym, ventured into town to get my glasses fixed so I can look intelligent and actually see what I am doing, ate again, did some maths revision for my QTS skills test and then ate again. Productive but still chilled. The real test will be tomorrow when I am out and the temptation to sway will be there. Tomorrow is also a rest day from the gym as I have done two consecutive tricep/bicep/shoulder days due to very painful DOMS after leg day, so it's more reason to keep my food consumption absolutely on point. 

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Today I ate...

Breakfast

2 Egg omelette with ham 

Natural 0% Fat Greek Yoghurt

30g mix of blueberries and raspberries (4g of carbohydrates collectively in berries) 

Lunch

1 & a 1/2 scoops of Optimum Nutrition Whey Protein 

1 chicken breast with green salad 

Monster Energy Ultra (0.9 g of carbohydrates in drink) 

Snacks

Apple

Handful of almond nuts (measured out evenly in palm of hand rather than grasping as many as possible in my hand)

Dinner 

Chicken and vegetable stir fry 

Diet Coke can 

Water intake 

2 litres of water 

Workout 

Cardio 

20 mins on stepper, Level 10 

5 mins of skipping rope 

Strength

Warm up circuit: Close grip push up x 10

Military planks on 12" box x 10

7KG Hammer Curls x 10 

Repeat three to four times, no rest unless absolutely needed (listen to your body) 

21's with 10kg barbell

9kg renegade rows, alternating arms (4 x 10 on each arm) 

Hammer curls & bicep curls superset (4 x 10 on each arm, 7kg) 

Tricep dips (4 x 12) 

Face pulls on cable machine 15kg (4 x 12)

Abs

Military planks x 15

V crunches x 15

Alternating leg raises x 15 per leg

Mountain climbers x 15

Repeat circuit four times, rest for one minute between the completion of each circuit 

How I am feeling...(honest)

Craving bread, was really cruel of my mum to leave a baguette in my view that she was going to share with some soup with her friend for lunch. I literally LOVE bread. Eaten everything I am allowed myself to eat for the day and drank plenty of water. I am looking forward to seeing my body composition on the Boditrax in a few weeks time once I have finished this cycle of going ultra low carb/carb free. Also cannot wait to eat bread again. We will see how I get on at work tomorrow. On the plus side towards the end of the day I am feeling very tired which is really helping with sleep. 

Note: I will be combining Day 3 and Day 4 in one post on Thursday due to plans I have made for tomorrow night but this will probably give you a short break from constant posts.  Just thought I would disclose this at the end of the post so you don't think I have fallen at the first hurdle and given up completely after two days ahaha. 

Stay tuned

Liv xo