The Early Bird Catches The Worm

I decided to try something new this week. I decided to get up at 6am so I could get a Tae Bo session in before Econ class at 12:30pm and then I can still get a training session in when I come home after class. I get up at 6am for church on Sunday's and I am a super morning person (especially early AM), so I thought, why not use that time? The only time I'm not a morning person is when I get little sleep. But I'm still taking the 5-HTP along with two Melatonin about an hour before bed and I'm sleeping like a baby!

The cardio session today was fabulous! I did Fat Blasting Cardio that uses the black bands (the first ever Tae Bo dvd I did!) and it was a kick butt workout! Super high energy and felt great! I think having a very light pre-cardio meal really helped out too. Instead of having something like oatmeal with pp or an English muffin with eggwhites and cheese, I had some corn thins and peanut butter. Yes, I'm still sucking down pb and pb prodcuts despite the recalls. All my products are (so far!) okay and I've been eating out of the same pb jar for about 6 months and I'm not sick yet haha But I am convinced a very light meal pre-cardio helps because I don't feel full or "weighed down" by a heavier gut feeling and I don't burp it up (I get heartburn very easily during cardio if I don't watch what I eat).

It's a good thing I did my cardio this AM because this afternoon my Planter Fasciitis is acting up again. I've been wearing my wrap for the past two days and worn my good New Balance's most of the day yesterday. I called my podiatrist this afternoon to get a new wrap because mine's getting gross from wearing it during workouts and the nurse said he may want to see me again since it's still bothering me--ugh. I feel like I spend so much time at all these doctor's! Watch him tell me that I need cortisone injections in my foot. Lord please no! Getting them in my spine is fine because she numbs me first, but for foot ones they don't numb you and I heard those suckers hurt! Although I think I'd take that pain before stopping Tae Bo for awhile while it heals. I'll take the pain of a shot before I'll quit Tae Bo! ;o)

I just finished my preWO meal of Genie's Apple Loaf (you can find the recipe on her blog: Third Wish) and some whey. I have to say, I was very reluctant to try her loaf because it has no pp in it, just EW. Every loaf I've ever made has had pp in it and I thought it was going to taste very eggy but it's quite good! Very filling! I'm making more of them tonight to keep on hand thoughout the week.

Let's see...I think that's it for now. Meals for yesterday and today have been ON. It really helps planning meals the day before. I'm so Type A anyways that I love schedules and plans so I don't mind it. I actually find it quite comforting to have my meals all planned out so I don't have to wing it throughout the day or come to realize at 7pm that I've used all my macros up for the day.

Wrap up for the day:
CARDIO: ON
TRAINING: ON- FB
MEALS: ON-MEDIUM

Pre-Cardio: corn thins, pb, BCAAs, coffee/almond milk/stevia/Glut.
CARDIO
Post-Cardio: (whey shake) Essen Nutri whey, Glut, WF choc syrup, stevia
M1: 1/2 Pure Protein Choc PB bar (didn't realize it had pb in it til right after I swallowed the last bite lol)
PreWO: Genie’s Apple Loaf, BCAAs, Essen Nutri whey, Glut
TRAINING
PWO: sweet potato, (whey shake) Essen Nutri whey, WF choc syrup
M2: (HG’s Chix Lo Mein) 1 bag tofu noodles, 3oz chix, 85g snow peas, 4.5oz carrots, 3/4 tsp cornstarch, 1TB soy sauce, Splenda pkt, 1/8c chix broth; sf fudgesicle
M3: (whey cake) BSN LD, EW, almonds, Splenda Granular