T25 - Day 33

Oh my gosh. What a mixed emotion day for my exercise!

I started the Beta on the T25 today and I was out of breath and struggled A LOT through it. I was getting a little emotional too and was not able to hold a lot of moves and I needed to take a few second breathers here and there. I think all the exercise on Sunday caught up to me.

I focussed really hard today on my nutrition and I did awesome!

For breakfast I made healthy French toast - and only had 2 pieces, and I topped them with caramelized banana's which according to the recipe is also "healthy" and that satisfied me for a long time. I didn't have an appetite for a snack in the morning, probably because the breakfast was heavier. For lunch I had my greek souvlaki chicken salad again, it was amazing. I didn't have any avocado left so it was just everything else (red pepper/green pepper/cucumber/feta cheese/chicken) but I also added in diced red onion and I loved it. I was quite full.

Then at around 4PM I had a protein bar and 1/2 a banana. I didn't have much an appetite for supper but my hubs forced me to eat what I had made and I am glad, it was very tasty. I made that cabbage chicken  stir fry again, nothing else and I had a big bowl of that.

If you want the recipe for that again it is here: Chicken Cabbage Stir Fry Recipe
(you just need to scroll down in that post about half way)

Then after supper I decided that I would go lane swimming. It was a trying day with the kids and I just needed to GET OUT! All I can say is I can't believe the amazing feeling that is running through me right now. I am just so rejuvenated!

I did 20 lengths in just over 15mins again (not exactly sure the seconds after didn't count that) but this time I focussed on using less legs, and I wasn't as exhausted. I still didn't rest but that didn't bother me. I didn't struggle very much tonight and the only thing I can think of that was different was yesterday I had 2 burritos for lunch before I went, not exactly great fuel for exercising; plus I had a very exhausting night, then up at 5AM for the gold metal game.
So... bad food + not very rested adds up to the reason yesterday was so difficult. I mean don't let me fool you, it wasn't EASY by ANY means... I just didn't find I struggled as much as I did yesterday. It was still challenging and I still needed to focus and push through but my arms weren't as dead, I wasn't as out of breath... that kind of stuff. Also I noticed after I was done I didn't have that nauseous or dizzy feeling like I did yesterday either. I felt tired like I normally do after a workout but after I took a few minutes to catch my breath I started to come back down to ground.

I feel great right now, I soaked in the tub for a good 5+ minutes after and I just felt/feel at peace. Like all the stresses of my day have just left me and I am left with this euphoric feeling. :-)

I am hoping this is a good sign for tomorrow's T25 exercise. This Beta circuit is a lot more challenging then I thought, I figured after doing 5 weeks of the Alpha that I would struggle a bit with the next level up but not like this. It feels exactly how I felt when I first started the Alpha. I guess I can only expect to get better and stronger!

Lately I have been struggling a lot with recipe ideas. I use pinterest and google a lot but nothing really hits home with what I am wanting. I am sort of in a food lull. If you have any recipes that you have tried feel free to post a comment with some ideas! I may just have to look through my blog again too and repeat old recipes, like I did tonight with the chicken cabbage stir fry. Which by the way, don't let the name deter you from trying it - it's actually quite delicious!

Ok well that is all I have to say for now!