C1W8D5 - So Freaking Hungry!!!

I’m so not enjoying 1100 calories per day. I don’t know why a few hundred calories makes such a big difference to me, but I feel so hungry. I plug my food into fitday each time I eat and then I start feeling panicked – oh no, I only get 600 more calories today. I think my hunger is a mental thing. I feel like I’m depriving myself so my stomach is growling. No wonder BFL/EFL was so easy before I started counting calories – now it feels like I’m on a “diet.” =(

Tonight we’ve been invited to our home builder’s grand opening of our new little community and they’ll be serving “fine wine and hors d’oeuvres” so it’s going to be a challenge to resist… (The photo is the house we’re buying.)

Still feeling soreness in my upper body from Wednesday’s workout. Love it.

Today’s lower body workout was great and I think I already feel it in my hamstrings.

Quads:
Leg Press (upped the weights from last time)
1x12 – 90 lbs.
2x10 – 120 lbs.
3x8 – 140 lbs.
4x6 – 195 lbs.
5x12 – 150 lbs.
DB Squats 1x12 – 25 lbs.

Hamstrings:
DB Lunges
1x12 – 15 lbs.
2x10 – 20 lbs.
3x8 – 25 lbs.
4x6 – 30 lbs.
5x12 – 15 lbs.
Deadlifts 1x12 – 60 lbs.

Calves:
45° Calf Press
1x12 – 150 lbs.
2x10 – 180 lbs.
3x8 – 270 lbs.
4x6 – 360 lbs.
5x12 – 270 lbs.
1 Leg Standing Raise 1x12 – 30 lbs.

Hmmm. I wonder if I did the primary exercise correctly. I didn’t realize how much weight I was putting on and 360 lbs. seems like A LOT and it wasn’t the hardest exercise I’ve ever done. 30 lb. dumbbell lunges kicked my butt way more.

Abs (BFL style):
Decline sit ups w/10 lbs. weight
Hanging leg lifts

Meals:
M1 - 1 tsp. almond butter, 1 tsp. pb, coffee (pre-workout)
M2 - 3 oz. chicken breast, apple
M3 - oatmeal, protein
M4 - 3 oz. chicken breast, apple
M5 - tuna fish, apple
M6 - probably chicken and an apple...


Here’s my HIIT on the elliptical from yesterday. Want to keep track of the cycles to see if I can improve on it in the next couple of weeks.

I use manual mode and keep the RPM’s at 60 or above through each level. I haven’t been able to make it to 60 RPMs on the last level and don’t feel like I could keep going a second longer so I’m pretty sure I’ve hit a 10.

Warmup for two minutes at Level 5
Minute 3: Level 8
Minute 4: Level 10
Minute 5: Level 13
Minute 6: Level 16
Minute 7: Level 8
Minute 8: Level 10
Minute 9: Level 13
Minute 10: Level 16
Minute 11: Level 8
Minute 12: Level 10
Minute 13: Level 13
Minute 14: Level 16
Minute 15: Level 8
Minute 16: Level 10
Minute 17: Level 13
Minute 18: Level 16
Minute 19: Level 18
Cool down.