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O Plateau: Thou Art my Nemesis!!!
Ok, it's official now, I am in Plateau-land--again! I've been hovering on the fringes of 157 lbs all week long, and despite mixing it up over the week with low points, high points, low-impact workouts, hi-impact cardio, weights, skipping carbs, adding carbs, increasing proteins, lowering salt, drinking 3 L of water, etc. etc., I have not budged much beyond 157 on the scale!
One day I was teased with the quick glimpse of 156.6, but it went away, not to be seen anymore!
In other news, thank you all for the great advise from yesterday. Your point is well-taken, Points V. Carbs is a bad idea for a competition...so, I am going to drop out.
However, I will continue shooting for low points (around 20-22 daily, and I'm sure the flex points will get used up in at least 1 dinner out). I am gonna see if my buddies will be up for an exercise-challenge, instead...that does sound like what I really need to up-the-ante on!
Mindful of yesterday's advise, I did up the points on yesterday's meal-intake, and it as follows:
Coffee with cream (1)
Omelette with eggbeaters (2), ff cream cheese (0.5), and 6 almonds + 1 walnut (2)
Coffee w cream (1)
1 protein bar (3)
2 plums (2)
1 more protein bar (3)
Subway 6 inch veggie delite on whole wheat bread (4) w/ cheese (1), honey mustard dressing and little bit of chipotle (1)
3rd protein bar (3)
Total: 23.5
Three protein bars in a day is definitely unusual for me, but I was rather stressed working on an issue later in the day, while I was sitting at a cafe. Thus, in order to avoid temptations of the baked goods there, I instead munched on a couple of plums and used the protein bar to satisfy the chocolate craving and complement the coffee!! I also felt lazy to cook last night, and decided to get the subway sandwich (also hoping that adding some carbs to the mix might kick up my slowed metabolism)...however, no change today :(
About workouts, I didn't go to the gym owing to that stressful issue of last night which had kept me occupied on my computer until 7.30 pm or so, so instead, did an assorted workout at home, as follows:
Workout: 12 x 2 tricep push backs (5 pds), 12 x 2 tricep lifts (12 pds), 12 x 3 bicep curls (13.5 pds), 12 x 3 lateral raises (13.5 pds), 20 squats, 24 lunges. No cardio!
Well, today being 08.08.08 should be my namesake triple-whammy lucky day!! So, dare I hope for something amazing to happen today? Hmmmm...heck, I'll settle for getting out of my plateau, or getting at least one of the deadlines met with today. The weekend seems to have a chock-full of activities and friends keep buggin me to go out and play, but I don't feel like doing anything, being weighed down by these never-ending deadlines!!!! Everything is taking super-long, and I'm annoyed at myself for being super-slow!!! Oh well!
Quit griping! I'm gonna MAKE today into a LUCKY DAY, and COMPLETE this one deadline hovering on my head!!! And I'll plan on going out tomorrow night--deadlines be damned!
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