We're well into Bluecoats move-ins now, tomorrow will be a week. We're here until June 15th so we have quite awhile left thankfully.
What's fun about being here in Granville, OH at Denison University is:
1) I don't have anywhere to go.... no errands, no driving anywhere. Everything is right here within walking distance.
2) There's no stairmill, which is ok because the place is just rolling hills. There are few brutal staircases that I have made my personal enemy and try to beat everyday.
3) Instead of running inside on a treadmill I have a bunch of other options, that once again I don't have to drive to!! The stadium track, trails through the forest, hills through the campus, "the Hill", running through the town.. all kinds of fun places!
4) the food truck is open to the outside so it's fun to cook in there and talk to people and be pseudo-outside.
On that note, I met my trainer/coach/nutritionist Mike Davies on Tuesday and got my ass handed to me. I definitely haven't moved that fast in a really long time. Granted, I had worked out back on Monday and then showed up to him and we were working out back... awesome.
Also, I'm having a lot of trouble recovering. My legs are so tight and swollen and painful. and my back, and shoulders, and neck, and lower back and shin splints.... and everything haha. and I have blisters on my feet. and my arches hurt. haha. I'm on contest diet so I can't use carbs to recover. and there's no chance for rest.
Currently I work out 2.5-3 hours per day. I have ~45 min lift everyday, plus 3.5 miles of running, plus 30-45 min stairs, plus another 30 minute cardio program. on like 1300 calories...ouch.
I have faith that Mike will get me to where I need to be... I think. I don't feel like my body is responding though. I feel like I look exactly the same as I did 3 weeks ago... which isn't good. I have been really good with my diet... despite the food that they serve on the food truck. Omg... the food from the food truck!! Pb & J, brownies, chili hot dogs, blueberry pancakes and bacon, cereal, hamburgers, waffles, sausage...uuugggghhh not fair!!!! I have found that if I allow myself to have one bite of things sometimes then it helps me to not go over the edge and just blow my diet. I had two bites of blueberry pancakes, a couple scoops of pb here and there, and a bite of a brownie last night. I know I'm "breaking my diet" but seriously, if I didn't have just one bite, I know myself... I'd go crazy and just go on a binge. Thankfully I do get to eat greek yogurt with protein powder, and it saves my life!
I felt like I had a lot more to say but that's all for now! I'm meeting with Mike again today to work on legs...yikes :(
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