My first blog entry is a welcome and a little information on what I will include here. I explain where I am at currently , what my plans are, a brief look at my training, and a day's nutrition. This is where we get started...so jump on for an amazing ride!
Welcome to my first entry!
So finally we are here and ‘LIVE’. Yeah baby! I am super excited to have my site up and running. Boy, there is a lot of work that goes into creating your own website. I have spent an ENORMOUS amount of time putting this website together and making it awesome. I really spent many hours making it the best as I could for all of you out there.
Through the member’s area and this blog, I hope that I can encourage and provide you with the knowledge to live a happy, healthier life. I truly believe in the role proper exercise and nutrition play in you living YOUR best life. Most of us are familiar with all the health benefits of exercise, but just as important is how we feel day to day. By adopting good eating and training habits you will find you have more energy, become a happier person, and create a better self image. This is when you really start to enjoy life.
I will update my blog weekly, sometimes even more often, however there may be times where I may be a little late if typical life ‘stuff’ pops up, but for the majority of the time you will hear from me at some point each week.
Moving on...What a great time to start! I have just come off a 4 week break from my normal exercise routine due to illness (yes, I am human), and have plans for my next photo shoot next April , and possibly another figure show in March. The photo shoot is a definite, so time to tighten up the nutrition and get my training plan of attack. So you will get to join me on my journey to get lean. Keep in mind though as I progress, the nutrition towards the end becomes so much stricter than a normal person would ever be, as I am getting my body fat to a level that is not healthy to maintain year round.
I have just hit my 3rd day back. Monday was shoulders and abs, Tuesday was back and calves, and toady was Legs. I have started with 30 minutes cardio following my weights. For the most part this week is just to get me on track again. The first week or two, I get that awesome soreness, then as my body realises we are back in action, I start pushing a little harder. I will post my training program once it has been finalised.
Food! To begin with I am not too strict with the numbers yet, but sit in the range. I am allowing myself to have a little more if I want it, but am sticking strict to the staples. For example- protein from chicken, tuna, egg whites, turkey mince, fish, protein powder / Carbs from oats, sweet potato, brown rice, fruit, wraps, rice cakes/ Fats from olive oil, almonds, peanut butter. Just to give you an example of what I ate yesterday:
Meal 1 – 7am
30g Oats on water
Protein Shake
15g Peanut Butter
Meal 2 – 9.30am
180g Cottage Cheese
1 Small Green Apple
Mixed together with splenda and mixed spice
Meal 3 – 11.30am Pretraining
120g Fish
100g Sweet potato
1 cup Veges
Meal 4 – 2pm Post training
Protein Powder
100g Frozen Berries
20g Oats
Blended into a shake on water
Meal 5 – 4.30pm
120g Fish
75g Brown Rice
1 Cup Veges
Meal 6 – 7pm
100g Chicken
100g Sweet Potato
This is not my set plan, but getting me in the right direction. For the most part I will stick to the same food listed above however, I am very lucky Marcus is a chef by trade, so he is great at making the same food always taste different. You can check out the way we make our food in the gallery under ‘From Boring to Brilliant’. You can watch us prepare our food, and see how easy it is to make good food taste great. We will try to update it as often as possible.
Wow...that was a big post. I am like that once I get going
. So let’s leave it there for now. I hope you take the time to check out the rest of the website, and don’t be afraid to make any suggestions about what else you would like to see. I will do my best.
Have a great day
Nicky xxx