Day 14

I did not sleep well at all last night. I don’t know what was wrong with me. I was literally paranoid about everything (didn’t help my dog barked, and the neighbour decided to turn on their tv which just happens to be on the opposite side of the same wall where my head is). It was a very, very restless night.

This morning, I had to literally drag myself out of bed, and thus was very rushed getting ready. I am also being evaluated by my principal today, so there’s just so much going through my head.

For the morning, and on into lunch, I’ve been drinking away 1.75L of pulpy orange juice. I knew today would be a rushed mess, so I planned accordingly on ease of intake. The orange juice is easy to sip away.

It was a very stressful day, not just with the lack of sleep, but also with my evaluation in the afternoon. I only snacked on one banana for the afternoon. It was really not turning out to be a good day.

My evaluation went ok, though I don’t get my results back right away. I was starving and not focussed or anything by the time the end of the day hit. I just wanted to go home. I wrapped up things as soon as I could, and I went home.

Once I got home, I took a few minutes just to chill and debrief. It was a day I didn’t really want to repeat again. After I felt a bit better, I ate two chocolate and coconut vegan granola bars, and a pot of rice that I added a spoon of vegan cream cheese and some nutritional yeast flakes to. It gave me the nutrition I needed to feel better, and to fuel up for the gym.

I had a great workout. I did a hard circuit of ISO explosive squats, lunges, planks, overhead squats and push-ups. I then did 35 minutes of hard cycling on the stationary bike. I was WIPED by the time I was done, but I was so proud I finished!

Upon coming home, I took out a huge watermelon that I had, and managed to eat a quarter of it. Watermelon fills me up so fast! I then finished the night with some more of my fresh mango cake topped with coconut yogurt.

You know, it makes a total difference in how I feel based on what I eat. When I eat cleaner, I feel better. When I eat a ton of junk, I feel like junk. After that last pizza binge, I weighed 8 pounds more the next day. It just goes to show how that much grease and slow digesting stuff really can mess with you. I gotta stay on the clean train!

My husband also had a really garlicky cheese pizza, and I was so tempted just to take one little piece or bite. But I conquered! I can do this!

The Best I’ve Ever Felt

Last night, my husband and I went to the gym like we always do. We got religiously, 6 days a week. The time we spend in the gym varies, but we both have goals and are working hard to achieve them.

Usually what happens is I will leave the gym feeling tired and exhausted. I will do 3/4 of my workout with vigorous strength and struggle through the last 1/4, noticing my strength has significantly weakened. Last night was different.

Last night, my energy was explosive. I never once felt like I was struggling. I was stronger, more efficient, better form, and all around felt amazing. When I had finished my workout, I was so happy and energetic still that my husband pushed my levels and strength on several other exercises, some I had never done before and some that would repeat muscle groups I’d already worked out or worked out the day before. I cannot begin to tell you the strength I had left! It amazed me beyond all belief! My husband and I honestly had so much fun and he just kept pushing me, amazed with what I was able to do!

Now, I’m not a huge pre-workout fan. Every pre-workout I’ve ever taken (and I’ve had a few) either gave me the jitters that I absolutely hate, or simply did not work. None of them really worked. I’m always so excited when I buy a pre-workout, ready for these promising, amazing results and always end up disappointed and regret buying the stuff. They honestly have little to zero affect on me. If anything, they’ve even sent my heart racing which caused me less strength in my workouts. I quite dislike them.

So now what have I tried to fuel my workouts? Nothing other than my Organo Gold coffee! Honestly, and this is no joke, I usually drink two cups of it a day anyways, and I already have so much more energy and feel so much better everyday I’ve been drinking it than before I ever started drinking it regularly. But yesterday, I planned my second cup to be directly before my workout. Problem was, it stayed a little too hot and so I ended up drinking half of it while I was actually doing my deadlifts (first exercise last night). Oh well. Might have looked a little funny, but the results, the energy, the good feelings, the everything that it gave me, I would not trade it for the world. From this moment on, I will always fuel my day and my workouts with Organo Gold. I would not trade those results for any expensive fake promise that pre-workouts will give me. I stick with what works, and Organo Gold definitely works. I’ve never been so happy and energetic in my life, and I’m loving it!