A Day In The Life

I thought I would try and photograph my broken down day and show what is like to balance work full time, life and the pursuit of becoming a fitness bikini competitor. Here is an idea of what I do/eat everyday.

0430 Alarm goes off. I'm up. I am out the door by 5:00, but not without some coffee. I do not eat before a workout in the am. Coffee is all I need. (and a well fed/rested/hydrated body from the day before)

0500/0530-0630 Gym time. I spend two days a week (Monday-Friday) with my trainer where we focus on a combination of lower/upper body in a plyometric way to burn about 600 calories/hour. My heart rate usually stays somewhere between 140-170. The other 3 days of the week I train on my own. I focus on cardio 4 days a week where I either do sprint intervals or do a combination of the stepmill or incline treadmill.

0700-0800 Breakfast and prepare the days meals.
Meal #1
Whittney's Protein Pie (see recipe in prior post)
1/2 c. Greek 0% yogurt
1/2 c. mixed berries
sprinkle of ground flaxseed meal
coffee

0800-0815 Shower and leave. I never do my hair anymore, just not worth the time since I'll most likely be sweaty in less than 12 hours again. I am also lucky enough to live 3 miles from work, so less time to spend driving.

0830-whenever Work. I am a RN at surgical center. I work preop and PACU/discharge. I have been trying to stay in PACU mostly since it is more convienent to my training. We work until the last patient leaves. Sometimes this is 4:00 sometimes its 7:00, depends on human nature and how late my surgeon is running or if my patient has a ride etc. We have been very busy so my meals are usually quick, eat on the run when you have 5 min meals.

Meal #2 0900
Think Thin protein bar

Meal #3 1200
Grilled chicken/beef and 2 cups of vegetables

Meal #4 1500
Grilled Tofu and 2 cups of vegetables

1800-1830 Get home, undress, play with puppy, get ready for next workout

1830-2000 I usually try and fit in another workout here. I also do 2 days of weight training on my own apart from what I do with my trainer. I try to burn 850 calories a day, so I almost always have to break this up over 2 workouts.

2000-2100 Dinner
Meal #5 Really varies depending on how many calories I am over or lacking that day. I focus on just lean protein choices like tofu/eggs/chicken and veggies. No carbs and fruit for my last 2 meals.

2200 Bed. I have learned that I need 6.5 to 6 hours in order to survive my day. Any more and less and I feel it.

I went to Target to invest in some new sports bras that fit and snapped a picture of my progress. I debated whether or not to post them because I still have so far to go, but I was excited about my new muscles. You can really see them in my back and Im getting this really odd hip muscle thing. Cute sports bra though. :)

Happy Training!! Be Better. :)
Stay warm.
- Whittney C.