Twiggy

It's only day 3 of this week and I am already considerably more exhausted than I was yesterday. I seemed to have endless energy yesterday. Today, all I wanted was a nap!

I started the day off with 3 egg whites and one egg scrambled, a banana, and oatmeal. That is just over 20 grams of protein, and I am wondering if I need one more egg. I'll research that tonight.

My morning workout started with weightlifting for shoulders, biceps, and triceps. I was checking out my arms and flexing in between sets, and I cannot get over how skinny my arms are. I have almost no muscle tone left! My arms are quite Twiggy! I am concerned that I will not be able to build them up. On the positive side, I was lifting heavier than I did last week. I still felt like super woman in the gym because of my gains in strength. I know I need to hit delts and triceps harder, though.

After weights I practiced forms again for technique. I felt stronger and like I am getting my core strength back. I don't feel like I am going to fall over all of the time...just some of the time. I wish I had a bag at the gym or somebody to hold paddles for me. I feel like I need to work more on speed and footwork, but it's hard to do without a target. Plus, I know once kids get out of school, they will be using the courts and I will not have anywhere to practice at the gym. I've gotta start brainstorming on this one!

To finish my workout I ran for cardio. I hate running! Now my knees hurt, but it is such great cardio and it is also a great leg workout. Speaking of legs...mine are looking HUGE! I read that when you start to build muscle that you can get a lot of water retention because muscles need water. Hopefully it goes away soon because I don't think I can get pant over these tree trunks.

After my morning workout I chugged down another vanilla protein shake. It had 20grams of protein plus the protein in the 7oz of milk I mixed it with. Again, I really need to do more research on how much protein I need before and after a workout. Last I read, I need 1gram of protein for every pound I weigh throughout the day. I'm not sure how I should be dividing these up. Especially since I get a least 2 workouts a day.

This evening my Taekwondo workout involved practicing my competition form. I decided to do a Taekwondo form, but it is one that is not required in my organization, so I am having to work extra hard to get it down right. I love the form though. It is a lot of fun!

I'm gonna stop blogging and start figuring out my protein intake so I can get rid of my twiggy arms.