Base Camp: Day 2

Day 2 of 12

Base Camp Training Time: No Training Today

Notes: Nothing to report today as far as training goes. Today was not a training day. I'm really missing working out regularly already. I believe by sticking to these guidelines, by the end of the 12 days, I will be revved and ready more than ever to begin the 12 week phase.

Sleep:
Time Retired: 2:00 A.M.
Time Awaken: 9:15 A.M.
Total Sleep: 7 hours, 15 minutes

Notes: I just barely made the cut off for sleep today, and woke up feeling deprived of sleep and strained. I had an orthodontist appointment at 10 A.M., so I made sure I was in bed and asleep by 2:00 A.M., even though it's very difficult for me to fall asleep at times. I'm cutting all caffeine / stimulants from my diet for these 12 days to hopefully give myself some more control.

Nutrition

Water intake (in addition to water specified below): 1.2 gallons
* Asterisk indicates mood/feeling after eating specified food

Meal 1: 9:30 A.M.

• 15 oz water
• 1 packet Vanilla Myoplex

Combined in Shaker.
* Felt good and satisfied about starting my day off right.

Meal 2: 2:15 P.M.

• 1 can of Tuna (in water) w/ squeeze of lemon
  
• Small Apple
• 8 oz of mixed vegetables consisting of Zucchini, Cauliflower, Carrots, Italian Green beans, Lima Beans

* Very satisfied following this meal. I am now wide awake and now feel locked into healthy eating decisions for the day.

Meal 3: 7:00 P.M.

• 1 portion of dijon chicken
• mushrooms
• broccoli
• green beans
• brown rice
• 3 glasses of water

* Felt a bit over-done on this, but not horribly bad.

Meal 4: 11:45 P.M.

• 1 portion of dijon chicken
• 1 tsp of Carlson's Very Finest Fish Oil.

Notes: I started my day off right and felt great for the hours following. My meals were split perhaps too far apart and I didn't eat with the correct portion / timing patterns I'm trying to practice to prepare for the 12 week phase. All in all, I ate what I was suppose to and flexed my muscle of Nutrition awareness today. I took a friend out to Cheddar's, where I always get chicken tenders (on my free day). This time, in order to follow the guidelines, I ordered dijon chicken breast with broccoli and green beans. After dinner we went and saw Iron Man (which is a great movie). My friend decided to buy candy and junk-food at the store beforehand, but much to my surprise, I wasn't entirely interested in eating it. I felt very good about my decisions today. Although I didn't down quite as much water as I would have liked to, I still feel I did well. It's also important to note that I probably had an additional serving of berries combined throughout the day, when i was feeling a bit hungrier, but not in the mood for a full-blown meal.