Week #2 update #3
Shaved my chest for the first time ever last night. That was an immediately regrettable decision. Being hairless does nothing for how you look when you're fat and pale. If anything, I look worse. Maybe getting a little color in the tanning bed will help matters.
Yesterday was an off day. Changes it up and did HIIT cardio and abs in the early afternoon. Stuck to my diet, until dinner, when the cravings for carbs got really intense. Ate a cup of rice with my tilapia for dinner. Gained 3 pounds over night. NOT GOOD! gotta figure out what's going on with not being able to drop weight. Definitely, no more cheat meals. I might even resort to something drastic, like only protein shakes and eggs for the next 2 weeks.
Today, did back and bis. Switched it up a little and did my workout quasi circuit-style. Went from a back exercise immediately to a bis exercise and then back. 2 exercises at a time for 3-5 sets, each. Then alternated between 2 more exercises, until I went through 6 exercises. Hit traps to finish it all up. It was a lot more intense than I thought it would be. I was breathing harder than normal, and my heart rate was elevated higher than it usually gets while I lift, plus I was dripping with sweat. It prolly wouldn't hurt if I went through and changed up the majority of my routine. Been doing most of the same lifts for the last 8 months.
Finished up today's session with 40 minutes of LISS cardio. It was a weird session. I started with the same incline and speed as usual, but my heart rate went higher than it usually gets. Got up to 140bpm. But, my breathing was easier than it usually is at that heart rate. I felt good, wasn't working hard to breathe, probably could have held a conversation fairly easily. I just didn't feel like I was working very hard at all, but everytime I checked my heart rate, it was above 140bpm. Never bad this happen before, so not sure what it means. Ideas anyone?
And, now I'm not sure what to eat anymore, either. Gonna go tan for the first time tonight, about 10 after the rush dies down. Try and clear my head for a few minutes and see if I can figure shit out.
Hope everyone is doing better than I am.