5:00pm - 5 BCAA, 2 HotRox, NEPA walk (3.3mph,4deg incline) @ 60 mins
6:30pm - 2 scoops Vanilla MD + 3g EPA/DHA, CLA, multi-vitamin
9:30pm - Solid Meal - 2 chicken breasts w/ lemon-pepper seasoning, side of fresh spinach
1:30pm - 1 scoop Vanilla MD, 1 scoop Banana MD, 3g EPA/DHA, CLA, 3 BCAA, 1 HotRox
4:30pm - 2 scoops Banana MD
8:45am - 2 scoops Chocolate MD, 3tbsp flaxmeal, 1tbsp p-butter, 3g EPA/DHA, CLA
9:30am - 3 BCAA, calcium, magnesium, melatonin

These daily whole meals are a very nice treat. It’s weird to admit, but I almost feel guilty after coming off the strictness of the V-diet. Also, at this point I’m pretty much on my last 3-4 bottles of Metabolic Drive. Last week I placed an order with Biotest for 6 more bottles to cover the rest of the transition. Afterwards, when I begin Thibaudeau’s fat loss program, I’ll keep only a couple of bottles on hand for pre-bedtime shakes. Thirteen more days until I’m completely back to whole food. I can’t wait.

My morning walks have basically become a ritual at this point. The first things I do every morning are: go to washroom, wash face, get dressed in shorts and t-shirt, take Hotrox and BCAA, grab water bottle from fridge, iPod from kitchen table, then I’m out the door. It’s like clockwork. The heart-rate increase, light sweat, and roughly 1L of fresh water consumption really does something special to my mind and morale in the morning. It really sets a positive and optimistic tone for the rest of the day. I’ll frequently also bring along some printed articles and do some reading during my walk. If I don’t, then when I return from the gym, following my shower and shake, I’ll grab a book and read for 20-30 minutes. It’s an amazing habit that I will continue long after this diet is finished. What better way to start each day.

In the past, many times I would avoid doing cardio because I’d always rationalize to myself that the machines would all be occupied. Well, it has been the case at times over the past month, but I can honestly say that it has been probably happened only 3 or 4 times in the past month. On those occasions, I would simply ride a stationary bike (those are always free) until a treadmill became freed up. I’ve never waited longer than 10 minutes, in which case I also benefited from a light warm-up. Bonus.

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This entry was posted on Monday, April 7th, 2008 at 9:45 am and is filed under Velocity Diet.