Day Two. Yoga and Shoulders Workout

This morning seemed long and never ending ! First off I was super tired because I went to bed around 2am (my sleeping patterns have to change !). I woke up at 830 to get ready for my 10am bikram yoga class. I have to tell you about the amazing bikram yoga if you don't already know ! I will write all about it in a separate post. But after a strenuous and exhausting, but spiritually lifting class, I decided not to take the b41 to planet fitness but to walk. It's about half a mile from the studio and I was there in fifteen minutes. Today's gym workout was targeted on shoulders. I'm definitely not trying to have really big muscular body builder shoulders so I am really careful how I do them. I do lighter weights with 12 to 15 reps. Lighter wights with more reps helps you to tone up as opposed to doing heavier weights and maxing out with 6-8 reps, which will increase muscle mass. I was happy that the gym was rather empty and I was able to get straight to my workout with out having to wait for weights or machines. Guess every one is sleeping because they were at the bar for thirsty Thursday ! Lol. Well while they are sleeping I'm here getting my work in. It's only day 2 of my transformation but I feel good and I'm just trying to keep my focus and motivation.

Here is a summary of my gym workout:
Shoulder shrugs- 15lb 15 reps, 20lb 15 reps, 25lb 15 reps
Lateral- 7.5lb 12 reps, 10lb 10 reps, 10lb 10 reps
Front- 7.5lb 12 reps 10lb 12 reps 10lb 12 reps
Chest press- 15lb 15 reps, 20lb 15 reps, 25lb 15 reps
600 abs
Mile run

When I wake up to workout, I usually don't eat, as you shouldn't 2/3 hours before you are going to workout. All I had before yoga was a glass of orange juice and water. Between yoga and the gym, I was working out from 10 to 2pm and boy oh boy was I hungry ! Wen I left the gym literally everything was calling my name ! From that nasty McDonald's which I never eat, to that mystery food from the halal truck. It took all the will in me not to go to ihop and have a double stack of those delicious red velvet pancakes (ihop is conveniently located across the street from planet fitness) I just kept on walking to the bus, drinking my water which my imagination told me tasted like shrimp fettuccine Alfredo and ignored the dozens of aromas tantalising my nostrils. I was finally home and I darted to the kitchen in my sports bra and shorts to be met by my aunts curious eyes. Paying her no mind and whipping out that frying pan I told her "I am starving and I'm making an omelet, sorry I'm naked but I dont have a second to spare, my stomach is eating itself!" As she laughed at me I began making my omelet. There was still some left over mixed vegetables from last nights dinner so I scrambled them up in a bowl with 2 eggs and poured it into my nonstick pan. I toasted two slices of bread and lightly buttered them. 5 mins later I had a vegetable omelet. 

2 eggs, mixed vegetables: corn, green peas, carrots, red pappers.
2 slices of white bread toasted with butter  

Eating healthy while working out is very important. You will only get out what you put in ! Before you decide to go hard in the gym and eat an Angus burger when you get out, then later on that night you eat Chinese food, remember that Jasmen told you "your wasting your time!" You are packing on fat that you're trying to take off. A nice body, especially abs, are MADE in the kitchen and SHAPED in the gym. That's all for now. Have a lovely day :)