Wow! I am embarrassed that it has been so long since I've been back to post!
First of all, thanks to all for the kind words on my recently posted pics. It was great to have some photos taken by someone else that aren't all jacked up and blurry!
And yes, the blonde streak is new, well, about 4 months new (I'm still adjusting to it--got a wild hair one day at the salon. no pun intended)
I've been training like a crazy fiend, coming home at the end of the day with nothing left, physcially or mentally, but I feel like I'm really seeing some results from the effort, so it's all good.
Two weeks ago, several of my training clients who are friends decided they wanted to embark on a weight-loss challenge, a la "Biggest Loser" style rules, and needless to say it has resulted in some serious increases in training frequency. The first 2 weeks have been really amazing and they are all really getting into it, but personally it is a little exhausting! It's left me little time for my own workouts, so I've found myself doing 15-20 minute heavy sets trying to hit all the muscle groups within a 5-day period. I'm still really focused on developing my tris, shoulders, and back as well as leaning out my thighs and besides the heavy mini-workouts, I've been doing a shit-ton of cardio.
My weight workouts are back to either one or two muscle groups per day and I'm doing 2-3 heavy sets to reach that lovely moment of utter muscle failure. I've been trying to focus on maintaining the muscle I have, developing the above-mentioned areas and embracing the results of the cardio stripping down the fat.
As far as food,. . . I'm eating like a damn horse. I'm eating really clean, but my portions are a bit high and I'm averaging around 2000 cals./day. After some scrutiny, I realized that my fat intake was waaayyy low, so just today I'm trying to get that number up to around 40g/day versus the 20g I've been taking in. Hopefully this will help curb the monster appetite a little. Hell, even my dog is starting to look a little nervous that one day there just might not be enough protein in the house and his crazy ass ends up in a whole-wheat wrap!
Missed you all!