Phase 3, Day 4 of 34

Date: Thu 8 Jan

Weight: 62.3kg
down 0.2kg since yesterday (yes, even after 'chocolate biscuit night')
total down 0.4kg

I think part of the reason for the weight drop overnight was that I didn't have any whey protein yesterday. My 'second breakfast' for the last few weeks has been yoghurt, whey, nuts and Vital Greens. I have been noticing lately that I've been feeling tired about 10 minutes after eating it, and my stomach has been quite distended. So yesterday I replaced the whey with a non-dairy protein. I didn't have the tiredness afterwards and my stomach was flatter this morning.

Relaxation: walk with Rob and TJ around lake

Exercise: workout B (hang snatch, military press, DB row, Russian twists)

Meal Compliance: 6/6

Motivation
'When you first make up your mind about changing your lifestyle to accommodate your desire to look like a milllion bucks, consider it a short term project. This will help you feel less overwhelmed when it seems like the new diet never ends. Take one day at a time and focus on perfecting one after another. All the sudden this project becomes a habit. And habits have a habit to stick, unfortunately the bad ones in particular, but that´s why it´s a good idea to change a BAD one for a BETTER one instead of trying to have no habits at all.

Don´t stress about wanting to see results yesterday. It just won´t happen. If it did, remember the old saying what you gain with ease you lose with ease? To crash diet is never the way to stick to a diet plan.

After a while, reevaluate your diet. Instead of perceiving it as an evil must to get and stay lean, look upon it as what you choose to do. It´s not a sacrifice because following a healthy diet which keeps your weight in check is your best health insurance! So, in the long run it surely will cost you less since you now lay the foundation for extraordinary cholesterol levels, heart, gastric system and you stay away from clogging your arteries with crap!
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Learn to love what you do. Otherwise you won´t keep on doing it. Having an extraordinary physique is a 24/7 job which you never quit. It´s like a business: it does not run itself and it does not increase your payoff if you treat it like a recreational hobby.

See yourself as an artist. Your body is your piece of work. Work on perfecting it and enjoy the time you´re putting into it. A really amazing physique cannot be rushed or stressed, it takes time, dedication, persistance and determination. Accept that and you will be find it to be your greatest accomplishment that will accompany you as long as you nurture it.'

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