I subbed out some components of my final 2 meals of the day last night with equivalent protein/fat choices, but my macros and total intake were still according to spec. It was a lower calorie day for me, so I was flat out hungry by the time I got home from my run at the gym around 9 pm, and the thought of reheating a pre-cooked chicken breast and some frozen veggies just didn’t appeal to me. I sauteed a tilapia filet with Creole seasoning and some chives and served it along with about a cup and a half of broccoli sauteed with garlic. For Meal 6, I bailed out on the protein shake and nuts and had about 4 ounces of delicious, slow-cooked Chinese BBQ pork tenderloin instead.

DOMS is already fading this morning thanks to the l-glutamine I quaffed down with my water last night. I’m not saying that this morning’s max rep 1-leg RDL’s weren’t painful, but at least I wasn’t cursing out loud. And my upper back has recovered sufficiently to ALMOST let me get all 8 reps of chins in a row. I was up to 6 and 7 in each set before I had to touch down and resort to single negatives to finish up. I’ve given up most other supplements, but l-glutamine still holds a place near and dear to my aching muscle fibers.

I have to add another reason to kick @$$ to my list: my husband Chris and I will be flying up to Philadelphia the weekend of December 15-16 to be filmed for a possible upcoming eHarmony TV commercial. Yes, we are really one of those giddy eHarmony success story couples. And as often as eH commercials are played on television, there is no way I am going up there to be captured on film without the comfort of knowing that I’d truly put in my full efforts at the gym and dining room for two weeks.

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WORKOUTS
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- Shapeshift Relative PC
Warm Up Circuit: BW Squat, Pushups, Rev. Lunge (2×8)
1) 1-Leg DL (33 reps each side)
2A) DB Chest Press (3×8 @ 40 lbs)
2B) Chin-Ups or Rev. Grip Pulldowns (3x 7/1, 6/2, 6/2; second # indicates negative chins)
3A) DB Row (3×8 @ 40 lbs)
3B) Elevated Pushup (3×8 per side)
4) Core Endurance - Plank (3 x 60 seconds)

- Bodyweight interval circuits (6)
* Squat Thrust (30 sec)
* Jumping Jacks (30 sec)
* Mountain Climbers (30 sec)
* Squat Jumps (20 sec)
* Rest (60 sec)

- Walk (30 min @ 4 mph)

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NUTRITION
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M1: 3 egg whites, 40 g oats, 40 g raisins
M2: Pineapple soy protein smoothie
M3: 3 oz. Chinese BBQ pork tenderloin, 3/4 c. asparagus veggie mix, 1 small banana, 1 small orange
M4: 2 unsalted rice cakes, 1 T. Naturally More flax peanut butter
M5: 3 oz. chicken breast, 3/4 c. asparagus veggie mix, 1/2 oz. walnuts
M6: 1 c. light soy milk, 1/2 scoop protein powder, 1/2 oz. walnuts

Water + Green Tea: 16+ cups

Supplements: 1 multivitamin, 1 calcium 500 mg + D, 6 fish oil capsules, 1 vitamin C, 5g l-glutamine