Week 2 Check In - Stress Yup that will do it

Week 2: Sept 28 - Oct 4

Week 2 did not start out as originally planned and I am to blame for it. I didn't have a good plan for how to split out food on the weekend. As a result I did not eat enough during the day then I did an intense workout s (as Saturdays and Sundays are my plans for long workouts) and fully depleted my glycogen stores. I had a post workout snack but it wasn't enough calories.

Post workout hubby and I decided to go to dinner and do our usual Saturday night grocery shopping. The restaurant took awhile to get our food - in which time we had both consumed a beer. Then we got our meal and each had a second beer (I know not the healthiest but we both had above normal stress at work) - then we wrapped up and went to the grocery store. Upon entering the grocery store I knew it was coming - the dreaded blood sugar crash.

If I am not careful and I get my macro's out of alignment I get can a nasty reactive hypoglycemic blood sugar incident.  We are taking the works - black out, difficulty breathing, rapid hearth beat.This has occasionally happened to me before but is has been a long time since the last incident.

At this point I was worried I would black out in the store - so I sat on a bench by the front door with my feet in the air as hubby tore through the grocery store getting food for the week. In about 20 minutes I was fine - but it is not a good feeling. It also does a good job of stressing out your spouse.

The next day I did some research - stress can mess with blood sugar levels. Given we had been under extreme stress with both of our jobs compounded with a glycogen depleting workout,  not enough calories during the day and a beer before food - it was the perfect combination to create a blood sugar crash.

So my week did not go exactly as planned - but here is a rundown -

Nutrition Plan:

I did my best to stay on plan this week. I had a client event on Tuesday night - so I brought my dinner with me and ate before going.

I did have dinner out with an out of town guest on Thursday which was great to catch up.

Workouts:

I did have an awesome workout that Saturday pre-crash.

Recognizing the body under stress - I opted for rest Sunday. It was my original intent to start AM workouts again last week - but I didn't get there. I had a few more client events followed by out of town guests.

Supplements:

I did really well here - I took everything all week with the exception of Thursday night and Friday.

Progress - What did I learn???

My stress is starting to hurt me and I need to make some serious efforts to get it more under control. One way I have really controlled stress in the past is through my workouts and making time for the great outdoors.

I also need to remind myself happiness is a choice - and when things get really stressful to still look for some happiness in each day.

Planning for weekends is more important that weekdays! I had worked out all my macros for week days, workout schedules, ect. But I realized I didn't put much effort into my weekend plans. That needs to change so that I get in all my macros, workouts, chores, ect.

Goals for Week 3: Given Week 2 did not go as planned - I will reuse the Week 2 goals for week 3

1. Work for it!
2. Get in at least 5 workouts (the goal is 6)
3. Tighten up the diet to get a better understanding if the calories are working
4. Avoid snacking on the free food at the office