I needn’t have worried. Quads, hammies, inner thighs and glutes are all moderately sore. Of course this is only Day 1. Experienced lifters know that real DOMS usually don’t strike until Day 2. Ask me how I’m feeling tomorrow and I’ll probably curse you out in response.
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Elsewhere, I mentioned that I eat something like five to seven times a day. Disbelief ensued, which is a typical reaction because most normal people limit themselves to two or three meals. It’s not difficult to imagine considering that two of my meals are really shakes and one is usually a handful of nuts and fruit. It’s just that I eat more frequently and smaller portions but with lots of quality calories per meal.
For example, here is today. Projected meals are in italics.
1: 4-egg omelette (broccoli, red onion, Swiss cheese) on a toasted onion bagel with butter, orange juice, milk.
2: grilled chicken sandwich with roasted peppers, lettuce, Provolone cheese and olive oil on a sourdough roll; fruit salad, milk.
3: peanuts, fruit, milk.
4: protein shake w/ milk, 1 t. EVOO and maybe a scoop of peanut butter.
5: broiled skinless chicken breast, rice, broccoli, milk.
6: bowl of cottage cheese.
Not shown: lots of water throughout the day. This is roughly in the neighborhood of 3500 calories, give or take a couple hundred.
I’ll let you in on a little secret: my diet is pretty standard most days of the week. While it’s true that I post about gourmet stuff, it’s not like I make it a habit of eating at Per Se on a regular basis. I’m probably less of a foodie than you think. A girl’s gotta have standards, don’cha know.
