Waneful Workout Woes

I hit the gym again yesterday, completing multiple sets of lifts, curls, crunches, presses, runs and resistance cycling. It was definitely a great workout, even though it took me only one hour to complete the entire regime. After which, I took some time to cool off, as we do after a hot lap :P, and hit the pool for some laps.

I was home shortly after that and pondering over dinner, slacking like a bag of potatoes, how much strain I was able to impose on myself. My arms felt like lead, legs were non-existant, and my chest was still burning (probably with lactic acid build up). I concluded that, sadly, I am only a fraction of my former physical self with little stamina and power left in me. Where once I could press 100kgs, 40 was already stressing me now. A massive term of slack and loads of unhealthy foods from my yesteryears have deteriorated and reduced me to my current state.

Haih... So sad... Time to buck up and pick up the trail from whence I'd left off. Hello whey protein, and bye bye carbs!

Who's the bigger loser?

There's a bet going on between my buddy and I whereby both of us will go on our routines and diet plans to see whom will lose more poundage in a month (ending on 3/Apr/09). Both of us weighed in yesterday, my pal at 104kgs and I at "paltry" 111kgs. Massive right?!?!?!

I've gotten to start up on my exercise routine again from whence I had a 42-34-36 figure from my national sports days, participating in the MSSM (Majlis Sukan Sekolah-sekolah Malaysia). Phew! Training at Wellesley's athletic centre was killer, with cardio and power workouts aplenty.

Meals have to be light and nutricious, workouts will be hectic and tapping into my psyche after so long will be a challenge on its own. So this morning, I got up at 6a.m. and started off my month of "lent" with some light workout followed by a shower and breakfast.

This is what I had for as a measly excuse for breakfast. Some oats and bran (horses can, why not I, right?) for the heart and banana for its digestible carbohydrates, natural sugar content and potassium.
And the pic below is what I'd packed for lunch. A little carb to keep me going and a whole lotta roughage to cleanse out whatever crap that's been accumulating in my colon.
This bet is of course just a placebo to kick start a healthier living regime since my buddy has a baby coming soon and I'm just plain obese! Even so, I don't think power training is the way to healthier living. Anyone got better workout regimes for fast calorie burns and increased athleticism???