DAY 7 - Rest/Fruit

Weight = 163.5 LBS (Down 3.5 LBS from yesterday. Did the all-protein day suck all the water out? This *should* be my lowest weight on the program)

WORKOUT

Today was a day away from the gym. Since I usually do some sort of physical activity, I'm ready to rock on The Structural Attack that starts on DAY 8!

I noticed some soreness in my back/shoulders, calves, and biceps but nothing too serious. Now whatever those muscles are that are just above your knees but on the side of your legs...yikes! Those are pretty sore from doing sissy-squats...a new exercise to this bod!

Tomorrow starts The Structural Attack! Bring on the dead lifts!

DIET

Hola fruita! After eating nothing but (or close to it) protein yesterday, DAY 7 switches things around again while you're resting and calls for nothing but fruit to be consumed. Not a problem as it turned out!

I had several fruit salads throughout the day that consisted of blueberries, grapes, watermelon, bananas, pineapple, peaches, and cantaloupe. I kept things mixed up enough that I never got bored and could go another day! My calories were probably in the 1,200 to 1,300 range but I definitely was not hungry at all today. All that fiber in the fruit kept me satisfied!

One downside...all that water in the fruit had me in the "little boys room" CONSTANTLY! It was almost comical!

DAY 8 I get to start packing it on...at least for me. I'm shooting for the calories to be up near what is supposed to be my maintenance level (2,700) plus a few more for muscle gain. 3,000-ish is probably where I'll end up. That's going to seem like a TON of food after eating in the 1,400 to 1,600 range during Combat The Fat and down around 1,200 for the last week.

WEEK 2 starts tomorrow!