Resting

Well - since today is a rest day theres not much I can talk about. My legs are fully recovered from yesterdays cycle - to be honest they feel a little tight but in a good way. I lost a bit of weight yesterday due to dehydration from perspiration. I'll be hoping to fix this today by eating and drinking enough to regain that liquid and hopefully build a bit of muscle.

I know most people don't worry about maintaining their weight but with very active crohns and short bowel syndrome I really have to watch my diet.

In short I eat a lot - high protein, high carb, high poly unsaturated fat diet. When I am training I drink about 500mls isotonic drink over 30 mins before the work out. During the training I drink about 500mls and then after I use specialised SIS after workout powders to help retain the energy in muscles and stop cramping.

During the day at work I just drink lots of water, and Coffee when things go bad :) Always with sugar though just to bump up the calories!

The Diet
Breakfast (6.30am)
Each day starts with a large bowl of nut based Muesli with added bananas and full fat milk. Occasionally I will use thick and creamy yoghurt instead of milk just to boost the calories a little.

Mid Morning snack(9.30am/10.00am)
A roll with bacon and potato scone (or when I've planned ahead a roll with ham and cheese and a few chocolate biscuits).

Lunch (12.00noon)
Two rolls with chicken mayonnaise, a bag of crisps, mars bar and a cake (Muffin/Rice Crispie cake/Millionaire short bread) - and two bananas if I feel healthy that day.

Afternoon Snack (3.30pm)
Normally a banana or a pack of crisps - I should increase this but I find too many carbs will cause a bit of a lull.

Dinner (6.00pm)
Pasta with a tomato sauce, then Chicken or Steak, potato wedges and a dessert (Yoghurt with strawberry Jam or 1/2 pint custard).

Evening Snack (throughout)
Normally a tube of biscuits (Chocolate Chips or Custard Creams).

Supper (10.30pm onwards)
Muesli or cereal - this time make sure the carb content is more than the protein. As you will be sleeping soon the carbs will be converted to energy stores more readily.

So thats it. I could make my rest day during the week but having it on a sunday allows me to catch up with all that boring house work that we all have.