I had weigh-in yesterday and today I sat down with one of my training buddies to discuss it.
I knew, returning from my week in Thailand, that my body score would be much lower than when I originally left Korea. And because I knew this, I wasn't really shocked when my previous fitness score dropped down a few digits. Thailand was hot but that doesn't mean I trained any harder than I do here in Korea. It was just hotter so training felt more intense, but so did simply getting out of the shower and putting on clean clothes. I did a lot of sleeping in Thailand, conserving my energy for whatever little training I had that day. I suppose I can't say I trained so little but it definitely didn't compare to my training here in Korea.
Typical Week of Training for me here in Korea:
Mon.: boxing + weight training
Tues.: 9.5kms morning run + boxing + weight training
Wed.: 9.5kms morning run + boxing + weight training
Thurs.: 9.5kms morning run + boxing + weight training
Fri.: boxing only
Sat.: 15-31kms long run + boxing + weight training/Crossfit Challenger class
Sun.: day off ALL training
5hs -- average hours of running per week in Korea
9hrs -- average hours boxing per week in Korea
4hrs -- average hours weight training per week in Korea
18 hours a week I am actively training here in Korea, that's like a part time job, and my hours here definitely killed the hours I trained in Thailand. The main difference between Thailand and Korea was the temperature. I didn't train as much as I had wanted to in Thailand but you couldn't help but lose weight just by standing there. It's like the sun did a majority of the weight cutting for you. Another big difference between Thailand and Korea with regards to my condition was what I ate and the amount of stress I experienced.
My Food List in Thailand:
cereal
milk
coffee
lots and lots of fruit
raw veggies
edamames
hard boiled eggs
Because of the whole money conversion mix-up with me not having anything more than the $50 I begged a man to convert for me, I was strap for cash and no place in Thailand would accept my credit card. So with limited money and me not wanting to cook (because it meant those sharing the house with me would possibly eat it), I ate as cheaply and as healthy as I could. And, with the exception of my eggs, I ate everything raw. Fruit was super cheap so I ate a ton of it. But now that I'm back in Korea, I'm thankfully eating a lot more and getting in my protein but I'm also dealing with the "luxury" of having processed foods around me. I really try not to eat processed foods but I do love my daily toast and the other week Snickers bought me this ultra delish cheese that I just love, love, LOVE putting on my spinach quiches. I think one of the biggest differences also was that I couldn't depend on my protein powder for that extra support and I also wasn't able to give in to my protein bar craving. I had limited choices with what to eat so I went all raw and all natural. Fruit in Korea is expensive but buying frozen fruit has saved me a lot of money and has meant I now always have blueberries, strawberries, mango, and pineapple on hand. I've really upped the amount of fruit I eat since returning from Thailand and I think that's one of the things that has really made a difference with not only my InBody results but also my energy levels.
Am still playing around with my clean eating, always adapting it and trying out new things, but I'm really enjoying this raw kick I've been on with the excess of fruit and keeping my veggies simple. A lot of veggies lose much of their nutritional value when you cook them so lately I've been either eating them raw or lightly steaming them and adding them into my meals after the rest of it is cooked.
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