It’s Monday, weekend is over. The opportunity to sleep in is gone sigh. Oh well, time to make the best of it. I had another sleepy Sahoor this morning. Nothing too exciting food wise. I had some of the left over pasta and then had the same omelette I usually make, 2 eggs with 3 egg whites and onions/tomatoes. I drank over a liter of water. I also had a paleo muffin that I made the night before. I needed to eat more though considering I had workout tonight but we’ll just blame that on a case of the Mondays. It’s interesting though, I found myself craving coffee today when normally I never drink coffee. For those that are coffee drinkers, coffee can be Paleo compliant but it has to be drank black. No sugar or cream! Personally, I prefer the alternative of Teavana tea. They have some great flavors and most of them have really good health benefits. I recommend checking it out.
Here was tonight’s workout:
Back Squat 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 (weight should be 95% of your 1 rep max) then… 5 Rounds 5 Push Jerks, 145 lbs 25 Double Unders
I did ok in today’s workout. I was interested to see if I had lost any strength since Ramadan started. I was able to back squat (around 300 lbs) 95% of my 1 rep max without too much trouble. This was great news for me! I did feel a little weak for the rest of the workout but that’s probably because I didn’t eat enough this morning. I wasn’t able to do the push jerks consecutively after the 2nd round because of dizziness. I started to drop the bar and start from the ground. No big deal.
Biggest take from today is that my strength hasn’t gone down!
For Iftar I made a beef dish today, Bunless Burger. I have ground beef patties that I keep frozen for busy days like today. I can pull them out, put them on the stove or microwave them and I have something to eat. The patties are mixed with tomatoes, chaat masala, paprika, chili powder, salt, egg, and lemon juice (uhm, it’s a little spicy if you can’t tell). I put the patties on top of a bunch of lettuce, added some tomato, cucumbers, and spicy mint mixture (chutney) to it. I ate it with a fork and knife while I drank another liter of water.
I was still a little hungry so I munched on a few blueberries later. I also snacked on some gluten-free jalapeno hummus with baby carrots. I like spices if you haven’t noticed.
I promised a good beef dish and I know this wasn’t exactly spectacular. I will make something good with beef at some point this week. Scouts..honor?
One Fit Ramadan 
When do you workout (before of after iftar)? I have a membership to Xsport (24-hour gym) and have tried going after iftar but it’s hard staying consistent.
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I workout right before Iftar. I feel after iftar, with taraweeh and everything else, it just gets too late. Also laziness settles in. I make my mind set in the morning on the days I’m going to workout and keep myself excited about it. I usually get to the gym at 6.30, workout till 7.30, and then make it home in time to shower and prepare dinner. Ideally if my schedule allowed me (and if I was morning person), I would go an hour before Sahoor. That way I’m freshly hydrated and probably would have more energy.