David Chiu

Yesterday I was on location in Santa Ana shooting a commercial. The craft service table was filled full of temptations - donuts, candy and soda. I poured myself a cup of coffee which was sitting right next to the chocolate covered donuts and wasn’t even tempted. That big bowl of organic raisin bran with soymilk I had for breakfast kept me full. But lunchtime came around and the PA started taking orders for IN-N-OUT. Mmmmmm… A double-double w/ fries… didn’t even cross my mind. Instead I went to my car and grabbed a MetRx shake which I pounded and then grabbed an apple from the craft service table. By that time the food had arrived and the air was filled with the smell of delicious fresh-cut french fries. Everyone was stuffing their faces with burgers and fries and I distracted myself by talking to one of the other actors who also abstained from the burgers and fries. We wrapped around 5pm and I got back in my car, pounded another MetRx shake and battled traffic for an hour and a half getting back to the house. By that time I was starving and we decided to go to Poquito Mas for burritos sans rice and cheese and sour cream. That did break my “no carbs after 11am” rule for this week, but I didn’t care at that point. Afterwards we stopped by Trader Jo’s to pickup some groceries. At this point I was exhausted but Heather was determined to get to the gym for a workout. I really didn’t want to go, but I couldn’t let her go by herself at night so I dragged my tired ass to the gym and forced myself to go through a back routine. I was proud and Heather’s determination and motivation to get to the gym because I could’ve just gone home and turned on the TV. We also made a pact on the way back that we would both stay motivated and keep going to yoga classes, working out and eating clean. By the time we got back to the house we crashed into bed around 11pm. Then this morning we discovered we had totally forgot about the groceries in the trunk! DOH!!! Well, luckily we only bought two items that needed to be refrigerated/frozen but that goes to show you how tired we were.

Start weight: 182lbs 20%bodyfat
Goal weight: 180lbs 10%bodyfat
Current weight: 171lbs 17%bodyfat

There are 7 days left in my personal 30-day challenge to get leaner. My strategy for this last week is to stay focused and push myself as hard as I can in these last few workouts in this challenge. I’m hoping to lose another 2lbs before the 30 days are up. To do that I’m going to be super strict on my diet and only eat complex carbs in the morning (along with a protein of course). The rest of the day I will eat lean protein sources and lots of veggies. I will also try to drink more than a gallon of water a day and will be very careful of my sodium intake.

This yoga class/program I’ve been in has really been incredible. I don’t think I’ve ever sweat this much in any workout in my entire life. Heather and I have both grown to be yoga converts and after this 30-day challenge we intend to continue eating clean and going to yoga classes. As for our diet, a lot of other programs we’ve tried allowed for one cheat meal a week where you could eat absolutely anything. We are going to change that to one cheat meal a month and make it a special night out. So instead of eating fast food and ice cream once a week we will go to a really nice restaurant once a month and enjoy ourselves. Since Valentines Day is right after my 30-day fitness challenge is up, it is a perfect time for us to enjoy an evening out and indulge in rich food, chocolate and wine.

Food log

• 1 1/2 cups of organic raisin bran w/ plain soy milk
• Think Thin protein bar
• 2 Trader Jo’s Chile Chicken-Lime burger patties
• 2 Trader Jo’s Chile Chicken-Lime burger patties
• Poquito Mas bean and steak burrito w/ no cheese (and no rice)