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gritty · 02-03-2008, 07:35 PM

Hello Everyone. I'm new here. I've been lurking for a day or so to see what you've been up to and decided to join the party.

Tomorrow i'm starting Stage 1, Workout A of NRL4W. I'm pretty excited. I've been looking for something that will keep me interested in what I'm doing and give me a variety of things to do. I had been doing some yoga and running in the past but got a bit burned out on both of those for their repetitive nature and lack of challenge. So I found myself a gym I like and joined up. Then I found myself a book that I respect and read it cover to cover in nearly 24 hours. Awesome.

I am currently weighing in at 142 and am 5'6". My weight has creeped up in the last 3 years or so, and I've noticed a great deal more softness settling in. I am looking to get down to my stable weight of 135 and to alter my body composition to include muscle. According to NRL4W, my BMI is 23. As you can see, I don't need to do anything drastic. My main goals are maintenance and tweaking. I want to feel strong.

I am inclined to eat relatively healthy without much effort, but I can certainly get a wicked craving for sugar and carbs. Seeing that FitDay was being utilized by many people on this sight, I went and set up an account to get a base idea of where I've been at nutritionally recently. I've spent time in the past being vegetarian, vegan and raw and have devoted more energy than I ever want to again to thinking about what goes into my mouth and shopping and preparing and cooking etc. Now, I'm into healthy easy convenience. My breakfasts are made once every 2 weeks and frozen. My dinners are made once a month and frozen. My lunches are made once a week and assembled the night before. I don't have the time or the inclination to give much thought to my food. That said, I also don't want to jeopardize my efforts because of poor nutrition. From where I am now, I need to add almost 400 calories a day and 65 grams of protein to meet Cassandra's 40-30-30, 2000K diet. I think this will be my biggest challenge. Thank goodness for whey protein.

Anyway, I'm pleased to be here, and pleased to meet you. I hope to hear from you soon and I will keep you posted on my progress.

- Laura

02-03-2008, 07:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
gritty Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: brooklyn Posts: 7 My Profile	Gritty Ambition - NRL4W Hello Everyone. I'm new here. I've been lurking for a day or so to see what you've been up to and decided to join the party. Tomorrow i'm starting Stage 1, Workout A of NRL4W. I'm pretty excited. I've been looking for something that will keep me interested in what I'm doing and give me a variety of things to do. I had been doing some yoga and running in the past but got a bit burned out on both of those for their repetitive nature and lack of challenge. So I found myself a gym I like and joined up. Then I found myself a book that I respect and read it cover to cover in nearly 24 hours. Awesome. I am currently weighing in at 142 and am 5'6". My weight has creeped up in the last 3 years or so, and I've noticed a great deal more softness settling in. I am looking to get down to my stable weight of 135 and to alter my body composition to include muscle. According to NRL4W, my BMI is 23. As you can see, I don't need to do anything drastic. My main goals are maintenance and tweaking. I want to feel strong. I am inclined to eat relatively healthy without much effort, but I can certainly get a wicked craving for sugar and carbs. Seeing that FitDay was being utilized by many people on this sight, I went and set up an account to get a base idea of where I've been at nutritionally recently. I've spent time in the past being vegetarian, vegan and raw and have devoted more energy than I ever want to again to thinking about what goes into my mouth and shopping and preparing and cooking etc. Now, I'm into healthy easy convenience. My breakfasts are made once every 2 weeks and frozen. My dinners are made once a month and frozen. My lunches are made once a week and assembled the night before. I don't have the time or the inclination to give much thought to my food. That said, I also don't want to jeopardize my efforts because of poor nutrition. From where I am now, I need to add almost 400 calories a day and 65 grams of protein to meet Cassandra's 40-30-30, 2000K diet. I think this will be my biggest challenge. Thank goodness for whey protein. Anyway, I'm pleased to be here, and pleased to meet you. I hope to hear from you soon and I will keep you posted on my progress. - Laura __________________ the universe does not give you anything that you can't handle.