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nutbar · 04-20-2008, 10:36 PM

This week's eats averages:

Calories..........1957
Fat.................89.2g..... 41%
Protein..........110.1g.....22 %
Carbs............181.4g.....37 %
Fiber..............30.5g

Notes:

I've thrown all worries about macros and protein levels, etc, out of my mind for the past week. I've concentrated solely on upping my calories, which included quite a bit of bread for me. I had a turkey sandwich (with 2 slices of homemade whole wheat bread) each day for lunch -- sandwiches are just so darned easy when I'm busy that I'm finding them a good tool in my don't-skip-meals toolbox. Considering that the bread is whole wheat and homemade, I'm not gonna give the carbs in them a second thought. All other carbs came from veggies.... except the pizza & ice cream fest we had to send hubby off to Baton Rouge. I think I ended up with something like 3500 calories that day. LOL

Now that I've got my calories back up to where I want them, I'll start tweaking things a bit to get my protein back up. I still need to work on moderation in the frequency & portion departments. I've been back to eating large portions & not very often. I felt better when I kept my meals on a more even keel, so I'll be working on that again as well.

The new workout plan:

For now, I will be using the incredibly simple program from Starting Strength three times each week. That will be much easier on me both physically and mentally than the more complex NR4W, although I do want to resume NR4W once my other activities calm down later on. In addition to that, I will do some SS running (or maybe even the annoying elliptical once in a while but the running because I just really like to run and I've missed it) 2-3 times each week for maybe 30-45 minutes and maybe throw in a HIIT once if my normal physical activities haven't been too strenuous that week. Starting Strength will also allow me to get completely anal over and fine-tune my form on the basic moves, which I'm really looking forward to. As you all know, my squat needs help (still) but I'm sure my other moves could use some improvements as well. I'm also going to throw in a fun workout once in a while just to liven things up when I'm feeling spunky. Tomorrow, I plan on doing Stingo's modified 300 workout, just to kick-start the week!

I'm not sure how long I'll do Starting Strength for but, after that, I think I'll move on to Bill Starr's 5 x 5 that Paula's doing (or something similar). I really like the straight-forwardness of it AND I love the low reps/heavy weight aspect!

Another thing that will help me get the workouts in: I rearranged the entire freaking house today. (Our house is 1000 square feet -- currently only one big room plus a bathroom, so arranging things with seven people's stuff gets interesting.) I got my workout crap moved into a corner by itself and the beds arranged further past it. So, no longer can I use the excuse of beds and sleeping bodies in and around my workout area as an excuse to not workout after bedtime.

Of course, I still hope to get it done during the daytime since I'm usually rather wiped out at night but the option is there.

Hubby's safely in Baton Rouge now -- for 5 weeks, I think, but we'll go see him about halfway through it. I'm thinking that him not seeing me for 2-3 weeks is a pretty good motivator for me! If I can make some nice little but noticeable changes before then (and again before he gets back home at the end), that would be really cool.

Oh, and I've been mulling over my goals this week, trying to come up with WHY I'm doing all of this stuff and WHY do I want to continue all of this and what exactly are my goals anyway?? Trim, athletic look? Not so much. Sure, it's nice to look good but I'll be danged if I can define it and it's just not that important to me, at least enough to motivate me. Big, cool looking muscles? Meh. I don't mind being beefy but, again, I really don't care. I've realized that what I want out of this most of all, what's most motivating for me is strength -- but not just plain ol' strength. I want it to be functional strength. I want to be able to continue doing (and doing better) all of the physical tasks my life requires. I want to keep that functional strength until I one day just plop over and outright die. So my goals are to improve and keep my functional strength and, of course, my overall health as well (which means continuing to work on my nutrition). If I'm doing both of those, the fat:muscle balance will work itself out. I'm even going to have a little fun along the way by getting back into a bit of running. I have no desire to do a marathon. I'm just a 5-10k kind of gal so that's easy to work in.

So that's that. Let the games begin anew!

04-20-2008, 10:36 PM	#703 (permalink)
nutbar Forkinator Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,570 My Profile	This week's eats averages: Calories..........1957 Fat.................89.2g..... 41% Protein..........110.1g.....22 % Carbs............181.4g.....37 % Fiber..............30.5g Notes: I've thrown all worries about macros and protein levels, etc, out of my mind for the past week. I've concentrated solely on upping my calories, which included quite a bit of bread for me. I had a turkey sandwich (with 2 slices of homemade whole wheat bread) each day for lunch -- sandwiches are just so darned easy when I'm busy that I'm finding them a good tool in my don't-skip-meals toolbox. Considering that the bread is whole wheat and homemade, I'm not gonna give the carbs in them a second thought. All other carbs came from veggies.... except the pizza & ice cream fest we had to send hubby off to Baton Rouge. I think I ended up with something like 3500 calories that day. LOL Now that I've got my calories back up to where I want them, I'll start tweaking things a bit to get my protein back up. I still need to work on moderation in the frequency & portion departments. I've been back to eating large portions & not very often. I felt better when I kept my meals on a more even keel, so I'll be working on that again as well. The new workout plan: For now, I will be using the incredibly simple program from Starting Strength three times each week. That will be much easier on me both physically and mentally than the more complex NR4W, although I do want to resume NR4W once my other activities calm down later on. In addition to that, I will do some SS running (or maybe even the annoying elliptical once in a while but the running because I just really like to run and I've missed it) 2-3 times each week for maybe 30-45 minutes and maybe throw in a HIIT once if my normal physical activities haven't been too strenuous that week. Starting Strength will also allow me to get completely anal over and fine-tune my form on the basic moves, which I'm really looking forward to. As you all know, my squat needs help (still) but I'm sure my other moves could use some improvements as well. I'm also going to throw in a fun workout once in a while just to liven things up when I'm feeling spunky. Tomorrow, I plan on doing Stingo's modified 300 workout, just to kick-start the week! I'm not sure how long I'll do Starting Strength for but, after that, I think I'll move on to Bill Starr's 5 x 5 that Paula's doing (or something similar). I really like the straight-forwardness of it AND I love the low reps/heavy weight aspect! Another thing that will help me get the workouts in: I rearranged the entire freaking house today. (Our house is 1000 square feet -- currently only one big room plus a bathroom, so arranging things with seven people's stuff gets interesting.) I got my workout crap moved into a corner by itself and the beds arranged further past it. So, no longer can I use the excuse of beds and sleeping bodies in and around my workout area as an excuse to not workout after bedtime. Of course, I still hope to get it done during the daytime since I'm usually rather wiped out at night but the option is there. Hubby's safely in Baton Rouge now -- for 5 weeks, I think, but we'll go see him about halfway through it. I'm thinking that him not seeing me for 2-3 weeks is a pretty good motivator for me! If I can make some nice little but noticeable changes before then (and again before he gets back home at the end), that would be really cool. Oh, and I've been mulling over my goals this week, trying to come up with WHY I'm doing all of this stuff and WHY do I want to continue all of this and what exactly are my goals anyway?? Trim, athletic look? Not so much. Sure, it's nice to look good but I'll be danged if I can define it and it's just not that important to me, at least enough to motivate me. Big, cool looking muscles? Meh. I don't mind being beefy but, again, I really don't care. I've realized that what I want out of this most of all, what's most motivating for me is strength -- but not just plain ol' strength. I want it to be functional strength. I want to be able to continue doing (and doing better) all of the physical tasks my life requires. I want to keep that functional strength until I one day just plop over and outright die. So my goals are to improve and keep my functional strength and, of course, my overall health as well (which means continuing to work on my nutrition). If I'm doing both of those, the fat:muscle balance will work itself out. I'm even going to have a little fun along the way by getting back into a bit of running. I have no desire to do a marathon. I'm just a 5-10k kind of gal so that's easy to work in. So that's that. Let the games begin anew! __________________ Diane Does this log make my ass look fat? The house that sweat built.