I'm walking 60 miles for a breast cancer cure, September 11-13, 2009! Please support my walk and help me raise funds for cancer research by donating to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer 3-Day: http://www.the3day.org/site/TR/Walk/...nal&fr_id=1300
You girls are so funny. It is so much fun being single in your 40's. It is like being young and in college where you can do whatever you want only this time you have wisdom and money. I am having the decade of my life right now. I don't make it a habit to go out much. Not because it is hard to do but because I have so many other focused hobbies right now including running a farm with horses, Classical Guitar studies and now this body building/fitness thing all on top of a very demanding job. When I get a free night I usually have one of a dozen or so friends that I want to spend quality time with. Quite frankly I am pretty happy just being me but every now and then I let go and go out with someone who I don't know just to mix things up a little.
So since you asked here is my date blog.... (G rated version only since this is a family place.
I already told you how I woke up yesterday morning and put on my dress pants only to find they were 3 inches too big in the waist and too big in the booty. Well at lunch I went to the store across from my office and had to go to the JR department to find a pair of size 3 pants that would fit me. I found a pair and baby they were tight and also quite hot how they looked. I also while trying on these pants had a "wow" moment when I looked at the definition in my upper body (I had a sleevless top on). The result of these events when I finally arrived at the restaraunt was that I was feeling pretty damned hot and confident.
This was a blind date btw. I met Don in the lobby and we walked in together. When the hostess sat us and we walked back to the table I led the way (as is appropriate) and I could feel his eyes on my bottom. It was quite nice actually becuase I felt good about myself.
At the table I could tell he was really happy. He actually apologized for being so forward and then told me that he has seen precious few women of my age who have kept it together that well. We talked for a bit about working out. He is a gym rat who works out primarily on cardio machines and weight machines. I told him about deadlifts and squats and lunges and free weights. It gave us a great topic to break the ice.
After dinner we went to a nice coffee shop where there was live music. The players were two classical guitarists. (He thought of everything.) While we were sitting there, me a bit to the front of him and facing the players I had my elbow on the table and my head resting on my hand. He was rubbing my shoulders. It felt nice so I did a stretch which included a nice contraction of my bicep. Just at that moment his hand lands on my bicep. I turned to look at him and he has this suprised look on his face which immediately turns to a grin. So I gave it a full flex for him. I asked him if he was scared and he laughed and said yes but he liked it. It was pretty funny.
That was pretty much the night except for the good-night kiss. He spent a lot of time telling me how much he appreciated the work I did in the gym, and confessed to looking at my bottom as I walked to the table. I spent a lot of time feeling like all the work so far is very worth it for more than just my health.
push ups on bench - narrow stance, keep elbows close
3x12
db foward delts - lean against wall to keep body still
1x15 (5lb)
1x12 (7.5lb)
1x10 (10lb)
1x10 (12lb)
Lat bar press downs - keep elbow in close to body
1x15 (50lb)
1x12 (70lb)
1x10 (90lb)
1x10 (90lb)
That was the end of the workout but my buddy was there and he wanted to do squats so I did a few of those even though I was supposed to be resting that body part for this weekend.
Squats
1x15 (45lb)
1x10 (110lb)
1x1 (135lb) - I tried doing 2 at this weight but at the bottom of the 2nd one I went WAY forward and if not for my weight belt I am sure I would have a bad back right now. (Doop) This is why my trainer says I am not to play with the heavy weights by myself at the gym
You girls are so funny. It is so much fun being single in your 40's. It is like being young and in college where you can do whatever you want only this time you have wisdom and money. I am having the decade of my life right now. I don't make it a habit to go out much. Not because it is hard to do but because I have so many other focused hobbies right now including running a farm with horses, Classical Guitar studies and now this body building/fitness thing all on top of a very demanding job. When I get a free night I usually have one of a dozen or so friends that I want to spend quality time with. Quite frankly I am pretty happy just being me but every now and then I let go and go out with someone who I don't know just to mix things up a little.
So since you asked here is my date blog.... (G rated version only since this is a family place.
I already told you how I woke up yesterday morning and put on my dress pants only to find they were 3 inches too big in the waist and too big in the booty. Well at lunch I went to the store across from my office and had to go to the JR department to find a pair of size 3 pants that would fit me. I found a pair and baby they were tight and also quite hot how they looked. I also while trying on these pants had a "wow" moment when I looked at the definition in my upper body (I had a sleevless top on). The result of these events when I finally arrived at the restaraunt was that I was feeling pretty damned hot and confident.
This was a blind date btw. I met Don in the lobby and we walked in together. When the hostess sat us and we walked back to the table I led the way (as is appropriate) and I could feel his eyes on my bottom. It was quite nice actually becuase I felt good about myself.
At the table I could tell he was really happy. He actually apologized for being so forward and then told me that he has seen precious few women of my age who have kept it together that well. We talked for a bit about working out. He is a gym rat who works out primarily on cardio machines and weight machines. I told him about deadlifts and squats and lunges and free weights. It gave us a great topic to break the ice.
After dinner we went to a nice coffee shop where there was live music. The players were two classical guitarists. (He thought of everything.) While we were sitting there, me a bit to the front of him and facing the players I had my elbow on the table and my head resting on my hand. He was rubbing my shoulders. It felt nice so I did a stretch which included a nice contraction of my bicep. Just at that moment his hand lands on my bicep. I turned to look at him and he has this suprised look on his face which immediately turns to a grin. So I gave it a full flex for him. I asked him if he was scared and he laughed and said yes but he liked it. It was pretty funny.
That was pretty much the night except for the good-night kiss. He spent a lot of time telling me how much he appreciated the work I did in the gym, and confessed to looking at my bottom as I walked to the table. I spent a lot of time feeling like all the work so far is very worth it for more than just my health.
Wow! This sounds fantastic! Will you see him again, I hope?
I'm walking 60 miles for a breast cancer cure, September 11-13, 2009! Please support my walk and help me raise funds for cancer research by donating to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer 3-Day: http://www.the3day.org/site/TR/Walk/...nal&fr_id=1300
Wow! This sounds fantastic! Will you see him again, I hope?
Not for awhile. Too busy for the heavy serious stuff. Besides, once you get all comfy in a realtionship is exactly when you allow your body to go to hell.
It is so much fun being single in your 40's. It is like being young and in college where you can do whatever you want only this time you have wisdom and money.
Karla you are so funny! I'm glad your date went so well. That is one of the biggest benefits of all this stuff we're going through, feeling so good about yourself and hot and sexy!
Karla you are so funny! I'm glad your date went so well. That is one of the biggest benefits of all this stuff we're going through, feeling so good about yourself and hot and sexy!
Not to mention others wanting to feel (good) about you too.
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Tom
No "happy hours" makes for a lot of miserable days. - Mahler
karla, that was great, I felt like I was there! thanks for the vicarious date. I agree with your comment about the 40's. I turn 44 in may, and I have never felt better!
and thanks for the excel spreadsheet. I have inputted yesterdays numbers, and you have inspired me to carefully track my intake so I can input the numbers next month and compare. very cool! another one of my engineer friends designed one for running--we do the galloway run/walk method for marathon running, and this table calculates how fast your run segments need to be to achieve a certain mile time, etc.
It should be noted that I bought a new scale for bf measurements and this scale measures under the handheld ones by a few percentage points. (I think 4%) I can take my measurements on the handheld one today and verify.
Here are pics. Not much to show in the pics but clothes fitting very differently.
The first pic is week1 and the second pic is week2
1. Chocolate suffle with CytoGainer is some of the best I have had hands down anywhere. This stuff is far too sweet for me to drink but man, oh man does it make for some awesome cakes and cookies. And the macros are as good as a protein bar actually better because it has less fat.
Here is the recipe.... 4 scoops of cytogainer chocolate/carmel kind. 1/4 teaspoon baking powder, 1/4 teaspoon of dried egg whites (got these at New Seasons). Combine these dry ingredients and mix water slowly in until just barely enough to clump the mixture. It should be stiff and rather dry. Cut the mixture in half and place on cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for about 7 minutes. The outsides will look like brownies when done. If you pull them out at just the right time the insides will still be warm and goopy. OMG!! It is wonderful.
Macros:
235 cals
3.5 % fat
27 g protein
35 g carbs
2. I managed to make pizza with a whole wheat crust that had great macros too. I can have these sorts of foods!!!! There really is no need to diet and do without once you are empowered with the knowledge of macro ratio and portion sizes. Life is good.
My metabolism has slowed down this week. It looks like I am cooking pretty consistently right now (past 2 days) at about 2200 kcals. This is great news for me as I don't have to go to 3K in order to gain or at least stop loosing. Right now I am eating at 2500 and I am starting to see some gains in around my belly (why does the extra always go there?) and on the scale I have been up for 2 days in a row which is almost a trend. I count 3 days a trend...
Today is a rest day. I will do some form of mild cardio and then go watch superbowl with my buddies for remainder of the day. Life is good.....
karla, that was great, I felt like I was there! thanks for the vicarious date. I agree with your comment about the 40's. I turn 44 in may, and I have never felt better!
and thanks for the excel spreadsheet. I have inputted yesterdays numbers, and you have inspired me to carefully track my intake so I can input the numbers next month and compare. very cool! another one of my engineer friends designed one for running--we do the galloway run/walk method for marathon running, and this table calculates how fast your run segments need to be to achieve a certain mile time, etc.
So glad you find the spreadsheet useful. As you can see I use it pretty hard and find it exceedingly good for me.
Karla, great results already! I can see a lot more definition in quads and your abs, plus you definitely need a new - smaller size - bottom piece for your next foto shoot! Awesome job!!!
Karla, you are doing great and you are always so helpful!! I enjoyed your date story. DH and I need a hot date.....! Sounds like you are very content and that is wonderul! Kudos to you!!
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Karen
Life is short. Break the rules. Forgive quickly. Kiss slowly. Love truly, laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile.
You're not 4 years old. You can tell yourself NO!" Dr. Phil
Thanks all of you for the congrats. I owe it all back to you for the articles you pointed me to on this. Tonight I could barely get one out but that was good enough for me.
Today's workout was very light as I was pressed for time between work and a guitar performance that I had to do later this evening.
Workout
Run - 1.5 miles at 6.0 mph 2% incline
Reverse pulls (lower slowly) 10
V-ups 3x15
Then I showered and rushed off to the Portland Guitar Society meeting. I did a mini performance there at the end of the show and it was awesome! I must get some sleep now though so that I can go see the trainer tomorrow and be strong.
Awesome on the pullups! When I first realized I could do them I had to show everyone! I was even hanging off a piece of conduit in one of the control rooms to show some of the plant operators. I'm lucky I didn't pull it down, shut everything down and end up fired!
__________________ It all starts with the mind, but the thoughts, the intention aren't enough. Action needs to come next. Dream it, believe it, plan it, execute it, celebrate it. - Wendy
Hammer curls (cable lowered and rope, pull from waist up to face and release)
3x15 (4 plates)
It felt like a long workout. I am feeling like slug from all the eating I have been doing. I was telling him today how I am a bit discouraged because I can't seem to get in 3kcals a day. He laughed at me and told me that I am doing fine at 2500 or so. I did see the scale go the other way this week so maybe I will gain now. I am not really liking this bulking thing so much. I feel fat and slow and lazy. He said that girls do not do the bulk so well whereas guys love it. Girls do much better at the cut. He said he doesn't think I will make it until April but we are going to try to make it at least that long. He said that a good bulk should last at least 6 months. I think I will be okay once my body adjusts to these calories.
Hey Mahler! It is nice to see you are back to working again. Rest weeks... Bleh...
I forgot to share with ya'll what I did on Sunday after the Super Bowl. I assembled my new squat rack!!
I found this and the bench on sale for 120 bucks. It was last years model and hold 550lbs. I figured what the heck? And that is a stage behind the rack. I hold house concerts in my living room all the time so had a stage built. It is great for step ups and 1 leg squats.
and I could feel his eyes on my bottom. It was quite nice actually becuase I felt good about myself. 
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