What a day... so far I haven't given in to stress eating, but it's tempting... Possibly identity theft issue, I'm gonna spend plenty more hours fixing this mess .
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I am wondering about the eating thing. You really should not have these unbearable needs to eat unless you are missing something/s. When you eat your regular cals and carbs are you eating High G carbs such as white breads or potatoes? I found when I switched to eating nothing but lower G carbs and getting my macros in the 40,40,20 range that I never had cravings. Two of my friends have adopted this and also found the same. Whenever I hear that people have cravings I am thinking that they are eating things such a pretzels, etc which causes cravings...
Thanks for the help Karla... I don't think I'm getting much or any high G carbs - no white flour, only whole-wheat (with plenty of fiber), no pretzels, no white bread or pasta... did sneak a couple fries today from kid's dinner (I was so stressed trying to fix stuff with the bank that I caved and brought McFood home for them) - but even then, the fries were with healthy food so no real sugar rush from them...
Today: Breakfast was a banana and a piece of string cheese
Snack: Cottage cheese and almonds and red pepper slices
Lunch: Kashi frozen lunch (pretty good with macros and grains, etc)
Snack: Greek yogurt, cucumber slices, and whole-grain crackers
Dinner: whole-wheat pita, turkey, lite mayo, a couple french fries (shoulda had veggies there, but I was rushing).
Snack (after karate): PWO shake (skim milk, vanilla prot. powder, PB).
Macros: 41 carb/33 prot/25 fat, 1606 cal total w/ 140g protein. I want to increase fat slightly, decrease carbs slightly - get more of a 40/30/30 or 35/35/30. I'm good with calories - might have 60 cal more of m&m's (I do love the mini-packs as a treat, but the shake was sweet so maybe I'll skip 'em)...
Karate - sparring. I'm glad I didn't do HIIT first (mostly 'cuz I was tied up on the phone with the bank - ugh). Tough class, ran well over an hour, got a good sweat. Pretty much ends up being intervals anyway, and we did point matches at the end and I won . Felt good to punch something after all the stress today.
I've got more bank crap to do tomorrow - they don't open til 9 so I already had to tell my boss I'll probably be late - but I still intend to do my first AMRAP workout before I go...
Yep, pretty much the same rule, with a modification for the lower belts--if an upper belt hits a lower belt in the face, it's the upper belt's fault; if an upper belt gets hit in the face, it's the upper belt's fault. So it's always my fault.
It was the same way at my dojo. And I was usually the higher belt, so I got in trouble too.
Anyhoo, Bytsi, I had to say that those weights that you are lifting are pretty good! You're gonna end up with some serious muscle gains!!
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Bytsi, I hope you get everything straightened out with the bank. It's such a pain when records are messed up. Good that you're keeping the exercise up - relieves the stress...
Hey - thanks for the encouragement - I spent nearly 90 minutes at the bank this morning and was late for work Ugh!!! Hopefully it's mostly dealt with - we shall see...
I actually managed to NOT eat those m&m's last night!!!
Did get up early to do my AMRAP for 1A since the banks don't open til 9 anyway...
Squats - 75#, 20 reps. Did them with much better form than the first day, I think... did a bunch of warmups going even lower with just bodyweight and then with an empty bar for a few... I might've been able to go more than 20, but that twingy thing at the top of my right thigh is still there so no point in hurting myself.
Pushups - 35 full body with good form - all the way down, nice and slow... I have done 50 in the past, but I don't think I worried quite as much about good form then (and honestly, I was/am still quite sore in the traps and shoulders from my last workout on Sunday!)
Row - another disappointment due to mechanical issues with the machine. I did 90#, 25 reps. The machine was very jerky today, needed to be greased or something, so the resistance was higher than it should've been and uneven at times. I think I could've done more if it'd been sliding well.
Step-ups - 20# (10# in each hand) on regular weight bench, 25 each leg. I started on a shorter step when I first did these (day 1), but didn't want to go back to that, so I only dropped to my starting weight but kept the high bench. When I walked away after doing my right leg, I took 2 steps and then my leg nearly collapsed and I almost fell!!!
Jackkknives - I did these the way I did them the first day - bringing the knees in, hips up (not doing full straight-leg jackknife), shins on ball instead of toes. Did 26 (I blame the sore shoulders!).
So... I actually wanted more... I'm hoping that Saturday's 1B AMRAP will go better - I know I can DL more, and if the lat machine isn't screwed up that should be ok too...
As I was doing the AMRAP, I was reminded what a HUGE diff there is between 8 reps and 15 reps!!!
Finished the workout with suicide sprints and jumprope for HIIT... 5 sets.
On track so far with food... but the day is young!
I'm so sorry about the mess-up with your finances; that's so scary. I hate how we have to be so careful nowadays, not just with our credit, but also our kids w/ pedophiles, our food & water with chemicals. Life is just so much ... yuchier.
On that happy note:
You are doing GREAT!
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Very nice AMRAP workout! I personally hated those things like nobody's buisness! I am sooo very jealous of your push-up capabilities!!!! I would LOVE to be able to do even one nice one on the floor with good form!
Hey Sally - I know what you mean about having to be careful - I don't remember the world being like this when I was a kid - I'd walk home from school (about a mile?) alone, no alarm system in the house, no one waiting for me... No one slipped stuff into my drinks in college, I didn't know how dangerous rare hamburgers were... amazing any of us survived!!! I'm very into self-defense now (teach classes for women too) - it's so important to know how to take care of yourself...
Kara - I know you'll do a full pushup - you're strong and it just takes practice!
So far so good with food today... gonna go get a snack since I'm stuck at work til 8 (ICK!!!!)... I'm thinking Greek yogurt and a few almonds...
Just a quick check-in with food... I'm HUNGRY!!!!
Today: 1857 cals (but I'm HUNGRY - did I mention that ? So I may eat a bit more... Macros so far: 41 carb, 31 prot, 29 fat (pretty close to goals). Protein is at 150g exactly, so that's good too!
I worked 10 hours AFTER wrangling crap at the bank earlier, and working out before that - so I am wiped out! Crashing on the couch - so glad that "the Office" is back tonight - and then BED... planning HIIT before work tomorrow...
I know what your mean about it being iffy whether a martial arts night is going to be a workout .. we have a lot of kids in our class -- good for focus, not good for HR workout.
Ugh! I Can't believe you had this happen too!!! It is BEYOND a pain and it feels like someone knows all my biz!!!! No one even STOLE my purse or wallet and they somehow got allllllll our bank info., DH license info. our address....this list goes on and on
Police told me it was #1 fastest growing crime in U.S. right now....I believe it too. And really, there was NOTHING they were going to do about it if it was just ID theft...only reason they were investigating is bc of forgery issue.....strange that ID theft and stealing all your money is not enough of a crime but someone signing your name is?? Sheeeesh!
On the upside, sounds like if you have just a few days of this, you are doing better than I did....I have been dealing with it for 2 weeks but they also cleared out my bank acct. so there was much to deal with! HA!
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GREAT JOB!!! on your workout and I am impressed too that you are doing them among all this financial stress.....
Keep it up and you can be EXCITED to move on to Phase 2!!!!! YEAH!!! I have 2 more weeks ? haha
Hey - thanks for the encouragement - I spent nearly 90 minutes at the bank this morning and was late for work Ugh!!! Hopefully it's mostly dealt with - we shall see...
I actually managed to NOT eat those m&m's last night!!!
Did get up early to do my AMRAP for 1A since the banks don't open til 9 anyway...
Squats - 75#, 20 reps. Did them with much better form than the first day, I think... did a bunch of warmups going even lower with just bodyweight and then with an empty bar for a few... I might've been able to go more than 20, but that twingy thing at the top of my right thigh is still there so no point in hurting myself.
Pushups - 35 full body with good form - all the way down, nice and slow... I have done 50 in the past, but I don't think I worried quite as much about good form then (and honestly, I was/am still quite sore in the traps and shoulders from my last workout on Sunday!)
Row - another disappointment due to mechanical issues with the machine. I did 90#, 25 reps. The machine was very jerky today, needed to be greased or something, so the resistance was higher than it should've been and uneven at times. I think I could've done more if it'd been sliding well.
Step-ups - 20# (10# in each hand) on regular weight bench, 25 each leg. I started on a shorter step when I first did these (day 1), but didn't want to go back to that, so I only dropped to my starting weight but kept the high bench. When I walked away after doing my right leg, I took 2 steps and then my leg nearly collapsed and I almost fell!!!
Jackkknives - I did these the way I did them the first day - bringing the knees in, hips up (not doing full straight-leg jackknife), shins on ball instead of toes. Did 26 (I blame the sore shoulders!).
So... I actually wanted more... I'm hoping that Saturday's 1B AMRAP will go better - I know I can DL more, and if the lat machine isn't screwed up that should be ok too...
As I was doing the AMRAP, I was reminded what a HUGE diff there is between 8 reps and 15 reps!!!
Finished the workout with suicide sprints and jumprope for HIIT... 5 sets.
On track so far with food... but the day is young!
This workout looks sick! 35 push-ups! I am not looking forward to doing a bazillion reps of step ups for each leg. Nice job!
Sorry to hear both of you are going through that crap!
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Police told me it was #1 fastest growing crime in U.S. right now....I believe it too. And really, there was NOTHING they were going to do about it if it was just ID theft...only reason they were investigating is bc of forgery issue.....strange that ID theft and stealing all your money is not enough of a crime but someone signing your name is?? Sheeeesh!
Hey - thanks again for all the support... I guess I'm a little more tender now than normal after all the crap this week - I actually lost it and cried at work today - I HATE HATE HATE HATE that when I get mad I cry. Makes me look weak . My boss is great, but her boss is... awful. And she (boss's boss) decided to rip me a new one and insult me and my skills in the process... and I just get tired of being smacked sometimes, ya know? But I wish I had held it together, even though my boss and coworkers were nice about it... sigh... I need my tear ducts removed.
I did have a decent HIIT today on the stairmaster (before work) - 8 cycles of 30/30 seconds at level 10/3. Good and sweaty...
I think I'm gonna drag DH out tonight, so not sure 'bout what I'll be eating for dinner, but I'm down on cals today cuz of my bad day - not much appetite while I'm sniffling... at least I didn't pig out on chocolate.
Oh well, it's not like someone died, right? Mean bosses SUCK!!!
My last AMRAP today - I'm so excited to get ready for stage 2!!!
Deadlift - warmed up with an empty bar, then did 75# x 25 and then I was worried my form was slipping a bit, no point hurting myself.
Shoulder press - 20# db's x 28 reps (not too bad, I was trying for 30 but barely got rep 28 up).
Lat pulldown - I was struggling at 130# at the end of the stage, and I'd started at 100# so I knew it wasn't gonna be a huge set today - got 22.
Lunges - held 2 10# db's and got to 25 (each leg, alternating). Since this still is a largely bodyweight exercise, I knew it'd be tough. I REALLY had to push to get to 25, but I also know my form was a LOT better (straighter back, deeper lunges) than at the beginning.
Ball crunches - I did these holding a 6.2# ball overhead. Got to 35... weird thing was I started to feel cramping up in my obliques more than in front... weird!
I didn't feel super worn out (ok, the lunges were tough, but I'm a masochist) so I did 4 sets of burpees and then 4 sets of box jumps. It's officially a tie: I hate burpees AND box jumps!
Busy weekend running kids around to sports, etc, so I'm not sure I'll get any workout at all tomorrow, but if I can, I want to do some HIIT...
Also a little unsure of food 'cuz we're going out to a big event tonight and I don't know what the menu will be.
she (boss's boss) decided to rip me a new one and insult me and my skills in the process... and I just get tired of being smacked sometimes, ya know?
Uhhh, does she not KNOW you can totally karate chop her ass??!!!
You should start posting pics in your office of you doing serious moves in TKD and victoriously standing over your competitor as he/she cries!!!! Just a suggestion!
Great job on your last AMRAP workout and get ready STAGE 2---oooooooooooooooo!!!!!! Should be fun, especially for the "masochist" side of you! Give me a preview next week since you are a 2 weeks ahead of me, I have AMRAP in 2 weeks. YEAH!!!!! OH! and don't forget to take measurements of end of STAGE 1! Very cool!
Uhhh, does she not KNOW you can totally karate chop her ass??!!! Give me a preview next week since you are a 2 weeks ahead of me, I have AMRAP in 2 weeks. YEAH!!!!! OH! and don't forget to take measurements of end of STAGE 1! Very cool!
Your bosses boss is a biotch. Biotch's are biotch's because bad stuff happens to them all the time. And, bad stuff happens to them all the time because they're biotches. Hrmph. Congrats on getting to stabe 2, Byts! Keep us posted on your progress!
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Thanks to all on the "congrats" for finishing stage 1... I'm excited about stage 2, but a bit nervous about the rest week. I KNOW I need it, but it's never been easy for me, ever since I first lost weight, to voluntarily rest. My "logic" has always been something like "what if I take a week off and then next week I (get the flu, break a leg, lose my mind) and can't work out for (another week, a month, never ever again til I'm as big as a house)!?!?!? -- so I'd better not take a week off in case it's the last week I can ever work out again." Gaw... how pathetic does that sound?
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Your bosses boss is a biotch. Biotch's are biotch's because bad stuff happens to them all the time. And, bad stuff happens to them all the time because they're biotches.
Well said, Sally! Yeah, she's basically in way over her head in terms of education and basic skills, she's terribly threatened by almost everyone "under" her, and she also is pretty badly abused by her boss (president of the company). So she craps on everyone. Usually I can write it off as "that's just how she is" but sometimes it builds up and I blow... The thing she yelled at me for and criticized me about are actually things that are 1) not that important in the big picture and 2) strengths that she is threatened by (my boss said I'm very talented in the areas she yelled at me about). Still wish that I hadn't let her get to me and that I hadn't cried at work though...
Today's food... SUCKED . Let's just write dinner/dessert off as a cheat meal (day) and leave it at that, ok? Can't even start to log it! I was pretty good til we went to this fancy party tonight... but then it dragged on and on and by the time hors d'ouvres came out, I was dying and ate a bunch of whatever I could grab off of passing trays (spinach pies, some kind of stuffed steak rolls, mashed potato fluff things, etc etc etc). Then came dinner (not awful choices, but plenty big serving which I heaped onto my own plate, which I then finished).
THEN I ate dessert. Cleaned my plentiful plateful. THEN just ate the freakin' "goody bag" treats after we got home. WTF?!?!? I definitely get set off by sugary carbs - one serving makes me hungrier instead of full, and I just keep eating and eating... ARGH!!!!!!
So, unplanned cheat meal/day. I know PMS isn't helping, nor is stress... but I shouldn't have really done that right before rest week. I KNOW one meal won't add 50# of fat, but I sure feel like it. Sigh...
You are forgiven the cheat meal for the bad week you had. It is only a cheat meal so get on with it and get back on the plan. That is what my trainer said to me the week I went off my diet and had to confess to him.
Also so sorry about your bad day at work. We all have those but it should never be our bosses that cause them. They should be there to have our backs not stab them. Oh well. If she truly is as you say then don't worry about it. Karma will come to all.
Thanks Karla - I am back on track today, and headachey - wonder if it's from the crap / sugar I ate last night... I too believe in karma, and hope that you can only crap on people for so long before it comes back to you.
Today: did HIIT on the stepmill (I usually don't do HIIT on this) - it was tough. Did 8 or 9 sets (lost count briefly) at level 9, with level 2 for rest. Intervals were 25-40 seconds, and rest 30-45 seconds. HR hit low 170's... My biggest concern was falling - that I'd catch a toe and hit the floor before I could slow it down at the end of an interval. Luckily, I didn't fall off...
Food: Had Greek yogurt and a homemade whole-wheat cranberry muffin for breakfast, protein/PB shake for mid-morning, whole-what pita w/ turkey breast for lunch (really early afternoon snack) and some triscuits... A little high on carbs (46%, protein 32%, fat 21%), but dinner will be pretty low carb and have a little more fat, so it all equals out in the end.
Way to get back on track, Bytsi! I used to have the hardest time not falling off the treadmill. It still makes me feel a little woozy when I stop. I'm wondering if this klutz queen will kill herself on the stairmaster, but I'm determined to try! Now that I've stared down that barbell on the squat bar, I'm ready for anything!!
Sounds like you're doing much better, Byts. Don't worry about the week off, either; it's not REALLY off since you're still doing HIIT and stuff. Try to enjoy it instead of worry that you're losing muscle. Put on some music and dance for 30 minutes - have fun!
If Pauline tries the stairmaster, I will too!
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Great job getting back on track!!! I tend to get headachy after over-indulging on sugary stuff! I think every once in a while it's a good idea to remind us WHY we no longer eat like that on a regular basis!
Hey girly sooooo, did you decide to take the week off or are you going straight into Stage 2? I am not sure what I will do either....might be nice to have a week off? I was a little off on my weeks, I just have this week and then done with Stage 1 YEAH!!!
But it's not the physical that I miss, it's the endorphins too!!! I think I am an endorphine junky!!! Maybe I need help? haha
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Great job getting back on track!!! I tend to get headachy after over-indulging on sugary stuff! I think every once in a while it's a good idea to remind us WHY we no longer eat like that on a regular basis!
Oh, did I ever have a headache too!!! Ugh!!!! I do usually have a LITTLE sugar every day (my m&m mini-pack that's about 65 calories, some Werther's during the day...) but that was sugar/white flour OVERLOAD. Ick...
Nik - I am taking the week off from lifting, but not from working out... Today we had a trainer doing demos on the Reformer (Pilates) - I hopped on (and got paid too - I was on the clock!!!) and she spent a good 20 minutes showing me stuff - I LOVED it!!! Now I gotta figure out how to afford training on it once or twice a week - I know it'd be so good for me and my lack of flexibility, plus it was a good workout and it was fun
Tonight - karate, maybe some HIIT before class (still torn, afraid I'll be too dead to complete class)...
I cut my calories to 1600 and it's sad, because I have about 250 left for today and I'm still hungry and it's barely 6pm. Sigh... I really adjusted a bit too easily to that calorie increase, didn't I?
Cuz I'm not really sure that I'm not getting a bit fatter here . It's a week off lifting, so I'm gonna see how I feel. I was really not at the strictest "maintenance" level as calculated in the book, and my belly is icky-big. I'm not sure the whoosh-fairy is coming to visit me, so I am going to TRY going closer to 1600/day (Lou's calculations put me around 1650 for off days).
So far I'm HUNGRY . Which is sad/shocking to me because I used to eat a lot less than that.
I dunno... I know I promised to give this time... I may reevaluate when I start Stage 2 next week. If I'm sore or crashing badly I will eat more.
Probably the simplest answer to your question is "Because I'm terrified of eating too much and getting fat again like I used to be, and old habits are hard to break."
At least I'm not aiming for 1200 cals...
Last night - karate. Lots of throws, and I was paired with a very tall (6'4" at least) relative beginner. Ugh. If you don't know about throwing, it's hard to throw someone who's shorter than you because you have to get down low and get your center of gravity under them. Big guy basically tried to throw me by putting my arm over his shoulder and muscling me off the ground. POP in my shoulder (he even said he heard it) and I'm S O R E today. Glad it is my off week from lifting! I don't think he did any permanent damage (I hope not!!!)...
This morning did HIIT on stairmaster... Hungry. sigh...
I don't think you should be shocked or sad that you are hungry. I think it means your metabolism is going faster than in the past when you ate less and that is a great thing! I totally know what you're saying - when I did weight watchers I would eat 1400 cals per day and not feel all that hungry. Now with this crazy awesome weight lifting I still get hungry with 2000 or more.
I cut my calories to 1600 and it's sad, because I have about 250 left for today and I'm still hungry and it's barely 6pm. Sigh... I really adjusted a bit too easily to that calorie increase, didn't I?
I know what you mean about adjusting so quickly. However, if you're cutting calories - would it be a huge deal to eat an additional 100 calories if you need a little something after dinner?
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. Felt good to punch something after all the stress today.
Give me a preview next week since you are a 2 weeks ahead of me, I have AMRAP in 2 weeks. YEAH!!!!! OH! and don't forget to take measurements of end of STAGE 1! Very cool!
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