I don't have a log either but would like to. I have been reading some of the others' logs to get ideas of how to structure it and what to put in there. I am afraid I wouldn't be able to update it every day but I do think I could post updates 2-3 times a week. I really think I need to get one out there for the accountability and community portion of the challenge that I envied so much from the original NROL4W challenge.
I do like the idea of having the logs "corralled" somehow
Stay tuned for mine!
P.S. I am editing this to clarify that I do keep a paper log....just not online yet. Coming soon!
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"As far as (healthy) eating, either do it, or don't. Same issues repeated over and over is just insanity. We either commit to the endeavor or pay lip-service to it. This is the hardest part of the whole process, and it needs to be practiced more than the actual physical training. It's mind training." ~ Matt Thorne
"The reason that most people fail instead of succeed is that they trade what they want most for what they want at the moment."
Thanks Jane!
Pre and post workout meals- I get up at 5 and like to get to the gym as soon as possible, so I have a quick breakfast like Kashi Go Lean or toast and peanut butter. On lifting days I have a protein shake after.
Last night I had a banana preworkout and a piece of string cheese on the drive home. I'm not consistent with what I have, though. If I don't have food with me, I'll buy a workout shake at the gym. Actually, that banana before my workout just by itself was great. I only ate it maybe 20 minutes before my deadlifts and I had plenty of energy and wasn't pukey or anything. I might try that again and see if it was a fluke.
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I usually have a shake preworkout and a banana and shake PWO. Ususally holds me over by the time I get home, feed baby and nap her.........then I can have my oatmeal and eggwhites
I am really bad at the PWO food thing...I usually have a luna bar IF i remember, (and then it's usually an hour before at least) and yesterday boxing was TOUGH...and I went home feeling a little icky...I need to get my butt in gear and get the shake in instead of the bar...otherwise I may not have enough energy for the Workouts!!!
Thanks for making the list of log links, Jane! I have now added mine to my siggy, but here's the link, to add to the list: Instantblue's Women's Challenge Log
Pre-workout last night I had 1/4 cup oatmeal with protein powder and peanut butter about an hour before working out. I had my shake (pp and soy milk) afterwards and dinner about an hour later.
Jane, thanks for putting together that list. It's great to have everyone's log info in one place.
I would like to hear what everyone eats pre and post workouts. Also, why and when.
I don't usually eat anyting specific pre-workout, because I'm usually working out in the evening, so I've already had plenty of energy through the day. Post workout, I made up my own recovery drink with 1/2 serving of orange flavored gatorade powder and a scoop of vanilla protein, and sometimes creatine. It tastes delicious, like an orange creamsicle..mmm.... This is the only time I delierately consume simple sugars, because in the post workout window, the sugars help deliver the protein directly to the muscles to aid in repair, etc, and the sugars don't just get stored at fat since your body needs to replenish its glycogen. And I have a huge sweet tooth, so this helps satisfy me more than if I did something healthier like an apple with protein. :P
I love that all the logs will be in one place. I am new to posting on forums so I have to learn all this. I will try to get one started in a few days and get it in the list. I will be working out of town and have limited time to get online. I do keep track of everything in fitday. I had to buy it so I could do it without the internet. (I drive truck so I am always moving.)
Bev.
I would like to hear what everyone eats pre and post workouts. Also, why and when.
About an hour before my after-work workouts I eat a sliced apple and a couple of tablespoons of natural peanut butter. It's enough to get me through a hard workout without bonking. On weekend mornings I just eat my usual breakfast - old fashioned oatmeal with dried cranberries and skim milk.
Post workout food also varies: when I work out in the evenings I pretty much come home, shower, and cook dinner. I was doing a PWO shake, but when I'm eating dinner 45 minutes later it just seemed like too much. However, I do still have a shake on Saturday mornings after I lift.
I am so happy to be starting this journey with such a fine group of women ....reading these posts keeps me motivated to reach my goals, and I am determined to make it to the finish line. I don't have a log yet as I am so new to this forum, but I will get to it soon! I am also very new to NROL4W...had my first workout yesterday. Loved it and can't wait to get back at it again tomorrow!
~Karen
I am so happy to be starting this journey with such a fine group of women ....reading these posts keeps me motivated to reach my goals, and I am determined to make it to the finish line. I don't have a log yet as I am so new to this forum, but I will get to it soon! I am also very new to NROL4W...had my first workout yesterday. Loved it and can't wait to get back at it again tomorrow!
~Karen
Welcome! What pretty kitties you have! I have a Siamese as well.
I am doing OK. Cals a bit higher than I would like, but not going over 1700 (target is 1450 which is 35% deficit). Between sleep deprivation, feeling like I am coming down with a cold or PMS, I am doing well.
Give an update!
I went on to Stage 5 of NROL4W this morning. I really love the one-armed dumbbell snatch although I'm never sure that I'm not going to let go and take out a couple of ceiling tiles. My food is on track (but I'm pretty good in that area).
Oh, and I traded a basket of tomatoes today for some edamame. Okay, I didn't have to actually trade it. However, Costco sells packs of edamame and I'm not sure I wanted to buy a large amount of it without trying it first. So tomorrow with dinner we'll try it (before going to Costco).
I am doing great with the food (and this is usually really tough for me). Staying below 1500 calories and doing pretty good with the macros but, not so great with workouts. I haven't gotten myself motivated to do anything that counts as exercise.
I would like to hear what everyone eats pre and post workouts. Also, why and when.
I do intermittent fasting so most of the time I don't eat anything pre workout. I typically workout fasted. Not because I think it is better, just because that is usually how my schedule works. I usually break my fast with my PWO shake. (Two scoops protein powder in milk with blueberries, matcha powder and creatine.)
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I'm doing like sh!t. I was just cleared by my podiatrist to start running and exercising again yesterday morning. Then, yesterday evening I had to have surgery on my jaw, and I can't do ANYTHING until further notice. I cracked a huge chunck of bone off my jaw (this is stemming from wisdom teeth extraction back in May) and had to have my bone fixed up. Now I'm susceptible to breaking the jaw completely through, so I have to take it easy for a few weeks. Once I'm off painkillers, I will get on the treadmill and walk, but that's about all I can do for right now.
Eating is horrible. I am on a soft food diet, which is not the end of the world. But I'm on this antibiotic that is making me extremely nauseous. I will likely be on the antibiotic for a few months.
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