Yeah I've learned it too that when your body is trying to fight something off, stressing it even more with workout (albeit with the best of intentions) is not the way to go.
Also, yes, I use my food scale as often as I can. I picked up a couple of Escalis from Amazon that do grams/ounces/pounds+ounces and it works great.
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No "happy hours" makes for a lot of miserable days. - Mahler
Ugh. Sorry about the respiratory infection. Do you have asthma?
I'm down for a few days also so I can identify with the frustration.
I do not have asthma. I have oddly shaped sinuses, allergies, and a post nasal drip. It happens every year and I never know what is going on until I get very very congested. I am resting today again, feel much better. Tomorrow I will def. play it by ear.
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Oh no! Sorry to hear about the infection. When I was in high school I ran way too long with pneumonia. Never having had it before, I had no clue what I was doing to myself.
I got it again in college - you would think the lesson would have been learned. Nope.
I got a food scale at Target for under $20. Its not super fancy, but its digital and has grams and ounces. Seems to do the trick so far. I was just thinking last night how much I love that little thing. I really think using one was the turning point for me.
Hmm. I did get paid this week. I am going to check out Target when I can this weekend and price the scale. Maybe my family will start to weigh their portions also. LOL yea...right...
I finished FLTS. It was a very good book. Not sure if I mentioned this yesterday LOL. Memory not too swell when feeling very icky LOL. I am going to read Metabolic Repair. Any information on fitness is a good one. Now, the boy has caught the fitness bug. He bought p90x and is asking me about protein and recovery. I gave him a lesson about DOMS and NEAT. LOL He was like...where do you get this stuff from. I promised him it works.
Yeah I've learned it too that when your body is trying to fight something off, stressing it even more with workout (albeit with the best of intentions) is not the way to go.
Also, yes, I use my food scale as often as I can. I picked up a couple of Escalis from Amazon that do grams/ounces/pounds+ounces and it works great.
I do have that urge to workout. But that is my problem. Me and rest just dont mix and that usually leads to overtraining. Its an issue I have to resolve on my own time...and convince myself that I won't gain weight while I rest. Which seems to be an irrational idea.
No more sinus pain. The miracle of rest and antibiotics!!!
NROL Fat Loss II Workout 3B
A. Snatch Grip DL 3x10 65/70/75
Romanian DL with Row 3x10 60/65/65
B. Bulg. Splt Squat with Overhead Press 3x10 10/10/10 DB
Underhand Grip Lat Pull Down 3x10 80/85/85
C. Pushups 3x10 BW all
Leg Lifts 3x10 BW
Somehow I mixed up the supersets. At least I supersetted all of the exercises tho.
I can't remember what exercises in NROL are supersetted, yet I remember my speeds of my run today. I can be one strange cookie when it comes to memory.
* Note I hate people (AKA groups of people) who hang out at the squat racks and barely work out. My workout was modified due to these annoyances.
A. Front Squat with DB 3x10 20/25/25
DB Push Press 3x10 20/20/20
B. DB Dynamic Lunges 3x10ech leg 20/20/20
Cable Wide Grip Rows 3x10 65/65/65
C. Swiss Ball Leg Curl 3x10 BW
Romanian Twist with Med Ball 3x10 15/15/15
HIIT done on Bike
5min Warm Up
1min Sprint
2min Recovery
(4 rounds)
5min Cool Down
I think its funny when I get strange looks when I actually use the squat rack for its intended purpose, like oh! That's what this thing is for!
Nice workouts and glad you are all better!
I always get that look. The only guy that uses it right is this OLY lifter who is in his late 60s. Every other guy uses it for curls. Last time I heard it was a "squat rack." LOL
* Valentines Day has officially turned into a re-feed day. I am sure I over exceeded my calories for the day. I just couldn't help enjoying the food with the boy. I also had my first Alch. drink in 4months...jesus def. quick reminder as to why I do not drink much anymore...I am bloated from the water retention. Tomorrow is a new day. We are having a Daytona 500 Party, but I plan on sticking to healthy food, 0 booze, and a full lunch beforehand.
I had an amazing Valetnines Day. We didn't get to go out last year because I had class until 12pm. It was nice to go out to an amazing dinner and be with my boy. :-) The funniest part of the night was him complaining that he was still sore from doing a p90x DVD 3 days ago. Poor guy and his DOMS. Its so cute that he is getting into fitness now. Granted he is already an athletic build without needing to work out, but its great that he is taking an interest in fitness with me. For a year, I was struggling with him to even go on a walk with me. LOL
Tell me your secret! I never bother my husband about working out because he just isn't interested, but it would be nice to be able to workout together. We bike and run in the summer, but that is about all he will do. And going on walks is like pulling teeth. I think its cute when they are all sore and whiney, too. Granted I complain about being sore, but men are so whiney about it!
Tell me your secret! I never bother my husband about working out because he just isn't interested, but it would be nice to be able to workout together. We bike and run in the summer, but that is about all he will do. And going on walks is like pulling teeth. I think its cute when they are all sore and whiney, too. Granted I complain about being sore, but men are so whiney about it!
I think what is bothering him is that he realized his uncle gained 50+ lbs after 30yr old. I mean my boy is only maybe 185 at 6'2", but I get the fear of ending up heavy like the males in his family. I am glad he is taking care of himself. I still can't get him to join a gym. Baby steps...LOL
NROL Fat Loss II Workout 4B
A. Snatch Dead Lift 3x10 70/75/80
Romanian Dead Lift with Row 3x10 65/70/70
B. Bulg. Splt Squat with Overhead Press 3x10 10/15/15 DB
Reverse Russian Twists 3x10 BW
C. Underhand Lat Pull Down 3x10 85/90/90
Push Ups 3x10 BW
* I have a question for anyone that has done NROL. Did you take a full week break between Fat Loss II and III. I usually never take a full week off unless I am on vacation, but I keep reading that a full week of rest from weights and HIIT would be good for recovery. Anyone have any takes on this? I have 4 workouts left in Fat Loss II and I want to know if I should plan for a week off in between or just dive right into Fat Loss III.
I think what is bothering him is that he realized his uncle gained 50+ lbs after 30yr old. I mean my boy is only maybe 185 at 6'2", but I get the fear of ending up heavy like the males in his family. I am glad he is taking care of himself. I still can't get him to join a gym. Baby steps...LOL
NROL Fat Loss II Workout 4B
A. Snatch Dead Lift 3x10 70/75/80
Romanian Dead Lift with Row 3x10 65/70/70
B. Bulg. Splt Squat with Overhead Press 3x10 10/15/15 DB
Reverse Russian Twists 3x10 BW
C. Underhand Lat Pull Down 3x10 85/90/90
Push Ups 3x10 BW
* I have a question for anyone that has done NROL. Did you take a full week break between Fat Loss II and III. I usually never take a full week off unless I am on vacation, but I keep reading that a full week of rest from weights and HIIT would be good for recovery. Anyone have any takes on this? I have 4 workouts left in Fat Loss II and I want to know if I should plan for a week off in between or just dive right into Fat Loss III.
I was doing so good with the sugar thing. Family had frosted chocolate brownies in the house from valentines day. I didn't have any for two days...then well willpower just totally went out the window. At least I stopped with one, but my stomach hurts. Grr. Totally back on 0 sugar tomorrow. At least I made it 16 days. I officially hate sugar.
EATS
M1: Oats Cereal, Milk, Coffee w. Milk
M2: Protein Shake with Banana and PB
M3: Clam Chowder
M4: Greens Salad (Tom., Carrots, Peppers, Cheese) & Baked Ziti
M5: THE BROWNIE (ugh stomach)
Just answering your question...I officially finished FLII sometime mid December. I didn't want to start FLIII with a week off and traveling for the holidays, so I kept doing similar workouts until the start of the challenge. Kind of my own variations of FLII workouts. I didn't take an official rest week, but the week of Christmas I was at my parents and did some light weight stuff.
I started FLIII for the beginning of the challenge.
Sorry you got attacked by a brownie! The sweets I made for valentines are finally gone at my house, too.
Just answering your question...I officially finished FLII sometime mid December. I didn't want to start FLIII with a week off and traveling for the holidays, so I kept doing similar workouts until the start of the challenge. Kind of my own variations of FLII workouts. I didn't take an official rest week, but the week of Christmas I was at my parents and did some light weight stuff.
I started FLIII for the beginning of the challenge.
Sorry you got attacked by a brownie! The sweets I made for valentines are finally gone at my house, too.
I think I am going to take a week off from weight lifting, HIIT, and long runs. I might try to get some slow walking in or a 1mile jog at least 3x week. I have high cholesterol, so cardio is needed to keep it down to a reasonable level.
The Brownies went in the trash. I am sticking to my sugar free protein pudding LOL.
* I am trying to get my recoveries on my HIIT up to 5.0. My heart rate is dropping faster and faster during my recovery times even if I sprint faster. Way to go getting in shape. LOL. I want to set a goal that by the time I am finished with Metabolic Overdrive, I will have all 6 recovery pieces of the HIIT at 5.0 and my sprints at 8.0-8.3. I think I could do it.
Just popping in to say hi. And now I want a brownie -- and I don't even care for chocolate. LOL
LOL I totally could go w.o a brownie for a long while.
Today was a rest day. I went out to eat for sushi/seafood. Stayed within my range of calories.
I need to invest in my scale this weekend and a written log for my workouts at the gym. I keep forgetting my last weight on each exercise and its creating too many new brain cells when I try to remember where I left off. I do not want to think, even if I have to be a nerd with a notebook in the gym. I will go to Target Saturday for a notebook and the scale or I might even order it online, because I have no time tomorrow or Friday. So we will see.
I am retaining water. I cannot troubleshoot why. I drink 1.5gal a day and do not have too much sodium. I read Leigh Peele's water manual, but I think I am not really understanding what is missing here. Most of my weight is water weight. I get deep indentions from even a crease in loose pants. I am going to re-read the manual to see if I am missing something.
If you find the answer to your water questions, let me know. I also have the classic case of pant waist/socks/jammies skin indents even when consuming extreme amounts of water. Some mornings it's scary.
If you find the answer to your water questions, let me know. I also have the classic case of pant waist/socks/jammies skin indents even when consuming extreme amounts of water. Some mornings it's scary.
I found that a Gatorade (The G2 Kind) reduced major bloat today. I am assuming my electrolytes are out of whack. Drinking a Gatorade a day is def. not an ideal option. I am going to keep plugging along with this.
NROL Fat Loss II Workout 5A
A. Front Squat with BB 3x8 65/70/75
Wide Grip BB Rows 3x8 65/70/85
B. Dynamic Lunges 3x8 ech leg 50/55/60
BB Push Press 3x8 45/45/50
C. Swiss Ball Leg Curl w. Hip Ext 3x8 BW all
Medicine Ball Russian Twists 3x8 ech side 22/22/22
HIIT
My HIIT was all over the place today, started on the stepmill then died a little and had to go to the treadmill, which led to more dying. My weights were upped pretty high today, which affected my ability to perform HIIT at any level I have done previously.
5min Warm Up on Step Mill
1min Sprint
2min Rec
(2 rounds on Step Mill)
1min Sprint - 8.0
2min Rec - 5.0
(2 rounds on T Mill)
5min Cool Down 3.5 @ 6% incline
All in all. I know that HIIT won't happen after weights the higher I up my weights and the further I delve into NROL. I will figure out a plan. I know I could at least get in slow walking uphill post weights, but only time will tell.
NROL Fat Loss II Workout 5B
a. Snatch DL 3x8 80/90/95
Romanian Dead Lift with Row 3x8 70/75/80
B. Bulg. Splt Squat with Overhead Press 3x8 15/20/18 DB
Reverse Russian Twists 3x8 BW
C. Underhand Lat Pull Down 3x8 90/95/100
Push Ups 3x8 BW
WOO HOO! Look at this strength! No cardio! Busy Day!
Today is a total rest day. I went out sober dancing in NYC last night. Needless to say, dancing all night after hard workout = dead the next day. My feet and legs are crying LOL.
I am on my last 2 workouts of NROL Fat Loss II. I plan to take a week of rest (5-7days). It is scaring me. I haven't taken a week of rest since August and I think it was only really 4 consecutive days. Working out is a huge stress relief for me, so I do not usually like to rest from it for too long. This is going to be harder than 0 sugar.
I am not sure if I am losing weight. I noticed that the bloat went down today. I had a Propel and G2 for the last three days. I am assuming my bloat was from electrolyte imbalance, which is a sign of over training or unbalanced nutrients in my diet. I have to find more sources of potassium. I already do a banana a day. Broccoli has potassium, but it bloats me regardless. Any other suggestions? I am about to get a potassium supplement, but I would rather solve the bloat with real food and not supplements. Who knows, I might need to have a propel or G2 the AM after working out hard. It seems to respond to my body.
I have noticed small physical changes in my physique. Not huge strides, but I think I will know more when I do my measurements next week.
My calves are super tight today. Sad attempt at HIIT work today, but I made it through the workout. I do feel that the run loosened up my calves a bit.
NROL Fat Loss II Workout 6A
A. Front Squat with BB 3x8 70/75/80
Wide Grip BB Rows 3x8 70/85/90
B. Dynamic Lunges 3x8 ech leg 55/60/65
BB Push Press 3x8 50/55/55
C. Swiss Ball Leg Curl w. Hip Ext 3x8 BW all
Medicine Ball Russian Twists 3x8 ech side 22/22/22
I am still hanging on to my mystery bloat as well. I had some G2 on Sunday and yesterday along with copious amounts of water - no dice. It has to go away sometime!
I hear ya on the rest week - the only true rest week I had last year was a week at a lake cabin with my parents, so we were busy and active and there wasn't much I could do in the way of working out anyway besides body weight stuff, or going running in the woods and getting eaten alive by either mosquitoes or bears - ha. If I would have been at home it probably wouldn't have lasted since I also like to workout to relieve stress and boredom.
I am still hanging on to my mystery bloat as well. I had some G2 on Sunday and yesterday along with copious amounts of water - no dice. It has to go away sometime!
I hear ya on the rest week - the only true rest week I had last year was a week at a lake cabin with my parents, so we were busy and active and there wasn't much I could do in the way of working out anyway besides body weight stuff, or going running in the woods and getting eaten alive by either mosquitoes or bears - ha. If I would have been at home it probably wouldn't have lasted since I also like to workout to relieve stress and boredom.
Thank you for the compliment about my workouts. Although they are hard, the bloat has returned and my results are definitely not showing AT ALL. It seems that every week we have PICS/STATS Due I get period bloat & period cravings...
I am very very very nervous about taking a rest week. I am aiming for 5 days and hoping my anxiety level without my stress relief (i.e. working out) is not too high. I am aiming towards finding things to do besides working out on Sun-Fri of next week.
2/24/09 Workout
Yet another sad, sad HIIT run. I would rather consider this a Tempo Run of 3.15mi. It was too wimpy for an HIIT.
NROL Fat Loss II Workout 6B
a. Snatch DL 3x8 90/95/100
Romanian Dead Lift with Row 3x8 75/80/85
B. Bulg. Splt Squat with Overhead Press 3x8 18/18/20 DB
Reverse Russian Twists 3x8 BW
C. Underhand Lat Pull Down 3x8 90/95/90
Push Ups 3x8 BW
* Last Fat Loss II Workout. I have two more HIIT scheduled this week, then its time for a long rest period (lol 5-7 days) before Fat Loss III.
* I feel puffy. I ate poorly at dinner. I had eggplant rollotini (0 protien, too much cheese). I never eat cheese, so my stomach looks bloated and gross. Hopefully it returns to normal. The G2 has seemed to reduce my bloat this week (minus the dinner diet blow out). Enough complaining.
* I am really excited to start Fat Loss III. It looks hard. I am def. going to have to adjust my Cardio workouts, as the weights look hard and intense. I am definitely excited.
* I am planning to focus on my diet on my rest week and to see what needs to be tweaked. This should be a great prep for my next stage of NROL.
It was Riccota, that does have the higher amt of protein. LOL. I cant eat cheese as my cholesterol is 238 right now. Trying to lower it. LOL FAIL tonight, but it was soooo goood
I did a lot of NEAT today. Cleaned, Vaccumed, Laundry LOL. I have to find time to encorporate more NEAT, but there are only so many times I can clean the house. I cannot wait for spring, then I could clean the car or do some yard work.
One more day of exercise before rest. It also depends on how I feel tomorrow. I might begin my break early.
Which seems to be an irrational idea.
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