Hello all, Happy New Year!
I decided that I need to do a log of my own. I started lifting again (after a 12 month hiatus) in July 2008. I did NROL4W, finished at the start of December. I made relatively good progress, which tapered off because of the holidays & my low (non-existant) will power when it comes to cookies & cakes. I started Power Training in December, but I found it to be boring and too short. I made no gains from it, at least I think I didn't. Even if I did, I haven't taken any measurements or weigh-ins.
I'll be taking my starting pics and stats when I figure out how to use my camera tomorrow and will post them later.
Goals for Jan 2009:
CLEAN EATING GOALS
1- No coffee in the AM. I am on week 2 with this, but I would like to continue with it into the new year. If I need caffeine, I will try to do 1/2 caffeine coffee.
2- No diet soda AT ALL. This was a bad addiction of mine, just made me more thirsty and hungry. I am on week 2 with this also.
3- Save sweets for 1x a week with a goal to decrease to 1x month. Slow & steady wins the race.
FITNESS GOALS:
1. Full Body Lift 3x Week - No machines, all free weights.
2. Run 5-7 miles 2x week with one day of Cross Training
3. Increase weights and record all weights to show improvement. (I had a problem at recording & remembering what weight I left off at.)
Pics will be up later. Stats, I will try to do my best with. Workout 1 of the year will be posted also.
Hi! I saw in the Pictures thread that you might need help shrinking pics. If you use Photobucket you can choose the size you want to upload--I use medium because then the pictures are a reasonable size without being giant. In my photo software, there's a place where you can save as a percentage of the size the picture is or something called "best for web" which is what I use.
Other than that, I just wanted to say Happy New Year and Welcome!
Hi! I saw in the Pictures thread that you might need help shrinking pics. If you use Photobucket you can choose the size you want to upload--I use medium because then the pictures are a reasonable size without being giant. In my photo software, there's a place where you can save as a percentage of the size the picture is or something called "best for web" which is what I use.
Other than that, I just wanted to say Happy New Year and Welcome!
You can choose size in photobucket?? I so didn't know that! I'm having trouble with mine as well.. When I take them, they're usually HUGE. So I shrink them in paint, but they don't always come out teh same size... how do I make them the same size and then pick the size to upload to photobucket? (I'm such a computer dunce, lol )
You can choose size in photobucket?? I so didn't know that! I'm having trouble with mine as well.. When I take them, they're usually HUGE. So I shrink them in paint, but they don't always come out teh same size... how do I make them the same size and then pick the size to upload to photobucket? (I'm such a computer dunce, lol )
Hey Kara - when you choose the photo from your hard drive (or wherever it is) you can also choose the size. I wouldn't worry about the resize in Paint - just go ahead and upload the original photo and change the size in Photobucket:
Kara, I was going to post an explanation, but Tracey's is sooo much better. That's how I get them close to the same size, by choosing medium from that screen.
Had my mom do my measurements, more accurate this time & scary, just in time before the cut off.
NEW STATS:
STATS
Height 5'8"
Weight 140lbs
Waist at narrowest: 28"
Waist at Belly Button 31"
Hips 38"
Chest 34"
Chest Under Bust 31"
Arms 11"
Low Thigh 17"
High Thigh 22"
~ Also, I have zero willpower when it comes to cookies, which has left me with this extreme guilt that I can't go three days without sweets. I have to keep reminding myself that slow & steady wins the race and that tomorrow is a new day. I start work again tomorrow, which allows me to plan my meals and keeps me active.
~I already ate my allotted sweet for the week (F 1/2 - TH 1/8). 2 Choco Chip Cookies. :-( Ideally I want to eliminate all junk, but I don't want to overwhelm myself with too many goals, or I know I will just give up.
~I am on Day 10 without Diet Soda.
~I am on Day 11 without Regular Coffee. I have been sticking to decaf and 1/2 the caffeine coffees/teas.
~I haven't been eating enough vegetables. My goal this week is to have one fruit and/or vegetable at each meal. I need to eat veggies again. My cholesterol is borderline high at 24yr old, which should tell me that I need to eat veggies somewhere somehow more often than not.
~I am also thinking about cutting out my morning OJ. I should try to cut it down with water, it seems as though the sugar from the OJ is increasing my cravings for crap as the day progresses.
~ On a positive note, my workouts have been great. That has never been a problem with me. Its always what I eat that seems to put me on the edge of not removing the fat that is over my muscle.
I have been wondering if anyone has any tricks to monitor their food. I tried FitDay 2yrs ago and I hated counting the calories, it got obsessive. I am not sure what my other options are.
So I went to Fit Day, figured it was easiest for now until new suggestions arise. I am possible undereating by at least 500 calories today.
It also put my eating into perspective. I need to bump my calories and protien by possibly re-encorporating a pre-workout/post-workout shake into my diet. It also need to increase my fiber its at 12g and my doctor recommended it be at least 20g for my cholesterol. My saturated fats also need to be under 15g, which is good. Also I haven't been drinking alcohol either, minus a glass of wine once in a blue moon. This should help speed the fat loss.
~ On a positive note, my workouts have been great. That has never been a problem with me. Its always what I eat that seems to put me on the edge of not removing the fat that is over my muscle.
I'm right there with you!!
I don't really have any "tricks" regarding the tracking stuff, but I use this program.
Where abouts in NJ are you?
I don't really have any "tricks" regarding the tracking stuff, but I use this program.
Where abouts in NJ are you?
Thanks! I live at the beach in NJ. Well, I am 2miles from the actual beach, but its still the shore as far as I am concerned. Are you familiar with NJ?
This is a little late.
Still no caffeinated coffee, no diet soda. I had a veggie and/or fruit at every meal. I also began to dilute my juice with 1/2 water in the AM. No sweets for today. I drank 4liters of water. GO ME!
WORKOUT
4.70 mile run/walk in 60minutes. I think this is a sign I need a rest day. I can normally run that in 50minutes. Today (1/6) will be my rest day. I think I will take the time to stock up on some veggies and protein powder.
Thanks! I live at the beach in NJ. Well, I am 2miles from the actual beach, but its still the shore as far as I am concerned. Are you familiar with NJ?
Somewhat - my sis and her family live near Medford, and I grew up in Delaware and now live on the eastern shore of MD!
In a belated answer to your question about food tracking, I have found Sparkpeople to be very good. I assume fitday is similar though. I know what you mean about obsessive--for me, I add all my favorites to a list so they're easier to find, and have made "food groupings" of my most common meals, so it's one click entering, instead of 7 or 8 different foods. Of course, anything you use is going to be more tedious and time-consuming as you first use it.
I think FitDay is the same as Spark People. I am just not consistent with my days I log. Yesterday I forgot...o well, today is a new day right LOL
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Originally Posted by Celestialmom
In a belated answer to your question about food tracking, I have found Sparkpeople to be very good. I assume fitday is similar though. I know what you mean about obsessive--for me, I add all my favorites to a list so they're easier to find, and have made "food groupings" of my most common meals, so it's one click entering, instead of 7 or 8 different foods. Of course, anything you use is going to be more tedious and time-consuming as you first use it.
Scheduled rest day. I might do something active if I have free time on my hands later. I highly doubt it tho, my hamstrings hurt.
My eating has been okay today, not perfect but yesterday I underate again. It seems like on days I work out I under eat (around 1,300 calories) and days that I do not work out I over eat by 300-500 calories. I guess it balances itself out right? Then again, I could be counting wrong and be off by a little. Regardless its enough to lose and not enough to gain any weight.
~ I have been eating my veggie or fruit at every meal. YAY for that.
~ Chocolate, how it is the end of me. I had a turtle today...sooo good. Not too bad for me, but still bad. This whole not eating sweets thing will be hard. I am used to having a small piece of chocolate everyday, but right now I want my calories to come from something more substantial. I am starting to think if I can make at least 3/4 of the days of this month of the challenge without sweets thats better than what I used to do. I will track this on SparkPeople (Thanks Celestial), this website is much easier than FitDay.
~Water intake has been good today, still no diet soda intake for 13days or so. YAY. No caffeine either. YAY. Very good accomplishments I might say so myself.
Cutting out ALL sugar last January really helped me so much. It helped cut out all cravings, made me feel great, and that's how I started losing weight. With everything going on these past few weeks, I've been into sugar again and I feel what it does to me. Starting tomorrow, I will be going cold turkey with no sugar!
Cutting out ALL sugar last January really helped me so much. It helped cut out all cravings, made me feel great, and that's how I started losing weight. With everything going on these past few weeks, I've been into sugar again and I feel what it does to me. Starting tomorrow, I will be going cold turkey with no sugar!
What kind of things do you cut out with sugar? I know if I did cold turkey I would binge. I am thinking eventually I have to go back to have 0 juice and 0 processed bread. That hopefully will be February's Goal.
2009 - Time for Accountability
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