Notes: I had planned on going low carb today since I went high yesterday. I think I may have trouble cycling carbs. Going high yesterday left me craving them again today. Tomorrow is a lifting day, so maybe I'll try moderate carbs. Then Sat out to dinner. I have a bad track record with restaurants.
Notes: logged about 1700 calories, then had a mini breakdown after dinner and ate about another 1000 cal. Most likely the trigger was getting too hungry. Got held up at my daughter's soccer practice until after 8:00, came home starving. Hopefully identifying the trigger can help avoid this in the future. On a positive note, I feel full and happy right now.
Squat 70/15, 75/15, 75/15
Dead LIft 75X15,85/15, 85/15
Bulgarian Split Sqat 20# dumbbells 3X15
Step Up 15# dumbbells 3X15
Reverse crunches 3X15
Walking on off days.
Notes: April 25, took measurements and compared to last time I measured, which was Feb 25. Lost an inch around waist and half an inch around thighs. Gained a quarter inch around calves. All other mearsurements the same. Thigh measurements remained the same Sept thru Feb, and finally budged a half inch in the past 2 months. I believe this is due to tightening the nutrition.
Took pics and compared to last time I took pics which was March 25. Improvements not overwhelmingly obvious, but they are there. Overall, I am pleased with the progress. I am currently on day six of eating at my calorie and protein goals. Have not been able to do that in a while. I think that is due to a more reasonable goal of 1400 to 1500 cal. I'm more satisfied so I do not feel the need to overeat. I really want to splurge on an gooey icecream sundae in the near future. I think I will try to get through one more week of tight nutrition and then do it.
Haven't made it to the gym until today. My son was home sick so I couldn't get there yesterday. In addition, gardening has wiped me out the past few days. The yard is almost done now so I should be able to concentrate more on the gym. One more 2-3 hour chunk in the garden should finish it.
Exercise today:
Squat 85# 4X10
Dead LIft 95# 4X10
Bulgarian Split Sqat 25# dumbbells 4X10
Step Up 20# dumbbells 4X10
Swiss ball crunches 20# 3X15
Push ups 3X15
Notes: Have been really hungry and really craving carbs lately. Have been keeping calories close to maintenance. That's a victory because I have been very close to overeating on all my favorite foods several times. When I feel ready, I will try to go low again and cut some more fat. But right now, I feel the need to eat so I will stay close to maintenance.
Still fighting the huge carb cravings, but managing to stay within maintenance calories. Also fighting a cold. I WILL make it to the gym tomorrow for wokout A of Hypertrophy I in NROL.
Notes: One of the things I have been successful doing this week is sticking close to plan after eating something unplanned. For instance, today I had a bunch of pretzels. Normally I would then overeat on a large scale since I had already blown my plan. All week, despite large carb cravings and indulgences here and there, I have been able to get back on track and stay close to maintenance. That is a victory to celebrate. I doubt that tendancy is gone for good, but I seem to have a handle on it this week at least. Hopefully these cravings will pass and I can back to working on fat loss in about a week.
Haven't posted in a few days. Got stuck at work late Thurs, and kids home sick Fri.
Activity:
Thursday nothing
Fri (worked out in basement - no cable equipment):
Dumbbell incline bench press 25# 10X4
Bent over row - 25# Dumbbells 10X4
Dumbbell shoulder press 20# 10X4
Pullups 10X4 - could only do one pullup on my own, the rest were negative pullups
Barbell close-grip bench press 45# 10X4
High Pull 40# 10X4
Reverse crunches 15X3
Fri and Sat fell over that cliff I have been flirting with all week. Did not count, but it wasn't pretty. Today wasn't as bad as yesterday. Tomorrow I will be back on track. I will also try to do the leg workout tomorrow in Hypertrophy I of NROL. I love that workout. It is short but intense.
Notes: Calories higher than I would like today. In fact, I am fighting eating more right now. Did not make any gains since the last time I did this workout. I went lighter on the bench press because I was too shy to ask someone to spot me.
Feeling a little down due to endless days of rain, endless week of PMS and carb cravings, and day after day of high protein bland food. I know these feelings will pass. Just have to go with them.
Long term plan:
Keep cals low until Memorial Day. I need to be diligent for three more weeks. Then wherever I am in terms of body fat, I plan to stay there and enjoy the summer. I will eat maintenance and be happy from Memorial Day to Labor Day. I will do the strength workouts in NROL during that time. Providing I don't put on any body fat, I will do a bulk in the fall, followed by a cut after the holidays. If I gain some body fat over the summer, I will do a small cut before the bulk. That's the long term plan. Best laid plans...........
Need to cheer up. It must be this awful weather that has me so so down.
No gym. Field trip - hiked with a bunch of second graders at a state park. Not strenuous but carried all their lunches in a large backpack. Helped coach running club, ran a million errands and ended that day at soccer practice. Calories low, NEAT high. Grey and cloudy today but at least most of the day was spent outdoors.
Much better. If I want to lean out as much as possible before taking a diet break starting Memorial Day, I really need to dial down on nutrition over the next two weeks. If I don't manage that, it will prolong this rut I am in where I feel like I am deprived and dieting, but not really accomplishing anything. So - for the next two weeks - DIAL DOWN ON NUTRITION!!!!!
You can do it! Nutrition is the hard part for me as well. Not that I want to eat all the stuff that is bad for me. But just dialing it down to I need to buy this, this is how much that will cost, I need so and so blah blah at this meal and this there.
Very time consuming and stressful. I am doing TNT which is suppose to relieve all the worry with counting but I still find myself having a hard time eating at all the right times with me working two jobs and such.
Squat 85# 4X10
Dead LIft 95# 4X10
Bulgarian Split Sqat 25# dumbbells 4X10
Step Up 20# dumbbells 4X10
walk - 1 hour 40 minutes
coached running club
Nutrition:
binged
This is the second time I've binged in 5 days. I have never had a binging problem before. I think I am developing an unhealthy relationship with food. I have been weighing, measuring and logging everything. I have been having grilled boneless skinless turkey breast over romaine lettuce while my family eats my yummy homemade dinners. I have been skipping wine, fruit, carbs - all things I love. I have been hungry and unhappy, always craving something.
I am taking a diet break. I won't be logging calories or macronutrient ratios for a while. I am just going to eat normally and enjoy food again. I will continue to lift, walk and bike because I love those activities. I still hope to slowly improve my body composition, but I may not achieve the dramatic results I was hoping for. Who knows, I may try again in a few weeks. But for now, I want to stop obsessing about food. I think that is what is causing the binges and I need to break the cycle before it gets out of hand.
So day 2 of no calorie counting. It feels good. I had a glass of wine last night, and I ate the same dinner that I cooked for the rest of my family. There was no guilt assiciated with it. I'm going to do this for a few weeks and reasses.
This is the second time I've binged in 5 days. I have never had a binging problem before. I think I am developing an unhealthy relationship with food....
I still hope to slowly improve my body composition, but I may not achieve the dramatic results I was hoping for. Who knows, I may try again in a few weeks. But for now, I want to stop obsessing about food. I think that is what is causing the binges and I need to break the cycle before it gets out of hand.
I absolutely, totally understand this feeling! I go through cycles of this myself; sometimes feeling more out of control than others. Its exactly how I felt two or three weeks ago. I don't blame you for taking a break, we all have to find a balance and being completely obsessed with what you're eating whether its almost nothing or anything you can get your hands on does not feel balanced. We have to remember, absolute perfection would be nice, but it isn't neccessary. Good luck with re-focusing.
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Plus, my desire to remain stunningly attractive outweighs the call of the cheesecake. mostly...
Thanks for stopping by and thanks for the support. I do feel a lot better since taking a break. I don't know if eating more has anything to do with it, but yesterday I dead lifted more than I ever have before.
Yes, I plan on resting. No lifting or biking. I may try to squeeze in a walk or two between Fri and Mon, but they will not be strenuous. Thanks for asking and have a great holiday weekend.
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