Hi! You're doing great! Tomorrow's friday, but don't worry, we'll be fine!
Thanks! I'm feeling strong and confident right now. I must have caught it from you. Also, 1500 calories feels very manageable. Last time I went low I was down around 1200 and 1300 cals. I felt very deprived. With 1500, I have room for 2 dark chocolate squares at night and I LOVE that.
Do you have any wiggle room this weekend, or are you staying low? I have a family reunion on Sat and a Christening on Sun. From reading my log, you probably know I really struggle in those situations. I'm going to do my best. My goal is to stay around 2000 calories total each day. That's doable. We'll see. Have a great weekend.
(Makes 1 serving)
1 TBS flax seed
1 banana
2 c. kale leaves
1/3 c. orange juice
1/4 c. milk
I also add:
1 scoop banana-flavored protein powder
1/2 tray ice
I tend to add more liquid than the recipe calls for too because I like my smoothies on the thin side.
ENJOY!
Ah I see, you added a banana. I'll give it a try. But I may not have the calories to spare right now. I'm trying to cut fat. If all goes according to plan, I will be eating maintenance again by August.
Today's workout:
chinups: 5,5,6 - definately getting stronger reverse lunge with db on shoulder - 4X5 25# 2 point row - 4X5 30# dumbbell push press - 4X5 20# e.h. back extensions: 2X10 swissball crunches: 2X10 20#
Here's my nutrition for the week. I pleased so far. Now all I have to do is remain reasonable for the weekend. A challenge for me since I have 2 big family functions.
Thanks! I'm feeling strong and confident right now. I must have caught it from you. Also, 1500 calories feels very manageable. Last time I went low I was down around 1200 and 1300 cals. I felt very deprived. With 1500, I have room for 2 dark chocolate squares at night and I LOVE that.
Do you have any wiggle room this weekend, or are you staying low? I have a family reunion on Sat and a Christening on Sun. From reading my log, you probably know I really struggle in those situations. I'm going to do my best. My goal is to stay around 2000 calories total each day. That's doable. We'll see. Have a great weekend.
I've been finding 1500ish pretty doable too. I've been lenient with myself this week for TOM so I haven't had any super low days but staying around 1500 isn't too much work at the moment. My original idea was to have some super low days, some medium days and give myself enough calories on the weekend to not blow it. I've done pretty well with that. I always have 2000 on Friday and even then I practically starve myself until after work. But I'm happy with it.
I have a party/bbq I'm going to tonight. Its the alcohol I'm concerned with. I'm doing fairly well with food and nibbling like a squirrel but I have a hard time sipping!
Anyway, 2000 should be ok I think. Good luck!
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Plus, my desire to remain stunningly attractive outweighs the call of the cheesecake. mostly...
You did say in my log. Its ok, I tanked too. Start over!
You're right. I read your log and it doesn't seem like you did too much damage. Keep going. You're doing great.
I'm back on track today. Cal's low, NEAT high. The scale is only up a pound with all I ate this weekend, so it couldn't be that bad. I did manage to get in a 60 minute walk on Sunday.
I didn't lift today because we got stuck in awful traffic last night and a 5 hour trip turned into 7. We got in at 2am and I was groggy all day. I walked instead. I have two workouts left in Stage 6 of NROLFW, which I will do Tues and Thurs. Fri I hope to do a long bike ride - hopefully 20 miles or more. I will start Hypertrophy II in NROL on Monday.
Last night, in addition to lifting, I walked for 50 minutes.
Today I walked for 60 minutes and NEAT was pretty high.
Doing well overall except for my weekends!
20 mile bikeride today. I was a bit sluggish so I didn't enjoy it as much as usual. My calories for the last four days averaged out to be 1450 and my legs were feeling weak. I'm having a high day today. After lunch I will have had about 1000 cal, and I'm going out to dinner tonight at an Italian restaurant. I'm going for the risotto. Gonna refill those glycogen stores. Overkill probably, but yummy.
20 mile bikeride today. I was a bit sluggish so I didn't enjoy it as much as usual. My calories for the last four days averaged out to be 1450 and my legs were feeling weak. I'm having a high day today. After lunch I will have had about 1000 cal, and I'm going out to dinner tonight at an Italian restaurant. I'm going for the risotto. Gonna refill those glycogen stores. Overkill probably, but yummy.
Nah, that's not overkill. One day is good for you. Overkill is what I've been up to this weekend! Carbs and fat Chocolate! Woo Hoo!
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Plus, my desire to remain stunningly attractive outweighs the call of the cheesecake. mostly...
Dinner out on Fri was good. Then I went to a party on Sat with a huge buffet table. I did not behave myself there, and Sunday went kind of poorly too. Ugh. I sabotage my efforts every weekend.
Here's my workout for today. First workout in hypertrophy II NROL.
Dinner out on Fri was good. Then I went to a party on Sat with a huge buffet table. I did not behave myself there, and Sunday went kind of poorly too. Ugh. I sabotage my efforts every weekend.
I completely understand. Look at it this way, at the very least you've found a way to enjoy yourself a lot, and often and still maintain. That's what I console myself with when I do it. But I think that at some point, your resolve will kick in again for a while. Just keep at it.
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Plus, my desire to remain stunningly attractive outweighs the call of the cheesecake. mostly...
Yes, I am maintaining. And the continued heavy lifting is even making small improvements. But if I didn't sabotage my efforts on the weekends, I would be done with fat loss by now and working on bulking. Anyway, all I can do is keep on trying. Sat I leave for the beach for a week so my goal for that week will be to just hang on and not do too much damage. I won't even pretend that I can work on fat loss.
On a more positive note, I had a great workout today. I met my friend at 6:15 for a walk. We gabbed a lot so didn't go too fast, but I walked for 75 minutes. Later in the morning I did workout B in Hyp II NROL. It was great. I went very heavy and feel like a wet rag right now - but in a good way!
Deadlifts: 5X6 125# Dynamic Lunges: 5X6 95# I did 6 reps on each leg, not sure if that is right or not Step ups: 5X6 25# e.h. I think I can go a little heavier with these. The limiting factor is my grip. Incline reverse crunches: 3X12
Nutrition for today is good so far. Yesterday I almost let myself go but was able to get it under control. I got started on some pringles but stopped before doing too much damage. I finished the day at 2000 cal. My protein was a little low, but at least I finished the day eating around maintenance instead of over 3000. That can easily happen if I let myself go with a bag of chips.
Yes, I am maintaining. And the continued heavy lifting is even making small improvements. But if I didn't sabotage my efforts on the weekends, I would be done with fat loss by now and working on bulking. Anyway, all I can do is keep on trying. Sat I leave for the beach for a week so my goal for that week will be to just hang on and not do too much damage. I won't even pretend that I can work on fat loss.
On a more positive note, I had a great workout today. I met my friend at 6:15 for a walk. We gabbed a lot so didn't go too fast, but I walked for 75 minutes. Later in the morning I did workout B in Hyp II NROL. It was great. I went very heavy and feel like a wet rag right now - but in a good way!
Deadlifts: 5X6 125# Dynamic Lunges: 5X6 95# I did 6 reps on each leg, not sure if that is right or not Step ups: 5X6 25# e.h. I think I can go a little heavier with these. The limiting factor is my grip. Incline reverse crunches: 3X12
Nutrition for today is good so far. Yesterday I almost let myself go but was able to get it under control. I got started on some pringles but stopped before doing too much damage. I finished the day at 2000 cal. My protein was a little low, but at least I finished the day eating around maintenance instead of over 3000. That can easily happen if I let myself go with a bag of chips.
Looks good! You're doing way better than me on the weight training, belive me!
And I know exactly how you feel about knowing you could have been done by now. I started in mid-Jan and did well for 6 weeks. Then I took a 2 week break that turned into a 4 month struggle! I could have been done by now too! But we do what we can each day, that's all.
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Plus, my desire to remain stunningly attractive outweighs the call of the cheesecake. mostly...
Looks good! You're doing way better than me on the weight training, belive me!
And I know exactly how you feel about knowing you could have been done by now. I started in mid-Jan and did well for 6 weeks. Then I took a 2 week break that turned into a 4 month struggle! I could have been done by now too! But we do what we can each day, that's all.
You're positive attitude is great. Yes, one day at a time. We'll get there.
Alternating sets: chinups, 3 sets: 8,6,5 (8 chins was a personal best) barbell shoulder press:45# 10 reps, 7 reps, 6 reps (was supposed to do 3 sets of 12 but couldn't with the weight I was using)
Alternating sets: wide grip lat pulldown 3X12 65# Dumbbell Chek Press 3X12 10#
biceps curl 3X12 15# incline reverse crunch 3X12
I found this workout very challenging. It called on upper arm strength quite a bit. An area in which I am pretty weak. So I am excited to work on this and see if I can get my weights up over time. Tomorrow I leave for the beach for a week. I won't have access to weights. I am going to try to take some long walks and maybe do some body weight conditioning exercises. I am also going to try to minimize the damage with food, wine and margaritas, but we all know by now my track record in those situations. I will have access to the internet so I will post my progress.
Oh by the way, my nutrition has been good this week. I upped my calories because the strenuous NROL routines were making me very hungry. I've stayed between 1600 and 2000 and pretty clean. (I had one pringle episode but I managed to finish the day on target.)
Yesterday, no formal exercise, but for my first day on the beach, calories were great. I am not counting because I don't want to weigh anything, but I ate clean and well. Today is going well and I got in a 60 minute walk. Let's see how long I can keep this up.
Well, I leave the beach and head home tomorrow. It was so fun and relaxing. I was bad, bad, bad and I feel fat, fat, fat. But it was worth it. Also, my father in law took some pictures of us playing volleyball (hence, the new avitar). I was surprised and pleased with how I looked in the pictures. I don't think I've ever felt that way before, so something is working. Once I get home, I leave for California on Monday, return Thursday, and then help my sister-in-law throw a three day extravaganza party for my mother-in-law and father-in-law (80th and 70th birthdays). So realistically, I will not return to working out regularly until NEXT Monday. We'll see. I'll be staying in a nice place on Half Moon Bay, CA and maybe they have a well equipped gym, allowing me to get in a workout or two. I really miss working out. But I can't complain, I am participating in some very enjoyable activities!
Thanks for the positive feedback everyone. I know I am not really fat. I just feel yucky due to my poor eating (and drinking) habits over the past week. I have been trying for some time to get my lower body to look more like my upper body. Progress has been slow because of my nutrition. It really all comes down to nutrition now and I don't have the dicipline I think to achieve the aesthetic I am after. I want to drop a bit more body fat and then try a bulk. I am looking for a strong, ripped/cut appearance. I'm not sure I'll ever get there because I love food and drink too much. However, the journey has been, and is fun. Through this forum and other reasearch, I am learning a lot about nutrition and training. Even if I never achieve the look I am after, I hope to be like Jack LaLanne. I want to be stong and fit and still working out when I am 90.
Well all this traveling is wreaking havoc on my fitness goals. Yesterday at least I got in a 6 mile hike. 3 miles uphill to an elevation of 1800 feet, then back down. All the good it did was eliminated with a rich dinner in the hotel restaurant.
but I have a hard time sipping! 
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