OK, there have been 8-10 of you who said you were in ... let's hope at challenge's end there are still 8-10!!!
Purposes of this challenge ...
1. Accountability. Nothing does it like having your pictures out there for everyone to see.
2. Improved body composition for participants.
3. Support and problem solving (if things aren't progressing for you).
4. FUN!!!
Rules:
1. You can do any plan ... does NOT have to be NROL4W ... you can change plans mid-stream ... but you have to state what your plan is ... disqualification if you are doing something stupid like Kimikins.
2. You MUST post your beginning stats and photos sometime between now and January 7th. If you don't want to post your pictures, then this challenge isn't for you. If I'm the only one challenging, well, so be it. I need the accountability. I will NOT be this fat in 3 months.
3. You are encouraged to keep a log in the training log forum. That way when you complain that you aren't making progress, we can look and see what you might/might not be doing that is contributing.
4. The challenge will run for 3 months ... you will be required to post progress photos by the first of each month and by contest end of April 1st. Winner will be decided by poll.
I'll be posting my plan, stats, and photos later today.
Happy challenging!!!
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CLARIFICATION: You can do any plan you want ... PSMF, Weight Watchers, PN, TNT, Cass's plan from NROL4W, anything ... but nothing stupid or dangerous where you are starving yourself or are taking diet pills or only eating grapefruit on alternate days when the moon is out or what have you. HEALTH is just as important (if not more so) than appearance. And although this is a competition based upon visible results (ie appearance), you will be penalized if you are doing something that detracts from your overall health.
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Here it is ... the ugly truth ... time to face the music ... this will be so good for me to have this accountability ... trust me, I will NOT look this way in 3 months ...
Current Stats:
Weight: (gulp) 181.2 lbs (the most EVER except when 9 months pregnant)
% BF: 34.4 using 1-site Accumeasure (just to trend)
Measurements:
Upper Chest = 36"
Right Upper Arm = 13.5"
Ribcage = 31.5"
Waist = 33.25"
Navel = 36"
Hips = 44"
Right Upper Thigh = 25.5"
(I had myself a good cry this morning after viewing the pictures and comparing to where I was a year ago with weight/measurements/appearance ... but I know that it was good to heal my metabolism and get my hormones back on track. I vow that I will NEVER look like this again!!!)
My plan ...
Exercise ... this week I will do yoga 4-5 times as a deload week/prep week for NROL4W which I will start on Monday, January 7th. My plan is to follow the program as written, so I'll be starting with Stage I and doing 3 workouts per week. I'm really glad that the program is progressive and doesn't start with any intervals until stage 2 (stage 1 is 6 weeks). It should give me time to gauge my recovery and make sure I don't exacerbate the adrenal fatigue. I also plan to do yoga at least twice a week to aid in recovery.
Nutrition ... I'm going to track my intake for a few weeks. If I start to get obsessive and nutty, then I will stop. I will be following mostly Schwarzbein's program ...
1. 5 meals daily
2. 20 g protein at each meal
3. 20 g "real carbs" at each meal, not including fibrous veggies
4. fats until I am satisfied, leaning away from saturated fats since I am trying to drop bodyfat
But I also will take into consideration Cass's recommendations because she is a smart lady and I want to see what it does for me ... so I am aiming for ... Non-workout days:
Calories = 1645
100 g protein
65 g fat
165 g carbs
(per meal = 329 cals, 20 g protein, 13 g fat, 33 g carbs)
Workout days:
Calories = 1926
120 g protein
74 g fat
195 g carbs
*On workout days I will have a post-workout shake, which will basically make up the difference in calories (shake = 281 cals, 20 g protein, 9 g fat, 30 g carbs). It will not be whey due to an allergy. I am going to concoct something using kefir and/or greek yogurt or maybe some cottage cheese to avoid using soy.
My goals:
1. Ultimately I'd like to be 20% bodyfat which given my current bodyfat and subsequent lean body mass puts me somewhere in the 145-150 lb range. I doubt I will reach that in 3 months, but hopefully in 6 months. So if I am halfway there by April 1st I'll be really happy.
2. Get back on track with my exercise and nutrition. I have let it slip ... too much (obviously from looking at my pictures!).
3. Remain healthy ... no increase in fatigue or joint pain ... sleep continues to be good ... no moodiness ... no foggy brain ...
That's it folks ... please please please hold me to it. I NEED the tough love ... I'm counting on you all to give it to me (even those not in the challenge.)
Posting this here and in my log (which is in my siggie).
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Ah, so here's where the Women's Challenge thread ended up!
100% behind you, Julie and Wendy! You'll be accomplishing great things!
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OK, here are pics and stats (not too good with the images resizing thing!):
For diet, I will be following NHE (Natural Hormonal Enhancement). Basically, after a 7-day break-in period of little carbs, I will be following a 3/4 cycle. Two days of high protein, 60 carbs or less per day (30 max at a single meal), then day three will be a carb load as last meal of the day. Days four, five, six back to high protein, low carbs. Day 7 another carb load end of day. And repeat. After a month, I will evaluate how this is going and see if any adjustments in diet need to be made.
I will be following NROL4W from Stage 1 right on through til the end.
Beginning measurements:
Weight 160.5 - 5'8"
Chest 40.0
Right below chest 32.0
Lower abdomen 39.5
Waist 32.5
Hips 41.0
Right Thigh 24.25
Not too late ... we officially start on January 7th (Monday) ... post your stats/photos/plan here before then and you're good to go!!
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Whatever you give a woman, she will make greater. If you give her sperm, she'll create a life. If you give her a house, she'll give you a home. If you give her groceries, she'll give you a meal. If you give her a smile, she'll give you her heart. ♥
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I just got my book today. Am I correct that there aren't any intervals in the first stage?
I'm Kristen, by the way. Married, 35, 2 kids. I've stopped and started too many programs to count. My husband has gotten great results lifting weights, though, and I'm inspired.
As for goals, I want to lose my belly. Which probably means losing 20 lbs.
I'm going to do intervals on my in-between weight days, as Lou talks about on page 124-125. Then, once I get to Stage 2, I'll work them in as prescribed, but also probably throw in another.
I am planning on doing NROL4W when it arrives in the mail (soon I hope) untill then I will be doing the breakin program in NROL. My goals are to definatly lose bodyfat and see some muscle definition. I had a baby 13 months ago, I gained 60lbs and have 6 lbs to go to get to my prepregnancy weight but my body is definatly different even though I am close to my starting weight. I am comfortable at 150lbs but curvy and hot at 140lbs.
I am still breastfeeding so I don't really think I will see much difference in my chest measurments untill I wean. But who knows what will happen
SO...
28 years old
5'8"
156.2lbs
measurments
Waist 31"
hips 37"
bum 41"
bust 26"
left thigh 24"
left bicept 11"
Welcome BlueFever! You look great!! I still look pregnant, and my baby is going to be 3 in one month!!!
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I'm in, too. Normally I'm in the cycling forum, so I'll introduce myself. Hi, I'm Sarah. I'm 26, married with two dogs and two cats, and a bike geek.
I'm exactly one month out from a second shoulder separation since August, so I'll have to work around that. I'm currently training for mountain bike racing. I gained quite a bit of weight after my hysterectomy in October 2006 (approx 35 pounds in 3 months!). I've lost about 20 so far, and I'd like to lose another 20.
My big goal right now is to lose fat while training for three 6 hour mountain bike races. I try to ride 5 times a week and lift 3 times. I will be following NROL while focusing on whole nutritional foods (I've joined Weight Watchers with a friend, but I need more calories than they say-so I go mainly to support her and weigh in). I'll post pics (ACK!!!) and measurements this weekend.
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I'm in and I'll be posting pics and stats tomorrow. Lord knows I'm not letting my husband take the photos so I'll have to be creative with the self-timer thing I'm 35, married, two young children (1 and 2) though I have an extensive background in fitness I've let myself go a bit after the kids and it's time to challenge myself a bit. I'll be doing NROL4W. I have a log in my sig that I'll keep current.
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