AnnetteW - NROL4W Training Log

[AnnetteW]

Originally Posted by MuscleMom23

If guys went into menopause they would have a "going out" party. If that had TOM they would throw a "coming out" party LOL!

Oh, now that's a good one!

I talked about bra shopping, dressing rooms, flexing....somewhere in another thread. I won't get into it again. But, and this is important, I DID NOT BUY A PEANUT BUSTER PARFAIT, which I've been craving. Almost wanted to buy wine after dance class last night, but I didn't do that either.

Workout--------------------------------------

20 min Stepmill
20 min Bike
20 min TreadmillThis was horrid, absolutely horrid. I can do 60 min on the ArcTrainer and enjoy it, but this wasn't fun. HR averaged about 80%, max was only 84%, so I was pushing hard the entire time.

Diet--------------------------------------------
Meal 1 - oats, soymilk, whey, ground flax, wheat bran, egg white
Meal 2 - chicken, coconut oil, asparagus, mushrooms, red peppers
Meal 3 - soymilk, whey, banana
Meal 4 - cashews, chocolate
Meal 5 - tator tots, bbq beef, salad, dressing

1 gallon+ water

Cals - 1584
Fat - 72g/42%
Carbs - 127g/26%
Prot - 126g/32%
Alc - 0

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My muscles are still quite sore from Monday's workout. Plus I have a kinked up neck which hurts. I'm actually not looking forward to weights today, plus I'm supposed to do HIIT? Ugh, I don't like that.

Plan is to do HIIT on the bike, just do my best, it doesn't need to be perfect.

Weight is slowly dropping off again (or quickly, whatever.) I saw 157.2 this morning (before pooping...) which is more than a pound from yesterday.

I just need to eat well and track it. So today's goal is about 1650, or no more than 1700 if I can do that. Dinner plans are light, stirfried veggies and meat. That will help a lot, because I can easily be careful during the day, it's dinner that's hard.

Then dancing tonight....ah, I will probably be so sore and tired, but it will be another good form of exercise. Up on my feet for 2 hours has to burn some calories. And as long as I don't drink (and I can't dance and drink well) and only drink water, I should have a good day after all.

[AnnetteW]

Just back from the gym and finished my shake of soymilk, whey and blackberries. I really like soymilk and prefer it to regular milk, hence my drinking it. So far my favorite one is the store brand from Whole Foods, their 365 organic regular soymilk. The whey I'm on right now is vanilla icecream from ON. Before that I was using Jay Robb, which tastes really good, but it's so expensive. I need to do some experimenting I guess. I did buy a 2 lb'er of Designer Whey which is unflavored, though I haven't used it much. I like that taste too.

I'm feeling back on track. It was hard the past few days, but once again it's under control. Yesterday when I had a snack of cashews and some chocolates, it was just what I needed, without breaking the bank. Maybe I'm finally learning. Thankfully I'm not a big chocolate person, and I really enjoy nuts, but there's something wonderful about adding some chocolate to nuts.

I'm heading out to Whole Foods in a bit and will stock up on my soymilk and nuts (they have a nice unsalted mixed blend.)

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So I titled this post "Wow, what a workout" and I mean that. Today was Stage 2 workout B1, and it was very interesting. I'll post the actual workout tomorrow with my diet from today, but I just wanted to ramble a bit (it's my log, so I can."

The wide-gripped deadlifts were very hard on my left wrist, and I forgot my grips. I'm thinking I don't need to stand on a platform if I only have 10 lb plates on the end. The smaller plates don't lift the bar that far off the floor. If my wrist continues to hurt, I will just move it in closer...so be it.

I absolutely never would have though I like any kind of split squats/lunges. In the first workout there were split back lunges, and though they hurt and I did them with no weight, I liked them. Then again today, the BSS and other lunge thingies, and I like them. Totally a "go figure" situation there.

The reverse grip lat pulldowns were nice. I had a better grip and it will be interesting to see if I can even do them with grips on.

What else...abs, ah yes. I did the ball ones weighted, they still see easy. The reverse crunches are hard and I never know if I'm doing the right. I really liked the flexion exercise. Did the first one, then did the 2nd one. It's amazing how you can feel such a small exercise. The prone cobra wasn't too bad either, I did 75 secs on the 2nd one.

But I only rested the 75 sec during the 1st set. That was just too long. I'm thinking of doing them without resting so much. I'm also wondering about just sticking the prone cobra in as part of the alternating set.

I'm going to be so damn sore tomorrow. I think I'll go try an epsom salt bath. I've never done it before. That and Motrin will probably be good today.

[MuscleMom23]

About that peanut buster parfait LOL!

How about a little skim milk, 1 frozen banana, a scoop of whey. Blend it up. Add a couple teaspoons of syrup and some nuts. Can even add some ff or sf coolwhip. And a cherry LOL!

[AnnetteW]

ooh, that sounds yummy. Might have to try that. Actually, I need to buy some chocolate whey for when the desire hits. I did have chocolate yesterday with some mixed nuts. 1.5 oz of mixed nuts, and 20 g of good dark chocolate. Now that was a wonderful treat.

Not posting diet and workout from yesterday, not in the mood. I did well for both.

Today I'm very sore though. I think I'll skip the gym. My challenge for the day though is eating, cause that means I need to keep it lower. I'll aim for 1500. I went out for breakfast with my son, late start at school. We did IHOP, and I had 2 fried eggs, 2 bacons slices, and 1/2 a pancake. Tonight I'm visiting my daughter at her school (University of Kansas) and we'll go out for dinner. So I have to be prepared for that. Usually she wants Mexican, I'm hoping we can do something different for a change. I'll just tell her I need to have salad with chicken or something like that. So I want to have at least 500 cals left for dinner, if not more.

I need to be good and do some work around the house. It's amazing how much time exercising, cooking, and reading forums can take up one's time...lol.

Oh, tomorrow I get a massage. I really really need that.

[dillytl]

ENJOY that massage!!!!

[MuscleMom23]

I just add cocoa to the vanilla whey I have. It's good. In fact I use Special Dark cocoa

[AnnetteW]

Thanks for stopping by. I will try cocoa in my shake rather than buying more powders. And yes, 2:15 and my massage won't be here quickly enough. Of course, I have to workout first. They also have a steam shower there, and it's nice to let my body steam and relax before the massage. I tried a glass of wine once, and the steam shower, but that just made me sick.

I was so sore yesterday, no workout for me. I could barely walk. And I ended up eating out at a Mexican restaurant. If I could just not start in on the chips, I'd probably be fine. I ordered the Carne Asada tacos on corn shells, and that was good, but I still ate the chips.

Workout - NONE

Diet ---------------------------
Meal 1 - (at Ihop) 1/2 pancake, 2 fried eggs, 2 slices bacon
Meal 2 - mixed greens, ground turkey breast, red pepper, olive oil
Meal 3 - whey, cocoa, almond butter, banana, soy milk (not too tasty)
Meal 4 - chips/dip, corn shells, carne asada, tiny bit of guacamole, few veggies

Cals - 1774
Fat - 79g/41%
Carbs - 136g/26%
Protein - 140g/33%
Alc - 0

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Goals for today are to eat in my range, so between 1600 - 1700 calories. I am continuing to try to track more accurately. I tracked the calories in coffee (ugh) and also in my fiber supplement. Now that one stinks, but I'm going to try it.

I'm back to the first workout in stage 2 today. I'm going to have to see about those push/presses, I feel I can't do them. The video that was posted refuses to load for me, it's taking it's own sweet time.

I didn't do HIIT last time as I was just so tired so I think I'll attempt it on the bike today, as instructed in the book. Basically not overwork myself as my body is sore.

[missjane]

Originally Posted by MuscleMom23

I just add cocoa to the vanilla whey I have. It's good. In fact I use Special Dark cocoa

This is exactly what I am going to do with my Vanilla Nitrean. While I do like it, I just like the chocolate more! Can you guys let me know how much cocoa you are adding for the best results?

[MuscleMom23]

The dark cocoa only needs a tsp. I use it in my oats for a change too. Reeses PB Protein oats LOL. I never thought I would do that!!

Of couse then again if you like chocolate....

[AnnetteW]

I need a change. It's not that I'm unhappy with the program. I really enjoy that I've gotten the weight training portion under my belt, and that I'm doing regular cardio. Those feel great. But I'm not feeling 100%. Things just aren't right with me.

I'm totally not liking this diet stuff. I'm so sick of protein that I refuse to eat it for a few days. I did start off with eggs and cottage cheese this morning, but I could have gagged. I had a lovely salad for lunch at a Turkish restaurant, it was all lettuce, tomatoes, onions, cucs, olives and feta, some fresh pita, and a super light lemon vinaigrette. It felt so nice to eat that.

Right now I'm cooking a vegetarian dinner, dal and rice and an asparagus/potato indian dish. I can't wait to eat it.

So yes, I have a new plan...it's what I need to do right now. I'm going to eat what I want, try to keep it light, eat lots of veggies (preferably raw) and some fruits. If I want meat I'll eat it, same with eggs. But I'm not going to stress over it. I feel so blogged down and bloated. Maybe it's protein I have a hard time digesting. I've been reading a lot of enzymes and stuff (hence needing more raw foods) and maybe it's just too much protein for my body.

We'll see how that goes.

As far as the exercise goes.....this has always been a problem. I hate that it hurts to lift heavy. I know that the plan is to lift heavy, but my wrists hurt, my shoulders hurt, I get kinks in my neck. I go to a massage therapist, and she's constantly working out the crap I put right back in by a hard workout. I'm going to continue to lift heavy, but when it comes to chest and shoulder (and even some back, though I love doing back) I'm going to lighten up a bit. I want to cause less stress in those areas.

My goal is to be healthy, not to have the hottest body around. It's not going to happen, I don't enjoy working that hard, and I enjoy eating too much.

I'm continuing with the plan, just tweaking it down a level.

I need to be comfortable in my body, it's got to last me another 50 years.

[MuscleMom23]

Sounds like you had the week I did Annette. I got aches where I didn't have any and I am going to gag on another egg. I did a protein rebellion a couple weeks ago.

I think my balance might be vegetarian and meats who knows. Hate tofu tho, and not nuts about lentils...

Just keep going. Something has got to give somewhere eh?

BTW I totally see a change in you from your pics. I am getting used to seeing subtleties. If I didn't I would cry at my own results!

[AnnetteW]

I did my workout and enjoyed it, because it wasn't as difficult. I know I'm a bit of a wuss, but to me, it's important to enjoy my workout and not hurt so much afterwards. I decided that the other day, and I'm going to lighten up a bit.

I did straight legged deadlifts, only with the 45 lb bar, since my lower back isn't used to them, then supersetted them with bb presses also with the 45 lb bar. OOOOOHHHHH.....I really liked that. It's actually easier to press the big bar than a smaller loaded barbell. Plus it was a really good weight for me.

I did pushups and the close-grip pulldowns (I truly like pushups now that I can do them.) I still do them against a bench to protect my wrist, but it's a feel-good move.

Then those cuban snatch things, and I supersetted the 4 ab/core exercises from 2B.

Came home, had sushi....I'm happy and feel good.

I'm going to take a break from the dieting. I'm just going to lighten up, eat as I please and do my best to make better choices. I'll just my body make the muscles it does on my diet. Why do this when it doesn't make me happy.

As long as I don't gain that is.

[AnnetteW]

My knee is still sore and I'm feeling discouraged. I want to do some cardio but I can't.

I did straight leg deadlift and bb press, pushups, reverse grip lats, 1 pt rows, planks and woodchop.

Still no desire to watch my food.

Got sick kids, kid doing poorly in school....I'm feeling bummed.

I need spring, I need my bike, I need sun.

[MuscleMom23]

Originally Posted by AnnetteW

My knee is still sore and I'm feeling discouraged. I want to do some cardio but I can't.

I did straight leg deadlift and bb press, pushups, reverse grip lats, 1 pt rows, planks and woodchop.

Still no desire to watch my food.

Got sick kids, kid doing poorly in school....I'm feeling bummed.

I need spring, I need my bike, I need sun.

UH, I can relate entirely unfortunately!

Spring will lighten up the mood significantly (as I bask in 4 inches of new snow) Ugh.

I know where you are on the eats. When I am there, I just try to make better choices. Eventually you will get your wind back.

I know they say nutrition is 80%. But for me exercise is 80% because that is what I will do and what makes me feel better. I know the eats will never line up if I don't workout!

Same with the kids... me too

On your knee, I gave up and let it heal for a couple of weeks and now it is fine, but then I stressed my lower back. I am popping motrin and stretching, hopefully I will be fine still. But I am continuing my workouts lighter.

[Kirjava]

Originally Posted by AnnetteW

I need a change. It's not that I'm unhappy with the program. I really enjoy that I've gotten the weight training portion under my belt, and that I'm doing regular cardio. Those feel great. But I'm not feeling 100%. Things just aren't right with me.

I'm totally not liking this diet stuff. I'm so sick of protein that I refuse to eat it for a few days. I did start off with eggs and cottage cheese this morning, but I could have gagged. I had a lovely salad for lunch at a Turkish restaurant, it was all lettuce, tomatoes, onions, cucs, olives and feta, some fresh pita, and a super light lemon vinaigrette. It felt so nice to eat that.

Right now I'm cooking a vegetarian dinner, dal and rice and an asparagus/potato indian dish. I can't wait to eat it.

So yes, I have a new plan...it's what I need to do right now. I'm going to eat what I want, try to keep it light, eat lots of veggies (preferably raw) and some fruits. If I want meat I'll eat it, same with eggs. But I'm not going to stress over it. I feel so blogged down and bloated. Maybe it's protein I have a hard time digesting. I've been reading a lot of enzymes and stuff (hence needing more raw foods) and maybe it's just too much protein for my body.

We'll see how that goes.

As far as the exercise goes.....this has always been a problem. I hate that it hurts to lift heavy. I know that the plan is to lift heavy, but my wrists hurt, my shoulders hurt, I get kinks in my neck. I go to a massage therapist, and she's constantly working out the crap I put right back in by a hard workout. I'm going to continue to lift heavy, but when it comes to chest and shoulder (and even some back, though I love doing back) I'm going to lighten up a bit. I want to cause less stress in those areas.

My goal is to be healthy, not to have the hottest body around. It's not going to happen, I don't enjoy working that hard, and I enjoy eating too much.

I'm continuing with the plan, just tweaking it down a level.

I need to be comfortable in my body, it's got to last me another 50 years.

Annette, I think this sounds like a good refresher of your goals and what you want to focus on.
Of course, keeping careful tabs on how it works for you will be key--are you losing strength? are you still energized? more or less so? and by doing that you will start to figure out what really works for you. There is no one fits all plan, that's for sure.

I know what you mean about cravings nice greens and salad and all that. I love that too! I also crave carbs like a fiend! :P Being able to supplment my carb calories with proteins and fats has been interesting...finally I can eat a reasonable portion of nuts! but I will agree that it makes me feel more bloated. And less energized, I have to say. Hmm. Maybe I need to up my carbs afterall.

It is hard to know what the ticket is, isn't it?! Good luck--I hope this approach works for you.