Tenacious DM and the Log of Destiny - Page 15 - JP Fitness Forums

GinnyLou · 07-05-2008, 05:11 PM

Thanks for the kind words in the photo thread. That means a lot.

DirtyMartini · 07-06-2008, 07:53 AM

Here are my pics for comparing June to July. Not many differences, but that's not surprising since I had a week of careless eating and another week of moderated but not strictly clean eating...

June.....................July

June...................July

GAWD i hate this lump of fat on my stomach! Hopefully it will go away this month - I'm changing my diet even more to try to get it to leave. If that doesn't work, rapid fat loss diet it is.

June......................July

DirtyMartini · 07-06-2008, 01:18 PM

I am SO sore today from my workout yesterday. Ugh! We did some NEAT as well

walked a mile each way to the movie theater to go see "Wanted"... it was pretty decent. Action movies aren't my favorite, but it was entertaining. Did some other stuff too but it's escaped my memory...

I put up some closet shelves earlier today. It's nice to have that done - the shelves have been sitting around for about a month!

today's eats:

1. egg white omelet - 1/2c egg white + ham + veggies
2. lite string cheese, 1 plain hot dog, cuke + tomato salad, couple handfuls of baby carrots
3. .... is that all I've eaten today? time to get something else.

DirtyMartini · 07-06-2008, 05:42 PM

OK - more eats today
3. about 10 shrimp with homemade cocktail sauce (I <3 you alton brown!)
4. 2 celery stalks + 1 slice of turkey breast lunchmeat + 10 cherries
5. gin & diet tonic with lime
6. Stir fry: 1 bell pepper, 1/2 onion, 3 celery stalks, 1 chicken breast, 6 cherry tomatoes

Fitday says... 1216 calories. 36% protein (not quite there), 31% fat (about right), 20% carbs (way too low today), and 13% alcohol (whee!)

Looks like I need some more carbs and a little more protein in there... hm. I spent some of the day today fixing a bunch of weekday food so my macros should be much closer tomorrow (40/30/30 P/C/F).

DirtyMartini · 07-07-2008, 06:10 PM

I am still very, very sore. My quads, hams and glutes are killing me. *cry*

eats for today:
1. egg white omelete with ham, veg, cheese - same old thing
2. a dozen almonds, cuke/tomato salad, string cheese
3. tuna salad
4. fage 2% yogurt & a kiwi fruit. Oh yeah and a small ribbon of turkey (maybe 1/2 ounce?) left over from a group lunch a bunch of people had.
5. kung pao chicken (PN) with 1/2 cup brown rice and a salad. Annie's honey dijon dressing is really good and only about 22 calories per Tbsp. yum!

1370 calories. 27% from fat, 29% from carbs, 44% from protein. Nearly exactly what I'm shooting for!

activity:
1/2 hour on the cycle while I read Lyle McDonald's Guide to Flexible Dieting.

GinnyLou · 07-07-2008, 06:15 PM

I love that suit and you have a great bod. Really. I'd love to be built like you. Keep up the good work, cause it is doing lots of good.

missjane · 07-07-2008, 06:25 PM

Hey DM....I know you like cool tank tops to work out in and I keep forgetting to share with you my favorite one. It's designed by a Cleveland artist, Derek Hess. Love this tank:

Strhess Clothing - Crest=

You can check him out at Derek Hess to see more of his work.

DirtyMartini · 07-07-2008, 06:57 PM

You are going to get me in trouble!!

I have already bought 4 tank tops this year; I think that's my quota. I love it, though. I would wear tank tops & jeans all year if I could! I'll keep the link bookmarked just in case I get an urge...

I bought the shiny toy guns one - OMG it is so small! I bought it in a Medium thinking it'd be a similar cut to my medium GAP tanks (which are already a little big on me, damn it) and it is skin tight! It fits, though, and it looks great. Since it's black and ribbed, you can't see my little belly lump at all.

It's like nylons - when it comes out of the dryer, it's about 6" wide. heh.

DirtyMartini · 07-07-2008, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GinnyLou

I love that suit and you have a great bod. Really. I'd love to be built like you. Keep up the good work, cause it is doing lots of good.

Thank you! That's so nice of you to say so.

I posted it way back on one of my first pages - I got that swimsuit for a measly $7 at dick's sporting goods. I am so proud of that.

OH!!! so my best friend has been putting on a little bit of weight; she's been so tiny ever since I've known her (like 5'2" and 120 pounds) and extremely active and fit (and very curvy to boot!). I've always felt like a big blubbery giant next to her. She emailed me & said that she's now up to 130-something and wants to lose weight. I've been sending her some stuff over the past few months, just stuff I've learned and found interesting.

So anyway, she picked up NROL4W over the weekend & took bikini shots as well. I'm so excited for her! Her first workout was yesterday and she said it felt like a GOOD workout. I'm really excited to see her progress. So, T, if you're reading this, I'M EXCITED FOR YOU!!!

missjane · 07-07-2008, 07:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DirtyMartini

You are going to get me in trouble!!

I have already bought 4 tank tops this year; I think that's my quota. I love it, though. I would wear tank tops & jeans all year if I could! I'll keep the link bookmarked just in case I get an urge...

I bought the shiny toy guns one - OMG it is so small! I bought it in a Medium thinking it'd be a similar cut to my medium GAP tanks (which are already a little big on me, damn it) and it is skin tight! It fits, though, and it looks great. Since it's black and ribbed, you can't see my little belly lump at all.

It's like nylons - when it comes out of the dryer, it's about 6" wide. heh.

Same here with my STG tank! LOL! The DH tank fits snug, too, and mine is a large. But, it's so hot!

DirtyMartini · 07-08-2008, 05:51 PM

I am still shaking from my workout. UGH!

Stage 7, Workout 2

Standard Barbell Bench Press
1x6x75
1x6x80
I did these without the incline, as our incline bench isn't really movable (it has a dumbbell stand attached to it).

Seated Row
1x8x80
1x8x90
These are fun!

Dumbbell Squat, Heels on Weight Plates
4x15x25e

Dumbbell Shoulder Press
1x5x25e, 1x5x20e, 1x5x15e OKAY I GET IT I'M STILL WEAK
3x15x15e

Step Up
4x15x15e

Underhand Grip Lat Pulldown
1x7x90, 1x8x85
2x15x80
1x15x75

These workouts really kick my ass. Still had DOMS from Saturday and have been stretching every day since but I was still sore when I went into this workout. I'm starting to think I'm going to be sore for the next week or so.

I think something's wrong with my left shoulder. Ever since stage 5, it has been sore when I lift my arm up. It was sore when my left arm was up on the overhead squat thing. It was sore when I'd do my push presses. And it was sore in the higher reps of my shoulder presses today.

It's almost like it's dislocated, but it's not. When I raise my left arm up and push my elbow back a little, it feels like I should be able to kind of pop it into place... but it doesn't move that way. Maybe I'm pinching a nerve there. I don't know. I was hoping it'd go away by now, but I'm thinking I should probably go see a PT or something. SIGH. I don't want to go to someone just to be told "stop lifting weights."

DirtyMartini · 07-08-2008, 05:53 PM

Today's eats:

1. egg white omelet with ham, cheese, veggies. same ol' thing!
2. celery & 3tbsp ff cream cheese, 1/2oz almonds
3. tuna salad, cuke + tomato salad
4. cottage cheese with kiwi
5. oatmeal with wheat bran, protein powder, and blueberries.

1200 calories, macros for today are 22/31/48 f/c/p. High on the P, low on the F, but I'd rather that than the other way 'round. I'll probably have a snack later on - maybe I'll lick a stick of butter.

DirtyMartini · 07-08-2008, 08:36 PM

ooh! I just got accused (on this board I've been on/off for 10 years) of eating twice as much protein as I should AND for not doing enough cardio for fat loss.

*tsk* too bad I'm doing a bunch of stuff that apparently doesn't work! :p I love it.

stingo · 07-08-2008, 08:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DirtyMartini

ooh! I just got accused (on this board I've been on/off for 10 years) of eating twice as much protein as I should AND for not doing enough cardio for fat loss.

*tsk* too bad I'm doing a bunch of stuff that apparently doesn't work! :p I love it.

realcdn · 07-08-2008, 08:55 PM

You know I actually saw an article about dieting that made sense today.

"Keeping a food diary -- a detailed account of what you eat and drink and the calories it packs -- is a powerful tool in helping people lose weight, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday."

Study shows value of food diary in losing weight - Yahoo! News

I mean, so often what's written is just... crap. This one I looked at and thought 'well of course'. Usually you see just plain stupid ones. Of course this one made sense so nobody will be interested.

nutbar · 07-09-2008, 01:43 PM

What's the cuke & tomato salad? I'm up to my eyeballs in both right now so am on the lookout for new ideas!

Hmm... So you have me kind of wanting to go back and finish up with NR4W from where I left off.