Getting Strong Veg Style

[marygrace]

Yayyyyyyyyy! NEW clothes!! SMALL sizes!!!
Good job on everything incl. the crunches-they're effective!!!
ps-how do you eat just one cherry?? ;-)

Ahahah I must have phrased it weird, its LOTS of cherries pureed with the almond butter. Hahahha one cherry pureed with almond butter would be kind of gross I think!

[bigDman]

going down sizes that is a good sign of progress... Congrats

[karenmc6]

yum - that frozen cherry and almond butter puree sounds good!
congrats on the new clothes in smaller sizes - nice to have something tangible to measure progress, eh?! karen

[marygrace]

going down sizes that is a good sign of progress... Congrats

Thanks =D And thanks for stopping by!

yum - that frozen cherry and almond butter puree sounds good!
congrats on the new clothes in smaller sizes - nice to have something tangible to measure progress, eh?! karen

Its really good! Its a healthy snack that tastes pretty much like ice cream or sorbet. And smaller sizes are so nice! Its hard to notice my body changing on a day-to-day basis, but a smaller size tells me all I need to know.

[LWilson212]

Oooh congratulations on the new smaller clothes! That is the best! You are going to be super-hot in them if only this weather would cooperate and get warm.

[marygrace]

Oooh congratulations on the new smaller clothes! That is the best! You are going to be super-hot in them if only this weather would cooperate and get warm.

Haha, thanks! I am getting so sick of this weather! Its not terribly cold in New Jersey anymore but temps have been hovering in the low to mid 50's for the past couple weeks. Just a little warmer would be great! I joked to my boyfriend recently that with all my newfound pride in my body I'm going to be running around in a bikini for pretty much the whole summer. I want to show off my hard work!

[marygrace]

Workout B3 in Stage 3 today.

BB RDL w/Bent Over Row: 3 x 6 @ 60 lbs

Partial Single Leg Squat: 3 x 6 @ 12
Wide Grip Lat Pulldown: 3 x 6 @ 65 lbs

Back Extension: 3 x 6 @ 25 lbs
YTWL: 3 x 6 @ 8 lbs
I still hate theseee.

Incline crunch: 3 x 6 w/ 20 lb bar held across forehead
Reverse Incline crunch: 3 x 6
Lateral Flexion 3: 3 x 6

Prone Cobra: 2 x 6 @ 90 seconds each

Finished off the workout with 15 minutes of HIIT. My intervals are getting faster which I'm really happy about. I did my last interval today at 9 mph. The rest were between 8.5-8.7.

So yesterday was Easter and I had planned all week for it to be a day where I could relax and eat whatever I wanted. I started off strong eating my usual high protein oat bran for breakfast because I figured I wouldn't be getting a lot of protein in the rest of the day. My family had a big lunch, and my mom made ham and potatoes and roasted brussels sprouts. I had the brussels sprouts and then made some whole wheat pasta with garlic, olive oil, sundried tomatoes, olives, and spinach. It was reeally good, and a real treat since I haven't had pasta in many months. My mom also bought some crusty, sourdough bread and I had a couple of pieces. Ugh. I love bread! I was definitely full after this but not in a bad way.

A little while later we had dessert, which I had made for the whole family. I made apple pie and chocolate chip cookies. I had two slices of pie with some vanilla rice dream (non-dairy ice cream made from rice milk) and then two cookies. Needless to say, I felt pretty gross after that! It reminded me of the time last summer when my boyfriend and I were in Las Vegas, and we found out there was a donut shop whose donuts were entirely vegan. The place didn't advertise itself as vegan, it was completely average and unassuming, basically like an independently-owned Dunkin' Donuts. Anyway, we were so excited because we hadn't either had a donut in many years and we bought a whole box of them, sat in the shop, and decided to have a sampling. The sampling turned into us eating about four whole donuts each and getting a horrible stomach ache, as well as a really bad bad sugar headache. So that was kind of how I was feeling yesterday after all of that dessert.

I don't know why I have this tendency to binge sometimes. Even though I hardly ever do it, like say once every couple of months at this point, I still find it so weird and it sort of bothers me. Its like I just get into this trance and feel like I have to keep eating. Usually if it happens, it happens later in the evening, and I'll obviously feel gross and just go to sleep. But yesterday it was the middle of the afternoon, so I was a huge slug the rest of the day, only having a protein shake for dinner. And I mostly only had the shake because I felt like I should try to get some more protein, not because I was hungry. At all.

But I drank a lot of water last night before bed and felt pretty much fine when I woke up. I sort of had the fear that I was going to wake up and feel really fat, cause that's how this kind of thing used to work, but I didn't. Maybe a little bloated, but after I worked out I was pretty much fine. That was kind of nice. Either way though, I won't be doing anything like that again for a LONG time.

[GinaKina]

I did the same thing yesterday....with cookies. My mom made M&M Easter cookies, and I was hungry from not really eating enough all day, and they were sitting in front of me while I was working, and I just ate and ate and ate, and after awhile there were only a few left, but I figured, hey might as well finish them, and I did indeed. I think I did it because I haven't been eating enough and needed to play catch up a little. Regardless, it was still dumb. I feel like I do it every few months just to prove to myself that I'm human or something....I dunno.

Looks like you still had a good day today though!!

[rixatrix]

Originally Posted by marygrace

I don't know why I have this tendency to binge sometimes. Even though I hardly ever do it, like say once every couple of months at this point, I still find it so weird and it sort of bothers me. Its like I just get into this trance and feel like I have to keep eating.

Sounds like you ate a lot of carbs yesterday, which can send your blood sugar on a roller coaster and then you never really feel satisfied. If I had to guess, I'd say that's probably why you binged - not because of any moral failing. I find I eat more when I fail to get my protein in on the weekends...if I have bread or sugar for breakfast, pretty much the whole day is shot, hunger-wise.

[marygrace]

I did the same thing yesterday....with cookies. My mom made M&M Easter cookies, and I was hungry from not really eating enough all day, and they were sitting in front of me while I was working, and I just ate and ate and ate, and after awhile there were only a few left, but I figured, hey might as well finish them, and I did indeed. I think I did it because I haven't been eating enough and needed to play catch up a little. Regardless, it was still dumb. I feel like I do it every few months just to prove to myself that I'm human or something....I dunno. Looks like you still had a good day today though!!

Yeah, I sometimes think I get that mentality too. I figure if I've already eaten one crappy thing, the whole day is blown, so I might as well have more. I think that's probably not the best way to approach treats or cheats though, as you stop looking at the food as a positive indulgence you should enjoy and end up seeing it as some negative absolute. Its something I definitely need to work on.

Sounds like you ate a lot of carbs yesterday, which can send your blood sugar on a roller coaster and then you never really feel satisfied. If I had to guess, I'd say that's probably why you binged - not because of any moral failing. I find I eat more when I fail to get my protein in on the weekends...if I have bread or sugar for breakfast, pretty much the whole day is shot, hunger-wise.

It definitely did take a lot more food to fill me up than normal. So I think maybe it was a combination of not feeling full and then also the feeling of well I've already had one slice of pie and pasta and bread, I might as well have another slice, how much MORE harm could I do? But that's stupid, because everything counts!

[rixatrix]

I remember going to a dietitian when I was younger and wanted to lose weight. I think I was 17 or so and had been through depression and gained some weight. I had to log three days worth of food for the lady to look at, and apparently I passed the test. But she basically said something like, "We're all going to occasionally have days where all we eat are Oreos."

And I remember thinking, "I could have a day where I ate nothing but Oreos?" It had never occurred to me.

But I think her basic point was just that we're all only human. And it's natural to have a day every once in a while where you eat too much, or the wrong things, or nothing at all. It's only when those habits become regular that you get into trouble. So don't beat yourself up for having a binge day every couple months. I don't think there's anything wrong with you. You're only human!

[LWilson212]

Hey marygrace-

I did the same thing and basically felt the same way. I was just so disgusted with myself and thinking, who would keep putting food in their mouth until they felt like throwing up? What's wrong with me? I guess we all do it once in a while.

[marygrace]

I remember going to a dietitian when I was younger and wanted to lose weight. I think I was 17 or so and had been through depression and gained some weight. I had to log three days worth of food for the lady to look at, and apparently I passed the test. But she basically said something like, "We're all going to occasionally have days where all we eat are Oreos."

And I remember thinking, "I could have a day where I ate nothing but Oreos?" It had never occurred to me.

But I think her basic point was just that we're all only human. And it's natural to have a day every once in a while where you eat too much, or the wrong things, or nothing at all. It's only when those habits become regular that you get into trouble. So don't beat yourself up for having a binge day every couple months. I don't think there's anything wrong with you. You're only human!

You're right. I appreciate the insight =D

Hey marygrace-

I did the same thing and basically felt the same way. I was just so disgusted with myself and thinking, who would keep putting food in their mouth until they felt like throwing up? What's wrong with me? I guess we all do it once in a while.

I guess we could both take something from rixa's story! Oh well though, its a new day.

[Kirjava]

Hey Marygrace,
I've definitely been there too--I know that trance-like feeling very well. Of course we have to go into a trance to go there--if we were alert and "with it", we would stop what we are doing and put the fork down!

I find when my guard is down: "today I'm going to splurge" I have a hard time not going hog-wild. So I can relate but I know that you're not going to have a big setback from this at all. You're working so hard, and doing so excellently with the food just about 99% of the time, this won't be enough to set you back at all. It's more for the learning experience of it--"oh yeah, that's feels gross, not doing that again!"

In healthy eating news! Yesterday I bought some oat bran and made it for breakfast this morning. Very yummy! And not bad for 120 cals/serving--6 grams of fibre and 6 of protein. Very good. I had it with some egg whites, a tbsp of cashews, and soy milk and strawberries. The perfect breakfast! Not a bad way to start off my week of perfect eating.

[marygrace]

I find when my guard is down: "today I'm going to splurge" I have a hard time not going hog-wild.

This is something that has always been an issue for me too. It doesn't help when I'm surrounded by people (family, my boyfriend, etc) who see how hard I work out, and encourage me by saying, "You DESERVE a second helping! You've worked so HARD!" Its difficult to remember that by letting a splurge go overboard, all of that hard work will start to become negated!

I'm glad you liked the oat bran, and the cashews and strawberries sound like a great pairing.

[marygrace]

Today was the last A workout in Stage 3. While I really enjoy some of the exercises in this workout I'm kind of glad to be done with it for a while because it really takes forever.

One Armed DB Snatch: 3 x 6 @ 20 lbs
My right collarbone kept popping when I did this at the new weight. I think there has always been something wrong with my right collarbone because it pops out a lot when I am sitting at a certain angle, and I kind of push it back in. It doesn't hurt or even bother me, except when I was doing this exercise today I was afraid something bad would happen if it kept popping. Later I tried raising my arm up and down without a weight, and it seems like the pop occurs when my arm becomes perpendicular to my shoulder or beyond. If the arm stays in front of my shoulder, there is no pop. Maybe I will just have to be conscious of how far my arm is moving the next time these exercises come up.

DB Single Leg RDL: 3 x 6 @ 25 lbs
Barbell Bent Over Row: 2 x 6 @ 60 lbs, 1 x 6 @ 65

DB Single-Arm O/H Squat: 3 x 6 @ 10 and 20 lbs
DB Incline Bench Press: 3 x 6 @ 20 lbs
Definitely feel myself getting stronger on these. When I first started with the 20s it was almost impossible but I can see myself using 25s soon.

Plank: 3 x 90 seconds
Reverse Wood Chop: 3 x 6 @ 40 lbs

Bodyweight Matrix x2 @ 3:01 and 2:41 minutes
24 squats
12 lunges on each leg
12 lunge jumps on each leg
24 squat jumps

It was a good workout today but I felt kind of tired throughout, most likely because I didn't get much sleep last night. Tonight my boyfriend and I are going to see a show in Philly and are stopping at our favorite Chinese vegetarian restaurant for dinner. I wish we were eating there another night, like maybe this weekend, because I feel like this meal (which will definitely be a splurge) is really close to my last splurge on Sunday. I can't do much about it though since the show is tonight, so I'll just enjoy my dinner and probably keep away from any junk food until probably next weekend.

Food for today..
Breakfast - oat bran w/ almond milk, 50/50 soy and rice pp, 1 t coconut oil, 1 T peanut butter
PWO shake of almond milk and 50/50 soy and pea pp
Lunch - high protein hemp bagel with chickpea and edamame hummus, roasted cauliflower
Snack - rice protein bar
Dinner - Chinese veg
Snack - almonds and raisins