Mama Said Knock You Out - Rixatrix's Training Log - Page 8 - JP Fitness Forums

marygrace · 03-21-2008, 06:43 AM

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Does it have the same taste? Normal plain yogurt seems so sour.

Haha, I don't know, I don't even remember the last time I've eaten yogurt. I just remember reading on different food blogs that it can be strained.

Awesome workout. I know on Karla's log, she has mentioned that while she is eating a lot she feels kind of slow and sluggish, maybe you were experiencing something similar at higher calories? Either way, that's great that the cutting calories are working for you. You certainly aren't slacking in your workouts! 95 lbs on the lat pulldown, that's so impressive!

rixatrix · 03-21-2008, 06:48 AM

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Awesome workout. I know on Karla's log, she has mentioned that while she is eating a lot she feels kind of slow and sluggish, maybe you were experiencing something similar at higher calories? Either way, that's great that the cutting calories are working for you. You certainly aren't slacking in your workouts! 95 lbs on the lat pulldown, that's so impressive!

Man, I definitely wasn't feeling slow and sluggish. I just feel like I'm on HYPERDRIVE these last couple days. (I think that's a good sign.) I've also been sleeping better - when I was eating more, I had a hard time getting tired and never really felt satisfied when I woke up in the morning.

I forgot to mention - when I went into the gym this morning, this guy I was talking to the other day - HUGE guy with a giant tattoo of "KONG" on his forearm - he was all like, "Here comes the powerlifter..."

The guys in the gym crack me up. They are so not used to seeing a woman throw big numbers around in the weight room. They're definitely impressed - I like the feeling of winning some giant muscular dude's respect. =o)

Now I'm just on a mission to SEE those muscles.

ledove · 03-21-2008, 07:23 AM

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I forgot to mention - when I went into the gym this morning, this guy I was talking to the other day - HUGE guy with a giant tattoo of "KONG" on his forearm - he was all like, "Here comes the powerlifter..."

You got a nickname! Congrats

(Kinda makes me want to join a gym

. Right now I'm just a Basement Monster.)

MuscleMom23 · 03-21-2008, 09:38 AM

Ohhh have to think about that. PL something or other. PLatrix LOL!

rixatrix · 03-21-2008, 04:52 PM

Well, I'm not going to Chicago after all. We got about 6" of snow in eight hours here. Not cool. Boyfriend still went - he had concert tix. I'm a nervous passenger and would've been miserable, so I'm hanging out at home, blissfully relaxing, watching movies, maybe taking a bath. I plan to spend at least an hour reading Wuthering Heights in bed with the electric blanket on, in my flannel PJs. Super warm.

I think my BF% is still creeping down. I can feel my muscles getting harder. Even just laying on the couch, I'll flex and feel how my quads are hard as rock underneath the fat. Or I'll run my hand over my shoulder and feel greater definition where it attaches to my arm. Hey - FEELING the muscles is almost as good as SEEING them, yeah?

I'm having a serious craving for Indian food. Oh my god, Samosas, Pindi Channa, umm numm numm. Maybe I'll get take out tomorrow for one of my "free" meals. Or maybe I'll just keep torturing myself with the idea of it, while being too lazy to go get some. (See? Laziness can propel health!)

Kirjava · 03-21-2008, 04:55 PM

Ahh. Wuthering Heights. That and Jane Eyre and two of my faves. Love 'em. AND Indian food. Samosas!!! Deadly!!!
Enjoy the feeling of your muscles, strong lady! Oppps I meant strong woman!

rixatrix · 03-21-2008, 05:18 PM

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Ahh. Wuthering Heights. That and Jane Eyre and two of my faves. Love 'em. AND Indian food. Samosas!!! Deadly!!!
Enjoy the feeling of your muscles, strong lady! Oppps I meant strong woman!

It's such a great feeling to be in the middle of a good book, looking forward to reading it every night. Especially on Fridays.

Maybe I should just go with Strong Bitch? Did you see that SNL skit where Tina Fey says "Bitch is the new black"? If you haven't, you should watch it here:

Tina Fey On SNL : "Bitch Is The New Black"

It's on the end, after the Hillary stuff.

"Bitches get stuff done." Hells yeah!

marygrace · 03-22-2008, 01:46 PM

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I'm having a serious craving for Indian food. Oh my god, Samosas, Pindi Channa, umm numm numm. Maybe I'll get take out tomorrow for one of my "free" meals. Or maybe I'll just keep torturing myself with the idea of it, while being too lazy to go get some. (See? Laziness can propel health!)

MMM! I love Indian food! Samosas, channa masala, dahl, anything! Oh, and can't forget the naan. I always save my naan for last because its my favorite.

Ciao · 03-22-2008, 03:06 PM

Rixa,
I enjoy reading your log SOO much!
I'm currently doing the original NROL Fat Loss series plus HIIT on the off days. I too decided to cut my calories. I'm interested in knowing how you're doing your cut. Are you just lowering your calories in general or are you perhaps dropping some carbs?
Thanks for taking the time to answer.
Olga.

rixatrix · 03-22-2008, 04:30 PM

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Rixa,
I enjoy reading your log SOO much!
I'm currently doing the original NROL Fat Loss series plus HIIT on the off days. I too decided to cut my calories. I'm interested in knowing how you're doing your cut. Are you just lowering your calories in general or are you perhaps dropping some carbs?
Thanks for taking the time to answer.
Olga.

Hey Olga.

Here's what my cut is going to look like. I start in earnest Monday (after Easter brunch!)
M - 1900 cals
T - 1600
W - 1600
R - 1600
F - 1900
S - 1600
Su - 1600

Every 4-5 weeks, I'm going to do 3 days at 2500-2600. I've got 6 meals/day planned - on Wednesday (lifting day), I swap the 6th meal for a banana and protein shake in the morning with my workout.

I'm 190 lbs and about 27.7% BF (137ish lean/52ish fat). I've been on NROL4W for about 9 weeks, and I've been keeping track of all kinds of data and plugging it into kfisherx's diet template. (I'll attach it.) Through those calculations, I can see that I'm burning between 2500-2600 calories a week, so I've based my cut and my refeed days off that (which is higher than the formula in the book).

As far as carbs, I generally subscribe to John Berardi's ideas in Precision Nutrition, which is to not eat starchy carbs except after working out. Occasionally I do, but I don't really miss bread or rice much. It's generally easier to eat up to 2600 calories by adding in a bun to my turkey burger, or some lasagna, etc. But most of my meals are lean protein (meat, eggs or dairy) and a fruit or vegetable, basically. I've got a family history of hypoglycemia which may be why I don't miss the carbs - they make my blood sugar do loop-de-loops. I generally hit a macro split of around 40/30/30 (carbs/protein/fat).

The big plan is to cut fast and hard and try not to bonk out. I lost about 11lbs of fat last March, so I know I can lose fat. But I plateaued pretty bad, and I didn't know what to do. That's where the refeed days come in. I'm taking my calories back up to maintenance to convince my body to not to stabilize on 1600 calories a day.

Anyway, that's the plan. We'll see how it goes!

EDIT: I attached the file. It's got my info in there from the last week, but I also keep a copy of the file to measure since I started to get an average. Keep that in mind if you're plugging in your losses and calories - the longer you've got records, the more accurate the formula will be.

kfisherx · 03-23-2008, 12:19 AM

Reallly looking forward to your big cut. Have you been "bulking" the past months or just maintaining?

rixatrix · 03-23-2008, 04:10 AM

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Reallly looking forward to your big cut. Have you been "bulking" the past months or just maintaining?

Well, I've been "maintaining", but if my math is right, I've gained 6lbs of lean mass. I've got high hopes for the cut, especially since it's getting warmer out and I can't hide behind sweaters for much longer...

missjane · 03-23-2008, 05:27 AM

6 lbs of lean mass??? In how long?

rixatrix · 03-23-2008, 05:55 AM

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6 lbs of lean mass??? In how long?

In 2 1/2 months, after a break of several months from lifting and being a stop-and-go lifter. I do want to clarify that this number is dependent on my caliper and scale accuracy, and I'm in no way claiming it's all muscle (which would be impossible to calculate anyway).

I'd also like to point out that I think I'm and endo/meso mix, with a lot of lean mass to begin with and a good deal of fat, too. I'd love to cut and just maintain the lean mass while dropping fat - that's my primary goal.

I know you've begun to see good fat loss results since rearranging your diet. What have you been doing?

missjane · 03-23-2008, 06:04 AM

Hey Rix, I've been doing TNT since the beginning of the year. Since I, like you, don't really trust my Omron for fat measurement, I can only guess.....BUT, it appears I have maintained my lean and maybe added a little bit and lost about 12-13 pounds of fat. I'm the opposite of you...I am a very small-boned, probably ecto and I am a hard-gainer, for sure. My main concern right now is to maintain lean while I lose the fat. I'm not sure how well I will do on a bulk, but that's a ways down the road. For now, I've dropped 2 sizes and I am happy with my strength gains. I'll probably re-evaulate in about 3 months. Good on you for being a fast gainer.....I'm fast, too, but only in the fat department! LOL!

rixatrix · 03-23-2008, 06:15 AM

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Hey Rix, I've been doing TNT since the beginning of the year. Since I, like you, don't really trust my Omron for fat measurement, I can only guess.....BUT, it appears I have maintained my lean and maybe added a little bit and lost about 12-13 pounds of fat. I'm the opposite of you...I am a very small-boned, probably ecto and I am a hard-gainer, for sure. My main concern right now is to maintain lean while I lose the fat. I'm not sure how well I will do on a bulk, but that's a ways down the road. For now, I've dropped 2 sizes and I am happy with my strength gains. I'll probably re-evaulate in about 3 months. Good on you for being a fast gainer.....I'm fast, too, but only in the fat department! LOL!

I've been reading your log - we should call you the Incredible Shrinking Woman! You're having great success - good for you. It's reassuring to read that you're doing the program AND targeting fat loss - the workouts are intense, for sure. It's good to know you can have both!

I'm a fast gainer in BOTH departments, it feels like. Well, I don't know if that's entirely true. I do remember after dieting, feeling like I could gain weight back just LOOKING at food. But with my knowledge now, I realize that's probably just my metabolism adjusting down with decreased intake.

Yeah, the measurements are ALWAYS subjective. The scale hasn't changed much, but the calipers have gone down. I've mana