Every day I am one step closer to realizing the woman I was meant to become... Maria Kang.
I love visiting Maria's website (Fitness Cure) It has great motivational quotes. But this one, I have in my planner and I read it every day because it effects me in some way each day I wake up!
So I had this huge post all written up, and something happened and I lost the page! Ahh!
My name is Desirea. I am 18 years old, and originally from a small town in BC. I'm new to the online journaling, but I am not new to heavy lifting/training. I moved to Vancouver June 2007. I met my current boyfriend in August. We have been dating since, and are now looking for a place to live together. I am currently doing some upgrading classes for my grade 12, and will be attending university in Fall to get a General Studies Diploma. Once I have all the prerequisites I'm going to get my Bachelors of Kinesiology with a minor in business.
I started the NROL4W today but I have a problem doing prone jackknives because my arm strength isn't the greatest. So I did an upper body workout today because I wasn't sure what to replace the exercise with. I know now, so I'm going to continue on Wednesday with Stage 1 B1 and practice the jackknives on a regular basis till I can get them down right!
Measurements as of March 3rd 2008 (starting date)
Weight: 150 lbs
Chest: 37.8 inches
Waist:33.9
Hips:39
R Thigh:22.8
Before Pictures:
Will come soon, I don't have a USB cable for my digital camera. I'll have to buy one!
I started the NROL4W today but I have a problem doing prone jackknives because my arm strength isn't the greatest. So I did an upper body workout today because I wasn't sure what to replace the exercise with. I know now, so I'm going to continue on Wednesday with Stage 1 B1 and practice the jackknives on a regular basis till I can get them down right!
The jackknives are not an upper body exercise, they are a core exercise, so if you are going to replace them, you need to replace with a core exercise. I don't know that you want to do all of that extra upper body weight work on your off days.
The jackknives are not an upper body exercise, they are a core exercise, so if you are going to replace them, you need to replace with a core exercise. I don't know that you want to do all of that extra upper body weight work on your off days.
I was going to replace them with "incline reverse crunch"
Okay, well my core sucks then lol.
Either way, I cannot keep my legs on the ball, or hold myself up.
I'm not going to be doing the normal sets/reps for the jackknives on my days off. Just a couple to practice.
Meals have been good all day, except I was snacking on granola bars, and red peppers with hummus while cooking dinner.
I really hope to get to know some of you girls/guys on here! I hope to have some new "friends" to follow my journey =)
I have a math test tomorrow night I have to study for. I'm also trying to figure out these damn meal plans. I'm going to pick up some bagels, light cream cheese. I know oatmeal and eggwhites would be a decent high enough calorie breakfast, but the texture makes me want to gag!
Well, I'm off to look around the boards to see if I can get some meal ideas.
Thanks for checking in on my log! I hope you enjoy it here - I don't spend a lot of time on the boards here because I'm really busy with school right now (I'm a grad student), but I've come to really like it because there are lots of supportive, knowledgeable and funny people here! It looks like you are doing well so far!
I'd suggest working on the prone jackknives and work at getting better at them. None of us started out doing the full sets right away. We worked our way up to it. They do get easier but only if you practice.
__________________ It all starts with the mind, but the thoughts, the intention aren't enough. Action needs to come next. Dream it, believe it, plan it, execute it, celebrate it. - Wendy
Oh girl! You should see me on those jackknives. It is hilarious!
But I keep trying! Just keep trying. You'll burn mega calories just trying LOL. Add some core exercises with it if it makes you feel better .
I had a friend when I was 18 that I wanted to come workout with me. She had never worked out in her life. We did roman chair sit ups. She was so weak I had to help her up and down for each rep! She couldn't stand up straight the next day LOL! But she kept it up and boy she had strong abs!
Hi spacecitypaula! It was good to hear that none of you guys started doing full sets. I was under the impression that everyone could pull out every single rep, where I can do like 3 and then I fall off the ball lol.
Hey musclemom! I guess I'm just scared of looking like a complete idiot in the gym lol. I'm not even sure what roman chair sit ups are, but that sounds hard lol.
Still studying for my math test, but I'm taking a break to work on these meal plans. I just ate some left over avocado tuna salad. Yum!
I have this plan, and I don't know how my macros are. Shouldn't I have at least my bw in protein? So about 150g of protein...hmm..
Here is my plan for a training day...
M1: Oatmeal protein pancakes 355 cals/39 protein/43 carb/3g fat
M2: PWO shake 3/4c skim milk banana 275/29/36/2
M3: Avocado-Tuna Salad 372/25 protein/32 carbs/16 fat
M4: Apple and Peanut butter 285/8 protein/28 carb/16 fat
M5: Oregano Chicken with fresh tomato-olive sauce, sweet potato french fries 500/33 protein/47 carbs/21 fat
M6: Lemony fruit, yogurt and granola parfait 195/5/28/7
1982/139 protein/214 carbs/65 fat
The protein powder I'm using doesn't have that much protein, too broke right now to purchase really good quality protein powder at the moment.
My protein is too low and my carbs are too high...I used the plan out of the book but I don't know. Are the carbs too high?
The way you calculate the macros, math tee hee. Is do the calories of all the grams. 1g Protein = 4 cals, 1g Carbs = 4 cals, 1g Fat = 9 cals
139 x 4 = 556, 214x4=856 , 65x9=585, Add up all the calories 556 + 856 + 585 = 1997cals total
Then you divide your pro, carbs and fat cals by the total cals and multiply that number by 100 for a percentage;
556/1997 x 100 = 28% pro , 856/1997 x 100 = 43%carb, 585/1997 x 100 = 29% fat
Sometimes the macro cals don't add up to the cals that the nutrition labels tell you, I don't know why! That happened here in your case.
You are supposed to get 1 g of protein per lb of bodyweight. I never manage. I actually end up closer to these numbers.
I am trying to just eat more meats and protein. I am still trying .
Hope this helps. I felt you had brain drain for studying for math LOL!
Brain drain definitely lol.
Trigonometry. And for those in BC - Principles of Math 12.. Is hard!
Thank you for Kelly for the clearing up. I wrote down the macros and everything so I can work it out next time I still have to get over the fact that carbs are good for you!
I just had grilled shrimp with couscous... yummy..but couscous?? seriously... can you guys eat it so bland? I put a little bit of non sodium sushi sauce or something to give it some taste. the shrimp though... ohh I probably over ate on that lol.. I looove shrimp!
I've never cooked couscous before, so I didn't realize that I only had to leave it on the stove for a little awhile, so I burned it. The pot was a bitch to clean lol.
You didn't charcoal that pot did you? LOL I Like couscous with something on it. The recipes in the book are ideas. You can go all around the internet and find things now that you know how to do macros!
You didn't charcoal that pot did you? LOL I Like couscous with something on it. The recipes in the book are ideas. You can go all around the internet and find things now that you know how to do macros!
Ohh yes I did! Haha!
It was one of my parents nice stainless steel pots to... Oops..
I took about 5 bites of the couscous with nothing on it, and I was like..yepp can't do this lol...but the shrimp were soo yummy. Oh if you haven't already try the oregano chicken recipe on page 93... Sooo yummmy!
Do you know any good websites for healthy recipes? Maybe preferably that already tells me the cals and all that information.
I know of allrecipes.com but it's not really healthy and doesn't say the cal information.
I have my before pictures done, but I just have to get the cable for the camera
I woke up a little bit late so I couldn't make the protein pancakes. There was a little bit of granola left in the one bag, so I used that and then mixed some protein powder in it.
I just got back from the gym and just finished my protein shake!
March 5th 2008 Stage 1 B1
A. Deadlift
1x25x15
1x35x15
B1. Dumbbell Shoulder press
1x10x15
1x10x10
B2. Wide Grip Lat pulldown
2x30x15
C1. Lunge
1xBWx10
1xBWx15
C2. Swiss Ball Crunch
2xBWx8
-Deadlifts..pretty good..
-The shoulder presses are so hard for me to do, I forget to breathe and then the last couple reps I can't get them all the way up .. also didn't realize they were a superset, so I had done both sets
-lat pulldown, i realized when I was done the first set that i messed up on the shoulder presses.so i did these without supersetting. ugh I asked this chick if I could work in with her because there are only two pulldown machines and the old guy was hogging his the whole time..she looked at me like i was crazy and just walked away.. I was like okayy thank you?
-Lunge.. Ahhh! i need to check my form on these.. I have no idea how to do them, but my legs were soo shaky during the whole time. the first set I only managed to get 10 out because these guys came over to where i was and i got intimidated. Idiots. Go do your triceps extension somewhere else!
-Swiss ball crunch - WOW! I did these with an overhead reach I guess. I could feel my abs Oh and those balls are so much harder than my ball at home!
I have a math test tomorrow night I have to study for. I'm also trying to figure out these damn meal plans. I'm going to pick up some bagels, light cream cheese. I know oatmeal and eggwhites would be a decent high enough calorie breakfast, but the texture makes me want to gag!
Well, I'm off to look around the boards to see if I can get some meal ideas.
Have a great day.
Hope the test went well.
My new favorite breakfast is from the book:
ricotta cheese
plain yogurt
protein powder
almonds and / or walnuts
frozen berries
It is delicious, and keeps me going for hours after my morning workout.
(welcome to the boards!)
I'm walking 60 miles for a breast cancer cure, September 11-13, 2009! Please support my walk and help me raise funds for cancer research by donating to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer 3-Day: http://www.the3day.org/site/TR/Walk/...nal&fr_id=1300
Hey Willie.
I tried that a couple days ago...I needed some taste to the plain yogurt, but I didn't put protein powder in it..maybe I'll try that... The ricotta cheese is kind of lumpy to, but I said that with cottage cheese at first and now I can eat it
I haven't done the test yet, it's tonight... ahh dear... I'm nervous!
I also have an english 12 and biology 12 test next Monday and Wednesday to. Wonderful! I've got entrepreneurship homework to work on.
Hey Willie.
I tried that a couple days ago...I needed some taste to the plain yogurt, but I didn't put protein powder in it..maybe I'll try that... The ricotta cheese is kind of lumpy to, but I said that with cottage cheese at first and now I can eat it
I haven't done the test yet, it's tonight... ahh dear... I'm nervous!
I also have an english 12 and biology 12 test next Monday and Wednesday to. Wonderful! I've got entrepreneurship homework to work on.
The protein powder really helps flavor the whole concoction. I've tried it without, and had to add some honey.
So many tests stacked up all at once-- that's no fun!
I'm walking 60 miles for a breast cancer cure, September 11-13, 2009! Please support my walk and help me raise funds for cancer research by donating to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer 3-Day: http://www.the3day.org/site/TR/Walk/...nal&fr_id=1300
I'm doing correspondance and I need all 4 classes done by June. Just so happened that I had to finish all the modules around the same time lol. I don't do good with tests, so it's not going to be fun.
I'm going to try the protein powder thing tomorrow morning! I didn't think of adding honey, I just added a spoon of fatfree flavored yogurt and it helped until the flavored yogurt was all gone lol.
I don't know what the book recommends with cheat meals, but I haven't seen the boy for about 2 weeks and he's coming over tonight! And we're going to Earls or Olive Garden for dinner. So I'm going to see what I can healthy but probably have a couple drinks back at home!
I didn't go out for dinner last night ...the boyfriend watched the canucks game instead.
I woke up to really bad news this morning so I'm taking the day off. I need to do some errands for my family. My grandpa passed out last night and my grandma called the ambulances. He is bleeding internally and is now in critical condition.
I might not be around for the next couple days, but I'm going to just restart the program on Monday.
I didn't go out for dinner last night ...the boyfriend watched the canucks game instead.
I woke up to really bad news this morning so I'm taking the day off. I need to do some errands for my family. My grandpa passed out last night and my grandma called the ambulances. He is bleeding internally and is now in critical condition.
I might not be around for the next couple days, but I'm going to just restart the program on Monday.
I'm walking 60 miles for a breast cancer cure, September 11-13, 2009! Please support my walk and help me raise funds for cancer research by donating to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer 3-Day: http://www.the3day.org/site/TR/Walk/...nal&fr_id=1300
Thanx!
So he's good, he's still in ICU but he is off the oxygen and his vitals are all stable. He's also able to eat now.
I'm coming down with a bit of a cold now, so I'm trying to get over it. Either way, I'm restarting the program on Monday
Okay, I went to the gym yesterday..but I'm having troubles with my meal plans! Ugh! I'm just not hungry today.. anyways...
Yesterdays Workout
Squat
1x15x25
1x15x25
Pushup (actually on the ground but on my knees)
1x7xbw
1x6xbw
Seated row
1x15x30
1x15x35
Step Up
I didn't know where to do them but I walked 10 minutes to the gym and back
Prone Jackknife
1x6xBW
Step ups.. I had no idea where to do them, and I felt silly if I stepped onto a bench.. Should I just do that?
The jackknifes were good, but I forgot to do the last set and some guy was in my way...the ball at the gym feels way different than mine at home..
Small Town Girl with Big City Dreams
okayy thank you?
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