How I'm Destroying My Evil Twin

[missjane]

It's really not a squat. Take a look at this picture.



You can see the squat position in the middle and the DL position on the right.

By the way, that's a GREAT book on form for lifting.

[Silly Sally]

Yeah.
Not too much I can say to help soften the blow.
I truly don't FEEL this fat.
Not sure how I got this way, really. I'm not a gorger, and I work out fairly regularly - running for 5+ hours a week for God's sake - even before NRL4W.
This is just embarrassing.
See what I mean about the big, hard belly? After 4 kids, it's usually squishy, saggy. Don't know what's up there. I CAN'T be preggers, cuz the tubes are tied, AND I'm about menopausal.

No where to go but down!

[MuscleMom23]

Um any gas in that belly ??? LOL? I mean that and constipation are the only things that do it to me.

And you have a lot less to go then me, but I do know 10 lbs or 50lbs it still feels like 1000 lbs!

[Silly Sally]

LOL! You got that right, Kelly!
I can't say I've been ~airtight~, but not (teehee) excessive, either. HA!
After today - I didn't eat much at all - too crazy - and my belly is harder than ever, I think it has to be something with some kind of food. Or water, like Karla said. Or ???

While I'm here:
4/8/08
HIIT, 5:30 PM at the Y:
5 mins w/u: 3.0 - 4.0
8 x 45secs @ 6.5 + 1 min @ 3.8 x 5
incline going up -every set- (after the first 2) from 0 - 6.
then trekked it out to the music til 2.5 miles.
I think I died, really.

Some really obnoxious guy was running on the TM beside me, STOMPING his feet down as he ran intervals for 10- secs... I turned the music up and tried to ignore him, but I was giggling a few times, as was the lady on the other side of him. How much FUN is that?

Best song today: "Give a Little Bit" by the Goo Goo Dolls. Got me up those last hills.

God I'm tired.

'nite.

[Bytsi]

Good job on your workout -

I think I died, really.

was that your ghost typing?

[Silly Sally]

I am the spirit of Sally... or maybe her evil twin, the way I've been eating! Clean choices 99%, but - so much. I'm so dang hungry. Last Stage 1, A before AMRAP!Deadlift: 3/10 @ 50#, 60#, 60# (forgot I was only supposed to do 8 reps!) OHPress: 3/8 @ 20#, 25#, 30# Lat PD: 3/8 @ 80# Lunges: 3/8 @ 30# Ball Crunch: 3/12 BW. This was interesting - I used a smaller ball (55cm v 64?) and it was much more isolating. Why is that? Taking 2 days off to repair. I'm feeling this one.

[foodfromafar]

Congrats on reaching the end of Stage 1!!!

[Bytsi]

I've been hungry too. Feel like oink oink around here! I sure adjusted to the increased calorie levels pretty quickly...

[kfisherx]

I think if you eat clean 99.9% of the time that it is okay to increase to where you are not feeling much hunger. You will perhaps not cut as quickly but I think it would be hard to gain. I am finally starting to gain after months and months of over eating. (all cleanly)

[Silly Sally]

Thanks Pauline, Byts, Karla. I really appreciate the input.



4/13/08 Warmed up by doing some BOSU balance stuff - I'm getting much better at staying on the samned thing.
Squat: 3/8 @ 50#
Pushups: 3/10 flat, nose to floor
Seated Row: 3/8 slow, Blue band, 1 foot away
Step-Up: 3/10 @ 30 on the BOSU
Jackknife: 3/12 on toes only!

Whew.

Ate some not so lean steak last night and it was delicious! Kept the portion under control at least. I feel so deprived some days, I just have to let a little loose. It's easier to get back to ultra-controlled after a free meal anyway. Most times. Unless it turns into a train wreck, which a gluttonous meal has been prone to instigate in my checkered fit/fat past.

[Bytsi]

Jackknife: 3/12 on toes only!

Whoo Hoo!!

It's easier to get back to ultra-controlled after a free meal anyway. Most times. Unless it turns into a train wreck, which a gluttonous meal has been prone to instigate in my checkered fit/fat past.

I knew we had a lot in common! I have found, in the past, that one "bad" meal can totally throw me off the wagon... I think, having worked out this hard and this consistently for this long (6 weeks on NROL4W) AND having kept my eating going in the right direction, that it's easier to jump back on. Also, this board helps me keep perspective, even after a horrible unplanned cheat night like I had last night!

[Silly Sally]

I cheated last night, too.

Sigh.

"20 Minute Solution" style HIIT today for the first time in a long time. It took some figuring to find my PLE's and MAN have they gone down! Gotta restart somewhere I guess.

PLE minutes speed
5 2 3.4
for a warm-up, then:
6 1 3.7
7 1 5.0
8 1 5.7
9 1 6.6
Did that 4 times, then
10 1 7.0

And that was enuff. You know, 7.0 is a lot harder after 16 minutes of climbing than in 2:1 intervals with 3.3! Inspired by "Love Letter" and "Something to Talk About", I finished off with 6 minutes of 2.8 w/ 10% incline (all my wimpy, second-hand Pro-Form TM will do) to try to work my booty.

[dillytl]

Originally Posted by Bytsi

I have found, in the past, that one "bad" meal can totally throw me off the wagon... I think, having worked out this hard and this consistently for this long (6 weeks on NROL4W) AND having kept my eating going in the right direction, that it's easier to jump back on. Also, this board helps me keep perspective, even after a horrible unplanned cheat night like I had last night!

Ditto on THAT!!! Some of the thoughts that I have...."I can't eat that cuz then I have to go post about it in my log" or "I can't eat that - I have to check in with Leigh and she'll KNOW!"

Good on you for posting your pictures - it takes courage to do that (trust me I KNOW!!) but you will be GLAD that you did when you have some progress pics to post next to those in a few weeks!!!

[Bytsi]

Inspired by "Love Letter" and "Something to Talk About"

Something to Talk About" has been a staple of my mp3 mix forever - LOVE that song!!

[stephanie932]

Hey, Sally!

I just have to give you kudos for posting pictures. That is so hard, isn't it??? I just posted mine for the world to see and I am so not happy with them. I mean, I see progress, but I'm mad that I got myself to a point where I NEED progress. Ya know?

BTW.......I love your new picture. Very nice and relaxing!

[LisaC]

Originally Posted by Silly Sally

Sorry I called you Lisa, Karla. You so hot, I gave you a pet name!

understandable .. we Lisa's of the world tend to dominate the hotness categories, thereby confusing the masses...

[Silly Sally]

Originally Posted by LisaC

understandable .. we Lisa's of the world tend to dominate the hotness categories, thereby confusing the masses...

I'm switching names!


And, Yes, Stephanie, it IS hard posting pictures of my fatness. I'm disgusted by the way I look. It doesn't matter how nice my hair turns out, or how expertly I apply make-up, I'm still so fugly to myself cuz of the phlub. Clothes just can't hide it.

I think at this age, (late forties), women tend to get invisible. We're between the obvious hotness of youth and the comfort and wisdom of old age. One is abviously more desirable than the other, but honestly, comfort and wisom seem SO much more easliy attained.

I need to go read a book. After I work out.

sigh.