Bytsi's Body Reshaping Log

[jesca]

Originally Posted by Bytsi

What's your nesquick shake recipe? What do you mix it with? (I could never keep Dove Promises in the house!!!)

I do chew gum sometimes, but too much upsets my stomach... and I thought Tootsie pops are 80-ish cals?

Mostly, I can't do sugar... I was doing the 60 kcal packs of m&m's, but once I get that pure sugar in, I get on a roll in a bad direction... best to skip the sugary stuff for me

I do 30 grams of PP, 1 cup of skim milk, and 1 tbsp. of nesquick powder. Shake and drink. I have been considering slightly less milk and the frozen banana pieces I have in the freezer, but I'm too lazy to clean the blender! If I'm using my custom blend PP I use 20grams of it and 10 grams of BSN vanilla or choco coconut because it's got a lot of casein in and it has a strong, kind of bitter, flavor. But everything else is the same.

I just looked and the pops are 60 cals. I hear you on the sugar thing. It's how I am with the fries. One fry = the plate full or just being miserable that I can't have more. I watched three guys put away a full plate of chicken nachos at lunch yesterday and didn't have one bite. Then two of them had fries and I was still good. The further I get, the easier it is.

(I hear you on the M&Ms, btw. The peanut ones are like crack to me! )

I can do the dove promises because I leave the bag out of site and I only take one or two at the end of the day. The ones I have - carmel - are 40 cals each. I usually have them with a cup of decaf coffee, so the coffee contrasts their sweetness and by the time I have two I'm sick of sweet already. I can't have them earlier in the day, though, because once I get started on sweet or salty, I can't stop, so I save it for the end when I'm not really that hungry anyway.

[realcdn]

Originally Posted by Bytsi

Ok... confession... last night was my first slip since I got strict (I blame a combination of rapidly approaching TOTM and Anne's picture of CHIPS!!!) I ate some (1 serving) sour cream & onion potato chips.

Oops - sorry. It's funny, but taking the pictures had the opposite affect on me. I just figured that they weren't worth it. I did plan chili for tonight though so I could have the whole grain tostidos.

[Celestialmom]

Originally Posted by Silly Sally

Awesome progress Byts! Wonderful measurements. I'm so proud I could jump through here and hug you!

I found this and thought about the "it's just not worth it" conversation going on here...

YouTube - THE LEGEND! Hamster piano and pop corn - Criceto e popcorn!

Give you something to remember me by this week.

WOW Bytsi, you really have lost weight!!!!!!!!!!!!! You're just getting so tiny!!!!!!!!!!

[Nikster]

Originally Posted by realcdn

Bytsi doesn't have rest days.

How about you break down those calories for the day. We can pick apart help see if there might be better options.

Sorry to hijack Bysti~ but this post was HILARIOUS!!! I loved the "pick apart" in small letters! FUNNY FUNNY! ROFL!!! we do pick stuff apart so well, but then again, that is what we all like about coming here it helps to wake us up to reality!
Nikster

ok, back to Bytsi's log hehe

[Nikster]

Originally Posted by Silly Sally

Awesome progress Byts! Wonderful measurements. I'm so proud I could jump through here and hug you!

I found this and thought about the "it's just not worth it" conversation going on here...

YouTube - THE LEGEND! Hamster piano and pop corn - Criceto e popcorn!

Give you something to remember me by this week.

sorry, again...this is Nikster hijack day but Sally this had me and my kids rolling!!! and then I clicked on this and found an ACTUAL PICTURE of BYTSI!!!! Byts- you are totally FAMOUS and on YouTube!!! wooo hooo!
hopefully this will work so you can see it!!! My favorite is the hamster with the light saber! (not sure how to even spell that??) haha

YouTube - a crazy hamster dance

After 4 edits, I finally got the link....still can't figure out how to embed it but you at least can click on it! my kiddos danced around my office to this! I think I might have to get this on ipod playlist bc it will make me think of hamster power!!!

[Bytsi]

Jessica I'm gonna have to try that recipe!
I tried my PB shake today without the milk (used water instead) and... blech!!! I forced myself to finish it cuz it was a PWO shake and that protein powder is expensive... but ick!!! I'll go back to milk next time!

Today's workout - Stage 4, B3 (or 2.5, since B2 sucked!)

Front squat push press -- 1x8 @ 55#, 2x8 @ 60#

Step-ups -- 3x8 @ 50# (2x25# db's).

1-point Row -- 3x8 @ 80# (2x40# db's). Not sure if my grip can handle going up to 45#s, but I might have to try it. Focused on form/balance today.

Static Lunge rear foot elevated -- 3x8 @ 40# (2x20# db's).

Pushups -- 3/10 "walking" my hands across a step.

Plank -- 2x75 sec. These still KILL me. Ick.

Horizontal Wood chop -- 2x8 with thickest stretchy band I could find.

Karate later tonight.
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Been thinking 'bout food for tomorrow (when I try a starvation day - ugh)... TTOTM due soon, so I am STUPID to do it, but anyway...

I work from 9:30-6 tomorrow, and of course will not work out (REST day, ok Diane?!? )

Breakfast - probably 1/2c Fiber 1 raisin bran w/ skim milk
Mid-morning - string cheese
Veggies / dip ALL DAY (allowing 150 kcal for veggies and that's a lot, and 100 kcal for my dip thingy that I usually don't finish)
Lunch - 1/2 of a Big salad of mostly veggies and some tuna (skip my usual nuts, avocado, craisins, egg).
Snack - either the rest of the salad or Greek yogurt
Later snack - either rest of the salad or Greek yogurt

That puts me around 820 kcal before I get home, then eat an apple (or maybe eat that at work too?) and oatmeal w/ skim milk.

Total 1150-ish kcal (didn't calculate macros yet)...

Suggestions???? Thoughts????
I'm hungry just looking at this

[SpacecityPaula]

Yeah need some protein it looks like. ....

[Nikster]

I know you aren't wanting to try TNT (or any low carb diets) Bytsi but out of allllllllll my complaints of the diet and going through sugar and carb withdrawals....one thing I have NOT said since on this diet is "I am hungry"
Maybe something to consider?? I hadn't really thought about it until now, but I have not really been hungry. I guess it's all the protein (slow digesting) and fats (slow digesting)??? not sure? just seems better than starving?
nik~

[kfisherx]

Yeah where in the hell is the protein. Cottage cheese ice cream time!

[LisaS]

try:
5 oz cooked chicken breast: 231 cal, 43g protein (start with 6-7 oz raw)
1/2 lb green beans (1/2 of 1lb bag frozen): 73 cal
1/2 T butter: 51 cal
2T KC BBQ sauce: 60 cal
total: ~410 cals

its not hard to find an option to spend 400 calories and not feel deprived

[jesca]

I think it looks ok, but I think adding a couple of chicken breasts or a piece of fish might be a good way to keep from being quite so hungry. All in all it's starvation, who said it was going to be filling?

[Bytsi]

Back from karate... very tough workout... drenched through and through (partly also cuz he didn't have the dang a/c on yet!). NO workout tomorrow. I promise.

Tomorrow's plan - where's the protein?... there's tuna, the string cheese (8g in 60 kcal), Greek yogurt (15g in 110 kcal)... I'll add some more in somewhere (chicken or something). Thanks for the suggestions!

All in all it's starvation, who said it was going to be filling?

I think Jessica has it right to some extent - this isn't a "typical" day, just trying to figure out what fills me up and takes longest to eat, has the most volume, so I can attempt this day. I'm making no promises that I'll actually stick it out. Just trying out the idea... If DH orders pizza (again!) and eats it in front of me, all bets may be off . If I can't get through the day at work without killing someone, I'll eat a bit more and maybe try again at some point in the future.

I'm not very good with being super hungry. I can be crabby enough with only mild hunger! This is me (as a kitty, not my current hamster-self) when I'm hungry (click to see it bigger).

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[jesca]

What is the point of the starvation day for? I'm just not sure I understand why.

[redfarrah]

Originally Posted by Bytsi

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Ha ha ha ha cute!

[Bytsi]

Originally Posted by jesca

What is the point of the starvation day for? I'm just not sure I understand why.

According to Leigh's maintenance manual (and she said it's ok to do during FL also), it can wipe the slate clean, account for any slips you've had, clean out any crap floating around that you overate or... something like that ! She says it's a key to making maintenance easy in general... about 1000-1200 kcal (for women - more for men).

We'll see!

Other news - the scale was (cue drumroll...) - DOWN another 1.5# today. It's going in fits and starts, but the overall trend is awesomely downward - even with TTOTM due in a day or so... . Google 15 is telling me I'm doing great...

I wanted to copy my daily plate weight chart here, but I can't get it to work... I've gotta run, but I'll try again later if I get time...

Excuse me - did you all hear my belly growling? Sorry! (I won't be this happy later - trust me!)