Bytsi's Body Reshaping Log

[Nikster]

just popping in to say "hi". How is Leighs' program helping out? should I get the books? what are you learning from it? just curious?
Nikster~
PS- did you catch my youtube hamster vid I sent? it was funny.

[Bytsi]

I got to eat today - YAY!!!
But I think the workout suffered from yesterday's lo-cal - I just didn't feel as strong as I should've... so maybe I'll reassess - either not do the starve days when I'm already at a deficit (I could save 'em til I'm on maintenance) OR I might try Tuesday instead, since I don't lift til 3pm on Weds, and on Friday (today) I lifted at 9am - not enough time to be refueled...).

Today's workout: Stage 4 B3

Wide-grip DL from step -- 1x8 @ 135#, 2x8 @ 145#.

Bulgarian Split-squat -- 3x8 @ 35#s (2x17.5#s).

Underhand grip lat pulldown -- 3x8 @ 130# - these felt so hard today

Prone Cuban Snatch -- 3x8 w/ 12.5# db's.

Rear lunge off step w/ forward reach -- 3x8 w/ 17.5# db's.

Ball crunch, reverse crunch, side flexion -- 2x10 each, supersetted.

Prone Cobra -- OOPS! I forgot 'em

Food today:
1/2 c Fiber 1 raisin bran w/ skim milk
PWO shake - banana, prot. powder & milk
salad w/ lettuce, tomato, 1 slice crumbled bacon, grilled chicken breast, avocado, 1 egg, 1T blue cheese dressing (dipped fork)
snack - at mall w/ DS - 90 kcal fruit juice "smoothie" with 1 protein shot (only 35 kcal and 8g protein - huh?!?)
dinner - Bob Evans (I love 'em and they now finally have all their nutrition info online!) -- egg beaters, 1 turkey-sausage link, 1 multigrain pancake
snack - wheat thins (yeah, I know... LOL!)

Total: 1681 kcal, 43c/28p/29f (127g protein - oops - probably need to eat a little more like tuna or string cheese tonight)

Shopped today (bribed DS - he got a cool toy for being good and coming with me!)... and I got clothes!!! Yay!!! I think he's my shopping good-luck charm. I found cute shorts and an adorable top, and while not everything I tried on fit (I'm not down that much!), the stuff I bought did fit - so YAY!!! And I think (hope) most of it will still be fine when I'm a bit lighter too, but none of it is so tight that it looks gross now...

Originally Posted by marthand99

I don't like starving either! Good job getting through it as well as you did!

Your weight loss graph looks AWESOME!

Thanks Marty!
I was up 1# today, but since yesterday was down 1.5# and TTOTM is seriously due by tomorrow (where is she?!? - and no I am NOT pg!), so overall trend still good!

Originally Posted by jesca

I think 1350 is great! I would have a seriously rough time getting that low, unless I was sick or something. Way to go on not eating the twizzlers and other junk too. I do love me some twizzlers, but only the original kind, I find the other ones gross, for some reason.
Way to go on your progress. Keep up the good work!

I love Twizzlers too... sigh...
1350 was hard, and I was mad that I didn't stick to 1200... but... oh well.

Originally Posted by nutbar

I lost track of the days as I read through. So did ya actually rest??

Woo hoo! Yay for cracking down on the eats!

That sounds like starvation day to me! LOL Good job coming in that low and resisting the temptations throughout the day!

Thanks Diane. YES I rested. Did make sure to do NEAT (I do a lap around the track any time I go to the bathroom or have to talk to my boss, and I have been sitting/bouncing on a ball instead of my chair when I'm typing).

Originally Posted by Nikster

just popping in to say "hi". How is Leighs' program helping out? should I get the books? what are you learning from it? just curious?
PS- did you catch my youtube hamster vid I sent? it was funny.

Hey Nick - I saw the hamster - tres cute!!!
I like Leigh's books and recommend them... just learned that details matter - how's that for the 2cent summary? She lays it all out well, and makes you really "get it" even if you already "knew it" before... And it's nice to know you can trust the info, having seen the results others here are getting with her plans.

[Nikster]

hey bytsi-
side note...but what were those hand grip things that you said you were using? I forgot the name and I think I have to get something...my hands kill me while lifting heavy, especially DL's!!

thanks
and thanks for the info. on LP's books, maybe when I get some more moolah, I will get them too

Nik

[Celestialmom]

Originally Posted by Nikster

just popping in to say "hi". How is Leighs' program helping out? should I get the books? what are you learning from it? just curious?
Nikster~
PS- did you catch my youtube hamster vid I sent? it was funny.

I caught it too Nikster! It was hilarious, and my kids danced around the kitchen while we listened! Long live Darth Hamster!!!

Here's another one in Bytsi's honor, although it may be her cousin, I can't tell...

Flash » The Guinea Pig Way

[kfisherx]

Bytsi, I enjoy tremendously reading about your battle with hunger. Misery loves company you know. I don't think I am suffering nearly as badly as you but today while I was reading your log (earlier in the day) my stomach started to growl. I have not had hunger growls for a very long time. It made me LOL! It was growling in hamony with yours.

You are doing great so far. I am so glad that you have started to track and get dirty with this. Soon you will probably be able to drop all the tracking.

[Bytsi]

Originally Posted by Nikster

hey bytsi-
side note...but what were those hand grip things that you said you were using? I forgot the name and I think I have to get something...my hands kill me while lifting heavy, especially DL's!!

thanks
and thanks for the info. on LP's books, maybe when I get some more moolah, I will get them too

Hi Nik - I use versa-grips (Versagripps.com). What I love is that they are good for heavy push (if you're benching), heavy pull (like DL's) BUT you can also just ignore that they're on since they velcro around your wrist and not use 'em at all. For example, I might use 'em for DL and heavy rows or pulldowns, but just use my own grip for warming up, or step-ups and lunges - they don't get in the way at all. And I even have big callouses to prove that I don't always use them

Originally Posted by Celestialmom

I caught it too Nikster! It was hilarious, and my kids danced around the kitchen while we listened! Long live Darth Hamster!!!

Here's another one in Bytsi's honor, although it may be her cousin, I can't tell...

Flash » The Guinea Pig Way

Hey - I know that guy
OMG, I was ROTFL!!!! Ya'll gotta click on it if you didn't yet! Thanks Celeste!!!

Originally Posted by kfisherx

Bytsi, I enjoy tremendously reading about your battle with hunger. Misery loves company you know. I don't think I am suffering nearly as badly as you but today while I was reading your log (earlier in the day) my stomach started to growl. I have not had hunger growls for a very long time. It made me LOL! It was growling in hamony with yours.

You are doing great so far. I am so glad that you have started to track and get dirty with this. Soon you will probably be able to drop all the tracking.

Thanks Karla! Sorry 'bout your tummy growls - I'm quite familiar with that sound... I don't know if I'll ever drop the tracking - dropping it was the first step in my regain trend of the last 5 years . We're going on vaca in February (yeah, I plan ahead) and I'm already wondering if I'll try to track, what I'll do, etc etc .

Wanna hear a weird/good thing? Last night AF finally arrived (right as I was posting about where is she?!) and I decided to "treat" myself to my mini-pack of m&m's that I haven't had in weeks - just a little 60 kcal chocolate hit... and I opened the bag, and ate a few, and...

Eh.

That was it. Not yum, just Eh.

So I tossed the rest of 'em. Why bother?

How weird is that? I LUV my chocolate, but... even with AF visiting, they just didn't taste as good as I thought they used to. I still love dark chocolate (had one piece a few days ago), but the m&ms were my FAVORITE and (as Jane will remember) a nightly mini-indulgence... but now...

Hmmmmmmmm....

[redfarrah]

What is it with us ladies and chocolate?! Seriously....

[foodfromafar]

Bytsi, I am so impressed with your workouts!! You are doing great! I know you'll figure out the whole food tracking thing, too. Congrats on finding some great new clothes! It really makes a difference to look as great as you feel!!

[stephanie932]

Hey, Bytsi! Looks like you are rockin' in here! WTG with the continued weightloss even with AF arriving! You are really doing an awesome job. Keep it up!

[SpacecityPaula]

Not so much a fan of M&Ms as I am of dark chocolate. I told bob at the beginning of the year, if I'm going to have chocolate, it's going to be good, dark chocolate, and not much of this milk chocolate crap.

There's nothing like good chocolate - well maybe good sex is in the same realm.

[marthand99]

That's great about the chocolate! If you are going to give into a craving, you want to enjoy every bite, not just eat to eat. It sounds like you're really making a big change in how you approach food. Good on you!

[Bytsi]

LOL - seems like everyone can relate to chocolate in one way or another! I read once that chocolate releases the same endorphins as sex - so maybe Paula's right!

Today's workout: SS cardio for 45 minutes: 30 min stairmaster at around 140-ish bpm, then 15 min tmill walk at 6 degree incline, around 120-125 bpm. Was going to do an hour, but... bleh. Gonna go walk around later anyway, so I'll get some more NEAT.

Party at our neighbor's tonight... starts at 8 (hey, isn't that close to my bedtime?). At least I can eat small sensible dinner before... I don't drink, but I have to be careful of the snax. Skipped the all-day picnic today because it's too freakin' hot and humid to be stuck outside, DH & DS didn't want to go (DD doesn't go ANYWHERE with us - she's a teenager), and I didn't need uncontrolled food options all day AND all night!

[jesca]

Originally Posted by Bytsi

Party at our neighbor's tonight... starts at 8 (hey, isn't that close to my bedtime?). At least I can eat small sensible dinner before... I don't drink, but I have to be careful of the snax. Skipped the all-day picnic today because it's too freakin' hot and humid to be stuck outside, DH & DS didn't want to go (DD doesn't go ANYWHERE with us - she's a teenager), and I didn't need uncontrolled food options all day AND all night!

The good news is that when it's hot you don't want to eat as much. I know that's fer sure! I was driving home from sweaty Pilates in my sweaty car in 92 degree weather and I thought about all the fattening stuff I had eaten in the past two days and wanted to puke I think that's why I lose in the summer. All I want is a salad

Great work on the workouts. I agree with getting more NEAT in instead. I used to discount the importance of it, but now I sees the light I think it's awesome that you consider it in your day and work to get it higher. Very cool Have a great weekend! Concentrate on the company instead of the food tonight!

[kfisherx]

Originally Posted by Bytsi

Wanna hear a weird/good thing? Last night AF finally arrived (right as I was posting about where is she?!) and I decided to "treat" myself to my mini-pack of m&m's that I haven't had in weeks - just a little 60 kcal chocolate hit... and I opened the bag, and ate a few, and...

Eh.

That was it. Not yum, just Eh.

So I tossed the rest of 'em. Why bother?

How weird is that? I LUV my chocolate, but... even with AF visiting, they just didn't taste as good as I thought they used to. I still love dark chocolate (had one piece a few days ago), but the m&ms were my FAVORITE and (as Jane will remember) a nightly mini-indulgence... but now...

Hmmmmmmmm....

Not weird at all actually. I have been saying this all along. As you feed yourself with better foods the cravings for crap actually begin to go away. The crap food eventually doesn't taste good enough to warrant all the feeling bad and bloating that is going to happen. You are experiencing this yourself now and will experience it even more as you travel down this path I bet. Congrats!