Time for some R.E.P.A.I.R.

[jesca]

OMG, I'm glad that you weren't seriously hurt in that accident! Cabs make me crazy, I hate taking them anywhere. I'm so not cut out for NYC!

I bet you're glad to move again. I'm starting to get a little twitchy since it's been about 2.5 weeks since a workout. Of course, I'm sure the itching wasn't fun! Maybe it was the heat or maybe it was psychological? I get itchy when I freak out. Maybe that's just me being my version of crazy

[warasa]

Ugh! I totally understand the wedding thing. I have just come back from a 5-day trip to my boyfriend's college and it totally messed up my plan. I do great in terms of exercise but eating is horrible. Back-to-back unavoidable social eating for the whole trip. Your protein is insanely high (to me, cuz I struggled to reach my 160ish g.)

Anyway I decided to just continue on. I'm now on increase phase with 55% carb luxury. I can't wait for Metaburn!

One question. I'm in catagory 2 for metaburn and I will be ordering fat burner for it soon. Do you have any experience with fat burner? Which one works for you now that EC that Leigh recommends is no longer available?

[warasa]

Originally Posted by warasa

I'm in catagory 2

Oops, I mean category 3.

[nutbar]

Congrats on getting to exercise!! And I'm glad you didn't suffer worse from the accident!

What's pinkberry??

[kfisherx]

I know that itchy feeling well. Happens every time I start to run after a layoff. I don't know what it is but I imagine it if fat cells scurrying about and abandoning ship. I love jogging in Central Park. Last time I was there I stayed just a few blocks from it and jogged every day in the AM. The runners at that time of the morning were pretty slow.

[Deserve]

Things are looking good Marty.

[jesca]

Diane - pinkberry is like frozen yogurt. They're a brand that started in Cali, I think, but now it's kind of a household name for reinvented frozen yogurt.
I was in LA in Jan. and I think it had just started catching on. There was a place right across the street from our hotel and I never got any. I'm totally kicking myself for that!

So how was the knock off, Marty? What flavor did you get? I'm dying to live vicariously through you!

[marthand99]

Originally Posted by tcoy777

Nice run!! I bet felt great to get the legs moving again. I don't know how you could have run after a night of whiskey shots. The thought of whiskey makes me want to throw up a little. Rather get my liquid carbs from good beer.

Thanks T! It definitely did. It was so weird to put on my running shoes again, it had been awhile!

Whiskey makes me want to throw up a lot. I am totally with you on the beer thing! When I was training for the marathon, I had a pretty strict policy of hangovers being absolutely no excuse for missing a run. (I'm not talking about long runs - I never drank before those. Just short ones.) So even though I didn't have a hangover the other day, I've sort of trained myself to be able to run regardless of booze consumption. It might not be pretty, but it gets done.

Originally Posted by jesca

OMG, I'm glad that you weren't seriously hurt in that accident! Cabs make me crazy, I hate taking them anywhere. I'm so not cut out for NYC!

I bet you're glad to move again. I'm starting to get a little twitchy since it's been about 2.5 weeks since a workout. Of course, I'm sure the itching wasn't fun! Maybe it was the heat or maybe it was psychological? I get itchy when I freak out. Maybe that's just me being my version of crazy

Thanks Jes! Yeah, I don't know what was going on there. I don't think it was psychological because I was pretty chill, and the itching really surprised me. I had to clench my fists to keep from scratching. Yuck.

I never fastened my seatbelt in cabs. Now I always will. The whole rest of the weekend I would get a headache whenever we got into a cab. Now THAT was psychological. LOL.

Originally Posted by warasa

Ugh! I totally understand the wedding thing. I have just come back from a 5-day trip to my boyfriend's college and it totally messed up my plan. I do great in terms of exercise but eating is horrible. Back-to-back unavoidable social eating for the whole trip. Your protein is insanely high (to me, cuz I struggled to reach my 160ish g.)

Anyway I decided to just continue on. I'm now on increase phase with 55% carb luxury. I can't wait for Metaburn!

One question. I'm in catagory 2 for metaburn and I will be ordering fat burner for it soon. Do you have any experience with fat burner? Which one works for you now that EC that Leigh recommends is no longer available?

Originally Posted by warasa

Oops, I mean category 3.

Hi warasa! I mean ... wasabi!! LOL.

I have never used a fat burner before. I did find the other one that she lists here - I hope that helps!

I have such a hard time with social eating. Like, I have plenty o' willpower and do fine in restaurants or whatever, but I have a hard time saying to someone, no, I don't want to eat the chocolate cake that you spent hours making. I'm not overweight so saying I'm on a diet sort of makes people uncomfortable, and if I tell them about REPAIR I have to go into a whole spiel about my eating disorder. Whatever. Next week I start eating pretty much normally, so just a few more days. I CANNOT WAIT for 55% carbs. OMG OMG so excited!

Originally Posted by nutbar

Congrats on getting to exercise!! And I'm glad you didn't suffer worse from the accident!

What's pinkberry??

Originally Posted by jesca

Diane - pinkberry is like frozen yogurt. They're a brand that started in Cali, I think, but now it's kind of a household name for reinvented frozen yogurt.
I was in LA in Jan. and I think it had just started catching on. There was a place right across the street from our hotel and I never got any. I'm totally kicking myself for that!

So how was the knock off, Marty? What flavor did you get? I'm dying to live vicariously through you!

Thanks Diane!

I love Pinkberry. It is frozen yogurt, but not normal frozen yogurt - more like Greek frozen yogurt. It's a bit more sour, and they have delicious fresh fruit toppings.

Right now they are only in NYC and LA, so whenever I am in either city I insist on eating lunch there every day. Chicago has a couple of knockoffs that have opened (and Jes - they are just as good as the real thing), and I can't wait until I have a few more carbs to work with, because I love it!!

Jes, I always get the original flavor with blueberries, raspberries, and mochi. YUM!!

Originally Posted by kfisherx

I know that itchy feeling well. Happens every time I start to run after a layoff. I don't know what it is but I imagine it if fat cells scurrying about and abandoning ship. I love jogging in Central Park. Last time I was there I stayed just a few blocks from it and jogged every day in the AM. The runners at that time of the morning were pretty slow.

Karla, this made me feel so much better! I sure hope it is fat cells abandoning ship.

I would have been one of those slow runners!! I am a 12/min mile girl anyway, and I think I was even slower! Hee hee.

Originally Posted by Deserve

Things are looking good Marty.

Thanks Gabe. Hope you had a good weekend.

[marthand99]

Activity:
Resistance Training Day #1

Warm-up - Mobility work and stretching

Reverse Lunges 15/15s 15/15s 15/15s (next time - stay at 15s)
BSS 15/10s 15/10s 15/7.5s (start next time at 7.5s)
Neutral Grip Shoulder Press 15/10s 15/10s 15/10s (stay at 10s)
Bent Over Rows 15/10s 9/10s&6/7.5s 15/7.5s (start at 7.5s)
Pushups 8 toes/7 knees 7 toes/8 knees 5 toes/10 knees
Swiss Ball Jacknife 15 15 15
Reverse Crunch 15 15 15

Cool-down - Collapsed on the floor while cat licked face

Did stretching and foam rolling later that night.

Thoughts:
I think I might have pushed it too hard. I feel fine today, just the DOMS that I would expect, but this took a lot out of me for the rest of the day, and it was supposed to be a "light" workout. Will go easier on the next one.

My legs were jelly by the end.

It was hard to pick the right weight levels, given the time off and the 15 reps. I think I kept trying to do what I'd done a month ago with 10 reps. Silly Marty.

Food:
1948 calories
60g fat
172g carbs/22g fiber (sweet potato for starch)
188g protein

Pre-workout nutrition was salad, cottage cheese, tofu two hours before workout.
Post-workout was a protein shake with 1/2 banana.

Sleep: 8ish hours.

Water/sodium: I get 5mg of sodium now!!! Definitely under that. However, I was really, really thirsty yesterday after my workout, and water was off the charts.

Probiotics/enzymes/fish oil/multivitamin/BCAAs: Better, but will be 100% back on track now that I'm at work and on a schedule again.

Emotionally: Feeling awesome. I feel like a normal person - which is the entire goal that I want to achieve with this program. Exercising a normal amount, eating a reasonable amount of food. I feel better than I have in really long time.

I've decided to step away from the scale for the duration of the program. I will follow REPAIR to the letter, regardless of what it says, so I don't want to put myself through the daily anxiety of what that number is going to be. Mornings are hard enough as it is!

[SpacecityPaula]

Originally Posted by marthand99

One question for anyone who might know - WTF is a "Charlie's Angel"? I googled it and all I got was stuff about the movies and the tv show. I ended up doing side lunges while shooting finger guns at the cat.

Okay this just made me laugh. Did you ever find out what a Charlie's Angel is??

Originally Posted by marthand99

Food: Did I mention that yesterday was Carbfest 2008? I had one bagel, a small piece of no-knead bread, some grilled pizza, a small piece of blackout cake, and half a bottle of champagne swigged directly from the bottle. I am a classy girl.

Sleep: Nine hours, and I've been exhausted all day. Don't know why I'm so tired.

Could it have been the carbfest???

Originally Posted by UConnJulie

For my tracking, I use NutriBase Weight-Loss Software for Novices
I have also tried DietPower, which was okay but harder to input items. I loathe Fitday. It just isn't set up well for me.

I can't stand The Daily Plate, I do like sparkpeople though.

Originally Posted by tkinsley

No, it really IS disgusting. There's no saving it.

Oh BTW hi. I'm Tina, yet another Leighbot.

I will pipe up and say the one time I tried BSN it just sucked. I got the chocolate fudge flavor and it was just about the nastiest thing I ever tasted.

Tina:

Isbeing a Leighbot like being a Fembot?

Oh and Hi, I'm Paula

[jesca]

Yeah, I haven't really thought about the workouts yet, but I don't think I could just pick up a weight and do it right the first time, either. At least now you know where to go. Smart, making the notes about what you should do next time.

Way to go making the decision about the scale. If you're going to step away, this is the right time to do it, since there's going to be a lot of fluctuations with the exercise and the increased carbs. If it's going to be stressful, then you shouldn't do it.

[warasa]

Quote:
Originally Posted by marthand99
One question for anyone who might know - WTF is a "Charlie's Angel"? I googled it and all I got was stuff about the movies and the tv show. I ended up doing side lunges while shooting finger guns at the cat.

Originally Posted by SpacecityPaula

Okay this just made me laugh. Did you ever find out what a Charlie's Angel is??

LMAO Marty, you are really funny.

I must have missed that question. IMHO this is Charlie's Angel. YouTube - Golf Swing Abdominal Exercise

Don't ask me to cite how I know they are the same. It was messy googling long time ago.

Good news is after my unfortunate 5-day eating trip, I don't gain weight! Plus my morning temperature is up by 1.3 degree. I'm no longer meet the criteria for Wilson's temperature syndrome. This is AMAZING!! It proves that this is what my body has been longing. It finally starts to love me back .

I know how you feel about avoiding the scale. I made myself go back at it once in a while. It's a great tool for me to monitor my metabolism level. If my weight does not go up despite calorie increase, I know the program works. BTW increase phase is a paradise. Well, I wish paradise allows more fats, lol, but it's good anyway.

My stat so far in day 2 of INCREASE phase
Lose 3.5 lbs during Rest
Gain 2.5 lbs after that (all because of out-of-plan social eating.)
Same measurements
98 degrees morning body temp (up from 96.7)
The best digestive/bowel movement ever in my entire life (seriously.)

Sorry I steal the space on your log to post my progress lol.

[missjane]

Warasa, why don't you start a log so we can follow along on your progress?

[marthand99]

Originally Posted by warasa

Quote:
Originally Posted by marthand99
One question for anyone who might know - WTF is a "Charlie's Angel"? I googled it and all I got was stuff about the movies and the tv show. I ended up doing side lunges while shooting finger guns at the cat.



LMAO Marty, you are really funny.

I must have missed that question. IMHO this is Charlie's Angel. YouTube - Golf Swing Abdominal Exercise

Don't ask me to cite how I know they are the same. It was messy googling long time ago.

Good news is after my unfortunate 5-day eating trip, I don't gain weight! Plus my morning temperature is up by 1.3 degree. I'm no longer meet the criteria for Wilson's temperature syndrome. This is AMAZING!! It proves that this is what my body has been longing. It finally starts to love me back .

I know how you feel about avoiding the scale. I made myself go back at it once in a while. It's a great tool for me to monitor my metabolism level. If my weight does not go up despite calorie increase, I know the program works. BTW increase phase is a paradise. Well, I wish paradise allows more fats, lol, but it's good anyway.

My stat so far in day 2 of INCREASE phase
Lose 3.5 lbs during Rest
Gain 2.5 lbs after that (all because of out-of-plan social eating.)
Same measurements
98 degrees morning body temp (up from 96.7)
The best digestive/bowel movement ever in my entire life (seriously.)

Sorry I steal the space on your log to post my progress lol.

Originally Posted by missjane

Warasa, why don't you start a log so we can follow along on your progress?

Warasa aka Wasabi, THANK YOU! That video is awesome, and it makes so much more sense that my side lunges and finger guns. (I totally did that during the whole week of Prepare, hee hee. I skipped the finger guns when I was doing the mobility work in Central Park, though.)

That is so great about your temperature! And hilarious (and also great) about the best digestive movement of your life. I know exactly what you are talking about.

And I second missjane, warasa, you should start a log too! I really like it when you update and would love to read all about what's going on with you. But if you don't want to, feel free to keep posting here.

Originally Posted by jesca

Yeah, I haven't really thought about the workouts yet, but I don't think I could just pick up a weight and do it right the first time, either. At least now you know where to go. Smart, making the notes about what you should do next time.

Way to go making the decision about the scale. If you're going to step away, this is the right time to do it, since there's going to be a lot of fluctuations with the exercise and the increased carbs. If it's going to be stressful, then you shouldn't do it.

Thanks Jes! Yeah, that's what I thought about the scale too. I just didn't want to be unduly influenced and start tacking on extra-credit workouts or skipping meals.

Originally Posted by SpacecityPaula

Okay this just made me laugh. Did you ever find out what a Charlie's Angel is??

Could it have been the carbfest???

I can't stand The Daily Plate, I do like sparkpeople though.

I will pipe up and say the one time I tried BSN it just sucked. I got the chocolate fudge flavor and it was just about the nastiest thing I ever tasted.

Tina:

Isbeing a Leighbot like being a Fembot?

Oh and Hi, I'm Paula

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