Your Mother Was A Hamster And Your Father Smelt Of Elderberries

[sidonia]

What Jason doesn't know won't hurt him...but it might hurt you...lolz! I only tell Charlie what I ate/am eating if I'm feeling particularly masochistic.

Nice to see the bloat receding...seems that fairly occasionally gets her work done...still think she needs a replacement...she's a bit lax....

[Bytsi]

Originally Posted by beesknees

Ha! I could have wrote that part about taking a year to get to 130. Its funny how I am okay with it, too. Totes awsum about the bloat slowly goin down.

I lurve carbs. I had to many last night in fact and I am sure I will pay for it today. But hey, I am just trying to get my body primed for my trip, right? Ha ha

Good luck with Oly....I had a fun moment at the gym on Tuesday doing some hang cleans and sorta fell in love. I hope I can get my brother to teach me more sometime!

Ruh roh - another Oly convert?!?!?

Originally Posted by sidonia

What Jason doesn't know won't hurt him...but it might hurt you...lolz! I only tell Charlie what I ate/am eating if I'm feeling particularly masochistic.

Nice to see the bloat receding...seems that fairy occasionally gets her work done...still think she needs a replacement...she's a bit lax....

Fairy is quite lax... got pretty upset today and kinda ate a lot of carbs . It IS break week, but still... emotional eating sux. But then I had a decent lift and felt better...

Basically, today was the day I was supposed to meet with former boss about slight tiny chance of a job, plus keep that connection and also just have a nice lunch. She picked the time/place and I drove about 40 minutes to make it convenient for her... then I sat and waited... and waited... and waited... and felt stupider and madder by the moment. Paged her, no reply... finally gave up and left after almost 40 minutes.

When I got home, I found an email from her saying she was sick and sorry and we'll have to reschedule. So ok, not 100% blow-off BUT the email was sent 30 min before our scheduled time !!! Even if I'd thought to check it (and why would I, she knows my phone # and has a pager and cell phone), it wouldn't have gotten to me in time to stop me from driving down there.

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR .

Then some other small stupid stuff went wrong and I just had a mini-meltdown... tried to fix it with baked pita chips (only cuz we're outta blue corn chips )... so add emotional eating to my list of bad crap for the day. Then went to lift, and it almost started disastrously, but turned around... whew!!!

Oly with Jason

OH Squats - 2x8x25#

Other warmup stuff - snatch to push press to squat to press to front squat, 2x2(e) w/ 25# bar

Snatches - 2x5x25#
2x35#, then on 3rd rep the bar got way out in front of me and I dropped it. As it went down, it smashed my left kneecap. Ow. I thought it would be ok in a minute, but on the next few tries it hurt really bad when I bent it. I was ready to quit and go back to bed and start the day over tomorrow .

So we switched to Power Snatches (no deep catch position) - 2x5x35#

YAY the knee seemed to recover after the 5 min of no deep bending, so...

Cleans - 5x20 kg
5x25 kg
5x27 kg
4x30 kg
3x32 kg
36 kg x 1, F on 2nd rep, 1 (with awful form and no real squat, but I did it)
36 kg x 1

Jerks - 2x5x65#
2x3x75#
... I decided I am better at jerks because there's no shrug involved. Shrug is my weakest weak point...

CG Pull - 5x40 kg
2x3x 60 kg

Done!
Salvaged what could've been a disastrous workout/day and felt much better by the time it was over. Jason's definitely asking me more now "is that weight ok?" and "ready to go up?" and even "1 kg or 2 kg more for this set?"

[realcdn]

Sorry about your day, but glad that Jason is more in tune with your needs.

[Celestialmom]

Sorry about your bad day...and the stoopid food. What is up with that lady anyhow? It seems like every interaction you have with her, she's pretty darn obnoxious, or at the best, thoughtless. Grr.

[sidonia]

Sucks about the day...and yeah...boss lady sounds totally not kewl. Glad your workout turned into a good one...yikes tho...how does the knee feel now...ok I hope!!! Ice???

[pjb923]

Nothing like a good lifting session to turn around a bad day.

Getting used to generating power from the shrug is probably the most difficult thing about oly lifting. Sounds like more clean pulls are in order.

[kfisherx]

Sorry 'bout the stoopid lady Bytsi.... I changed my title line in honor of you and Julie btw. Tom thought it was better than Continuously Calking. I really did ROTFLMAO when I read that the other night. The perfect medicine for a sickie...

[beesknees]

Boo boss lady.

Yay Oly session!

That is all

- whenever I say boo, I think of my 3 y.o. nephew who has been taught by his uncle to say Boo Beows - like Bears but without the r - and YAY Vikings! you have to hear it, but it makes me giggle. He also still calls me Bwee. again, the r's aren't there yet.

[Bytsi]

Well, an emotional-eating carb load will spike your weight right back up again. What a shock, eh? Plus, we had pizza and wings for dinner . I had 3 wings and 2 pieces of pizza (with chicken topping - NOM!!!)... and more carbs... and more carbs... it was just one of those awful pathetic nights... but I'm moving on.

I'm going back to tracking food today, but not cutting super-low on cals or obsessing on macros or weighing everything... just gonna start back slowly by writing down what I eat and then step it up if needed. I'd like to be more intuitive but still track (for now) if that makes any sense... I can always go back to the stricter stuff if needed. I do plan to add in 2-4 lower-cal days/week... and keep one "free" meal on weekends...

I want to be able to have lunch with a gf and NOT freak because I couldn't weigh the chicken in my salad, ya know???


In other news, my knee was VERY sore last night. It felt ok til I sat still after my shower, then when I went to get up, I couldn't walk! Iced, rested... it kept me up most of the night (every time I moved in bed, it hurt)... but this morning it's improving... still icing (as I type) and I did walk 30 min very slowly (2.5) on tmill just to stretch it out. It's just a bone bruise on the patella, I think... I'm such a klutz!

Originally Posted by realcdn

Sorry about your day, but glad that Jason is more in tune with your needs.

Thanks, and me too!

Originally Posted by Celestialmom

Sorry about your bad day...and the stoopid food. What is up with that lady anyhow? It seems like every interaction you have with her, she's pretty darn obnoxious, or at the best, thoughtless. Grr.

Sadly, this is not the same one who stood me up before... I just need to pick better friends???

She emailed me back today, and it sounds like she's actually been VERY sick, and she did try... (she realized from my email that she left me a vm on someone else's phone!)... and couldn't reply to my page cuz she was in the doctor's office... so I will forgive her for this one.

Originally Posted by sidonia

Sucks about the day...and yeah...boss lady sounds totally not kewl. Glad your workout turned into a good one...yikes tho...how does the knee feel now...ok I hope!!! Ice???

Yeah... sore... ice... and see my reply to Celeste about the lunch stuff - I forgive her...

Originally Posted by pjb923

Nothing like a good lifting session to turn around a bad day.

Getting used to generating power from the shrug is probably the most difficult thing about oly lifting. Sounds like more clean pulls are in order.

I definitely need more shrug work - I never did them before because I was afraid of hurting my neck (I've had chronic neck issues since I was in a bad crash in my teens)... but now I realize I need to strengthen, not avoid! My clean pulls are pretty strong - it's integrating that into a lift that's hard for me. If I stop at the pull, it's all good... but as soon as I have to do the next step (snatch or clean), I stop the pull too early and bend my arms, or I don't shrug enough, or...

It's a work in progress. Coordination is a major issue too

Originally Posted by kfisherx

Sorry 'bout the stoopid lady Bytsi.... I changed my title line in honor of you and Julie btw. Tom thought it was better than Continuously Calking. I really did ROTFLMAO when I read that the other night. The perfect medicine for a sickie...

Love the title line

Originally Posted by beesknees

Boo boss lady.

Yay Oly session!

That is all

[Karen411]

Sorry you had such a bad day yesterday. Today can only be better, right?

[sidonia]

Glad she had at least tried... Hope the knee continues to feel bettah...sounds like you gave it a good whack! Intuitive eating also sounds like a good path. You know you can always go back to being more strict, but you gotta live in the meantime, and feed all the things you enjoy doing...karate...oly...being a mom...

[Aoife]

Well, you know in Leigh's stuff she actually has a "plan" where in maintenance you can have a "starve" day once a week… to make up for your tiny indiscretions throughout the week (or the one or 2 bigger ones) as a way to only be "obsessive" one day. so it is something you could try. *shrug* I actually might when I finally get back to maintenance… you know, once I fix my real problem of too much ass-sittin.

[Bytsi]

Originally Posted by Karen411

Sorry you had such a bad day yesterday. Today can only be better, right?

It was, til the forums went down

Originally Posted by sidonia

Glad she had at least tried... Hope the knee continues to feel bettah...sounds like you gave it a good whack! Intuitive eating also sounds like a good path. You know you can always go back to being more strict, but you gotta live in the meantime, and feed all the things you enjoy doing...karate...oly...being a mom...

Knee continues to be less sore through the day, but still icing it a bit just to be safe... Plan to lift tomorrow if it's ok... And yeah - I'm not ruling out living, but after 3 months of obsessive weighing and tracking, it's time for a break.

Unfortunately, I got about 50% carbs today!!! I've really missed fruit and big salads, I guess . Not too bad on sugary starchy processed stuff, so it's all ok... at 100g protein which is pretty low for me, but I'll keep working on it.

Originally Posted by Aoife

Well, you know in Leigh's stuff she actually has a "plan" where in maintenance you can have a "starve" day once a week… to make up for your tiny indiscretions throughout the week (or the one or 2 bigger ones) as a way to only be "obsessive" one day. so it is something you could try. *shrug* I actually might when I finally get back to maintenance… you know, once I fix my real problem of too much ass-sittin.

Yeppers - that's where I got my idea of strict a few days a week - my version of Leigh's starve day for maintenance, but do it a few days a week (well, not 1100 cals starve, but at least 500-600 cal deficit) and see how things go... LOLZ about the ass-sittin' - did a bit too much of that today - but it WAS my scheduled day off...

[realcdn]

Originally Posted by Bytsi

It was, til the forums went down

Yeah, I noticed that.

[pjb923]

Originally Posted by Bytsi

My clean pulls are pretty strong - it's integrating that into a lift that's hard for me. If I stop at the pull, it's all good... but as soon as I have to do the next step (snatch or clean), I stop the pull too early and bend my arms, or I don't shrug enough, or...

It's a work in progress. Coordination is a major issue too

I used to have the exact same problem. My coach would tell me that during my clean pulls it looked like I could handle so much more weight, but as soon as I tried the full clean my shrug power went way down. He was constantly telling me to "shrug over the bar" and it stuck in my head. It's very important to initiate the shrug in while your shoulders are still over the bar.

Keep practicing and the coordination will get there.

[CloveApple]

Hope your knee keeps improving. I'm just glad it wasn't all 4 knees. (I think hamsters have 4 knees?)

Originally Posted by Bytsi

I want to be able to have lunch with a gf and NOT freak because I couldn't weigh the chicken in my salad, ya know???

I once actually weighed a pancake at a restaurant. Really. And the friend I ate with still speaks to me. (She thought it was funny.) I can get just the tad bit obsessive myself.

[Espi]

When I was alone in the ice cream parlor , I've had the guy working there weigh the ic (actually it was sherbet) that I had bought, so yes.. I don't mind the overeating as much as not knowing what I ate.
Bytsi , if I had been you, I'd just go for 1 near-fast day. Two is too much.

[Bytsi]

Originally Posted by realcdn

Yeah, I noticed that.

Hai Anne!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by pjb923

I used to have the exact same problem. My coach would tell me that during my clean pulls it looked like I could handle so much more weight, but as soon as I tried the full clean my shrug power went way down. He was constantly telling me to "shrug over the bar" and it stuck in my head. It's very important to initiate the shrug in while your shoulders are still over the bar.

Keep practicing and the coordination will get there.

Thanks Paul! I will definitely keep that in mind - shrug OVER the bar, not after I straighten . Jason corrects a lot of things for me, but sometimes a slight difference in wording can really help...

Originally Posted by CloveApple

Hope your knee keeps improving. I'm just glad it wasn't all 4 knees. (I think hamsters have 4 knees?)

I once actually weighed a pancake at a restaurant. Really. And the friend I ate with still speaks to me. (She thought it was funny.) I can get just the tad bit obsessive myself.

LOLZ about the pancake. I weigh at my parent's house if they cook for us, and I really check online restaurant info (although I know they lie and vary in preparation)... but I want to try to be more... "normal" (whatever that is).

Knee is just bruisey now - will see how it feels when I lift in about an hour!

Originally Posted by Espi

When I was alone in the ice cream parlor , I've had the guy working there weigh the ic (actually it was sherbet) that I had bought, so yes.. I don't mind the overeating as much as not knowing what I ate.
Bytsi , if I had been you, I'd just go for 1 near-fast day. Two is too much.

Espi - if you look again, I said I wanted to have at least 500-600 cals DEFICIT on those days. Not total cals... I don't fast - ever. My body doesn't handle it at all.



Heading out to do lifting in a little while... mostly unilateral stuff planned for today...

[Bytsi]

Lifting

Mobility warmup

Pullups - 10x1xbw

Pull Thru's - 2x12x80#

OH Squat - 2x8x30#

BSS - 2x10(e)x15#(e)

1-leg RDL - 2x8(e)x40#(e)

Bench Press - 8x95#, 6x115#, 2x135#
... I really could've done 2 at 135, but my spotter helped just the tiniest bit at the end of the 2nd rep. I could've made it, but I guess he was worried... so I'm not calling it a TRUE PR - yet (so bold, but not red). Maybe next week .

1-arm Cable Row - 2x8(e)x60#
.... I wanted to do 1-arm db rows, but I couldn't lean on my knee on the bench, so switched to cable...

DB Shoulder Press - 10x30#(e), 6x35#(e)

Abs - Incline situps w/ med ball overhead, Incline situps with twist med ball

[Espi]

Meant semi-fasting. I've done real fast very often (not for dieting purposes, just to save time) and it never worked either to lose weight because of 'rebound hyperphagia'

Cripes 135lbs BP! Over 60kg!!! Twice! You superwoman!

[Bytsi]

Not semi-fasting even... just a few lower cal days with a deficit because it'll make up for the non-deficit days that might slip over...

This morning - 141. Still hovering in the re-fed range, but I haven't really hit a major deficit since my week-off is technically just ending today... Hit around 1650 cals yesterday, so very small deficit...

Today - Sunday Sprintervals
20 min of alt 1 min walk with 1 min jog from 5.2 - 7mph. Then 5 30-sec sprints at 8, 9, 10, 10, 10.5.
Walked a little (20 min), watched the crazy dude attack Federer during the French Open finals... and Done!

Loved the tackle from the official who came out of the bottom right corner!

[msmogreen]

Bytsi--

You are so strong! Yikes. It makes sense now how we can weigh the same given our height difference. You obviously have a ton of muscle. Anybody looking at us standing side by side would easily expect that I weight 20 lbs. more than you. You are just so compact and strong.

[sidonia]

Holy Benching Batman... You're 160lbs lighter than me and pressing the same...you are one STRONG ASS CHICA!!!

[Celestialmom]

Yeah what she said.

[sidonia]

(I finally got to use my Batman line...before...eh-hem...someone else did...hehehehe)

[Aoife]

would it have been funner if you had just said "holey benchman!"

[sidonia]

It would have, but I am not so quick as theAoife... (especially not today in a benedryl induced walking coma)

[Aoife]

well, that's what I read it as.
I love benedryl… it makes living almost bearable. and lately, it HASN'T been knocking me on my ass (weird, I know). We've kicked up some serious dust around here and I'm somehow still alive AND awake enough to keep going. Oddness abounds.

[kfisherx]

DAYUM!!! Nice BP!

[Deserve]

Look at you with the Bench Press. Very nice work.