Hulloes, this is my new log. I've hung around here for a couple days following the other people from flzine.com where I have a log, and now its time to join in the fun over here.
Did some lifting back in 2006 at the gym at my work, but nothing serious. Tried some lifting again last year, but had to stop because of back problems. Got back to lifting on NROL4W in February thanks to Juleske. I like most upper body stuff (lat pulldowns yay) and dislike most lower body stuff (ugh, lunges..) and I have a huge antipathy towards planks: I'm nowhere near the 120s that are required in stage 4. I'm stopped doing those as scheduled, but slowly trying to improve them. I cycle to work daily, and I try to take 1-hour walks on non-lifting days.
I started reading about fitness and fatloss, and found the Leigh Peele's blog. The Fatloss Challenge, and looking up some old pictures after Jules told me I used to be super-skinny (me? skinny? yeah right! hey... I really *was* skinny!) inspired me to apply myself to lose weight. I started at the end of March, ate at deficit for 2 months and then did maintenance for a week. I lost 6.4 kg / 14 lbs. Its coming rather easy to me, I guess I should consider myself lucky. Just started on the deficit again, goal is to reach 65 kg / 143 lbs at the end of July. The end goal for my fatloss is 60 kg / 132 lbs, which I plan to reach by the end of September. I consider this a preparation: when I get there, I'm gonna set a new goal, though not sure yet whether to concentrate on looks or strength yet.
Stuff I struggle with is a leg length difference, currently its giving me a pain in the butt from my piriformis muscle cramping up something bad. I got some exercises to keep it under control though, and I ordered a foam roller that I hope will help too. My multifidus muscles are very bad on the right side, I got some exercides for that, but I hardly ever do them. The core work in NROL4W has helped greatly with my back though. I managed to get tendonitis somewhere around my right tricep from doing bad pushups, but that's almost gone now. Oh, and I might have an anterior tilt. Need to look into that some more, though I'm already planning to foamroll my hamstrings to be able to reach my toes at some point.
I'm a vegetarian, and eat 3 pints of quark cheese per day for most of my protein requirements. Other than that I eat quorn for protein. I'm a bit afraid of tofu after reading some articles on T-Nation about the stuff. When I'm going maintenance I want to rely more on whole grains and legumes and some nuts for protein sources. Supplementing with vegetarian-friendly multivitamins since I got tired from being in a deficit. Macro's during deficit are approximately: 45% protein, 40% carbs, 15% fat. This is not a conscious choice, it just happens to be most convenient. Here's a linky to my FitDay.
Phew! *eats a cookie*
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Vegetarian, consumer of large quantities of Quark cheese
Working my way from 76.4 to 58 kg (168 - 127.6 lbs)
Lifting a bit, schedule varies. Barbell weight: 22kg/48.4#
Hey, are you offering those cookies for all? I'll have to compare to Jules's...
Since you're eating a lot of q-foods, have you tried quinoa? It's a "grain-like seed" that's high in protein.
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They call me Amanda, that being my real name, and "They" being people who know me in person as I don't go around introducing myself in real life as "scribess." 'Cause that would just be strange.
Oops, too many windows open. Meant to post this somewhere else. :s
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They call me Amanda, that being my real name, and "They" being people who know me in person as I don't go around introducing myself in real life as "scribess." 'Cause that would just be strange.
have you tried quinoa? It's a "grain-like seed" that's high in protein.
tried it once, but planning to revisit it when I'm done with the fatloss.
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Vegetarian, consumer of large quantities of Quark cheese
Working my way from 76.4 to 58 kg (168 - 127.6 lbs)
Lifting a bit, schedule varies. Barbell weight: 22kg/48.4#
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Vegetarian, consumer of large quantities of Quark cheese
Working my way from 76.4 to 58 kg (168 - 127.6 lbs)
Lifting a bit, schedule varies. Barbell weight: 22kg/48.4#
But virtual cookies are the only cookies I can have atm!
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Vegetarian, consumer of large quantities of Quark cheese
Working my way from 76.4 to 58 kg (168 - 127.6 lbs)
Lifting a bit, schedule varies. Barbell weight: 22kg/48.4#
Hulloes, this is my new log. I've hung around here for a couple days following the other people from flzine.com where I have a log, and now its time to join in the fun over here.
I'm a vegetarian, and eat 3 pints of quark cheese per day for most of my protein requirements. Other than that I eat quorn for protein. Macro's during deficit are approximately: 45% protein, 40% carbs, 15% fat. This is not a conscious choice, it just happens to be most convenient. Here's a linky to my FitDay.
Phew! *eats a cookie*
Hi Pips!
I saw your fitday... what country do you live in?
Where do you buy quark (I just googled it)...? Do you have any idea if it's like "farmer cheese?" I used to eat that as a kid. A dry, condensed cottage cheese w/out the curd pieces... It looks like something I'd like to try...
Is the quorn like tempeh? How do you cook it?
Welcome, and I'm jealous of your progress. Do you think it's the low fat? Do you think it's low calories? Probably just 'cause you're a 32 year young babe
Hey Pips! Welcome. Looks like you've made really good progress so far, I'm vegetarian too and have been hearing more and more about Quark, I knew what it was but I didn't realise it was so high in protein! Always on the look out for more vegetarian protein foods.
I just looked it up on Wikipedia and it says "Quark flavored with vanilla or fruit is used as a dessert in the Netherlands and Germany." Have you served it as a dessert like this? The tub at my supermarket describes it as 'sharp and tangy.'
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I just looked it up on Wikipedia and it says "Quark flavored with vanilla or fruit is used as a dessert in the Netherlands and Germany." Have you served it as a dessert like this? The tub at my supermarket describes it as 'sharp and tangy.'
Yup, its normally eaten as a desert. I eat a pint-sized tub 3x/day as a small meal though. Most people like to put sugar in it, as it is indeed rather sharp and tangy, so I guess it'd be nice with some artificial sweetener as well. Mostly I eat it unsweetened though. Oh, and it PWNS cottage cheese, I can't abide the taste nor the texture of that stuff.
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Vegetarian, consumer of large quantities of Quark cheese
Working my way from 76.4 to 58 kg (168 - 127.6 lbs)
Lifting a bit, schedule varies. Barbell weight: 22kg/48.4#
My foamroller arrived, and I've been playing around with it a bit. Rolling along the spine was the best ever, better than getting bearhugged, and I heard some nice popping sounds. I've marked the places where it hurt, copying the example of a physiotherapist I saw last year, cuz I liked that, and it works better for me than descriptions.
Right now the area around my piriformis and thigh area feels really warm from the rolling, mostly on the outside. Its been really tight this past week, which is actually what finally convinced me to buy a foam roller. Hoping to feel some nice improvements soon
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Vegetarian, consumer of large quantities of Quark cheese
Working my way from 76.4 to 58 kg (168 - 127.6 lbs)
Lifting a bit, schedule varies. Barbell weight: 22kg/48.4#
Like I posted over on your log at FLzine, I luuuuv my foam roller. My IT band and calves in particular are already starting to feel less painful when rolling.
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They call me Amanda, that being my real name, and "They" being people who know me in person as I don't go around introducing myself in real life as "scribess." 'Cause that would just be strange.
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Vegetarian, consumer of large quantities of Quark cheese
Working my way from 76.4 to 58 kg (168 - 127.6 lbs)
Lifting a bit, schedule varies. Barbell weight: 22kg/48.4#
front squat/push press: bar (22kg / 48.4#) + 2 red thingies (about 2kg / 4.4# each)
6 out of 8 required reps on 1st 2 sets, 5 reps on 3rd set. Next time I'd go for 8 reps, but next time is Stage 5.. step-up: 12kg / 26.4#
no rests this time, so progress dumbell one-point row: 12kg / 26.4#
no rests, GREAT progress, was way hard with 11kg 2 times before this static lunge, rear foot elevated: 7kg / 15.4#
ouch, my quads, but no rest this time, so progress push-up: inclined, on the seated row bench
6+2 reps on 1st set, 8 reps on 2nd set, 5+3 reps on last set. still need lots of progress here. cable horizontal woodchop: 10kg
triceps ouch.
overall: nice progress, very sore triceps
Wanted to measure my bodyfat at the gym, but Dominique, the gym-owner, wasn't there, so didn't dare to ask. I'll try to remember doing it next week, as I'm curious how it compares to last time (27.6% on April 22nd). Gonna walk for an hour later on, and foamroll some more today.
Dinner at the new indian restaurant tonight with the gang, they got a friend from NL over to visit us. Hope they have a nice salad or vegetable dish.
Been losing weight like crazy this week, 200 g /day, probably because of the maintenance week I finished last Sunday.
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Vegetarian, consumer of large quantities of Quark cheese
Working my way from 76.4 to 58 kg (168 - 127.6 lbs)
Lifting a bit, schedule varies. Barbell weight: 22kg/48.4#
Dinner at the new indian restaurant tonight with the gang, they got a friend from NL over to visit us. Hope they have a nice salad or vegetable dish.
Been losing weight like crazy this week, 200 g /day, probably because of the maintenance week I finished last Sunday.
Pips, you're a pain in the neck coming here and reading how fast you're losing weight. I am happy for you !!! of course!
Indian food: I had a masala dosa with spinach and mushroom and it was surprisingly low in cal when I googled and found averages and also, I took leftover home and weighed it, so I knew approximations. But that was South Indian restaurant; you may not find masala dosa (large crepe from lentil flour, with fillings and sambar sauce). Even the coconut chutney wasn't nearly as high in cal as I'd expected.
Etana, I'd happily shift some of my weightloss to you if it were possible. Since its not, I'll just try and keep you motivated instead
I ate way much, it was nice! Not as nice as the Veggie Korma that L. had though, so I'm getting that next time. Oh, and I liked the lassie, I'm gonna remember that for next time. Its kinda like a milkshake, only not cold, and tastes less artificial! Hm... protein powder lassie... or... protein powder milkshake... *ponders*
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Vegetarian, consumer of large quantities of Quark cheese
Working my way from 76.4 to 58 kg (168 - 127.6 lbs)
Lifting a bit, schedule varies. Barbell weight: 22kg/48.4#
To get the quark tastier strain it over a coffee filter..
Get one of those old-fashioned plastic coffee filter holders, put a paper filter inside.. fill it up with the Quark (or yoghurt or cottage cheese) and strain it overnight.
Result is not so acid and esp yoghurt takes on a wonderful consistency that's a glory to eat.. this is why so many pay big $$$ for Greek yoghurt that comes strained, not knowing how easy-peasy it is to do this on your own.
Try it.. and be amazed at the difference in taste.
If its not too late in the evening when I'm done being lazy I might go for a walk, but as things look now, I'll just watch some tv. Legend of the Seeker HOO!
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Vegetarian, consumer of large quantities of Quark cheese
Working my way from 76.4 to 58 kg (168 - 127.6 lbs)
Lifting a bit, schedule varies. Barbell weight: 22kg/48.4#
Cycling to work, and trying to make an omelet with 5 eggwhites and 1 whole egg. It didn't seem much in the cup, but in the skillet its a bit too much. Oh well, 1 less eggwhite next time.
Deficit is going fine, weight went up a bit but then down again. Half and hour of cycling left for today, nothing else happening.
Tomorrow back on track with fitness, stage 4 workout B4.
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Vegetarian, consumer of large quantities of Quark cheese
Working my way from 76.4 to 58 kg (168 - 127.6 lbs)
Lifting a bit, schedule varies. Barbell weight: 22kg/48.4#
Deficit is going fine, weight went up a bit but then down again.
I'm sure if you put it in your pretty graph, you'd still have your overall downward trend. Nice work!
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They call me Amanda, that being my real name, and "They" being people who know me in person as I don't go around introducing myself in real life as "scribess." 'Cause that would just be strange.
Yup, still overall downward trend. I need to start working out again, my log is too boring
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Vegetarian, consumer of large quantities of Quark cheese
Working my way from 76.4 to 58 kg (168 - 127.6 lbs)
Lifting a bit, schedule varies. Barbell weight: 22kg/48.4#
Ha! That's why I include lots of filler material in mine, like my bizarre dreams. Though now that I've put the pressure on my subconscious, it'll probably fail me.
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They call me Amanda, that being my real name, and "They" being people who know me in person as I don't go around introducing myself in real life as "scribess." 'Cause that would just be strange.
Got one heck of a headache due to lack of sleep, I just realised I've been sleeping rather badly since going on a deficit again
Don't feel like going to the gym at all, I just wanna crash in my bed and sleep.
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Vegetarian, consumer of large quantities of Quark cheese
Working my way from 76.4 to 58 kg (168 - 127.6 lbs)
Lifting a bit, schedule varies. Barbell weight: 22kg/48.4#
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