haha, I found my old log from about two years back!!
Its crazy to see how far I’ve come, both physically and mentally!
As you can see right from the first page, I was getting all hung up on the numbers!
and I really miss some of the people that posted more often back then( sic, cvb, etc)
was in kind of a bummed mood this morning…Hubby left for a few days to go fix airplanes in SC…we’re broke, I want to go shopping, business is slooow…blah blah blah
I suppose I snapped out of it and put all my frustrations into the weights cause I feel ok now with a renewed motivation…can’t sit around feeling sorry for yourself, that certainly won’t accomplish anything!
db flat bench
1x12x40 1x8x50 1x6x50
cable- low row
3x8x110
pec dec-
3x10x120
assisted machine chins
3x6x70
step ups
3x12x45(blech
chest supported rows
3x10x30lbs
skullcrushers+ close grip press
3x10x40+ 10 close grips
Abductor machine
3x12x160
Feet on ball tucks+ pushup
3x10
Hanging leg raise
2x12
This workout wasn’t really planned…oh well, I sweated 
10 min hill walking-8incline @3.0
There was a girl who walking at a 15% incline holding on the whole. time. It was pissing me off…
It’s allll coming back to me now…
I’m hungry!!! ;<
Tough crowd!
feel better?
I hate you. And I mean that in the nicest way possible!
don’t make me post more…coz I got plenty.
[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
I DID my first neutral grip pull up at the park!!! Granted it was a jump n pull, but I always hit that sticking point where you either go the rest of the way up or you just hang there, but I pulled myself UP!!! :D[/quote]
That is SO AWESOME! You will remember this for a long while. Its almost like magic, the first time it happens.
I’m still waiting on the wide-grip pull-up magic to happen… 
Bring it on Skye!!
I actually keep the food network channel on while Im doing stuff around the house. so neener neener neener!!! blah 
weight is down to 186.
Thanks Kim!
[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
Bring it on Skye!!
I actually keep the food network channel on while Im doing stuff around the house. so neener neener neener!!! blah
weight is down to 186.
Thanks Kim![/quote]
checks her arsenal.
I’m kidding.
Seriously, hope you’re feeling better.
[quote]kimbakimba wrote:
mom-in-MD wrote:
I DID my first neutral grip pull up at the park!!! Granted it was a jump n pull, but I always hit that sticking point where you either go the rest of the way up or you just hang there, but I pulled myself UP!!! 
That is SO AWESOME! You will remember this for a long while. Its almost like magic, the first time it happens.
I’m still waiting on the wide-grip pull-up magic to happen… :)[/quote]
That’s fantastic mim! You are so strong! Yay yay yay!
Thanks, not feeling strong at the moment…F this diet…I wanna traaaaain!!
Question(s) for all:
How important is calorie counting to YOU? Or do you even do it all?
I’ve been reconsidering NOT continuing with this diet. I realize its only day 2, but I feel like crying when I think that I told myself I’d stay on it til the 20th, lol…I understand no one is holding a gun to my head to do this! And tbh, I’m SICK OF DIETING!!! ;<
I think it would be a good test for me to lose these last 10 the old fashioned way. Training HARD! and a clean diet(just a bit more food please!)
Which option would you choose?
A)Training+conditioning and clean diet(with more food)! Carb(calorie) cycling… Fat loss may be slower, and you may not reach your goal in the time you had your heart set on.
B)Dieting for another 3 weeks and feeling like shit, but you reach your goal for the year! Oh, you get three cheat meals a week as well…
Gonna ‘chew,’ on this for a day or so and see how I feel…it may be my bah humbug mood that Im in that is affecting my thinking. I’ll probably end up going with option B cause I’m stubborn.
But to lose the true last 10,(180 to 170) I will start doing my research on carb cycling.
kthnx
weights coming off.
Still reconsidering your diet?
I personally prefer option A, but if your diet is working for you, stick with it. Weighing and measuring drives me nuts but it works, gets tedious after a while, though.
damn, MIM…that is a tough one cause i completely understand where you are at now. for me, i’m doing option A at the moment. i understand you wanting to make your 50lb goal for the year. if that is really important, then option B must be the answer.
would being able to say “i’ve lost about 50 lbs this past year” be rewarding to you, and also super impressive to your potential clients when you talk to them about goals/diet/training?
you know this is your lifestyle, so if it takes an additional month or so to hit the 50 mark, then what is lost? certainly not tears because you won’t be going crazy ready to cry cause of such strict dieting.
having said that, i think i’m voting for option A
I like A also but I can understand wanting to get there sooner. I think I’d make a deal with myself to do B for at least one more week and reconsider. But maybe you need a break from dieting?
I personally don’t count calories currently except for occasionally throwing a days worth of eating into fitday to get an idea of what I’m eating. I do pay attention to calories and the nutritional info on everything I eat, even fast food, just so that I’m aware (pretty much just reading the label or looking it up,) but I don’t usually do the math unless I suspect I’m undereating. I did pay close attention to p/f/c when I was trying to get leaner but now I just try to keep the protein high.
I think whether you count calories or not depends on what works for you. Some people benefit from the exercise of tracking everything they eat because it keeps them eating appropriately for their diet but others it can make things worse because it adds to the feeling of constantly thinking about food.
[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
haha, I found my old log from about two years back!!
Its crazy to see how far I’ve come, both physically and mentally!
As you can see right from the first page, I was getting all hung up on the numbers!
and I really miss some of the people that posted more often back then( sic, cvb, etc)[/quote]
I know what you mean about numbers… I saw this girl while I was handing out supp freebies at a gym for a customer (not my usual gym) she was so cut it was awesome. Then she told me she does cardio every morning for 30 mins and then does weights 5 nigths a week for atleast an hour. I suppose I’m a weakling but that kind of programm feels like it would suck out all the joy I get from lifting. I could run with that for a short time, but not a life time. I suppose my french “joi de vivre” feels that good food and wine is too important for my mental stability versus seeing my lower abs for the first time in my life- lol.
Thanks goils!
Im sticking to option B…I was just in a pissy mood, and being hungry doesn’t help that…not in a pissy mood BECAUSE Im hungry though, lol…just an assortment of things: hubby left for a few days, He missed making the next rank by 7 POINTS!! Kids driving me bananas, and its been rainy…
I’m feeling better though…forgot how awesome it can be to listen to tunes on occasion when training!
Calorie counting makes me batty, and the thought of doing that also makes me want to cry…can’t win either way!!
Deb- Im like you, or at least when I hit maintainence, I’ll plug stuff in to see whats up! And I’ll have to do that as I gradually bump cals soon!!
Tal- it would be INCREDIBLY rewarding to say that I’ve lost the big 5-0!! And Im so CLOSE!
Skye- This diet definitely works! Its drastic, but which is why you only do it 2-6 weeks at a time…and people with higher BF can do it 12 weeks at a time! My first round was 9 weeks! 
Definitely time for an extended break from this…My hopes for the next 10 include some 5/3/1, good conditioning and clean foods!!
Question: How do you all feel about IF(intermittent fasting)? Or Brad Pilon’s ‘eat stop eat?’
I used this approach starting for a couple months…I accredit this ‘tool,’ for getting me from 225-215 along with good training and diet…I will probably add it back in when Im done dieting…
Sometimes its a good lesson to know what it feels like to be truly hungry!
TRAINING
50 hypers- 25,15,10
Front squats
1x15xbar 1x12x65 1x10x85 1x12xbar
Trap bar DL-
3x8x135?(not sure how much the actual thing weighs)
Seated leg curls-3x8x70
BB shoulder Press
1x15xbar 1x12x65 1x8x70
Single arm db press
3x8x35
Lat pulldown-3x8x85
Bent lat raises-3x8x25s
Hammer curls-3x8x25s
Is this getting long enough yet??
Ball twists?(10 each side)
25 side leg raises(left)
Ball twists
25 side leg raises(right)
ball twists
25 adductor leg raises(right)
ball twists
25 adductor(left)
50 bw glute bridges(just going along with the theme)
MIM, i dont believe theres anything wrong with intermittent fasting. Ive fasted for 21days straight but thats a different story. If i remember correctly from my nutrition physiology class, your body starts off by tapping into your liver glycogen stores first which will give you 24hrs worth, then muscle glycogen, then it will chew every muscle fiber you have…i kid. But you get my drift, its gonna be a while before you tap into your hard earned gains. Its a good way to give the tummy a rest and to re-set your receptors if youre trying to do that(that takes more than 24hrs,though). Dont quote me on all this coz i was probably taking a nap that day and it’s been a while…
I think it depends how you do the intermittant fasting. I tried not eating during the day and just eating when I got home. I put on 10lbs of fat (wasn’t eating junk) and had to do the V-Diet to lose it again. I was cold a lot - sign of a slowed metabolism, and despite not eating crap I probably overate in the evening. Apparently sumo wrestlers eat this way - a big meal before bed - so it’s no wonder I got fat on it.
Now I suspect I’d do better if I fasted in the evening, but that’s the only chance I get each day to cook something decent, so to be honest, I’ve not tried it again.