so Im in kind of the same boat as Cal…doing a modified fast this week to drop some weight…I lost 3lbs in a day(water) so far! I’m at 180.5 now. Will probably surpass that 50lb goal by the end of the week!
so it got me thinking…how do you NOT retain water? eat mostly protein and veggies??
If I can drop 3 lbs in a day, then how much do I really weigh?
I thought I was going to go another round of hardcore dieting, but Im not ready nor do I think I want to take it all the way again,just yet…I was on a roll with the training, and interval sessions…Im not ready to give that up!!!
BUT, I am going to incorporate some RFL style days into my week…as well as cycling carbs on other days…and Im going to bite the bullet and start tracking food again…
I may go another round of dieting closer to springtime…(if I feel the need) But Im hoping my ‘new plan,’ will get me to where I want to be without being so drastic…
May just be worth doing a hard dieting or semi-fasting week during deload weeks and keep the rest the same. But yeah, it’s harder to diet when it’s cold!
Yusss! Good job girl. Your hard work and dedication will pay off. One thing’s for sure though, fat loss or not, your healthy eating and exercise probably has you feeling like a million bucks! And that’s a reward in and of itself.
After reading the RFL, it makes a lot of sense what McDonald says, but that program takes serious will power. I guess we’re all different, but a carb cycling approach seems most feasible, at least to me. And like Cal said, a semi-fast on deload - that doesn’t seem like a bad idea either.
It got me thinking about competitive body builders and how they have to get competition ready - that’s dedication!
Its amazing to me, how adding just a little fat can satiete the appetite for quite awhile!
At this time yesterday, I had already had 3 protein+veggie meals, and still continually hungry!
This morning I had meatloaf and a handful of almonds, and Im STILL not starving, haha…
Had a meeting about the Biggest Loser Kickoff this Saturday…its gonna be fun!
Training was short, sweet and to the point…
Rackpulls paired with 1 arm shoulder presses-4x6
lat raises -3x12
and tricep stuff-3x12
Intervals.
Took some vids of the rackpulls and 1 arm press…the rack pulls seem easy enough, so Im thinking ‘what are these for again?’ lol…Im gonna go with the suggestion of Jim and do a bunch of warm up dl’s in the rack, etc next time…
Biggest Loser kick off this morning at the gym…fun fun!
Took this as my ‘deload,’ week…ready to hit it hard on Monday for round 2…FIGHT!
Gotta reign the carbs in, before I blow up…had rice with lunch yesterday, pancakes for dinner, oatmeal this morning , a 6 inch subway sammich, just made brownies, and the hubby wants mexican for dinner…aye aye aye!!
Biggest Loser kick off this morning at the gym…fun fun!
Took this as my ‘deload,’ week…ready to hit it hard on Monday for round 2…FIGHT!
Gotta reign the carbs in, before I blow up…had rice with lunch yesterday, pancakes for dinner, oatmeal this morning , a 6 inch subway sammich, just made brownies, and the hubby wants mexican for dinner…aye aye aye!! [/quote]
Oh that sounds soooooo delicious
I’ve cut back my carbs this week but I next weekend, I’m going to have everything you listed there, or more specifically, the brownies. And the pancakes. Quiznos in stead of subway though!
Don’t mind me. I have some bacon and eggs about to cook up but I’m waiting for a friend to come by for afternoon brunch and she hasn’t shown up yet and I’m STARVING.
Take your shoes off and put some WEIGHT on that bar girl that was waaaaaaaay to easy You can use it as a main movment like in 5-3-1 or you can use it as extra work 3X8-12
make sure when you do go heavier you focus on pulling your heels into floor and shooting your hips and pulling back don’t get pulled forward. Bring the hips and squeeeze that butt
Thanks Jim! yay for being too easy! haha… I made it a bit harder by standing on some plates…those dang shoes…my boat feet, haha…I think I’ll use rack pulls for my movement this next time…or maybe just for two weeks or so, to practice ‘pulling back?’ hmmm
Yep, it was breakfast for dinner last night, mmmm…
For the Biggest Loser, all we did was fitness assessments on the people
1 mile bike(level6)
25 situps
25 step ups
30 bench presses(40lbs for women/80 for men)
1/2 mile on the treadmill(2%incline) FOR TIME
I was there from 8-1pm! I wish I was that busy everyday…I had fun interacting with the people…Every Friday and Sunday there will be classes they can take, and I plan on being involved in both if I can…good exposure for me anyway… I just felt really proud to be ‘on the other side,’ and for all that I’ve accomplished so far!
