Training was good today…I’m trying to build a bit of endurance, so I’m pairing weights with body weight moves…and it’s fun! in a twisted sort of way! But first I will add in a heavy set of one of the ‘big three.’ I’ll have to monitor progress on the scale, cause it might be too much volume for this diet!
Bench-4x6x120
BBB- 4x6x120
1A) step upâ?? 8 reps per sidex85
No rest.
1B) Pushup with Hands on Ball â?? 15 reps
Rest 1 minute before repeating the superset 2 more times.
Superset #2
2A) 1 arm db rowsâ?? 12 repsx45s
No rest.
2B) X-Body Mountain Climber â?? 10 reps per side
Rest 1 minute before repeating the superset 2 more times.
And on the topic of figuring out how much I can eat, well, I know I can eat a lot!!
I just packed in 15oz of ground turkey…made a ‘taco salad,’ out of it…with a mixed bag of spinach, purple things and this squiggly lettuce…with tons of salsa and a dallop or sour cream…(woulda been better with tortilla chips!!) I added a handful of cabbage for some BITE!
I’m not even full…and the funny part is that I’ll be starving in an hour or two. :rolleyes:
yep, with the barbell…hadn’t done those in awhile, cause usually it bothers my knees…it was HARD!! But no knee issues, YAY!
I’m hoping all the knee pain I’ve experienced in the past was just from being overweight…they still grind though, and you can literally hear it when I walk up stairs…yuck.
Yeah, losing weight does your knees a favour, no doubt about it. Just keep rolling your ITBs. My knees crackle when I squat but I just put that down to being an old fart.
It’s so wonderful to hear where you are at. You had so much self doubt in the beginning and you conquered it! I am proud of you. Now I need to conquer it too, but I have to have the go ahead first. I hoping this time off was a good rest time and I will be able to tackle it hard and drop this darn weight I have put on.
It is what happens when you are feeling sorry for yourself - turn to food. I do have to say I am not looking forward to feeling sore right now when I return. The pain I endured with leg was enough to last me for a long time.
Fortunately for me, I’ve never given in to the food makes me feel better, happier, etc…I’m the opposite and when I’m mad, depressed, stressed, etc…I don’t eat! My problem was naming something as a restricted or ‘bad,’ food…once I did that I would want it more, even though I never ate it before! (that rhymed)
I just had to suck it up and tell myself, ‘that’s not my food.’ Our behaviors have to match our goals…and eating handfuls of cereal and goldfish were not matching mine!
It makes it easier though, because I don’t eat gluten anymore…
Anyway, I hope you get back to a new and better you soon!!
So, I haven’t eaten since my 80g+ protein meal…protein really does keep you satiated!!
I don’t normally eat that much in one sitting! But I really listen to the hunger cues and never stuff myself to the point of being uncomfortable…accept refeeds…the way this diet is set up you are supposed to get 1.5-3.5g of carbs per lb of lbm, which for me is 137 according to a quick calculation(bw*bf% and then subtract that number from your bw) I keep it to the lower end of 1.5g/carb, which ends up at 205 carbs…
The trick is that you have to get all these carbs in during a 5 hr refeed…and I just don’t understand! I’ll have to go back and read that part in the book…but wouldn’t it make more sense to spread the carbs through the day so you can enjoy them a bit more? I’d rather be HUNGRY for them, rather then trying to stuff it all in…
Also, it took me til just Tuesday to get back where I started last Friday(refeed) and I’ve only lost 1 net pound…and it’s almost Friday again! I’m wondering if I should just scrap the refeed and do a couple free meals during the week instead? Anyway, I’ve never been that carb tolerant, so it only makes sense my body would be like ‘what the hell just happened?!’
PS…if there is anyone lurking that has done the RFL, feel free to chime in!!
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I felt like making friends tonight!! You all better add me too, or else…haha…well, I would feel pretty lame if you didn’t… kicks the dirt[/quote]
i’m thinking I should go back and deny your request…just to see what you’ll do…lol!
Back to RFL…Lyle McDonald… never done it. Wouldn’t hurt to google and see what other forums are out there…
For tomorrow, I am going to try and spread the carbs out more and see what, if any difference it has on the scale by Sat morning…I know from a physical stand point it will be more enjoyable at least, instead of stuffing the carbs in when I’m not the least bit hungry.
First time for everything…had tuna and celery for breakfast…
My 2 year old saw me making her brother a tuna sandwich for lunch, so she just HAAAAD to have one for breakfast…who am I to argue? I know she won’t be asking for it again though, LOL!!!
Oh, I’ve had bizarre things for breakfast during my carb-cutting episodes.
Probably the oddest was palak paneer (spinach with curry and Indian cheese.)
Tuna is comparatively normal!
hello my friend… i might follow your lead and add some of you regulars who are keeping me in line…my page was kinda lonely. i love your new avi, btw. and congrats on your official trainer profile!
strange ‘breakfast’ items abound when one is lo-carbing or hi-pro seeking. i’ve been craving indian for a while now, particularly our only one restaurant here that makes a deelish chicken tika masala. coincidently, last night we went to aunt/uncle’s…she is a fab cook and made her chick curry…delish but still craving the dish from the place here in town.
have you or anyone done Berardi’s Precision Nutrition? and i’m assuming you got an ebook or something for RFL?
The one Indian food place right up the street closed…my fave is this weird eggplant dish…
I’ve ‘done,’ PN…and ya, the RFL is an ebook… PN is pretty basic…protein at each meal/snack… a small dose of healthy fat, fruits/veggies(mainly veggies) carbs PWO(if your goal is fat loss) and VOILA!
But first I will add in a heavy set of one of the ‘big three.’ I’ll have to monitor progress on the scale, cause it might be too much volume for this diet!
i might follow your lead and add some of you regulars who are keeping me in line…my page was kinda lonely. i love your new avi, btw. and congrats on your official trainer profile!