Emily's About-Time Training Log

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If you need to call an entire season of “Sundays” it’s okay. You’ve got a lot of life stuff happening right now and sleep and stress are HUGE factors in health and body composition too. Sleep always wins and when life is super stressful, the last thing your body needs is more stress and even though it feels like it’s not, exercise is stress. This is so SUPER hard for those of us that use working out as our outlet for stress - but it’s so important. It’s a lesson that I relearn over and over again (because I’m really SLLLLOOOOW sometimes…).

I had some gum grafting done last Thursday and can’t lift or do anything more than walk until my follow-up appointment on August 5th. And… IT IS KILLING ME!! I know it’s going to be okay and it’s probably exactly what my body needs (I have NEVER taken more than a week off - like, since I was 14), but damn, it is tough. The mental game is fierce, but we just can’t feel bad about it. Life hands us deloads for reasons. If we listen, we’ll come back stronger - physically and mentally.

Take the deload. In the grand scheme of things, a couple weeks or even months off, are just blips on the radar.

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Thursday, July 25

Woke up when the coffee maker beeped this morning, decided to get up and work out. Rushed through my coffee and goof-off time, warmed up, and then couldn’t get my workout to cast to the tv. Finally gave up and hit the treadmill, so 30 minutes zone two. I’m disappointed, But it certainly not the worst thing that’s happened this week.

Husband offered to replace the TV when we spoke this morning (he’s out of town) and I was thinking how sweet and supportive until I realized that he probably sees it as another shot at a 400 inch TV, lol.

My kids’ dad is recovering in terms of the collapsed lung and aortic stuff - is cleared for release from ICU - but is permanently paralyzed from the belly button down. I have dinner with my best friend tonight, who THANK GOD is a therapist, because I need one.

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:rofl: :joy: :rofl:
Smart dude!!! Does he know your on to him???

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“So, in the barn behind the other tractor…”

He’s a good guy. :+1:

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Sunday, July 28
Weight: 149.9
Steps: 6366
Average calories: 1640 (not at all sure this is accurate, it’s been a tough week)

I missed my workout on Friday - family stuff.

Saturday CG ultimate beginner day 11, continue to love it. I’m learning, I’m having DOMS somewhere on my body pretty much constantly, and I’m beginning to stabilize on some of the lifts that are new to me, e.g. rear lunges.

Saturday also 2 mile hike that took us 2.5 hours, lol. Some of that is Buttons, who has had a hard time lately, but we also brought beer with us and just hung out in the woods. We only came out because the sun was setting, honestly.

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Haha, maybe I’ll propose that we take this opportunity to go back down to a smaller screen!

We definitely made the right choice. I still laugh when I think about some of orion’s feedback regarding his beta cuck-ness.

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Hell yeah! :+1:

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Monday, July 29

CG day 12/20, TM sprints and some zone 2. I wasn’t really feeling it, but eh, it’s done.

The remainder of the program is a 4day/wk upper/lower split. I’m looking forward to the change.

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Wednesday, July 31

Yesterday: 40 minutes TM LISS. My right leg IT band was twinging, and so was my left hamstring. I don’t know what was going on, but it took me a half hour to get warmed up and comfortable enough to move into zone 2.

Taking today off.

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Also, I ordered creatine, which arrived yesterday, and just ordered D3 after listening to Huberman’s Stacy Sims episode (female-specific exercise and nutrition).

I’m up a couple of pounds because I’ve fallen back into nighttime snacking (grapes, almonds, and 72% dark chocolate, which is at least better than complete junk) in addition to having dropped steps and workout duration due to life factors. I’m going to hold off on the creatine until I’m back to the 149-150 I’ve been hovering at for three months now before starting it, because I don’t want to bounce up to pre-transformation weight. That would crush my spirit, I think.

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Curious to see how this goes for you! It definitely makes the scale jump. It went up about 4lbs for me. So I understand holding off for the mental sake.
Or, just don’t weigh yourself for a couple weeks. That could be good for you as well?

Mmmm. Sounds like a lovely combination.

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I really struggle here too. And I also tell myself that some snacks are better than others. Deep down I now this isn’t true. :smiling_face_with_tear:

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Well, depends what the goal is. Clean bulk? Then it is absolutely true. Anti-inflammatory diet? It’s true for that. Getting shredded? Not so much. :frowning:

Still struggling with goals that change day-to-day.

It probably would, but that’s a big step and one that I’ve generally only taken during bad spells. The reality is that, scale or not, I’m self-soothing with food on top of weekends packed with fun (camping this weekend, beach and a party next, then the kids here for a week, then a party, etc, until fall, when we’ll start celebrating fall in New England before moving into the holidays, lol.

All of which is good. Because one goal has been to have a nice life. :slightly_smiling_face: I just have to figure out how to have it along with my preferred body composition. I’m sure it just needs some light tweaking to get there, haha.

Thursday, August 1
Weight 152

CG beginner day 13/20, lower body

High squat
Heel elevated squat
RDL
Rear step lunges
Bulgarian lunge
Wall sit
Finisher, squats: heel elevated full range, hold, full range

TM CD 5 minutes.

Felt good! Will be curious to see how legs feel tomorrow.

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That is the main goal! Sounds like the rest of your year will be good for the heart.

Maybe we can transition to a G-Flux approach together? Perhaps that is the way. Then only pesky time and office job gets in the way!

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For real though! And my offer for help still stands!

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Still a big fan of Metabolic Drive pudding as my late night snack. Yummy flavor, and never any “food guilt” associated with getting in some protein before bed.

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Friday, August 2
Weight: 150.2
Average calories for the week: 1666
Steps: 6859

Previous log:
Friday, July 19
Weight: 150.8
Average calories for the week: 1559
Steps: 8262

Three weeks ago:
Friday, July 12
Weight: 149.7
Average calories for the week: 1383
Steps: 7369

I missed this weekly update last week with the stuff going on with my kids’ dad, but I think things were pretty much the same. At any rate, looks like calories are going steadily up, steps down, weight pretty much the same after a jump this week (152.4 or so). I’m pleased, sort of. I feel very bloated and a skirt I wore to work this week was tight around the waist (which it has been, but why am I not losing fat?), but I know I’m continuing to make progress with my workouts. I’m not paying attention to weight progression right now, my priority is form, but I do see progress and have been generating DOMS.

So the two pound loss today? I gritted my teeth, complained vigorously to the mister about my deep and profound and painful sacrifice, and held tight through NO ALMONDS AND BAKING CHOCOLATE during TV time. I did eat the grapes, probably 50 of them, and added two squares of colby jack cheese. I ended the day at 1414 kcal.

And I 100% accept your offer of help, but geared to understanding why I’m such a lunatic, which I suspect is the help @unicornsandrainbows needs also, lol. I’m really looking forward to The Talk. (If ever it comes.) (Which it WILL.)

@QuadQueen will probably urge us to quit our jobs so we can focus all of our not-fun time on this project. Obviously she won’t want us to miss out on camping and beaches and birthdays and fun, which leaves only…work. :grin:

So just powder and warm water? I’ll try it, but I suspect I’m after the process of eating rather than satiety. Last night I ate probably 8 oz. grass-fed steak, 3-4 cups veggies, and a half cup rice. I should have been full (enough). My protein for the day was around 160g, and I’m after a body weight of 140, I think.

I may try the pudding before I work out today, actually, since morning-me is much better able to handle food disappointment than nighttime-me. Thank you for the suggestion!

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This is also where I need help, it’s going to be a long phone call!

Of course. I suspected we were going to have to quit our day jobs and become Instagram influencers. Then it will be our job to look good!

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Oh, it WILL happen. Come hell or high water! If y’all were boring like me, it would be a whole lot easier. lol

Guys, just gonna be honest, work is entirely overrated. It totally gets in the way of us living our best lives. So, while quitting may seem irresponsible, it may in fact be the only way…

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I like to throw on some salt to bring out the natural sweetness, and the other hot tip is a packet of unflavored gelatin. Use VERY small amounts of the water and stir until you get more of a paste vs a soupy powder mix. The gelatin creates a chewy product which has a nice texture to me: similar to caramel. Combined with the salt and vanilla, it’s pretty yummy and definitely satisfies the need to eat along with the actual nutrient satiety.

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