Getting Diet In Order ASAP

Training Beginners
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[quote]RSarin wrote:
Turkey Chili:
1lb ground turkey
1 cup celery (diced)
1 cup onion (diced)
14oz can of diced tomatoes in juice (don’t drain)
Ground Cumin
Red Pepper
Peprika
Hot Sauce
Salt
Pepper
Olive oil (optional) I add it to make a self-contained p+f meal.

  1. Brown the turkey while flavoring to taste with salt and pepper

  2. Add in the tomatoes and juice

  3. Add in the onion and celery and reduce heat to simmer until the veggies soften, or if you’re making a big batch and are need pan space, you can cook the veggies in a seperate pan until soft and mix them in that way.

  4. Season with hot sauce, red pepper, peprika, and ground cumin to taste. Bring up heat again for 10-15 minutes to boild off some of the liquid.

And that’s about it. It’s easy and quite forgiving of interpretations and the occassional mental lapse. I’ve been making a triple batch in a wok every Sunday and it’s always gone by Saturday.

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Thanks, I soon as I have time, I’ll try it and let you know :slight_smile:

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Tuesday will be weigh in day as well as measurement day cause sunday was out of the door and in a rush and not able to get those things done.

I do feel that there will be a change though this week, look forward to doing this tomorrow am.

I do know as well that I have cut calories a little bit, did not have a planned cut but I know.

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[quote]barbiegirl wrote:
Tuesday will be weigh in day as well as measurement day cause sunday was out of the door and in a rush and not able to get those things done.

I do feel that there will be a change though this week, look forward to doing this tomorrow am.

I do know as well that I have cut calories a little bit, did not have a planned cut but I know.

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2 pounds GONE, 2pounds GONE, Finally 2 pounds GONE

Measurements: legs are the same, hips almost 1/2 inch GONE, waist the same

At least I’m finally seeing something change.

This week is week 3 of Waterbury’s summer project, was suppose to get in the gym this morning but I needed to sleep a bit so tonite will be gym nite.

This week is a crazy week so I won’t be able to get in all my training but diet should be right on track.

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Congrats! That’s awesome! That’s some serious stick-to-it-ness :slight_smile:

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[quote]RSarin wrote:
Congrats! That’s awesome! That’s some serious stick-to-it-ness :)[/quote]

Precisely one month from first post! I hadn’t realized just how long it took.

The whole point of this though is not to start/stop, start/stop but to be consistent, truly consistent for life and I,m convinced that it will help for tweaking, losing and maintaining my body fat.

its being proactive and not reactive.

On another more funnier note:

Met someone recently and I was for the first time not afraid to say, if you want to be with me, this is my diet, either accept that or look elsewhere (not in that mean way but you get my drift)but the guy does not eat junk either…but before i would have probably sabotaged my efforts in order to please the othe or not to make a fuss.

NOW, forgt about compromise when it comes to training and diet, its my lifestyle choice and I’m damn proud of it.

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Hell yeah! That’s awesome. Was he taken aback at all?

Good for you for putting your goals first :slight_smile:

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WOW! What a week! Everything totally got srewed up in my training and in my eating…

What happened? I Was organizing a big event (running race) for a fund raiser and last week was the countdown to race day, plus travelling for work (plane) + babysitting my niece. I thought I was going to go crazy…

Did I have a plan, yes I did but it got messed up with all the unplanned events that occurred(almost missing plane on wednesday so no breakfast before getting to airport…had to have bagel with peanut butter, then almost missing the plane again at nite so again had airplane snacks

Was not able to get any weight training in but did manage to get my 3 HIIT sessions in (miracle) as well as my paddling (had no choice)

Food: I think my compliance was about 60% but I soon as it was all over Sunday, got straight back into compliance 90% and this week I should be able to start week 3 and 4 of Waterbury’s summer project.

The past week made me realize just how important this is to me. I have not gained weight, I will weight myself tomorrow am.

Although this lifestyle is not new to me as I have been training for a few years and I have been eating fairly clean for 1 1/2, this just made it even clearer how much I appreciate all the hard work cause the results sooner or later show…

On a more negative note…losing fat is not so great for…my breast (ugh)

Stupid question that hopefully a women can answer me: If you have breast augmentation can you still train chest afterwards (meaning post recovery) as I had heard that you can no longer train chest

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Well, another two pounds gone! But I am not thrilled or proud. I feel sick…tired, lethargic and down right nauseas since the beginning of the week.

Basically I get home from work and sleep for a few hours, do my things for a few hours then go back to bed and I feel the same way the next morning. I’m not hungry either. I’m trying not to skip meals and to be compliant but I simply feel like shit this week.

Was able to get in weight training yesterday morning but then paid the price the rest of the day…

So since the last three weeks, 5 lbs have gone and all was going well until last week when scheduled went haywire and now I seem to be paying the price.

I hate this.

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Hey there,

Sorry to hear that youy aren’t feeling well. I hate to involve the O-word (overtraining), but to be honest it sounds like you are really fatigued. It could just be peripheral fatigue, but I think you are best to hit the pause button on whatever doesn’t absolutely need to be done for the next few days/week.

I know that something like this can be especially frustrating during a period of fat loss, but your body may also be telling you that the cost of fat loss is too high. I personally believe that you should not have to kill yourself to improve your body composition!

You seem to have a great level of commitment and discipline, so don’t worry… even if you need to take a little time off, I doubt that your progress would be negatively impacted at all!

Maybe if you’d like to post your trianing schedule, we can narrow it down to only what absolutely needs to be done. It’s entirely possible that your volume, frequence and intensity are all a bit high.

I hope you feel better soon. When you take time off,try to release yourself metally from your training and focus on a good book, take some naps, drink some delicious teas or watch some great movies…

Take care of yourself and keep us posted :slight_smile:

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After taking the week off from weight lifting, well did get one training session in, relaxing this weekend, having a competition, getting some slow running in and just having fun, I’m feeling a lot better and looking forward to getting back to my program.

There was an accumulation of just to much with the organization of a big event we were holding for fundraising coupled with trying to maintain training during that period.

I’m learning how to balance life with training at an elite level…not always easy.

As for fat loss, I’m maintaining what I have lost, I’m in no rush, I’m giving myself the summer and by following my 90% compliance as well as Waterburys program I find its going very well.

So today, I,m feeling more like my normal self and tonite I’m back in the gym. Really look forward to it as well…I love that feeling.

Stats will be done tomorrow

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Weight is back up 3 lbs!!! Eating really has not changed, stats on measurements no change.

I will be posting my eating plan as well as exercise plan here so I can get some feedback

Today:

5H00 wake up: 2 cups of wonderful coffee before 6 am weight training, one banana

6H00 sipping Surge 1 scoop during workout

Training: Waterburys summer project week 3, day 1

7H15: 1/3 cup oatmeal with 1 scoop soy protein powder: 15g carbs in that powder with 17g protein

9H30: 1 cup cottage cheese with 1 apple

12H00: lunch with work collegues (celebrating our collegue who is leaving on maternity leave) should be able to get either chicken salad or chicken with veggies

15H00: 1 cup brocoli with 4-5 oz chicken breast, 8 fish oil capsules

18H00: paddle: sip Surge 1 scoop
19H00: 20-30 min run
20H00: second paddle session

I normally have a protein bar after my run with 40gC and 20gP for 300 cal

22H00: 1 cup chocolate milk, fruit, veggies and protein
Because I get so hungry sometimes, I have a tendency to eat cereal when I get home but I have none right now at home so it will be as planned.

I will be posting this daily, any feedback would be appreciated, I’m fed up!

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[quote]barbiegirl wrote:
Weight is back up 3 lbs!!! Eating really has not changed, stats on measurements no change.

I will be posting my eating plan as well as exercise plan here so I can get some feedback

Today:

5H00 wake up: 2 cups of wonderful coffee before 6 am weight training, one banana

6H00 sipping Surge 1 scoop during workout

Training: Waterburys summer project week 3, day 1

7H15: 1/3 cup oatmeal with 1 scoop soy protein powder: 15g carbs in that powder with 17g protein

9H30: 1 cup cottage cheese with 1 apple

12H00: lunch with work collegues (celebrating our collegue who is leaving on maternity leave) should be able to get either chicken salad or chicken with veggies

15H00: 1 cup brocoli with 4-5 oz chicken breast, 8 fish oil capsules

18H00: paddle: sip Surge 1 scoop
19H00: 20-30 min run
20H00: second paddle session

I normally have a protein bar after my run with 40gC and 20gP for 300 cal

22H00: 1 cup chocolate milk, fruit, veggies and protein
Because I get so hungry sometimes, I have a tendency to eat cereal when I get home but I have none right now at home so it will be as planned.

I will be posting this daily, any feedback would be appreciated, I’m fed up!
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ONe good thing is that I think I know why I have been so damn tired lately, I think I’ve caught a cold!

Yesterday’s menu got screwed up a bit.

9H00AM: 4 oz chicken with 4oz sweet potatoes, forgot my cottage cheese at work and had none at home and I was on the road yesterday

16H00: had my protein bar, was too hungry and felt so tired

18H00: did not have surge cause I had my protein bar

19H30: had a small energy bar 175 cal not enough protein in them though, had just bought then and wanted to taste and I was hungry

21H45: dinner went well considering how hungry I was, chocoloate milk, chicken veggies, stawberries with a banana and I have to add some wild rice sticks (these are pretty yummy they can’t be wholesome)

I know this diet is not perfect but I’m trying to get over this icky tiredness I keep draggin for the last few weeks and I feel I should be increasing my carbs a little bit.

Even though I don’t eat carbs(complex) at lunch and at 3pm, as soon as lunch is over I start getting a sleepy feeling, tired, having a hard time concentrating and I am wondering if it is because I have no carbs and I need some. I get my veggies in but they don’t count.

THis is new, I was not having this problem before and I have been eating this way for months now so I don’t know what’s going on buts it really bugging me and annoying me and I get cranky in the PM, really bad mood swings and have a hard time finishing my work day.

Friday:

7h00am: coffee, bowl of strawberries and a banana (its strawberry season here and they are yummy)