looks incredible. Glad you’re back!
Wow, those pics are gorgeous! Looks like you had a fantastic time. And yay for eating like a glutton!
jealous.
glad you’re back!
thanks chicas. it was a magnificent trip. we had the most gracious hosts and they really showed us an amazing time. we’re mucho blessed.
so first day hitting the weights in 3 weeks.
i haven’t done any serious deadlifting in about 6-7 weeks.
stuck to the compounds and kept the weight fairly light and the volume fairly low. doms are gonna suck but i don’t milk tomorrow night so it’ll be the perfect day to hobble.
workout:
front squat: 95 x 8, 8, 8
bench press: 75 x 8; 95 x 5; 105 x 5
dead lift: 155 x 5; 185 x 5; 230 x 5
pullups: bw x 4, 3, 3
i’m back to tracking my nutrition but not really gonna have any kind of “rules” this week. simply logging it makes me make a lot better choices and have to be more accountable about what i’m eating.
the last three weeks have been an utter carb fest. croissants, often chocolate ones, with a huge glass of juice were the typical vacation breakfast.
i haven’t had a protein shake in three weeks.
or fish oil. or vitamin/zinc.
but i’m back to it all and looking forward to hitting the leanest point of mah adult life.
i’m hoping i won’t have to take the calories too low the next month since i’ve been eating SO MUCH lately and gotten so much rest. hopefully my metabolism is revved pretty high and just cleaning things up, getting more protein, and hitting the weights will be enough to get me leaning out quick.
my belly bulge is 32.5" today… so up .5" from before vacation. back to where i was at the beginning of march.
really that’s less damage than i thought. much less. can’t complain.
Very nice workout for your first day back.
I’m sure you’ll get great results from your plan - it’ll be such a drastic change for your body, you’re bound to see improvements fast!
Hi deja, nice to see you back. Those were some great pics. I imagine you had a shit ton of fun.
Your light workout is my DREAM workout! 
Yay for chocolate croissants! That shit is delicious. Whatever purgatory you have to go through to atone for having eaten so well, is worth it in my book.
I found the same thing: the very act of tracking nutrition made my food choices very tight.
I gained 10 lbs when I visited Paris in 2007 and we were only there a week! Cafe croissant, plenty of baguettes, wine for lunch and supper, cheese all day, macaroons just because. It was fabulous and no regrets.
Anybody who goes there should reserve at L’Ami Jean - a whole eating experience in itself. I would have bathed in their lobster bisque… enough dreaming of food. I need to get my ass into bed.
Cheers
N
Welcome back! Wow, looks like you had an awesome trip - soooo jealous. Love the pics.
New workout/food plan sounds perfect. Good stuff.
fantastic photos deja! looks like a really active trip, which is always awesome. how’d you like the snowshoeing? me thinks i’d like to try it.
welcome back…although it seems a little quiet around here. 
Awesome pictures.
You make your own soap? Details please?
story of my life = 70 hour work weeks fueled by ice cream and beer (when i remember to eat)
haven’t trained much. but have got in a few pull workouts and some light squats.
things should be slowing down a bit next month so hopefully i’ll get back in the game.
right now the goal is to hit the weights twice a week until then.
yeah pch i make goatsmilk soap for the farm i live on. =+)
deja! I was wondering where you’d gone to. Work getting in the way of training = suckage. Hope that slow-down happens for ya.
Hi Deja! Sorry to hear about the long work weeks, but glad you’ll be back in the gym
^ What they said.
hi guys!! i’ve missed ya. i’m gonna get my ass back in gear asap.
i need to go catch up on everyone’s logs.
finally got in a workout.
damn i’m gonna be sore even though it was jack shit. but at least i’m back at it and actually logging. baby steps, baby.
workout:
bench press: 75 x 10; 95 x 8; 115 x 5; 125 x 2
power clean/push press: 55 x 8; 85 x 5
reverse bb lunges: 85 x 8L/8R; 105 x 5L/5R
pullups: bw x 5, 4, 3
yay!!
Nice workout! short and sweet. 85 reverse lunges make my stomach churn. Hope you had fun with those.
Hey, you’re still rocking some strength over here. Looking forward to seeing more workouts and logging!
still rollin.