Long way to go…
[quote]PrsianPrvrsion wrote:
Thanks, this is what I have up to day 13. Tomorrow I will have my stats for day 14 along with before and after pics. The rebirth of the phoenix is in progress…
Week 1 (stats the day before the V-diet)
Weight=193 lbs.
Chest=41.5 in.
Waist=41 in
Legs= 23L,24R in.
Biceps=15.5 in.
Week 2 (stats on day 7)
Weight=187 lbs.
Chest=41 in.
Waist=39 in.
Legs=24L,25R in.
Biceps=15.5 in.
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Good progress so far PrsianPrvrsion! Chopped off almost 3 inches off the waist. Way to go man! I know you think you have a long way to go but at least you are on that road and doing what it takes to get to your goal.
Keep going and push hard on this. No let up. You can and will get lean and all you must do is just be consistent. I know you can make it happen Bro! I think you are going to love being lean and muscular. It is addicting! Stay Strong and Strict!
[quote]gustavopacho wrote:
Good progress so far PrsianPrvrsion! Chopped off almost 3 inches off the waist. Way to go man! I know you think you have a long way to go but at least you are on that road and doing what it takes to get to your goal.
Keep going and push hard on this. No let up. You can and will get lean and all you must do is just be consistent. I know you can make it happen Bro! I think you are going to love being lean and muscular. It is addicting! Stay Strong and Strict!
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Thank you so much for the support Gus. Your truly my idol and the person that inspired me to finally make such a drastic change. You know that burning feeling that is inside of every FFB, the same feeling that gets you choked up over the desire to be lean and muscular. That’s the feeling I remember everytime I feel like giving up and it reinforces my desire to finish. Thanks for paving the way for us V-Diet newbies.
[quote]PrsianPrvrsion wrote:
Nick21 wrote:
Everything seems like it’s going well for you so far, keep up the hard work. Do you have any measurements/pics yet?
Thanks, this is what I have up to day 13. Tomorrow I will have my stats for day 14 along with before and after pics. The rebirth of the phoenix is in progress…
Week 1 (stats the day before the V-Diet)
Weight=193 lbs.
Chest=41.5 in.
Waist=41 in
Legs= 23L,24R in.
Biceps=15.5 in.
Week 2 (stats on day 7)
Weight=187 lbs.
Chest=41 in.
Waist=39 in.
Legs=24L,25R in.
Biceps=15.5 in.
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What a great first week. I’m on Day3 right now and I hope my results are turn out that well. I keep using the scale a couple times a day and it’s really throwing me off how much my weight fluctuates through the day. I think I’m just going to start looking at the scale on Day7+14+21+28.
Anyways nice work this week and keep it up for week 3!
[quote]PrsianPrvrsion wrote:
Thank you so much for the support Gus. Your truly my idol and the person that inspired me to finally make such a drastic change. You know that burning feeling that is inside of every FFB, the same feeling that gets you choked up over the desire to be lean and muscular. That’s the feeling I remember everytime I feel like giving up and it reinforces my desire to finish. Thanks for paving the way for us V-diet newbies.
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I know that feeling very well. I remember on New Year’s Eve where my cravings and temptations were really hitting me hard.
I wanted to eat something but instead just grabbed a handful of my fat gut and kept asking myself “how bad do I really want to be lean with those abs! Am I BS myself or do I really mean it!” I ended up punching my wall and heading out that night before the gym closed to walk for about an hour on the treadmill. That helped out a lot.
You’ve got the right attitude to make your program a success. That attitude will carry over to your long term eating program when you dial in your physique to the single digit bodyfat! Keep going my friend and take care.
Thanks again Gustavo. Your words of wisdom are appreciated.
This diet has served a larger function than weight loss. What it has done is removed the disillusionment from my mind that I just needed to lose a few pounds to be satisfied. I thought I would be in tip-top shape after shedding 15-20 lbs, but much to my surprise, I was hiding a hefty portion of adipose tissue around my mid-section .
Now I see how much damage I did from an unhealthy lifestyle and I won’t and can’t settle for anything less than seeing that 6-pack. I have developed a lust towards more than just being lean, but to being ripped. It’s all I think about.
When I look at myself in the mirror I don’t see my own reflection. I focus on seeing my head on the ripped version of my body. And I do this because I believe visualizing this everyday in my minds eye will make it that much more effortless to manifest into reality.
Congrats on making it this far! I just finished my fourth day and reading other’s threads has really helped.
[quote]samantha79 wrote:
Congrats on making it this far! I just finished my fourth day and reading other’s threads has really helped. [/quote]
Thanks Samantha. Keep up the hard work yourself as the rewards to reap are one of the most fruitful in life. Geez, can’t eat and here I am talking about fruit…
Day 19
The diet is coming along quite well. I had an unproductive week 2 as far as putting up with the frustration that comes long with a low calorie low carb diet coupled with a fever and cold. However, now that I’m over the cold my workouts have really excelled. The diet has become much easier to cope with also. It’s quite ironic that once you adjust to the diet you are close to its completion. I start my second rotation of clinicals in the beginning of March. The rotation is for two months. So, I will start another 28 days of V-Dieting at the start of May. By August 16th, my 24th birthday, I think I can reach my goal of sporting a sixer. South Beach here I come…
sounds like you know what you want and exactly how you are going to get it. congrats. What has been the hardest part for you?
[quote]samantha79 wrote:
sounds like you know what you want and exactly how you are going to get it. congrats. What has been the hardest part for you?[/quote]
Yeah I’ve been wanting this for a long time and the feeling is so amplified now that its a burning desire as apposed to just a desire. The hardest part has been the anticipation of how good I will feel about myself once I reach my goal. Ofcourse I try to remedy this urge to get to the finish line quickly by remembering that happiness comes in the journey not the destination.
I should have that feeling of gratification now not when I’ve met my goal. Of course this only works to a certain degree. The other hard part has been the lifestyle change I’ve made with my friends and family. Last night I shot down a really really good-looking… and intelligent 
female. Someone that I had been pursuing for some time but things had been in the woodworks.
Well she called me last night out of the blue and asked me to go to have some drinks and maybe “a bite” at Blue Martini, a fancy little bar in Ft. Lauderdale. I had to shoot her down because A) I can’t drink B) I can’t “eat”
and C) I didn’t want to jeopardize my shake schedule. Sounds like I’m gunna get flamed for this one by some of the boys.
So I told her that I wasn’t feeling well but was available next week(diet ends). How lame right, shooting down a totally hot…and intelligent female for a shake. “Do you take rain checks?”
[quote]PrsianPrvrsion wrote:
Well she called me last night out of the blue and asked me to go to have some drinks and maybe “a bite” at Blue Martini, a fancy little bar in Ft. Lauderdale. I had to shoot her down because A) I can’t drink B) I can’t “eat”
and C) I didn’t want to jeopardize my shake schedule. Sounds like I’m gunna get flamed for this one by some of the boys.
So I told her that I wasn’t feeling well but was available next week(diet ends). How lame right, shooting down a totally hot…and intelligent female for a shake. “Do you take rain checks?”[/quote]
Well it is great you are that dedicated.
BUT!
Why didn’t you:
Say yes and done one of 2 things. Let her know what you are trying or always buy the drinks and get diet soda?
If she is worth pursuing she will like the fact you have goals and are dedicated to get them but will NOT let them stop you from having a life…
good job keep the updates coming.
bill
Yeah I guess your right about still being able to go out. Like I said the hardest part for me has been adapting to the lifestyle changes associated with what Shug calls “being the outcast” whilst on this diet. I suppose I’m just being really dogmatic with sticking to the diet even at the expense of having a social life.
Taking it one step further maybe its a subconscious mechanism of self inflicted punishment to further fuel my anger to succeed. Who knows how this eccentric mind of mine works… Just some food for thought.
Day 21
Wow seven days left! Even though it seemed like the longest 3 weeks of my entire life, it also flew by rather quickly. I’m really gunna push hard through this last week. My body knows Sunday is feeding day as I automatically woke up at the crack of dawn out of sheer anticipation for some go ol’ fashion chewin. Steak and Lobster tail here I come…
Day 23
I got a great workout today. Taking my flax and PB before training really seems to give me the edge I need right now. I love Surge now. My body craves it like an HSM as soon as I set foot out of the gym. Also, I was getting back pains from doing Back squats. I would dip real deep into the hole and as I pushed off my spine would tilt forward, I’m assuming I have an anterior tilt, especially since I’ve been carrying around excess wait for years.
So thanks to T-Nation and a few minutes of research I corrected the problem by placing weights under my heels and “Voila”! No more straining my back. I have felt privileged to be a part of T-Nation ever since I joined. I feel like I’m part of an elite community of health conscious people that are ahead of the game by far…
Awesome stuff, really motivating to read. I just purchased all the products for the V-Diet and will then start ASAP.
Btw, could you elaborate on that placing weights under your heels?
[quote]Tiki D wrote:
Awesome stuff, really motivating to read. I just purchased all the products for the V-Diet and will then start ASAP.
Btw, could you elaborate on that placing weights under your heels?[/quote]
Thanks, it keeps me motivated as well to have to be accountable on these forums. As far as the elevated heels go I have been having back pain ever since I have been going really deep on my squats(specially when increasing weight).
With elevate heels You can descend deeper with the heels slightly elevated, and get a full ROM, and it also takes alot of pressure off my back since I have to compensate for the elevation by leaning back more. It can also be an ankle mobility issue. I use 5 lb plates under each foot (2.5 is fine too) and it has made my form flawless in retrospect.
Day 24
Ya know…I’m not even stressing this Sundays HSM,because Monday will mark the start of my transition phase and I will get to have my HSM once a day so Sunday will be a prelude to the week that follows it. I will post my measurements and side by side pics for everyone to view.
Fluff talk: If anyone has any tasty low carb. to no carb. recipes for the transition period I would love to have some ideas of what to cook. My staples are: Curry chicken breast w/ brussel sprouts,Lemon pepper Salmon w/ spinach, Lean ground-beef w/ broccoli,onions,asparagus tips,green peppers,mushrooms, Tuna Steaks, and of course some Top round steak.
I am a bachelor(and bastard) and really take pride in cooking for myself(not others). I don’t mind taking the time out to cook a healthy meal as the food taste better when you put your love into it (my feminine side just spoke out).