hope you get your pancake!!! 
im cat 2 so guess ill look in the book again ā¦
thurs & sun is essentially the same as weds and sat, it really comes down to what is easiest for you . As for how long to stay on the diet as cat 2ā¦4-6 week before you need a 2 week break then you can get on it again if you want.
[quote]robilyn29 wrote:
thanks!!! im refeeding today and gonna do meal on sundayā¦ seems to best fit my schedule
i do a workout class m-w-f and weights t-th ā¦
need the extra fuel for monday the class kicks my ass!!
my main problem is sleepā¦ im a night owl, and on m,w,f i get up at 4 AM to get to the gym by 5
so those nights i TRY to get in bed early, but seems to be late everynightā¦ midnight and beyond.
so basically im functioning on 4 hours those days?? i get up between 6-8 on the other daysā¦
sucks! but its tough with little ones so the only time i can do the class is 5 am
hoping i can add hours asapā¦
greg- cant wait to hear resultsā¦
and did i miss it somewhere how do u determine how long you stay on the diet???[/quote]
Howāre things coming along for you Ren? Whats your progress lookin like so far?
Iāve been having some major cravings today (I feel asleep on the couch and had a dream that I had eaten some cookies and ice cream and I woke up feeling guilty that Iād cheated my diet on the last day) lolā¦ I really thought it was real for a second when I woke up. Iām definitely looking forward to the refeed days
Iām gonna head to the gym to do one little cardio session before the diet endsā¦ Not that its gonna make a difference but sitting at home all I can think about is the carbs I get to eat tomorrow lol
.greg.
Ok for comparison, 1/14s workout:
Push Press (with Fat Gripz) : 115/5 - 125/5 - 135/5 - 145/5
Glute Ham Raise (pushing back up) : 7 - 7 - 7
Decline Dumbbell Press : 75/5 - 85/5 - 90/5 - 95/5
Front Squat : 145/5 - 165/5 - 185/5 - 205/5
Dumbbell Row: 70/6 - 75/6 - 80/6 - 85/6
Hanging Leg Raise : 0/7 - 15/5 - 15/6
Tonightās (1/21) Workout (change in order because of equipment availability):
Push Press : 125/5 - 135/5 - 145/5 - 155/5
Dumbbell Row : 85/5 - 90/5 - 95/5 - 100/5
Front Squat : 175/5 - 195/5 - 205/5 - 215/5
Decline Dumbbell Press : 80/5 - 85/5 - 90/5 - 95/6
Glute Ham Raise (no push, slightly altered leg position) : 7 - 7 - 5
Hanging Leg Raise - 15/7 - 15/7
I didnāt go for 100s on my bench cos I tweaked something in my shoulder/neck on Tuesday doing muscle cleans and didnāt want to overload it. Overall, another killer workout.
Weight was 190, down 1 pound from sat and 2 from last week. Though remember, I had my cheat meal last night, and I went slightly overboard - steak chipotle burrito with everything and 2 reeseās klondike bars, lol.
I think my scale weight on saturday will tell a lot, as that is pre-refeed. Going to try and keep this weekās refeed cleaner, breaking out the precision nutrition cookbook to see what I can come up with that is low fat and carbolicious!!!
Felt a little sluggish today, but not overly worried about it.
I have a lovely dark line across my stomach right above my navel where my fat used to foldā¦does that go away after time if I stay lean?
Feeling like I have made good progress, weight down - good, lifts up - good, visuallyā¦still not happy.
Very curious to see what I end up looking like after returning to normal eating and what my final weight is gonna be. Was aiming for a total drop of 10 pounds of lard when it was all said and done.
Greg, go and weigh yourself before your refeed so we can see how much you balloon up by Monday!! haha.
[quote]robilyn29 wrote:
thanks!!! im refeeding today and gonna do meal on sundayā¦ seems to best fit my schedule
i do a workout class m-w-f and weights t-th ā¦
need the extra fuel for monday the class kicks my ass!!
my main problem is sleepā¦ im a night owl, and on m,w,f i get up at 4 AM to get to the gym by 5
so those nights i TRY to get in bed early, but seems to be late everynightā¦ midnight and beyond.
so basically im functioning on 4 hours those days?? i get up between 6-8 on the other daysā¦
sucks! but its tough with little ones so the only time i can do the class is 5 am
hoping i can add hours asapā¦
greg- cant wait to hear resultsā¦
and did i miss it somewhere how do u determine how long you stay on the diet???[/quote]
Glad to hear that things are going well for everyone. I am planning on free meals on Thursday and refeed on Sunday. I agree with Ren on the 2 to 3 day thing. I can do anything for 2 or 3 days! I am going to give it 3-4 weeks. Depends on what sort of results I get in that time period and how long I can hold out mentally.
Canāt wait to get some #'s from everyone!!!
are you guys losing any LBM?
ok back from the gym. Did some rope work with my weighted ropeā¦ 100 jumps then rest whatevers left of one minute (usually about 15 seconds) I did 10 sets of that then 20 minutes incline walking on the treadmill. Ready for it to be tomorrow morning already
.greg.
no lbm loss as far as I can tell
nice buying book and starting on sat. Wondering how u guys can be holding all your LBM with cals so low but im excited to try it.
the book covers the science in a TON of detail. You will find all your answers in there, and then you have us to ask questions to as well.
[quote]Gabe299 wrote:
nice buying book and starting on sat. Wondering how u guys can be holding all your LBM with cals so low but im excited to try it.[/quote]
[quote]Ren wrote:
ā¦Greg, go and weigh yourself before your refeed so we can see how much you balloon up by Monday!! haha.[/quote]
Good job on the work out manā¦ Lookin solid. How much longer are you planning on staying on the diet?
Im gonna weigh in tomorrow morning. Iāll probably get up extra early and go in so that I can start eating some damn pancakes! lolā¦ Iāll do snap a pic and also take my measurements tomorrow morning.
[quote]Gabe299 wrote:
are you guys losing any LBM?[/quote]
As far as I can tell I havenāt lost any LBMā¦ Actually I think my arms look a little smaller. I donāt really do any direct arm work except for when Iāve been on this diet lol. Iāve always got any arm size that I do have from pull ups and dips so itās weird that I think my arms are smaller since I started doing more arm workā¦ But I havenāt noticed any strength loss so that should equate no LBM loss right?
.greg.
morning !! off to a great friday !!! kick ass workout this morning, amazing how much more energy i had
still only got 3 hours of sleep gonna go tan and take a 30 minute nap while im in there lolā¦
i had a very hard time eating the carbsā¦ weird i know, i kept it clean no sweetsā¦ whole wheat pasta
sweet potā¦ ff yogurt with granolaā¦ fruit and one roll, just couldnt push the baad stuff
lol
enjoying my forever black coffee and a tasty omelet with some green peppersā¦
i was down 5 lbs before the refeedā¦ this morning back up 3 curious to see what it is in the morning
so overall im excited its been 4 daysā¦
off to get the wee ones ready for preschool
Wellā¦you did lose fat, everywhere, so your arms should be smaller. I know my measurements across the board are down. It is a little humbling, but it helps you realize how much actual muscle you are packing - makes me motivated that much more to get bigger and not simply fatter.
[quote]gregron wrote:
As far as I can tell I havenāt lost any LBMā¦ Actually I think my arms look a little smaller. I donāt really do any direct arm work except for when Iāve been on this diet lol. Iāve always got any arm size that I do have from pull ups and dips so itās weird that I think my arms are smaller since I started doing more arm workā¦ But I havenāt noticed any strength loss so that should equate no LBM loss right?
.greg.[/quote]
You must be a T-3000 from Terminator or something to survive on low calories and no sleep!!
[quote]robilyn29 wrote:
morning !! off to a great friday !!! kick ass workout this morning, amazing how much more energy i had
still only got 3 hours of sleep gonna go tan and take a 30 minute nap while im in there lolā¦
i had a very hard time eating the carbsā¦ weird i know, i kept it clean no sweetsā¦ whole wheat pasta
sweet potā¦ ff yogurt with granolaā¦ fruit and one roll, just couldnt push the baad stuff
lol
enjoying my forever black coffee and a tasty omelet with some green peppersā¦
i was down 5 lbs before the refeedā¦ this morning back up 3 curious to see what it is in the morning
so overall im excited its been 4 daysā¦
off to get the wee ones ready for preschool :)[/quote]
ok, last night sucked for me, 1st time on the diet that I had trouble sleeping. I think it is cos I took a late nap yesterday (3-6) and took my HOT-ROX after. Prolly fell asleep by 4:30ā¦cos I played darksiders from 2:30 - 4, lol.
On a side noteā¦today I look the BEST I have so far. Almost completely free of unwanted fat in the lower ab region. Still a slight bit of fat right below the navel (where I store my hard to lose fat), but it is literally worldās apart from when I started.
Have to say, INCREDIBLY happy about that today!!
A week left for me on the diet, then I kick my pre-season training for rugby into high gear.
[quote]Ren wrote:
ok, last night sucked for me, 1st time on the diet that I had trouble sleeping. I think it is cos I took a late nap yesterday (3-6) and took my HOT-ROX after. Prolly fell asleep by 4:30ā¦cos I played darksiders from 2:30 - 4, lol.
On a side noteā¦today I look the BEST I have so far. Almost completely free of unwanted fat in the lower ab region. Still a slight bit of fat right below the navel (where I store my hard to lose fat), but it is literally worldās apart from when I started.
Have to say, INCREDIBLY happy about that today!!
A week left for me on the diet, then I kick my pre-season training for rugby into high gear.[/quote]
Hell yeah man! thats awesome about the progress! I also had the worst nights sleep since starting this diet last night. I probaly slept about 2 and a half hoursā¦ it was so sucky. I guess I couldnāt wait to get to the scale this morning.
I got back from the gym this morning and got the number for the weigh in. Started at 218 and this morning I weighed in at 204. 14lbs in 11 daysā¦ thats pretty solid I think. I snapped some photos on my iphone before heading to the gym cause my cameraās batteries had died so here they areā¦
the wheels before
and the wheels afterwardā¦ there was no flexing in the after pics or any pushing out of the stomach or anything in the before picsā¦ what you see is what you get.
as far as the measurments go I lost 2 inches in the ālove handleā area, 1 inch off of the hips, 1/4 inch off of the bicep/tricep, and 1/2 inch off of the quad/hammieā¦ So those are the pics and stats as promised
On a side note I had some scrambled eggs with a couple whole eggs mixed in, spinach and some regular cheeseā¦ Probably the best eggs Iāve ever had
.greg.