No workouts? I tagged you in the transformation challenge. It can be great motivation.
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2/12/22
Squat 57,5 kg
Bench Press: 35 kg
Barbell Row: 35 kg
The squats felt pretty good today, but my Bench press is still weak with the 35kg I managed to lift just 3 times in each series and at the end my arm were completely exhausted. The Barbel row was still easy, just like last time.
Food:
Cucumber and 2 slices of chorizo
green beans and chicken breast with cheese
tomatoes and fish fingers
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I’ll have a look at the challenge, but I am not sure if it is something I want to do…
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3/12/22
Today I did a 30 minute HIIT on a stationary bike, as it was my first time I think I did well. My tights are killing me after it… and my shoulders are still sore after yesterday’s training
Food: (Carb day)
protein shake
baguette and charcuterie
Beef with gratin potatoes
cafe gourmand minus the coffee 
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4/12/22
Food:
protein shake
Fried chicken breast with salad
Oven baked beef with onions and tomatoes
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5/12/12
I must admit today I screwed up massively, first of all I slept like 2 hours as I was preparing my presentation for this day’s seminar late into the night. I also did not have anything for breakfast.
Then as there was lunch provided by the seminar organizer I naively thought that it would be ok, and I would just eat some meat and veggies. But not, as the lunch was composed of many different types of fingerfood and desserts, think mini sandwiches, pancakes with salmon and macaroons… Big mistake, I know…
Later I went home to rest a bit before the gym ate some leftover beef with onion and tomatoes, and I wanted to sleep for like 40 minutes, but I overslept, did not hear my alarm and woke up when the gym was already closed.
So like I said at the beginning - one massive screw up.
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Shit happens. One bad day is not the end of the world. It’s just that… a day bad. The important thing is that you get back on track. It’s not the occasional slip that ruins you, it’s the other 364 days that count.
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6/12/22
Food:
Protein shake and almonds
Chicken tikka with naan
White fish with tomato and cucumber salad
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7/12/22
Squats: 60 kg
Overhead Press: 20 kg
Deadlift: 50 kg
Today I felt tired after the first two series of squats, but finished them. My overhead press was really weak as with the 20 kg I did not managed to do all five reps every serie…
The deadlift was easy. Overall today was not so good.
Food:
protein shake
fish and cucumber
ground beef with green beans
fish fingers and tomatoes
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8/12/22
Food:
Protein shake
chicken burrito
cheese
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17/12/22
This was quite a crazy week, My last training was on 9/12:
Squat 62,5 kg
Bench Press: 30 kg
Barbell Row: 37,5 kg
While squats and barbell row were ok, I still struggle a lot with bench press and even with just 30kg I was not able to complete all the reps.
When leaving the gym I was opening gate for our car and injured my finger pretty badly, luckily nothing is broken, but it bled quite a lot and even today I have scabs all over my middle finger in a way that I am unable to bend it and hold anything in it.
So during the week I was in the gym only once, but the weights were off limits for me, so I just did HIIT for 30 min alternating between sprint and slower pace every 1 min. (not including warm up and cool down.)
Concerning the food I was probably eating less than usual, and I will post today’s log later.
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18/12/22
Food:
veggies with yogurt
bit of chips
cauliflower curry
apple
Training:
HIIT running 30 min same as before
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19/12/22
Food:
Chinese Chicken with vegetables
Pork with peppers and bit of potatoes
Training:
HIIT same as yesterday 30 mins
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20/12/22
Fish fingers + cucumber
Pork filet mignon with peppers
21/12/22
Chicken with salad
fruit smoothie
cabbage
tomato soup
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So as you can see from the photos above I am looking really bad right now and quite a bit out of shape. Currently my weight is at 99.5 kg and while I lost about 12 kg since June, when I look at my photos I am disgusted, I still look bad. To be honest I obviously want to lose more weight, but at the same time I am unable to even visualize at what number will I be happy or even look ok…
This means that setting a target weight is something I am struggling to do as I simply cannot imagine the result…
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There is only one way to find out. Set a goal of something like 5kgs. Achieve it. Then set another 5kg goal. When things start to take shape you will be more motivated to continue and make more goals.
I was over weight so long I forgot what it was like to have a waist. When I started seeing it, I was like… Wow! Look at that.
You can do this! Don’t get discouraged before you even get started. If the 5x5 isn’t working for you pick something else that does. It takes a while to get things figured out. Do what works for you.
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So during the Holiday’s I put my diet on hold and started again yesterday.
28/12/22
yoghurt
Baked Camembert with lettuce and tomatoes
Fried salmon with peas
29/12/22
Beef quesadilla with tomato salad
pork ribs 250g with coleslaw and 8 fries
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30/12/22
cabbage soup
oven baked pork with cabbage and potato dumpling
hot chocolate
carp with dumplings and carrot sauce
31/12/22
vegetable soup
baked pork with potatoes
blueberry cake
bread with spread and ham and cheese and egg
HIIT 30 min running same as above
1/1/23
tomatoes with lettuce
cabbage soup
pork tenderloin with green beans
pork with pepper in tomato sauce
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2/1/23
yogurt with nuts
tuna with tomato and pepper salad
chicken mozarella wrap
camembert
Also did 30 min of running HIIT
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