Body build-ish?
Get stronger-ish?
Get ripped-ish?
I believe with strength comes size…so the stronger you get the bigger you get as long as you are eating enough and breaking down the muscle enough with whatever reps(hypertrophy) But I think that for a female that equals this:
tryin to show off my veins…I promised them they would be poppin by the end of summer. (maybe sooner?)
Food-
945am- whey shake/10 almonds- supps…
i just mix the protein up in water and chug it down…honestly I’m not getting it to mix right and I dread it every time…thankfully the aftertaste isn’t bad.
1230- whey shake- supps
*shoulda taken something with me…went to the store after gym. starving!!!
2pm- white fish
asparagus
artichoke hearts
2 rice cakes
3/4 cup greek yogurt
530- 10 almonds 
630- 10oz steak
3 cups broccoli carrot mix(raw)
spoonful of baked beans, fuuuuuu…not in mind, but so tasty!!
more artichoke hearts, these kind in oil
830 - more cottage cheese, maybe a spoonful of PB
tbsp dark chocolate chips
I broke 1700 cals today according to fitday!!!
195P
90C(25 of it Fiber)
58F
Hey, I eat 10 almonds too. Just sticking up for the almond counters here.
Betty, looking awesome in here! A little cake isn’t a problem given the clean eating you do 90% of the time. Keep on keepin’ on!
MiM! First of all, nuts ftw. Except I measure mine in ounces … er, one ounce at time. My weakness is cashews. PS Have you tried the flavored almonds? I’m liking the chili lime…
Second, drop sets on the leg press!? Nice!! Also, no idea how you followed it with those step-ups. I cut out leg extensions/curls, too. I loathed them after my last lactic acid training.
Loved your cartoon, btw. 
And damn, those legs look strong!
Ok, I’m done now. kthnxbai.
I used to count nuts when I was doing the South Beach Diet (many years ago - it’s actually a pretty good diet, though) but now I just hoover them out of the packet. Which is why I shouldn’t have them.
Fantastic legs, Betty. Totally jealous here!
nice quads!
hmm… urm… what is wrong with meals of nuts?? i mean… i know they aren’t veges… but they are protein and good fats - right? maybe i need to learn to count calories…
Heh heheheheheh …nut counters Oh yeah, hehehe hehehehehe , meals of nuts, hehehhehe
ANYWAY!! fasted cardio-ed it this morninig…10 minutes to get up to a HR of 120ish, then 20 soild minutes…
10+20=30…YAY! 
then with an idea from Ink, I tried this:
I think with more tinkering/practice I can LWI better… But what a brilliant IDea, Inky…THANKS!!!
Yeah, I do those in the Smith machine (feet on the floor, usually) and you can also do 'em in a power rack. But you do what you can with what you have available.
Korn is awesome. Do you know if they got a Grammy for Let The Guilt Go? I keep forgetting to look, and I’m kinda multitasking at the moment lol
(And if you haven’t heard that song, get it on your Kick Ass In The Gym playlist ASAP)
[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
Body build-ish?
Get stronger-ish?
Get ripped-ish?
I believe with strength comes size…so the stronger you get the bigger you get as long as you are eating enough and breaking down the muscle enough with whatever reps(hypertrophy) But I think that for a female that equals this: [/quote]
I’m with you. I could care less how big I get as long as I can continue to smash big weights. Had a disagreement with my man over this last week… veggie thighs not fitting into pants prompted him to say that maybe I “should stop squatting 200 lbs.”
BTW those quads of yours are looking smokin’!
And seriously PMSL over the nut counting discussion. I count almonds in handfuls.
nice rowing mim! i’ve done those before and they’re an awkward movement at first… with a little practice you’ll get em down pat
Awesome quads BTW… You have made so much progress MiM that its incredible. Such an inspiration
I think consistently smashing big weights is one of the keys to muscle mass, same for the fellas… but for females we don’t get HYUUUUGE unless your over eating by like 9000 calories a day. To negate any fat gain, add cardio…and voila! The lean muscle-y look. Sounds easy!
Speaking of cals,I’ve been taking in more(compared to dieting), but yet, still STARVING… I’m trying to slowly raise them and see what happens. Hoping this means my metabolism is not busted after all.
Also speaking of calories, I made the kids some cheesy noodley broccoli stuff, send help!!!
Tomorrow, I FEAST!
On a serious note, I’ve had a headache it seems every single day since, ummm, for a long time. I was chalking it up to stress since I don’t know what else it could be. reminds me, I am loooong overdue for a female check up. while Im there I should ask to get my thyroid stuffs checked.
Legs are feeling sufficiently soar. Doms set in slower this time.
Nikki- multi- tasking…ha! I feel like Cinderella. I need about 4 more arms to do everything. I sit down to watch tv at night and I can’t even stay awake long enough for quiet time.
This post has been open for about an hour… I kick it old school with KORN. I don’t think I ever made it past the first 2 albums.
Greg!!! <3 Thanks…
talk about a headache…
I got a comical list of charges from Julia’s surgery…basically we owe, HAHA!!
someone messed up and it will be taken care of…but HOLY SHIT!!
Two weeks post diet and I’m up two pounds, fml.
I almost Betty smashed the scale like I did the last one. I think I will just completely stop weighing myself since it does nothing but disappoint me. And who the fuck cares, as long as my cloths are still fitting/shrinking…
RAWR!!!
I say that but do I really mean it?
I took a decent set of measurements and pics. Time to grow some muscle…
I hate the scale, it is so unreliable at times. You are doing great btw. I would do the mirror and clothes check, don’t worry bout that scale!
well, there was the EPIC amount of cake I had last Friday-Sunday…
maybe that hasn’t gone away yet.
Thanks n8t!!!
I don’t think a 2lb flux is unreasonable if you have been eating more carbs. It’s just water and glycogen. You’re doing great. But take care of yourself!
Don’t sweat it, doll. Seriously, that’s a completely normal fluctuation. Although I totally understand how you feel. I should take my own advice.
