[quote]AlisaV wrote:
I like the rack pulls, I feel you on squats (you and I are at about the same squat weight – let’s get it up together!) and while I’ll let more experienced folks chime in on the nutritional value of your diet, to me it looks like no fun at all. If it were me, I’d miss the protein. (I spent a year as a vegetarian – discovered that cottage cheese is the protein-est cheese, black beans are the protein-est beans, and any day you can find tofu is a day to celebrate.)[/quote]
Same squat weight, but drastically different body weight. I’m guessing I’m in the 170 range now You’re in the 140s?
Food was just grazing, eating what seemed healthy when I was hungry. I usually have a can of black beans a day and a lot of cottage cheese. Tofu not really my cup of tea.
do you guys just eat cottage cheese or add something to make it a bit nicer? i find it tastes okay but the texture really puts me off. tried smooshing it up with a spoon once but it made it worse. might need to get a magic bullet or something for smoothies - does that work?
[quote]alexus wrote:
do you guys just eat cottage cheese or add something to make it a bit nicer? i find it tastes okay but the texture really puts me off. tried smooshing it up with a spoon once but it made it worse. might need to get a magic bullet or something for smoothies - does that work?[/quote]
I actually really like the texture. I get large curd just so there’s more to play with. Pineapple is a great accent.
You can blend it for smoothies if the texture bothers you, any blender should be fine. I don’t think the taste carries over when I make them, but I tend to like weird things.
I can’t recall if you’re an egg eater. Something I like to do is mix eggs, cottage cheese, broccoli and Herbes de Provence. Bake it in the oven until it’s solid, then sprinkle some cheese on top. The heat should melt it. It’s a glorified omelet, but I call it a crustless quiche. It’s my go to when serving breakfast. No one can ever tell there’s cottage cheese in it, but it gives it a huge protein boost. It tastes good, is easy, cheap and high protein, I think you should try it. I almost suggested it in your log.
yum that recipe sounds great. it is the chunky bits i don’t cope with. actually… if it was just one big chunk that would be okay, i just don’t like the variation in the texture. the taste is fine. cinnamon sounds particularly good. need to look into whether cottage cheese counts as dairy from an inflammation perspective (know greek yoghurt is ok)…
I need to come log before I play in GAL and SAMA. I had a big presentation today, so my neck and shoulder hurt a lot. It’s where I hold all my worries. Hopefully they dissipate enough overnight to roll without crying. My hips are weirdly sore too.
I tried to take pic today. Much harder than you’d think when you’re just using the phone. I haven’t been able to find my digital camera since I moved.
Foods:
2 C Milk
1 Container Cottage Cheese
1 TBSP PB (we ran out!)
2 bowls baby spinach (I can fill a bowl and mindlessly eat it as thought they were chips)
Handfulls of Pizza Rolls (I hang my head)
Should have tried pictures before pizza rolls, now they feel even more gross.
I’ve just caught up with your log and a lot of it sounds very familiar. Almost like looking in the mirror, heh. Regarding the diet, I’d stay the hell away from granola. Any kind of cereal used to be a massive binge trigger for me and granola in particular was evil - I’d just eat it straight from the bag like crisps (uh, potato chips). It contains a lot of sugar, at any rate. Also, more eggs. These should serve as your meat, so don’t be afraid to eat them more than once a day.
Cottage cheese: I have about a cup of it every morning with about a cup of blueberries and cinnamon and in the afternoon I like to have it with a dallop of almond butter or peanut butter and cinnamon.
When I’m being lazy about cooking I live off eggs, cottage cheese, yogurt and protein powder. As long as I have those things available I could survive as a vegetarian. I’ve started drinking eggs in the morning too. Without eggs though…couldn’t do it! But I think I’m eating a lot more than you. On a ‘meatful’ day I will eat at least half a dozen and more if I don’t eat any meat.
I’m certainly not one to ask about nutrition, but that doesn’t sound like a lot of food Pch…
Eggs… I need to get into eggs. Love them, but involves venturing out into the communal kitchen.
UGH! Lucky you - at least you have an hourglass figure! I’m like a pre-pubescent boy!
So much to catch up on PCH!
Nice squatting! Lots of volume and good weight - especially considering that its been a while since you tried them. I agree with Cephalic, you could def add more weight with less sets. But I quite like working in triples and 5s (and more!) myself - especially for the conditioning aspect of it.
225 on the rack pulls is serious shit!
Pic was hilarious! Cottage cheese shudder I can’t stomach that stuff.
[quote]Cephalic_Carnage wrote:
That really is a shitload of sets with tiny weight jumps you’re doing there, probably the reason for why you didn’t manage 5 with 135. I bet you could do it easy with a regular scheme.
If you can hit 135 for 3 in such a fatigued state, 145 should be possible for you if you warm up right and take enough rest between the heavier sets.
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You’re right about the volume, something I hadn’t even considered. At the time I was just blinding aiming at what weight I though I could get at, but now that I have a feel for the range I’ll be more practical. When finding a weight is it better to start light and go up or aim at where you think you are and take stuff off?
You’re in the 140s?
I have many of those too.