foodposting:
breakfast: egg white omelet with veggies and cheese, apple, oatmeal
lunch: hardboiled egg, broccoli, asparagus, salad, two tilapia filets, tartar sauce, calzone (dumb dumb dumb but I was super hungry)
dinner: salad, chopped chicken breast
1832 kcal, p/f/c 175.2/76.0/78.4
back on the wagon tomorrow. I am not going to let this get in the way. The thing is, I just can’t keep <1500 for long periods of time. But next time I’m hungry I’ll just have more meat or something.
Alisa, I have an enormous appetite and so I have a hard time with being still hungry when I’m cutting back but what I’ve found really helps is a single square of dark chocolate (I get Lindt 85%) It’s only a handful of calories and carbs for a 10g square but it gives me the satiety that I have a hard time with after a meal that’s much smaller than I’m used to.
I’ve tried the same with a little yogurt with artificial sweetener, or some other ‘diet’ dessert but those only leave me wanting more sweets. For some reason, the dark chocolate does the trick without giving me cravings for more.
You don’t have a lot of fat to lose so it will be harder but remember that and don’t get discouraged if it doesn’t all come off as quick as you’d like. And trust the way your abdomen feels over the scale. I don’t know why but when I decided to cut a bit recently I could feel that I was tighter, but the scale weight hadn’t budged, despite dropping a bunch of carbs that should have dropped the scale weight. I only say that because of your comment about losing a pound or two by the weekend.
Not that you asked for help! Your plan sounds like you’re going to get some good results.
[quote]debraD wrote:
Alisa, I have an enormous appetite and so I have a hard time with being still hungry when I’m cutting back but what I’ve found really helps is a single square of dark chocolate (I get Lindt 85%) It’s only a handful of calories and carbs for a 10g square but it gives me the satiety that I have a hard time with after a meal that’s much smaller than I’m used to.
I’ve tried the same with a little yogurt with artificial sweetener, or some other ‘diet’ dessert but those only leave me wanting more sweets. For some reason, the dark chocolate does the trick without giving me cravings for more.
You don’t have a lot of fat to lose so it will be harder but remember that and don’t get discouraged if it doesn’t all come off as quick as you’d like. And trust the way your abdomen feels over the scale. I don’t know why but when I decided to cut a bit recently I could feel that I was tighter, but the scale weight hadn’t budged, despite dropping a bunch of carbs that should have dropped the scale weight. I only say that because of your comment about losing a pound or two by the weekend.
Not that you asked for help! Your plan sounds like you’re going to get some good results. [/quote]
Great advice! Dark chocolate (and natural pb) saved me when I was cutting!
Thanks for the advice. Chocolate’s never been my vice, but peanut butter yes.
And I expect to get a little whoosh soon – I’m always heaviest right before my period and lightest right after. (apologies for TMI.)
Heavy lifting day:
squats: 10@45, 8@95, 5@115, 5@135, 5@155, 5@165, 2@175, 1@185, fail@195 (but oh, such a pretty fail.)
bench: 10@45, 5@85, 5@95, 5@105, 1@115 (feh)
deadlift: 5@135, 5@155, 5@175, 5@205, 3@225, 2x1@245
so I pretty much tied all my PRs after a week semi-off and a week of light stuff, which makes me happy.
If I can stay here (or maybe hit that 195 squat, if the gods are good) I’ll be content.
Also: got into my top choice grad school. I’m walking on air.
congrats!!!
Congrats all around!!!
WTGO ALisa!
Congrats on getting into grad school! What are you studying currently?
math.
I’m not very knowledgeable about how math degrees work… Do you specialize in any particular kind of math?
I always loved math in high school. Nothing like working through a particularly challenging proof!
I’m going into the analysis/applied math end of things; officially, though, it just comes out as a PhD in math.
Good for you! Most people don’t get to do proofs in high school – or at least here they don’t. Maybe Canadians are better educated.
Thanks for all the kind words. I’m super excited.
I “got” to do proofs in high school. No wonder I selected a degree that required exactly one math class.
Congrats!
Believe me, Alisa, I’m sure none of the proofs I did in high school would impress you that much! But I was, and still am, a big nerd. Math is fun. Except for integrals. I never got those!
I don’t know if you’re much of a reader, but if you are, check out Anathem by Neil Stephenson. It’s a Sci-fi/coming of age story/exploration of math, physics, & metaphysics. It’s long (~1000 pgs) & quite dense, but a really fun read as well.
I like what I’ve read of Neal Stephenson and I’ve got to add Anathem to the list.
Foodposting:
breakfast: egg white omelet with veggies and cheese, oatmeal
snack: small apple
lunch: salad, grilled tuna with wasabi mayo, deli roast beef, hardboiled egg, broccoli
dinner: meatballs, chicken breast, broccoli
1698 kcal, p/f/c 182.5/75.7/47.1
Top choice grad school! That is SO awesome. Congratulations.
Food was sort of train wreck for me today, but I’ll be back on the clean eats wagon soon enough.
Everything looks great Alisa and congrats on the grad school!
foodposting:
breakfast: egg white omelet with veggies and cheese, sugar-free pudding, peanuts
lunch: salad with broccoli and peppers, burger, hardboiled egg
snack: macaroon
dinner: salad with broccoli and peppers, chicken breast, cheese
totals: 1271 kcal, p/f/c 100.8/65.5/46.8
Nice - was the school mentioned? Or is that private?
bodyweight day.
pushups, feet elevated: 4x15
inverted row, from horizontal position: 3x10
pullups: 10, 7/3, 6/4
first time doing 10!
bodyweight squats: 50
Bulgarian split squats, bodyweight: 40 each leg
box jumps, low box: 30
box jumps, high box (just above the knee) 10
mountain climbers: 30
jumping lunges: 15 each leg
another big shout out Alisa, Congrats on grad school!
great job all around. 