@heretolog @EmilyQ salty is definitely dangerous, and I have a sweet tooth too! Allowed my own devices and not caring, my pantry would be an absolute mess!
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I also have the everything tooth! Itās a curse!
My in laws sent the lady 6 bags of popcorn of various flavors and we already had an 18 pack of pop secret!
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Sounds like you only have one serving of popcorn. 6+18 bags = 1 serving. Popcorn math.
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Wednesday 3/27
3 mile walk w/ 10lb pack
So I have family staying with me this week. I got home from work and got to the door and remembered said family has my house keys, so I was locked out for an hour until my hubby got home. Since Wednesday is usually extra movement day, I threw on my backpack with my laptop and work stuff in it and went for a stroll.
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Good recovery!
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Thursday, 3/28
JN Essentials - Week 2, day 2
DB Flat Bench
6, 6, 6 x 50, 9 x 45
Lat pull down
12, 12, 12 x 100, 10 x 110
Seated DB Shoulder Press
12, 12, 11 x 30
Seated Cable Row
12, 12 x 100, 12,12 x 60
Skullcrusher - 3 x 15 x 20
SS
BB Curl - 3 x 10 x 50
10 minute treadmill walk
Felt tired going in, but this all went better than expected. Flat bench felt heavy every set, but I added reps from last week. Time to bump the weight up.
Press was another surprising one, hit all the target reps there, even with the weight increase.
There is a strong possibility the scale is reflecting added muscle. Sure, weāll go with that.
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VERY strong. I was looking at same-weight body recomposition pics this morning, and itās pretty cool what people do without losing weight.
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DAMN! your back and arms are strong
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That sounds interesting. I must also go on a Google dive now.
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Thank you! I have been leaning in to not being able to do real squats. May as well grow my upper body!
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Friday 3/29
JN Essentials - Week 2, day 3
Hip Press
12 x 315, 12 x 340, 12, 12 x 360
GHR
10 x BW, 3 x 10 x BW-red band
Leg extension
2 (12, 10 x 105, 60) drop set
Donkey Kicks
SS
Cable crunch
2 x 15
15 minute walk outside
Really great workout. Awesome quad pump. Warm enough to walk outside. Nothing but thumbs up over here.
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Tuesday 4/2 Weigh in
148.8, -1.8
Woo! That makes for a total drop of 10.8lbs in 13 weeks. Not as much as I would like, but that almost matches the lowest weight I have seen since I started tracking.
There were a few lower adherence weeks. This drop was even after a high-calorie day going out for my dadās birthday. (Empanadas for lunch, Chinese food for dinner, then we shared 6 cookies between 5 people).
I am glad I cut another week, Iād like to maintain at 150, this is a much better starting point.
Last week:
Macros:
Steps: 57k (really slacked on getting moving!)
Progress photo:
The photo on the left is from 3 weeks ago. The photo on the right, 2 days ago. Not a ton of change, but I see some obliques starting to come through.
Plans going forward: Iāve mentioned this talking to other members, but I am in a mood to ramble. Iāll be practicing maintenance/taking a diet break for the next 4 weeks. Iām not so good at maintaining, but I am going to change that. After that, I anticipate another 10-12 week cut. I have made awesome progress and itās addicting to see these changes in the mirror. I have more fluff to lose, especially on my legs and hips. What the scale says isnāt everything, but if I had to guess, the look I am going for will be around 135-140 lbs.
This week has been a bit underwhelming. I caught some nasty that has been going around the office. Head and body aches, sore throat and just standing up to walk around my apartment makes my heart rate soar over 100 and my energy plummet. Iāve been holding down my couch yesterday and today, I hope get in the gym later this week, but Iāll see how things go.
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Hope it passes quickly!
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Thanks for the wishes! Iām about 5% better than yesterday, so Iāll take it!
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Congrats on your progress! Thatās fantastic work.
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Thank you!
Stomach noticeably flatter, love handles shrunk, arms more defined
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Well you sure know how to make a girlās day! Thank you!
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Looking good. Just keep chipping away.
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How awful how some diseased cretin spread a virus around the office.
Congratulations on your progress!
Youāll definitely reach your desired body, for sure!
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