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Posted by: nikegurl

Well....after careful (but not necessarily sane) consideration I've decided to start my cut with a PSMF - Protein Sparing Modified Fast (aka protein simply mother f*cker

) done Lyle McDonald style.

I started yesterday. Calories will be around 850

Protein will be approx 140 grams per day. 6 fish oil caps, 2 servings of dairy (cottage cheese and FF shredded cheese in my egg whites) 2-3 servings of veggies. Supplements are multi-vitamin, calcium, magnesium, potassium, EC.

I'll have 1 cheat meal and 1 mini (5 hour) refeed per week. But not this week...

I'll be doing full body workouts twice per week (as suggested in Lyle's book). Cardio will probably be 3-4 30 minute sessions per week. No intervals or HIIT.

Posted by: nikegurl

Here are my meals and totals from yesterday, for today...and probably pretty much every day since I'm a far cry from an adventurous cook or dieter. The only change I'll probably make is Meal 2 will sometimes be can of tuna instead of chicken. I'll only post them again if I make any real changes.

Meal 1
4 egg whites
2 slices ff ham
1/4 cup ff shredded cheese
2 fish oil caps
2 chewable fiber tabs

Meal 2
5 oz (1/2 the big can) chicken breast
cup mixed salad greens
2 Tbs maplegrove FF/SF raspberry vinaigrette
1 fish oil cap

Meal 3
3 oz chicken (not the canned crap from Meal 2 )
broccoli
1 fish oil cap

Meal 4
1.5 scoops protein powder

Meal 5
3/4 cup 1.5% fat cottage cheese
1/2 cucumber
2 fish oil caps

TOTALS:
845 calories
16 g fat
26 g carb
139 g protein

Yesterday went well. Not too hungry or bothered by the lack of carbs. Probably had something to do with the huge amount of ravioli I consumed on Sunday.

Kind of nauseous after meal 1 today. Might be the EC? (or the other supps)
My plan now is to ignore it and hope it goes away.

Posted by: Jodi

Good luck there NG - it's not easy but stick to it

PS - Welcome Home

Posted by: nikegurl

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Originally Posted by Jodi

PS - Welcome Home

thanks Jodi.

Posted by: nikegurl

Day 3 - all is well. i have never loved cottage cheese more.

Posted by: Du

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Originally Posted by nikegurl

My plan now is to ignore it and hope it goes away.

Ive never seen this type of diet before.... how long will you be doing it for?

Posted by: nikegurl

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Originally Posted by du510

Ive never seen this type of diet before.... how long will you be doing it for?

Here's a link to an excerpt from the handbook that Lyle has posted on his site if anyone is interested:

http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/

The leaner you are - the less time you can and should remain on the diet. It isn't recommended for me to remain on the diet for more than 6 weeks without a 2 week total diet break.

I'm using this plan to kickstart a more conventional cutting diet. I haven't yet decided how long I'll go before transitioning to something more moderate. I know when I do I'll gradually add carbs back in and slowly raise my calorie level. I'll have to see how I feel and how things progress. I'm thinking four weeks....we shall see!

Posted by: Triple Threat

Well looks who's back!

Posted by: nikegurl

thanks!

getting pretty hungry....

Posted by: wild

You're nuts

Posted by: Triple Threat

Wow! NG posts a new journal and as if by magic, Wild returns!

Posted by: wild

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Originally Posted by Triple Threat

Wow! NG posts a new journal and as if by magic, Wild returns!

I've been here....I've just been watching and not yakkin'

Posted by: Triple Threat

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I've been here....I've just been watching and not yakkin'

They call that stalking where I come from.

Posted by: Jodi

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Originally Posted by wild

You're nuts

Yeah she is.

However, I can't talk - I've tried this before too

Posted by: wild

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Originally Posted by Triple Threat

They call that stalking where I come from.

Oh...my bad...I never knew, I thought it was normal

Posted by: wild

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Originally Posted by Jodi

Yeah she is.

However, I can't talk - I've tried this before too

I know....don't think just cause you two did it I'm gonna try it...I'm quite happy w/ eating pizza and being fat (

)

Posted by: Jodi

Peer Pressure

Posted by: wild

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Originally Posted by Jodi

Peer Pressure

lmao....you're both nuts....I'm not doing it and ya'll can't make me!

Posted by: wild

btw...I love post whoring in hilary's journals

Posted by: Jodi

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Originally Posted by wild

lmao....you're both nuts....I'm not doing it and ya'll can't make me!

trust me, you don't want to do it

Posted by: Triple Threat

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Originally Posted by wild

I'm quite happy w/ eating pizza and being fat (

)

Somehow I just can't picture you being fat.

Posted by: wild

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Originally Posted by Triple Threat

Somehow I just can't picture you being fat.

Of course ...because I only show the good pictures! LOL

Posted by: Emma-Leigh

Damn - I'm jealous! Lyle McDonald style masochist dieting is lots-o-fun!

Good luck - It will certainly work for you (if you can stick to it)!

Posted by: nikegurl

i had visitors.

i AM nuts and that's why this diet seems just right for me.

little updates:
day #4. so far so good. i'm hungry - but so what? seems fair to be hungry after all the crap i've eaten in recent months.
i loathe chicken (for now) so don't try to make me eat it.

my sleep has been crappy.
did a sucky full body workout yesterday. i think i used this diet as an excuse to be a wuss. i will have to do better saturday.

i get a cheat meal tuesday. i'm leaning towards a club sandwich (no mayo

) which seems lame and random since i've never really loved them before.

then a week from saturday i get a little refeed. i'm thinking cheerios and gnocchi or maybe pierogies or maybe all of the above within reason.

it might be a bad sign that i'm thinking about that now.

back to my egg whites.

Posted by: nikegurl

after this diet is over i must find a way to get legs like wild and jodi. i must. i can't accept that it isn't in the cards for me. i've had fat legs. i've had skinny legs. i need smokin' legs.

Posted by: nikegurl

yesterday's totals:

820 cal
142 protein
13 fat
28 carb

today will be the same. no more chicken and no more shakes

except for post workout (which is only 2 times a week while i'm on this plan) i'm loving my egg whites + ff ham and cottage cheese though.

Posted by: wild

Ok so....is there a story behind the title of this thread or is it just completely random?

Posted by: nikegurl

actually....both - it's a random story.

it's a random line from the movie Uncommon Valor that has just stuck in my head for ages.

"I'm so far beyond that shit now.
I get energy from the air.
I talk to polar bears. I converse with paramecium."

I better be getting energy from the air. I'm freaking hungry

Posted by: nikegurl

i've been reading menus online today. no reason. just reading about food and looking at food porn photos. one would think i'd been dieting for weeks/months instead of 4 days.

Posted by: wild

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Originally Posted by nikegurl

actually....both - it's a random story.

LOL...nice

Posted by: wild

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Originally Posted by nikegurl

i've been reading menus online today. no reason. just reading about food and looking at food porn photos. one would think i'd been dieting for weeks/months instead of 4 days.

Man...I so do this when I'm dieting! It's a form of self torture, lol

Posted by: nikegurl

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Originally Posted by wild

Man...I so do this when I'm dieting! It's a form of self torture, lol

really? i bet you wait to start until you're below 593.7% bodyfat.

how are your injuries?

Posted by: wild

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Originally Posted by nikegurl

really? i bet you wait to start until you're below 593.7% bodyfat.

how are your injuries?

They suck. I don't train anymore cause they suck, and I suck, and my diet sucks, everything just sucks

Posted by: nikegurl

sorry to hear. they'll heal and one day things won't suck so much.

for now - ice cream might help.

Posted by: Triple Threat

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Originally Posted by wild

They suck. I don't train anymore cause they suck, and I suck, and my diet sucks, everything just sucks

That sucks.

Posted by: wild

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Originally Posted by Triple Threat

That sucks.

Posted by: Triple Threat

Posted by: nikegurl

ice cream. really.

Posted by: wild

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Originally Posted by nikegurl

ice cream. really.

I chose honeycombs today

Oh wait...maybe I shouldn't say that to you

Posted by: Jodi

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Originally Posted by wild

I chose honeycombs today

Oh wait...maybe I shouldn't say that to you

Posted by: PreMier

Ooh a journal. Hello gorgeous

Posted by: nikegurl

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Originally Posted by wild

I chose honeycombs today

Oh wait...maybe I shouldn't say that to you

you can say it. really. i look at my current diet as this - i'm on
a much deserved punishment.

Posted by: nikegurl

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Originally Posted by PreMier

Ooh a journal. Hello gorgeous

Posted by: nikegurl

Day 5. The usual. Hungry. Tired.

I'm looking forward to the long weekend! (football playoffs, no work...and cheat meal when its over

)

I probably won't be posting for the next 3 days. But that does NOT mean I'm off somewhere eating bread.

I'm sticking to this.

Posted by: nikegurl

is it wrong to eat Crystal Light powder?

seriously.

Posted by: wild

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Originally Posted by nikegurl

is it wrong to eat Crystal Light powder?

seriously.

absolutely...

Posted by: Jodi

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Originally Posted by nikegurl

is it wrong to eat Crystal Light powder?

seriously.

Sometimes when I need something sweet I put splenda in my water

Posted by: Emma-Leigh

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Originally Posted by nikegurl

is it wrong to eat Crystal Light powder?

seriously.

LOL - Lets play the "you know you have been dieting for too long game"

You know wyou have been dieting for too long when....
1. you start to lick all your plates clean, even if it only contained dry chicken and broccoli

2. you spend hours wandering aimlessly through the supermarket looking at all the foods

3. you start to crave your supplements simply because they taste different to your regular foods

4. you start to look through food journals or internet sites, just to see the pictures of the foods

5. you start to eat odd foods and feel it is perfectly normal (eg: crystal light powder!)

Posted by: PreMier

Posted by: nikegurl

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Originally Posted by Emma-Leigh

LOL - Lets play the "you know you have been dieting for too long game"

i've been looking at menus online this morning. problem is...i've only been dieting for a week.

i think it's partly b/c i'm a wuss and partly b/c i'm only getting in around 800 calories a day.

Posted by: nikegurl

Hi Jake.

well - i had my first cheat meal sunday night. i kept things reasonable.
small salad, pasta with 1 meatball and split dessert with a friend. i didn't finish the pasta. before anyone things i was TOO controlled - i should report that i did nearly injure myself with the fork when i first started eating. guess i was shoveling it in pretty fast.

i was back on the plan yesterday.

yesterday's workout wasn't bad. strength was decent. i tired out faster than usual but it wasn't too bad.

did 2 sets of everything:

flat db press
lat pulldowns
leg press
leg curls
arnold presses
bb curl
pushdowns
seated calf raises

Posted by: nikegurl

there are moments that i'm so hungry i can't freaking believe it. BUT if i follow the diet as outlined i get 1 cheat meal a week AND one mini-refeed a week. so i'm really never too far from one or the other. it actually seems too lenient.... (just the cheat meal/refeed thing - not the diet itself)

Posted by: Burner02

Aloha! THought I'd stop in and say howdy! Wish I had your dedication to diet!

Posted by: nikegurl

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Originally Posted by Burner02

Aloha! THought I'd stop in and say howdy! Wish I had your dedication to diet!

don't be too impressed. it's only been a week.

Posted by: nikegurl

yesterday's totals:

808 cal
139 protein
13 fat
28 carb

Posted by: Burner02

more than mine!

baby steps...is this LOW cal diet something you are gonna cycle?

Posted by: naturaltan

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Originally Posted by nikegurl

don't be too impressed. it's only been a week.

, but you gotta start somewhere.

Posted by: nikegurl

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Originally Posted by naturaltan

, but you gotta start somewhere.

howdy stranger.

yep - just starting at all is better than i've managed lately! feels good to at least be working on it. of course i want results yesterday

but at least i'm on my way.

also, i'm really pretty damn proud of myself for having a cheat meal and then stopping.

(but true) usually after a cheat i have one more little thing. and then one more. and then i figure the day is "ruined" so i keep cheating until the whole thing goes up in smoke. so the fact that i had a cheat meal and then got back on my plan is real progress for me.

Posted by: nikegurl

i have a strange fixation on crab cakes the last couple of days.

last week it was club sandwiches.

Posted by: Burner02

...you woulda liked to have been at the club I work at then..there were mounds of crab cakes left over from this huge party that was thrown there...

Posted by: nikegurl

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...you woulda liked to have been at the club I work at then..there were mounds of crab cakes left over from this huge party that was thrown there...

good morning.

crab cake craze has passed. today i'm all about risotto. crazy. i know.

i have a freaking miserable headache this morning. i will have to start taking it out on people around me if it doesn't stop soon.

Posted by: Burner02

...drinking enough water? Take some excedrine?

Posted by: nikegurl

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Originally Posted by Burner02

...drinking enough water? Take some excedrine?

good point. i doubt i ever drink enough water but its extra important on this diet. i'll increase.

thanks

Posted by: nikegurl

forgot to mention - i'm down 6 pounds after 1 week. (nearly all water weight from yanking out carbs - but i'll take it) i'm sure the rate of weight loss will slow considerably now. just hoping to keep things moving along at a decent clip b/c this shit's hard.

yesterday's totals:

803 calories
14 g fat
23 g carbs
136 g protein

Posted by: Burner02

so...bottoms up w/ the H2O!
WAHOO! 6 lbs! u only took in 14 g. from fat today? WOW! I probably do that in one setting...

Posted by: nikegurl

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Originally Posted by Burner02

so...bottoms up w/ the H2O!
WAHOO! 6 lbs! u only took in 14 g. from fat today? WOW! I probably do that in one setting...

and 6 of the 14 grams came from fish oil caps.

the whole thing is damn extreme but it's also short term.
the longest i can/should stay on it is 6 weeks. i'll make it.

i had dreams about cherry turnovers last night. weird. i don't particularly like turnovers.

Posted by: Burner02

HA! Craving something you don't really even like...nice. Now I want one...

How's the headache?

Posted by: nikegurl

headache is much better. thanks

i get a cheat meal tonight.

i can't decide between risotto or gnocchi. (my cheat meals are all about the carbs

)

i'm so pre occupied by visions of my cheat meal that i was late eating a regular meal

Posted by: Burner02

must have been a GOOOOD vision...
going out or are u making it?

gnocchi...is that with an alfredo sauce? hhmm.......
I really miss being in Italy...

Posted by: nikegurl

gnocchi is pasta made from potato. it's yummy. i'm not a fan of alfredo sauce myself. too "rich". marina with freshly grated parm is the best in my book.

ohwow. food porn. must stop.

Posted by: Burner02

well..I like the alfredo...I'm just not rich enough...need to add some...

food and porn? hmm...good combo... wait...wha???

Posted by: nikegurl

food is really at its best before you eat it.

reality is usually not as good as i imagined it would be. my meal was a little disappointing. i took the advice of some coworkers who were raving about this little restaurant. it wasn't all that. i had my risotto and it was fine but not that big a deal. i should have kept my money and had lots of cheerios instead. me likey cheerios.

it's nice to wake up and not be starving so that part's cool.

lyle's program calls for 1 cheat meal AND 1 mini-refeed a week. i swore i wouldn't mess with it but they still seem to come around too soon. i'm considering having one or the other every 5th day. 4 days of sticking to my 800 calorie protein/veggie/fish oil regimine and then day 5 either a cheat meal or mini-refeed (alternating between the two). that stretches them out a bit but not too much....haven't decided for sure but i think that would be a good adjustment.

Posted by: Burner02

I hate the hype...to be let down....
maybe your expetations were too high?

I"ve been dragging...Ive had to find sources of sugar / caffeine to stay awake..so health shot out the door some time ago...

The rest of my food should be ok...

Posted by: nikegurl

the food wasn't bad or anything. it was just very average. in my opinion...los angeles isn't a great city for Italian food. (or at least not the Italian food i like and am used to)

hope your energy improves. it's amazing how i manage to totally abuse caffeine and not be a coffee drinker.

who me? diet coke with breakfast?

that would be bad....

Posted by: Burner02

I used to live in Italy. (Air Force) when I got home...I REFUSED to go to places like Italian Garden....now they taste good again....

Am doing better now...
It's snowing! WAHOO!

s long as you are not puring Diet Coke into your bowl of cheerios, you'll be fine..

Posted by: PreMier

Posted by: nikegurl

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Originally Posted by PreMier

you're the greatest

i wanted a pet polar bear but you know how apartment buildings can be.
something about it can't be on my balcony when i'm at work.

they weren't any more understanding of my gorilla phase.

today's totals
803 calories
17 g fat
25 g carbs
134 g protein

Posted by: PreMier

Posted by: nikegurl

all's well. hitting the gym tonight. full body twice a week seems lame...but i know it's b/c calories are crazy low and i'm determined to follow the plan as lyle wrote it instead of fiddling with it too soon.

secret confession: i wish i could do this on 800 calories a day of ANY food. then it'd be pretty damn easy. i don't like veggies. i don't like chicken. i don't like tuna. maybe i can get away with drinking chocolate carb countdown milk to the tune of 800 calories a day.

kidding of course - but it wouldn't suck.

Posted by: Burner02

u don't like chicken????
WOMAN!

Posted by: nikegurl

i used to like it. now i just want to eat granola bars instead.

(but i'm not)

Posted by: Burner02

...with peanut butter....

Posted by: nikegurl

although...ironically enough i've been considering a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for my next cheat meal.

Posted by: Burner02

I could LIVE off those.....

Posted by: nikegurl

ah yes.... pb&j

but in real life here are the day's totals:
839 calories
21 g fat
26 g carb
135 g protein

a tad higher but not going to worry about it since the adjustments i've made make me like my meals more so i'll stick with it.

Posted by: Jodi

Personally, I prefer Fluffanutter sandwiches

Come on Hil - you are a New Englander based person, you must know what those are

Posted by: Triple Threat

NG, what part of NE are you from?

Posted by: nikegurl

yuck - i hate fluff

(but I do know what it is

)

i also hate s'mores. and peeps. don't like those either.
i'm sensing a theme.

TT, i'm from CT originally

Posted by: Jodi

That's a sacrilege.

OMG Fluff is awesome

I love Marshmellow though

I hate marshmellows unless it's smores', peeps or Fluff

I don't like eating plain marshmellows.

How could you not like Fluff - shit that stuff is like heaven with PB. :o

Posted by: tucker01

What about marshmallows in Lucky Charms

Posted by: Emma-Leigh

What about PB and Nutella!

Or PB and honey on toast - so it is all hot and goes all melty into the bread!

Posted by: PreMier

I love Nutella :drool:

Posted by: Burner02

Nutella....I was trying to remember that....good stuff....and slightly less 'evil' than peanut butter....

Posted by: nikegurl

melty pb is yummy.... messy and damn near perfect.

well - i think i've hit a "stride" on my psmf. it's suddenly a lot easier. appetite is hardly an issue now. big sigh of relief. i thought it might get harder as each week went by but now i'm thinking maybe week #1 is the hardest.

i've lost 8 lbs in 2 weeks. 6 in week 1 and 2 in week 2. i'm cool with that. i was hoping to lose 3 lbs in the 2nd week but i'll take 2.

today is the first day i can really see a change in the mirror so now it's really on and cracking. nothing motivates me like seeing some improvement. jeans fitting much "cuter" that means i still can't fit into the ones that used to fit but are too small now...but other pairs that were a bit snug (but wearable) are perfect now.

Posted by: nikegurl

I learned a long time ago not to discuss my eating plans/diets etc. with people at work. But this one came out of nowhere and it was so classic I thought I'd share...

I'm warming up my 6 egg white w/veggies breakfast in the microwave and a woman who works here clears her throught and says "excuse me...I don't mean to pry but are you dieting?" I decide to keep it simple and light - "yep, just dropping a few holiday pounds"

Her response: "Don't take this the wrong way but that's an awful lot of food to eat at once if you're trying to lose weight"

I'm such a piggy. 6 egg whites... at once!

Posted by: Burner02

holy schnikes! I eat 6 egg whites at once....(w/ one yolk...and turkey...fills me up)

So...fitting into old jeans? How about some progress pics! (for for motivational skills..)

Happy Monday!

Posted by: nikegurl

no progress pics.

i'm still too fat. just less fat than before.

feeling good though

Posted by: Burner02

shoosh!
ok...IF I am supposed to post pics..and I can scare the dead....u should have no problems....

Posted by: wild

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Originally Posted by Jodi

That's a sacrilege.

OMG Fluff is awesome

I love Marshmellow though

I hate marshmellows unless it's smores', peeps or Fluff

I don't like eating plain marshmellows.

How could you not like Fluff - shit that stuff is like heaven with PB. :o

eewww ....that's probably the only form of sugar you could put in front of me and I wouldn't touch

Posted by: Burner02

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eewww ....that's probably the only form of sugar you could put in front of me and I wouldn't touch

<note to self: no fluff for wild, whipped cream is good to go>
Howdy, sorry couldn't resist!

Posted by: nikegurl

no more talking about fluff.

(who me? fluffy? i'm working on it.

)

Posted by: nikegurl

had a pretty good workout saturday. i was really tired at the end. that's where i can feel the difference of 800 calories a day - but so far the weights are hanging in there. nothing to be proud of, but no less "sucky" than before i started psmf. i consider that to be a good thing.

full body - 2 sets of everything
incline db press
bb row
military presses
hack squats
sldl
standing calf raises
hammer curls
pushdowns

still neglecting abs.
still not drinking enough water.

Posted by: Burner02

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still neglecting abs.
still not drinking enough water.

me too...

Posted by: nikegurl

yesterday's totals

803 calories
23 g fat
29 g carbs
121 g protein

protein should have been higher. but i didn't feel like it.

Posted by: Burner02

how-r-ya doing today?

Posted by: nikegurl

doing ok - how about you?

i've been spending way too much time thinking about why i can't just have 800 calories a day of whatever food i want and still get lean.

Monday: 800 calories cheerios & nonfat milk
Tuesday: 800 calories English muffin pizzas
Wednesday: 800 calories peanut butter cups
Thursday: 800 calories ice cream
Friday: 800 calories ravioli
Saturday: 800 calories pop tarts
Sunday: 800 calories french fries.

i know...i know..

Posted by: Burner02

look at that....u listed my normal daily menu....

<burp> excuse me....

Posted by: Burner02

how much longer are you going to be on this cal. deficit diet? No longer thana a week, I hope?

Posted by: nikegurl

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how much longer are you going to be on this cal. deficit diet? No longer thana a week, I hope?

I'm not sure. Funny you should ask today because I just really started thinking about it myself last night. Officially (by the book) I can go up to 6 weeks. In all honesty, I don't think I'll go that long. I'm starting to not feel so great. (to be expected I'm sure - but I don't like it)

I'm not that hungry anymore. I manage just fine to get through my day - but when I get home and sit down I feel awful. Totally drained and "foggy". I just sit there like a lump on a log with no energy. If I keep moving I'm ok but as soon as I stop - I feel like crap.

I think I'll probably go another week and a half and then add in some carbs. (think cheerios and whole wheat toast with SF Smuckers - not just oats

)

I'll still be dieting and calories will still be low - just not AS low. I'll keep a cheat meal in my plan but ditch the refeeds. Still figuring it out....but there will be Cheerios. It's essential.

Posted by: nikegurl

plus the freaking scale hasn't moved in 4 days (at 800-840 calories per day) which really pisses me off.

AND i seem to have a constant stomach ache.

this concludes my complaining for today.

Posted by: Burner02

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How about adding one small well balanced meal?

I'm not the one to ask about for nutricion....
I keep hearing about 'refeeds'...might wanna look into them...takea weekend, and eat good. (keep the food healthy, but eat some good cals...) then eat your recommended cals. Your body will love you. You will feel better, have energy...be good stuff.

Posted by: Burner02

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plus the freaking scale hasn't moved in 4 days (at 800-840 calories per day) which really pisses me off.

AND i seem to have a constant stomach ache.

this concludes my complaining for today.

remember: no looking at scales. How do your pants feel? Looser?

Posted by: nikegurl

jeans are looser but not drastically and i feel like i've been drastically dieting with the calories this low....so another week and a half and i'm going to nudge them up some and have a carb food i like every day. i don't like not liking any of my food.

if i have at least one thing a day i like...i'll be able to hang in there a lot longer. (and i don't mean pizza or mcdonalds - just something like ww toast with sf jam.)

Posted by: nikegurl

plus if i have some carbs every day i think the scale will be less all over the place. i prefer that over always allowing for water weight gain following a refeed etc.

i'm sticking to my psmf another week and a half.

then i'll fiddle just a little and see how things progress.

Posted by: Burner02

du u take any MRP's?
I just think your cals are too low...but won't harp...maybe let yourself have a big steak and baked potato....tellin' ya...your body will respond! (In a good way) Maybe like, this Sunday. Didn't u say you have a boyfriend? Have him take u to a good steak house and enjoy yourself...or stay in and grill steaks...
I used to grill GREAT steaks for my now ex...let's just say, that if I had done anything to get her upset with me....that steak was the perfect: I don't know HOW I ever could have been mad at you" thing I could do...

Posted by: nikegurl

food = forgiveness. i love it.

i've actually had a cheat meal each week and a small refeed (carbs only) so don't feel TOO badly for me. i was thinking crab legs this weekend.

things are "working" but this plan was meant to be short term. i don't want to get my metabolism TOO used to 800-850 calories a day. the intent was to use it to jumpstart my weight loss and then transition into something more sane (higher calories, carbs included kind of thing)

i've decided on my own that when i do ease into a longer term cutting diet i'm going to focus on getting enough protein, eating veggies, keeping calories in check, having healthy fats.... and NOT be so freaked out by "the perfect carb"

i won't just eat yams and oats for instance. i still have weight to lose so calories will be kept in check and i'm not going to indulge in sugar (much or often) but i'm having those cheerios. really. i am.

Posted by: nikegurl

although i'm pretty sure 3 candy bars would be just about right for me today.

reeses
twix
reeses again

that would probably get the metabolism zipping along again.

Posted by: Burner02

oh...you'd be zipping enough alright...from the sugar...then crash...

yeah....a juicy steak washed back with one of my margaritas and followed by a massage...I could have pretty much gotten away with anything...

Posted by: nikegurl

i should state for the record...that no candy was consumed today.

Posted by: nikegurl

yesterday didn't go so well....

i ate a box (yes, a BOX) of granola bars. that wasn't the plan for my carb up but it HAD been 5 days without a cheat or refeed

after i finished the BOX of granola bars I had a handful of potato chips and not the baked ones either.

then i washed it down with carb countdown chocolate milk. a lot of it.

back on track today.

Posted by: Burner02

Quote:

Originally Posted by nikegurl

i should state for the record...that no candy was consumed today.

Quote:

Originally Posted by nikegurl

yesterday didn't go so well....

i ate a box (yes, a BOX) of granola bars. that wasn't the plan for my carb up but it HAD been 5 days without a cheat or refeed

after i finished the BOX of granola bars I had a handful of potato chips and not the baked ones either.

then i washed it down with carb countdown chocolate milk. a lot of it.

back on track today.

...and TOTALLY redeemed yourself today!

I hope they were chocolate chip granola bars.....

Posted by: nikegurl

lol - nope. they were "oatsy" granola.

today has been fine though. i'm still freaking full from last night though - so it hasn't been too difficult to stick with the plan again.

Posted by: Burner02

just plain granolas? ick!
Need...milk...STAT!

Posted by: nikegurl

Quote:

Originally Posted by Burner02

just plain granolas? ick!
Need...milk...STAT!

did i forget to mention the milk? it was chocolate.

(and after the granola - not with the granola b/c then chocolate would be icky)

Posted by: Burner02

well, we can't have icky milk, can we? I like strawberry milk....

Posted by: Burner02

any plans for the weekend?

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