Thread: NG's Cheery Shape-up

~~BUMP!~~ Where are ya honey??!!!

Sorry guys.. I've been really busy.. I've been working all week and haven't had much access to the internet.. But I have been a good girl! I have been doing very good with my diet actually!
Weighttraining has been fabulous too, but I have only had about 3 cardio sessions this week, which is a lot less than what I'm used to.. But it feels good! It feels like my ying and yang are balanced again..

Today is cheatday.. Started the morning with 60 min run/jog/powerwalk.. And my usual b-fast.. And a cc cookie.. They do not taste that good any longer.. thank god!
Tonight I plan to drag Rob along to a Vietnameese (spell?) restaurant that some co-workers recomended.. Will probably be a nice cheat meal!

Today I am going to a seminare that my b-friend have arranged for our gyms members.. It a very well known swedish male bodybuilder who is in the Swedish Gladiators show.. Really cool.. I think it'll be lots of fun!

Need to take a shower! Take care all!

Hey hon! I hope that restaurant was yummy!!
How are you today? How was that seminar??

Ok.. So I haven’t been posting for a while.. Sorry about that.. I have been keeping myself busy.. Am still at my dad’s firm and I’m actually starting to like it.. I think I’ll stay here for a while..
I have been having a cold since the beginning of this week and I haven’t been able to train as I usually do..
I had my first workout this week yesterday.. Shoulders and abs.. Wasn’t a very good workout at all.. I didn’t feel like straining my ody too hard, since I still have a cold.. I know I should just stay out of the gym, but it is impossible!
Will go train something real easy today too..

My diet has been going very good actually.. I don’t brake things down to macros and stuff, but I’ve been eating healthy all week.. I’m so glad I’m getting back to normal again..

Today’s meals:

Meal 1:
6 eggwhites
1 yolk
0.5 cup oatmeal
flax seeds (for extra fiber..)

Meal 2:
Protein shake
½ large pear

Meal 3:
4-5 oz chicken breast
veggies
2 olives

Meal 4:
1 green apple
(not much of a meal.. Couldn't stand that yucky protein powder once again.. I need to buy a new flavour.. I'm so SICK of this sweet icky strawberry taste.. )

Sorry Princess.. Forgot to answer your post.. The seminare was GREAT.. Absolutely fantastic.. The guy was very inspirational and I really liked his mindset.. He had walked his own path and done things that he believes in.. He made his own mistakes and found out what worked for him. Never read a book and tried it cause the writer said it worked.. This guy has never measured or weighed his food or calculated calories and macros! NEVER! And his body looks amazing! Totally cut and full.. He has won many titles and he is all natural!
I’ll put up some pics of him later.. Am at work now and can’t really reach them now though…
Rob and I went out to eat with him after the seminare.. (wow, with a celeberty.. Lol) .. To a Thai restaurant.. He was very nice in person as well.. I was very inspired and he helped re arranging my training schedule and stuff.. I so wanted to start hitting it hard this Monday and BOOM, I get ill.. It so sucks.. I will get it right eventually though..
So, what else is new? Hmm, Rob’s going to China again.. *sighs*.. Only for a week this time.. Leaves on Friday the 13th
And my parents are going to Rome on Sunday.. They were supposed to visit me there.. It so sucks that I’m not there when they’ll be there.. But I couldn’t do it.. No regrets, that’s how I have to think..

Am going for lunch soon.. Will go out with my sister and my dad and will get a sallad..

Hey NG!
Long time, no talk!
Looks like you've been doing great! That must have been awesome to have aprofessional bb tweak your regimen!

I haven't heard from you in a while. How was your trip to iItaly? You did go, didn't you?
Man, I miss Europe!

I really miss the little cofee shops in the small towns....those were great!

Hey Burner! Yes, it really was long since we talked! How are you my friend?
Yes, I did go to Italy.. But I didn’t stay very long.. Only two weeks.. was supposed to stay for 2 months.. Was very hard for me..
Look it up in ”NG’s Roman challange” if you’re interested.. I miss Rome in a way, I did like the town a lot… But not on my own.. I needed some people trust and feel comfortable with.. I will definately go there soon again.. but NOT alone!

Yes, it really was fun meeting the BB.. Totally.. He gave me so many tips.. And above all a different mindset..

Hope all is well with you!
Take care!

I'll go with ya!
I think I said some time previous, I didn't make it there while I was stationed in Italy....
Did ya get pics of you in the area? Like the Colloseum?
I always make sure I get a picture taken of me with the historical place I visited.

Yeah, I did take some pics.. In the Colosseum too in fact.. But I’ve been really lazy, and haven’t developed them yet.. Will try scanning them when I get them though.. Took some of the horrible apartment too.. That will be interesting..

Am so bored at work.. IM really helps here!

Hurry up and post some pics so we can look at your pretty face! Are you still working for your pop? Got the same job back? How's cheerleading training going?

Hey lina!
Yep, working at pop’s again.. I’m looking for other things to do.. But I’m actually starting to like it here, and I might stay until christmas.. I earn good money here too.. And may come and go as I like.. But if something better comes up I’ll definately take it..
I applied for some telemarketing jobs and were offered some too, but I decided that was nothing I wanted to do.. I don’t want to be that person everyone hates calling.. Applied for a job as a receptionst at a great gym too, but they haven’t contacted me yet.. Will call later this week, but I think someone else got it..

Cheerleading training is actually non-excistent.. Our damn bastard sponsors didn’t renew our contract.. I’m not very upset about it actually. I don’t think I would have loved being at the arena 2-3 nights a week anyway..

Am soon going home!!

Hey NG-
also about the telemarketing thing, I was talking with a guy here that does it. He told me that if they (the telemarketers) hang up before the victem, er, I mean potential customer, that the telemarketer gets a fifty doller fine.
Plus, everybody hates you for calling them at dinner...even if you have an amazing voice....

Friday at last!
Had a pretty slow chest-tricep workout today.. Finished it with 30 min walking.. I can’t wait until I can do high intesity cardio again.. But I can still feel my cold.. Tomorrow I think I’ll be ready.. I will make myself ready..

Burner, I know.. Telemarketing sucks and it’s nothing I want to get into.. That’s why I said ”No thank you”..

Today is also cheatday.. Am going out with some girlfriends tonight.. Dinner and such,.. And a day for that have to be a cheat day.. so I switched Saturday to Friday.. Haven’t cheated much yet.. Had oatmeal and protein powder for breakfast.. But had some white bread at the first break.. And I bought a small bag of mints.. But I couldn’t eat them.. They were so sweet and I started to feel sick.. Too sweet,.. Gave them to my sister,, She’s working here now as well.. It’s just temporary, but it’s fun having her here.. I usually don’t see her very much.. I’ll give a second try on getting her started in the gym.. She never works out at all.. And her diet is not good.. But still she is smaller than me.. But her muscles are non-excistent.. But still it can feel pretty frustrating sometimes.. I work like a dog and eat like a uhm.. well.. I have a good diet.. and still, her waist is smaller.. Pretty weird..

I want the minutes to pass faster.. I can hardly wait until I get out of here today.. A nice and lazy weekend is what I need.. With the exeption of workouts though.. They will not be lazy at all..

Ok.. two hours until lunch…

ya know, we (body builders) are a funny lot: I really do not think most people watch the clock to see if it is meal time yet!

I know.. But this was probably more of a "Boredom clock check" than anything else.. Probably because it is cheat day and I'm not being very strict! At other times it is definately "Ok, I had my 30%carb, 50% protein, 20% fat an hour ago, 2 hours until 10%carbs, 55% protein, 35% fat” I really don’t think ”normal” people think like that.. Lol

nope.
pull out a protein shake out around here, and they begin to wonder where the ice cream to accompany it is!


Did you see my post to you in the staying lean thread?

I've been going through a cheating month.....I'm so bad...I cannot kill the damned cravings..and am paying for it!
I had better knock it off, nowthat I am workig at my second job, I'm geting a lot of cute girls coming up and putting their arms around my waist..no need to let them feel my 'handles'!

A cheating month?!? Burner, what is that about! Get it out of your system! I know what that can be like though.. I had a period of about two weeks when I just was sick of all the Fitness thinking and the food that came along with it.. But then I found a wonderful, very inspirational book and started feeling the fun of it again! Then a couple of weeks later I went to that seminare (the BB this weekend) and I was hooked again!
I think you need to find the aspects you like about it and start again with something new..

Wow, a new job with lots of girls? That sounds nice! What kind of job is that? I don’t think I’ve read anything about it..

And yes, I will def. Take some protein shakes today as well.. If I just wasn’t so SICK of my flavour.. Note to self: ”Buy new protein powder tomorrow”

I'm a bouncer at the biggest meat market here in this town (night club)

Yeah, A cople bad cheats is ok, you do not really notice it, but keep doing it...things are starting to get a little snug. I'm overall ok....nothing likie cometition dieting, but do ok for normal, but the cardio isn't there. Do not have time to do both cardio and lift. I have to make the concious efort to make the time on of days for the cardio.

I get a different flavor of protein powerder every time. I have four: vanilla, banana, strawbery and chocolate. Not to bad.

Oh, I posted again to tha other thred: Question was: What does the BF do that allows him to travel so much?

kinda funy: one of the women that I go to the gym with, her daughter is a cocktail waitress at the same club. I asked the mother if she'd hook me up with the daughter. She said NO! You stay away from her! She's too young for you! My response was, 'C'mon...MOM!
NO!
I met her the other night. Wow. Very much cute!
Damn..

That sounds like a nice job! Meeting a lot of meat! Is it good money?

Yeah, you should really start straightening up.. It’s isn’t really hard actually.. When I go too strict for a while, taking out fruit and everything, I feel deprived and might end up in a cheat mode for a while.. But if I go clean and natural with fruits, I just love it.. Lots of grains, whole foods, nothing processed.. I just love that way of eating and living.. And one cheat day with some limits.. I really start disliking all that icky sweet candy stuff again.. That’s a good step in the right direction!

Yeah, some girls like older guys.. That’s a fact.. I didn’t plan it though.. It just happened,,

Yeah, I need to start changing flavours more often.. But my gym sells it cheaper than the stores and they only have strawberry in Whey.. yuck,,

money sucks.....only 6.00 per hour. It takes over three days working there to equal what I make in one day here. It does get me out of the house. (most of the people I hang with are married with kids)
and helps me get over my shyness. Yes, believe it or not, I am shy around women. Sometimes I do pretty good, but others, lips sealed air tight. There, I have no pressure to try and pick up on them. I can just walk up and say hi, make small talk for a few moments and press on. And, if in the right way, they come to me!

The other night was kind of funny: I had to stand by a set of doors so nobody would try and sneak in. A girl sitting of to my right tried to get up to go to the bathroom or whatever, but her foot got caught in the chairs and she fell into me, her foot smashing mine. You'd be suprised at how much pressure a 105 poud girl can exact!
So, everytime she'd get up, go to the bathroom, then come back, I'd make a dramatic effort to move my feet out ofher way. It worked, she thought it was funy. Point for me. I actually wan't trying to hit on her, njust friendly flirting to make her not feel bad for CRUSHING my toe!
well, evidentally, her boyfriend didn't like her talking with me, 'cause after a while, he kind od puled her chair over to him so he could hug up and kiss on her.....
Can I help it if I am better looking than him...and have a sense of humor???

What a good story! I bet the girl was happy she fell in your strong arms.. And I’m sure you’re shyness will be swept away before you know it!
Too bad it doesn’t pay well.. But I’m sure it’s fun.. Girls like bounchers.. Make a girl feel special and let her get in without standing in the line for hours..

Just booked tables at a nice restarant for me and my friends tonight.. And I can’t believe it’s only 20 min until lunch!! YEAY! Thanks for helping me getting through the morning today! It really helped it passing faster! I’m so hngry! Still, you didn’t answer what you’re doing up at this time? What time is it where you are at?

it is 3:30 am. I work the night shift in a 24 hour operations center.
Well, then we helped each other! I'm down to 1 1/2 hours before I get to go home!

What's the weather like there right now? Cold?
I keep getting the picture of the outside cafes...gawd, I miss those!

I don't work the front. I either get to 'float' the whole club or positioned somewhere within.

Oh.. Night shift.. I don’t think I could do that.. I can’t sleep during the day..

The weather here in Sweden is actually very nice! It’s been a great summer.. Clear skyes and shining sun.. about 25 degrees celsius.. They say today is the last day of summer.. I don’t want to believe it.. Summer usually don’t last that long here..

Sweden is very different from Italy (I don’t know what other places in Europ e you’ve been), but here are pretty many coffeeshops.. Everything is getting very Americanized here too actually.. I can’t decide on if it’s a good hing or not..

Lunch in 5 mins!!

I've briefly visited several different countries there.
Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Spain, France, England.
Never for more thana few days at a time.
Paris was nice. I went to Munich for Octoberfest. That was great!

It's been cooler and rainy (we really need that right now) here the past couple days. I think motorcycle weather is comeing to a close...


I would like to visit Sweden......here y'all are all stocked up with beautiful women!
And by seeing your avatar...they are right!
did you get my pm?

Hey Burner.. Wow, you’ve travelled some! That’s nice! Rainy.. We could probably use some rain too.. But I don’t want it.. So I don’t complain.. Yes, there are many pretty girls in Sweden! Actually I think the clique is true.. Everywhere you go, there’s a pretty girl! The boys aren’t too bad either.. Not that I look of course…

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Nike_Girl
A cheating month?!? Burner, what is that about! Get it out of your system! I know what that can be like though.. I had a period of about two weeks when I just was sick of all the Fitness thinking and the food that came along with it.. But then I found a wonderful, very inspirational book and started feeling the fun of it again! Then a couple of weeks later I went to that seminare (the BB this weekend) and I was hooked again!
I think you need to find the aspects you like about it and start again with something new..

HEYA NG!~~ You said it perfect right there! I think I was getting irritated w/ the gym last month.. but I know why now.. I was bored working out by myself..and needed someone to challenge me!! Then when I joined my bro's gym.. I am like a NeW chick! All I want to do is go there..weird huh! But I am liking this!

HEY~ How are you feeling today?? Is your cold gohe yet?? I hope it goes away fast!!
~That seminar you attended sounds awesome! That guy...the natural BB sounds so interesting! I bet that was neat eating dinner w/ him! HOW COOL!

HAVE fun with your girlfriends tonight!!!!! Be careful