Tony's Lifestyle Change

fantasma62 · 08-06-2004, 03:52 PM

As ya'll can fairly see, today has been an easy day at the job....

fantasma62 · 08-06-2004, 07:51 PM

Well, today was a day of mixed feelings. I had a very good eating day and I thought I was going to have a good workout, but it wasn't to be.

Meal 1
2 eggs
3 egg whites
1/2 oz 2% cheese
10 strawberries
3 egg whites
2 slices of sprouted multigrain bread

3 fish oil pills

Meal 2
Whey
10 strawberries
3 fish oil pills

Meal 3

Grilled chicken breast
1/4 cup white rice
Small tomato salad
1/2 banana
3 fish oil pills

Meal 4
Whey
10 strawberries
3 fish oil pills

Meal 5
1 Salmon Filet cooked with pam, dill and red wine
1/2 baked potato
2 slice of sprouted multigrain bread
1 tablespoon of Smart Balance Omega 3 Spread
2 plum tomatoes
2 cups of organic romaine salad blend
Honey dijon dressing (without honey, with 2 tbsp SF syrup) and a bit of tabasco
3 egg whites
1/2 oz 25 cheese
3 fish oil pills

I don't feel the meals were too bad, and while I know that this is not 3441 calories, I am coming closer.

My workout to follow...

fantasma62 · 08-06-2004, 07:53 PM

I felt vey strong today before my workout again, so I follow my meals for the day with my routine

P/RR/S routine
Biceps and Triceps

Barbell Curl
65x6
75x5

Preacher Curl
50x6
65x2
60x2
Here is where I began screwing up a workout that was promising. I tried to lift too much (65) and my arms did not make 3 reps. Then, the genious of me, decided to drop it to 60 but it was too late. My biceps couldn't anymore.

CG Bench Press
65x6
75x5
85x4 **
**I feel like I could have lifted heavier here, I did the last 4 reps with much effort but not all out effort. I think I could have done another 10-15 pounds. Not happy about this. Continued screwing this up, although I know that I can do better next time

Tricep Push Downs
50x6
70x5

Drank 4 full scoops of ICE in a liter of water while working out

All in all I feel pretty good, I got a good burn out of my last routine and during my biceps. I am sure I'll feel it tomorrow...

KataMaStEr · 08-06-2004, 11:04 PM

Nice, your diet has already made improvement. Have you tried plugging all your foods at http://www.fitday.com . It tells you all the cals, fat, carbs and protein of the foods you have plugged in. It makes it a lot easier for me, like that I can adjust my meals throughout the day to meat my needs b/c I don’t really have them planed out.

KataMaStEr · 08-06-2004, 11:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fantasma62

Preacher Curl
50x6
65x2
60x2
Here is where I began screwing up a workout that was promising. I tried to lift too much (65) and my arms did not make 3 reps. Then, the genious of me, decided to drop it to 60 but it was too late. My biceps couldn't anymore.

You’re mad because you couldn’t do the 60s for another set?

I would be happy if I where you. Yesterday I hit my triceps, the last exercise I did was some skull crutches with DB. I grabbed the 30s for what I though was going to be easy work and I could not fully extend my arm after all the beating I put them though; I left the weight room satisfied. I can normally do anywhere around 125lbs (Ez bar not Db) for a good 8 reps skull crutches. I did not get a piunny 30lbs for not even 1 good rep.

fantasma62 · 08-06-2004, 11:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KataMaStEr

Nice, your diet has already made improvement. Have you tried plugging all your foods at http://www.fitday.com . It tells you all the cals, fat, carbs and protein of the foods you have plugged in. It makes it a lot easier for me, like that I can adjust my meals throughout the day to meat my needs b/c I don’t really have them planed out.

Thanks KataMaster, that's a great Diet Tool, I'll give it a go....

KataMaStEr · 08-06-2004, 11:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fantasma62

Thanks KataMaster, that's a great Diet Tool, I'll give it a go....

You'll absolutely love it when you get a hang of it

KataMaStEr · 08-06-2004, 11:28 PM

BTW the name is Raul, just so you don’t have to be typing KataMaster every time

fantasma62 · 08-06-2004, 11:31 PM

Cool beans Raul, my name, well, kinda' hard to miss...

You can call me Tony....

KataMaStEr · 08-06-2004, 11:35 PM

Alright Tony Montana.

I have watched that movies more times than I’m able to count

fantasma62 · 08-06-2004, 11:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KataMaStEr

Alright Tony Montana.

I have watched that movies more times than I’m able to count

Lles llu cocorosh....

KataMaStEr · 08-06-2004, 11:45 PM

Jenny · 08-07-2004, 01:52 AM

I think the workout and diet looked great yesterday!

The link katamaster (well, Raul

) gave you is a great great tool and after doing it for a few days it gets really easy!

I've seen your beautiful family in your pics and what you're doing now is the greatest gift you could ever give them, prolonging your life and being a healthier, happier person that takes pride in his looks.

fantasma62 · 08-07-2004, 08:40 AM

Hi Jenny, thanks for your support. In fact thank you all for your support. I never thought it would be like this. Somehow everyone form a very close knit family. I appreciate it. I woke up strong and lighter on my feet. I am dying to weigh myself and see what's doing

I woke up late today for the first time in a few weeks. The kids "actually" let us sleep a little longer today. It's not that they don't sleep at night, not at all. In fact, both our children have always been pretty good about sleeping. My son just wakes up for feedings, and my daughter, well,she didn't care for eating much when she was a newborn. They just do like to wake up early...
Anyway, it'll be a weird day today for my diet, but I'll try to overcome...

fantasma62 · 08-07-2004, 12:37 PM

So far so good. I am simply doing things a little bit "ass-backwards" but it should work out at the end...
The main good news here is that I am sore but not in pain like I have been before. The ICE is doing its thing and I am lifitng lighter weights (for the moment). Either way, today and tomorrow are my rest days, so I'll probably do cardio today. I am not sure what tomorrow will hold because I am leaving tomorrow morning and get to NY at around 2:00pm, so it may be a little harder for me to do anything tomorrow, but I can live with that.....

fantasma62 · 08-07-2004, 09:17 PM

Well, first of all today I cheated a little. Yup, I sure did, that's the bad news, compounded with the fact that I couldn't go to the gym (cardio) because of tomorrow's trip to NY, makes it a not so good day. The good news is that my cheating was so teeny tiny, that I won't even count it and continue fighting...

Meal 1

2 hard boiled eggs
3 egg whites
1/2 oz 2% cheese
2 slices of sprouted multigrain bread
5 pineaple chunks
3 fish oil capsules

Meal 2
Grilled Chicken Sandwich from McDonalds w/o bread
Tomato and Onion Salad
1 baked potato
1/4 cup of cottage cheese
2 tbsp. Smart Balance omega 3 buttery spread
3 fish oil capsules

Meal 3
Whey Shake with Skim Milk
1 slice of sprouted multigrain bread
1/2 teaspoon of Smart Balance omega spread
3 fish oil capsules

Meal 4 (and what a mistake this was

)
Whey Shake with skim milk mixed with multigrain oats(not very good flavor to it)
3 fish oil capsules

Meal 5
6 oz steak from Longhorn Steakhouse (Like Lonestar)**
**I can't say that this was a lean steak but it was pretty red and no visible fat
Tomato and onion salad no dressing
Baked Sweet potato
4 pieces of whole wheat bread
1 tbsp Smart Balance Omega buttery spread
3 fish oil capsules
I am not sure how tomorrow will be, but I don't really think that this was so bad.

Oh yeah, about my cheating, I actually cheated with maybe a teaspoon of blue cheese

. In your minds that may not be considered a big cheat, but in my mind that was huge. Huge because I was able to get that out of my system....

Well, back to watching the fights......

**Jodi** · 08-07-2004, 10:40 PM

Have you been tracking your calories yet?

fantasma62 · 08-08-2004, 12:39 AM

Yeah, and I am still falling 1000 calories short.....

Nothing else fits in my stomach after eating, so I don't know what else to add to this...I am going to be in NYC this week and I'll have more time to read all I have printed, so I'll try to gauge why I am missing so many calories....
When I look at the fat intake, I am right there...In fact I am 16 calories over.
It's my protein and my carbs that are lagging behind

Back to the drawing boards...

KataMaStEr · 08-08-2004, 01:06 AM

I was looking at this ICE thing you’re taking and it’s not something I would really put too much confidence behind unless I used like 5 servings. In the ingredient lable one of the ingredients it includes is Glutamine and that in my experience will help you recover but it contains a very small amount per serving. If it was me and this is just my opinion I would go another route and just get my Glutamine and BCAA’s separately. ICE only has about 2.7g of Glutamine and that’s basically nothing. I wouldn’t take anything less than 15g of Glutamine. And from what I see it’s even going to come out cheaper buying separately per serving than this ICE that all it does is mix those ingredients together, something you can do on your own and with the ability to adjust the amount of each ingredient you want. Maybe for you next buy you should reconsider and give something different a shot

fantasma62 · 08-08-2004, 01:14 AM

Hi all,

This is my last post from home until next friday. As I said earlier, I am off to NYC with my wife and no kids

. We are taking a little break before school begins. My daughter Aly starts school on friday for first time

. She is going into Pre-K 3 and well, we wanted to take some time off to see NYC. My wife has never been there and I am dying for her to go. I will try to keep up my diet plan as much as I can over there. I will have one cheat day, which we have planned already because we have to see my cousin and her husband (who's Italian) and they are taking us out to, what else, an Italian restaurant in Brooklin.
Before and after that, I'll try to maintain some semblance of the plan.
Regarding the RR part of my P/RR/S program, oh, I am doing it in the hotel's gym. I found out that the Waldorf has a very big gym and all my requirements will be met.
I'll post what I eat and my workouts at night, because I don't believe that I wil be online much. At least I hope not to be...

God bless and take care all........

Tony

KataMaStEr · 08-08-2004, 01:14 AM

If you absolutely can’t get your carbs and protein you’re lagging behind from food I would get some Maltodexrine to even up the carbs. And well you already got your protein powder, do the same thing. As your last resource

fantasma62 · 08-08-2004, 01:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KataMaStEr

I was looking at this ICE thing you’re taking and it’s not something I would really put too much confidence behind unless I used like 5 servings. In the ingredient lable one of the ingredients it includes is Glutamine and that in my experience will help you recover but it contains a very small amount per serving. If it was me and this is just my opinion I would go another route and just get my Glutamine and BCAA’s separately. ICE only has about 2.7g of Glutamine and that’s basically nothing. I wouldn’t take anything less than 15g of Glutamine. And from what I see it’s even going to come out cheaper buying separately per serving than this ICE that all it does is mix those ingredients together, something you can do on your own and with the ability to adjust the amount of each ingredient you want. Maybe for you next buy you should reconsider and give something different a shot

The way I drink the ICE is I get 4 scoops full into a liter of water. I am always listening, but still, it's either my sick mind or my body is reacting well to the ICE
Thanks for the info. I'll keep it in mind...

KataMaStEr · 08-08-2004, 01:16 AM

Have a good one in NY man, enjoy it while it lasts

KataMaStEr · 08-08-2004, 01:19 AM

4 scoops, that’s only about 5g of Glutamine. But something better then nothing I guess.

Jenny · 08-08-2004, 09:13 AM

Have a great time in NYC

**Jodi** · 08-08-2004, 10:21 AM

Glutamine is overrated IMO. Don't get me wrong, I feel it has its place for sure........when someone is really lean that is when glutamine really does its job. ICE provides so much more than just glutamine and most poeple that use it feel they recover faster with it than without it or than with just glutamine.

**Jodi** · 08-08-2004, 10:21 AM

Have fun in NY. Talk to you when you get back

08-06-2004, 03:52 PM	#61
fantasma62 HIHT Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: SoFla Posts: 2,516	As ya'll can fairly see, today has been an easy day at the job....
	-Tony- HIHT: High Intensity Hybrid Training

08-06-2004, 07:51 PM	#62
fantasma62 HIHT Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: SoFla Posts: 2,516	Well, today was a day of mixed feelings. I had a very good eating day and I thought I was going to have a good workout, but it wasn't to be. Meal 1 2 eggs 3 egg whites 1/2 oz 2% cheese 10 strawberries 3 egg whites 2 slices of sprouted multigrain bread 3 fish oil pills Meal 2 Whey 10 strawberries 3 fish oil pills Meal 3 Grilled chicken breast 1/4 cup white rice Small tomato salad 1/2 banana 3 fish oil pills Meal 4 Whey 10 strawberries 3 fish oil pills Meal 5 1 Salmon Filet cooked with pam, dill and red wine 1/2 baked potato 2 slice of sprouted multigrain bread 1 tablespoon of Smart Balance Omega 3 Spread 2 plum tomatoes 2 cups of organic romaine salad blend Honey dijon dressing (without honey, with 2 tbsp SF syrup) and a bit of tabasco 3 egg whites 1/2 oz 25 cheese 3 fish oil pills I don't feel the meals were too bad, and while I know that this is not 3441 calories, I am coming closer. My workout to follow...
	-Tony- HIHT: High Intensity Hybrid Training

08-06-2004, 07:53 PM	#63
fantasma62 HIHT Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: SoFla Posts: 2,516	I felt vey strong today before my workout again, so I follow my meals for the day with my routine P/RR/S routine *Biceps and Triceps* Barbell Curl 65x6 75x5 Preacher Curl 50x6 65x2 60x2 Here is where I began screwing up a workout that was promising. I tried to lift too much (65) and my arms did not make 3 reps. Then, the genious of me, decided to drop it to 60 but it was too late. My biceps couldn't anymore. CG Bench Press 65x6 75x5 85x4 I feel like I could have lifted heavier here, I did the last 4 reps with much effort but not all out effort. I think I could have done another 10-15 pounds. Not happy about this. Continued screwing this up, although I know that I can do better next time Tricep Push Downs 50x6 70x5 Drank 4 full scoops of ICE in a liter of water while working out All in all I feel pretty good, I got a good burn out of my last routine and during my biceps. I am sure I'll feel it tomorrow...
	-Tony- HIHT: High Intensity Hybrid Training

08-06-2004, 11:31 PM	#69
fantasma62 HIHT Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: SoFla Posts: 2,516	Cool beans Raul, my name, well, kinda' hard to miss... You can call me Tony....
	-Tony- HIHT: High Intensity Hybrid Training

08-07-2004, 08:40 AM	#74
fantasma62 HIHT Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: SoFla Posts: 2,516	Hi Jenny, thanks for your support. In fact thank you all for your support. I never thought it would be like this. Somehow everyone form a very close knit family. I appreciate it. I woke up strong and lighter on my feet. I am dying to weigh myself and see what's doing I woke up late today for the first time in a few weeks. The kids "actually" let us sleep a little longer today. It's not that they don't sleep at night, not at all. In fact, both our children have always been pretty good about sleeping. My son just wakes up for feedings, and my daughter, well,she didn't care for eating much when she was a newborn. They just do like to wake up early... Anyway, it'll be a weird day today for my diet, but I'll try to overcome...
	-Tony- HIHT: High Intensity Hybrid Training

08-06-2004, 11:04 PM	#64
KataMaStEr -==♠==- Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Sunshine State Posts: 1,960 Photos: 6	Nice, your diet has already made improvement. Have you tried plugging all your foods at http://www.fitday.com . It tells you all the cals, fat, carbs and protein of the foods you have plugged in. It makes it a lot easier for me, like that I can adjust my meals throughout the day to meat my needs b/c I don’t really have them planed out.

08-06-2004, 11:28 PM	#68
KataMaStEr -==♠==- Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Sunshine State Posts: 1,960 Photos: 6	BTW the name is Raul, just so you don’t have to be typing KataMaster every time

08-06-2004, 11:35 PM	#70
KataMaStEr -==♠==- Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Sunshine State Posts: 1,960 Photos: 6	Alright Tony Montana. I have watched that movies more times than I’m able to count

08-06-2004, 11:45 PM	#72
KataMaStEr -==♠==- Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Sunshine State Posts: 1,960 Photos: 6

08-07-2004, 01:52 AM	#73
Jenny Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 6,728	I think the workout and diet looked great yesterday! The link katamaster (well, Raul ) gave you is a great great tool and after doing it for a few days it gets really easy! I've seen your beautiful family in your pics and what you're doing now is the greatest gift you could ever give them, prolonging your life and being a healthier, happier person that takes pride in his looks.

08-07-2004, 12:37 PM	#75
fantasma62 HIHT Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: SoFla Posts: 2,516	So far so good. I am simply doing things a little bit "ass-backwards" but it should work out at the end... The main good news here is that I am sore but not in pain like I have been before. The ICE is doing its thing and I am lifitng lighter weights (for the moment). Either way, today and tomorrow are my rest days, so I'll probably do cardio today. I am not sure what tomorrow will hold because I am leaving tomorrow morning and get to NY at around 2:00pm, so it may be a little harder for me to do anything tomorrow, but I can live with that.....
	-Tony- HIHT: High Intensity Hybrid Training

08-07-2004, 09:17 PM	#76
fantasma62 HIHT Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: SoFla Posts: 2,516	Well, first of all today I cheated a little. Yup, I sure did, that's the bad news, compounded with the fact that I couldn't go to the gym (cardio) because of tomorrow's trip to NY, makes it a not so good day. The good news is that my cheating was so teeny tiny, that I won't even count it and continue fighting... Meal 1 2 hard boiled eggs 3 egg whites 1/2 oz 2% cheese 2 slices of sprouted multigrain bread 5 pineaple chunks 3 fish oil capsules Meal 2 Grilled Chicken Sandwich from McDonalds w/o bread Tomato and Onion Salad 1 baked potato 1/4 cup of cottage cheese 2 tbsp. Smart Balance omega 3 buttery spread 3 fish oil capsules Meal 3 Whey Shake with Skim Milk 1 slice of sprouted multigrain bread 1/2 teaspoon of Smart Balance omega spread 3 fish oil capsules Meal 4 (and what a mistake this was ) Whey Shake with skim milk mixed with multigrain oats(not very good flavor to it) 3 fish oil capsules Meal 5 6 oz steak from Longhorn Steakhouse (Like Lonestar) I can't say that this was a lean steak but it was pretty red and no visible fat Tomato and onion salad no dressing Baked Sweet potato 4 pieces of whole wheat bread 1 tbsp Smart Balance Omega buttery spread 3 fish oil capsules I am not sure how tomorrow will be, but I don't really think that this was so bad. Oh yeah, about my cheating, I actually cheated with maybe a teaspoon of blue cheese . In your minds that may not be considered a big cheat, but in my mind that was huge. Huge because I was able to get that out of my system.... Well, back to watching the fights......
	-Tony- HIHT: High Intensity Hybrid Training

08-07-2004, 10:40 PM	#77
Jodi Moderator Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 22,259 Photos: 1	Have you been tracking your calories yet?
	Essence EFA

08-08-2004, 12:39 AM	#78
fantasma62 HIHT Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: SoFla Posts: 2,516	Yeah, and I am still falling 1000 calories short..... Nothing else fits in my stomach after eating, so I don't know what else to add to this...I am going to be in NYC this week and I'll have more time to read all I have printed, so I'll try to gauge why I am missing so many calories.... When I look at the fat intake, I am right there...In fact I am 16 calories over. It's my protein and my carbs that are lagging behind Back to the drawing boards...
	-Tony- HIHT: High Intensity Hybrid Training

08-08-2004, 01:06 AM	#79
KataMaStEr -==♠==- Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Sunshine State Posts: 1,960 Photos: 6	I was looking at this ICE thing you’re taking and it’s not something I would really put too much confidence behind unless I used like 5 servings. In the ingredient lable one of the ingredients it includes is Glutamine and that in my experience will help you recover but it contains a very small amount per serving. If it was me and this is just my opinion I would go another route and just get my Glutamine and BCAA’s separately. ICE only has about 2.7g of Glutamine and that’s basically nothing. I wouldn’t take anything less than 15g of Glutamine. And from what I see it’s even going to come out cheaper buying separately per serving than this ICE that all it does is mix those ingredients together, something you can do on your own and with the ability to adjust the amount of each ingredient you want. Maybe for you next buy you should reconsider and give something different a shot

08-08-2004, 01:14 AM	#80
fantasma62 HIHT Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: SoFla Posts: 2,516	Hi all, This is my last post from home until next friday. As I said earlier, I am off to NYC with my wife and no kids . We are taking a little break before school begins. My daughter Aly starts school on friday for first time . She is going into Pre-K 3 and well, we wanted to take some time off to see NYC. My wife has never been there and I am dying for her to go. I will try to keep up my diet plan as much as I can over there. I will have one cheat day, which we have planned already because we have to see my cousin and her husband (who's Italian) and they are taking us out to, what else, an Italian restaurant in Brooklin. Before and after that, I'll try to maintain some semblance of the plan. Regarding the RR part of my P/RR/S program, oh, I am doing it in the hotel's gym. I found out that the Waldorf has a very big gym and all my requirements will be met. I'll post what I eat and my workouts at night, because I don't believe that I wil be online much. At least I hope not to be... God bless and take care all........ Tony
	-Tony- HIHT: High Intensity Hybrid Training

08-08-2004, 01:16 AM	#83
KataMaStEr -==♠==- Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Sunshine State Posts: 1,960 Photos: 6	Have a good one in NY man, enjoy it while it lasts

08-08-2004, 01:19 AM	#84
KataMaStEr -==♠==- Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Sunshine State Posts: 1,960 Photos: 6	4 scoops, that’s only about 5g of Glutamine. But something better then nothing I guess.

08-08-2004, 09:13 AM	#85
Jenny Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 6,728	Have a great time in NYC

08-08-2004, 10:21 AM	#86
Jodi Moderator Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 22,259 Photos: 1	Glutamine is overrated IMO. Don't get me wrong, I feel it has its place for sure........when someone is really lean that is when glutamine really does its job. ICE provides so much more than just glutamine and most poeple that use it feel they recover faster with it than without it or than with just glutamine.
	Essence EFA