GoalGetter

Thanks Jenny - I'm glad to be here. YOU all inspire ME... I hope to be able to give back a little bit at least!

M.J.H.

Wow, great story GG. I really do wish you the best of luck. I am sure that you'll accomplish all of your goals. You have without a doubt come to the right place, IM is a great group of people.

What's your first name, by the way?

Stats!
23 years old, 5'11.5", 206 lbs., ~8% bodyfat

380/455/655 bench/squat/deadlift (current)
405/495/675 bench/squat/deadlift (goals)

The M.J.H. Chronicles

GoalGetter

Thanks Jill. You're right. No magic, just dedication to achieving a goal.

GoalGetter

You can call me Ivy, monstar... And thanks !

GoalGetter

Thank you! "more to come" - so long as I keep waking up in the morning, hell yeah.

Saturday Fever

Can I call you Dreamy?

yay.

GoalGetter

I might not answer to that, but you can try!

GoalGetter

OK, sometimes I don't remember how much weight I used, so you might see "?lb". The trainer sets it up for me, and I may forget to make a note of it. Don't bust my chops.

Chest/Back:

Bench Press (3 x 15 x 65lb - thats the bar plus 20lb)
Lat Pull Downs (3 x 15 x ?lb)
Incline Dumbell Chest Press (3 x 15 x 20lb dumbells)
Seated Rows (3 x 15 ?lb)
Chest Press (3 x 15 x 60lb)
Close grip Pull downs (3 x 15 x ?lb)

Bicep/Tricep:

Bar bicep curls (3 x 15 x 25lb)
Cable pushdowns (3 x 15 x 50lb)
Strap pushdowns (3 x 15 x ?lb)
Hammer Curls (3 x 15 x 15lb dumbells)

Abs:

Weighted Cruches (2 x 20 x 50lb)
Hanging Knee Raises (4 x 10)

Cardio:

Stairmaster: intervals, mod-high intensity, 20 minutes

GoalGetter

Breakfast - 620 AM:

1/3 cup Oatmeal
Protein shake - 1 scoop + 8 oz. water
Udo's Choice 2 caps
Multivitamin
1 glass of water

Mid-Morning Meal - 930 AM:

1/4 cup unsweetened apple sauce
1 cup Broccoli
3 slices Oven Roasted Turkey Breast

Lunch - 1230 PM:

4 oz. Chicken Breast
1 baked naked Sweet Potato
1.5 cup Spinach
2 tbsp Zesty Italian Dressing with a splash of Balsamic Vinegar

Mid-Afternoon - 330 PM:

3 fish oil caps
2 oz. Chicken Breast

Pre-WOrkout 630 PM:

Protein shake - 1 scoop+ 8 oz. water
3 fish oil caps

Dinner - 930 PM:
3 oz. Tuna
1/4 cup sweet brown rice
1 cup Broccoli

Total Calories: 1099

klmclean

Good for you! Best of luck

dalila

Hi Ivy, right now I am slacking work! My story was similar to yours, I was a little piglet at 19 ( 10 looooong years ago ), and someone who hadn't seen me for years, bumped into me one day and said I was just way way too fat. It wasn't said in a mean way so I didnt mind it but it was a great wake up call. Anyways just wanted to say I know how you feel, but also, you should be really proud of yourself. Great job girl!

Jill

1100 Cals seem pretty low, is that normal every day?? How tall are you again?

I was a pigglet back in the day too, hittin' the 180's I had 'no' real muscle either then.

dalila

Jill I think Ivy is just about 5', isn't that right Ivy? ( I think I read it somewhere).

Oh and I used to be 150lbs on my 5'5 frame !! no muscle and all rolly -polly!

Tom_B

only 1100 calories? I think you should bump that number up even if you are just 5 feet, your risking shuting down your metabolsim, go to at least 1500 calories even then you might need more but I'm just guessing
And dailia I was 5'5 too, but I had 160 pounds of rollie pollies lol

GoalGetter

4 11, 108 lb.
1100 is what my trainer has me targeting for every day. at most 1200.

GoalGetter

For what it's worth, I also used an exel spreadsheet one of you guys linked to from another thread.

Basically I am within the lower end of acceptable for caloric intake.

Daily Caloric Requirement: 2181 (that's including my exercise)
To lose 1 lb/week: 1681
To lose 2 lb/week: 1181
To lose 3 lb/week: 681

Calorie Range for cutting: 1080 - 1296.

As for what I'm taking in - it's an approximation. Sometimes it comes out to 1250 sometimes (like this saturday) it was closer to 1375. And yesterday it was closer to 1100. So long as I keep it under control and don't stray too much from this range... And so far it's worked for me.

I asked him a few weeks ago if maybe I wasn't eating enough, and he told me I was eating just right, and if anything I should eat before working out, even if I was scheduled to have dinner immediately after (which is usually the case). So I'd shuffled things around, re-portioned some stuff and added a PWO protein shake (to which Jodi suggested I should add my fish oil caps since I shouldn't be taking in protein all by itself).

That's about it.

BabsieGirl

Good morning!!!

Don't hate the player, hate the game!http://pages.prodigy.net/rogerlori1/...the%20wave.GIF
Before you talk about what you want - appreciate what you have.

http://home.earthlink.net/~gwcaton/s...ctures/tmf.jpg
A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband. -Honore de Balzac
Desire+Consistency='s RESULTS

GoalGetter

Heya! Good morning!

dianas05

Great story and definitely motivational! Do you train your whole body or split muscle groups on different days? Also, do you have a certain p/c/f ratio?

~*Diana*~

"The greatest pleasure in life is in doing what people say you cannot do." Walther Bageholt

GoalGetter

This is what I do:

Mon and Thurs: Shoulders, Legs (super giant sets) Abs, Cardio 20-30 minutes depending on what my body feels like

Tues and Fri: Chest, Back (super giant sets) Bicep, Tricep (super giant sets), Abs, Cardio 20-30 minutes depending on what my body feels like

Wednesday and Saturday: cardio only, 30 minutes, trying to do more HIIT than steady for the past few weeks - weapons of choice - jogging on the street, or at the park. If the weather is bad and I have to stay indoors (which has been almost every day for the past month), then it's either the stairmaster or jumprope.

As for P/C/F ratio - i don't have a specific %. I take in slightly higher protein than carb, only slightly. And I try to keep my fat intake as low as possible, while still taking in enough good fat. I do this by taking my Udo's and fish oil caps and from some of the fish and meat I eat occasionally. Everything else is practically fat free or so low in fat its inconsequential.

I have been keeping track of all that in pretty good detail using an excel spreadsheet with all sorts of formulas that I built myself. I tried using Fit Day, but it's a pain in my ass to customize some of the food I put in there, so now I just use it as a reference. I also use calorieking.com for reference on some restaurant foods and pre-packaged stuff when I need to.

I cut out dairy for a few weeks to see if it affects my fat loss significantly. If it doesn't then I'll go back to eating some cottage cheese with fruit for my mid-morning or mid-afternoon meals.

GoalGetter

OH! and THANK YOU (for the "...great story!... part of your comment)

ncgirl21

Hey Ivy!! (I love that name ) Such a motivational story, I checked out your gallery and DAMN - you've made awesome progress!! It sounds like you have everything in check- keep it up

http://stephlg.proboards44.com/index.cgi#general

GoalGetter

Thanks ncgirl!

"...everthing in check..." - i'm tryin'! I've been off base a few times, but whenever I learn something new I try to apply it.

Progress -- it feels awesome to finally start seeing results, but there is still so much more left to do!

GoalGetter

Babsiegirl mentioned in her journal:
Ugh... seriously.

With me, it's skin cancer. Living in South Florida, and being fair skinned is horrible.

Both my parents and a handful of friends have had moles removed, chunks of skin, etc. All skin cancer. I've had a few close calls. Particularly one persistent little spot on the side of my face, that so far hasn't changed or raised concern with my doctor.

For the past few years, I've just tried my hardest to stay out of the sun, especially after my dad's last stint at the hospital, which left him with a crater the size of a half dollar on his upper back. That one was growing inward quite rapidly. Scary.

I used to race on a dragon boat team down here, but after a few bad sunburns, despite SPF 50, hats, and all the necessary precautions, I decided to find indoor activities and retired my paddle.

People joke around with me when I wear shorts and they see my pasty white legs, and say, "Hey Ivy, the sun's free, you know..." But all I have to say is, "Yeah, the sun is free, but cancer care is damn expensive."

It will get me one way or another, but it's not going to be skin cancer, not if I can help it.

dianas05

You're welcome!

That training & diet plan are looking pretty solid, plus I can see you have some good knowledge on what to change if you're not getting results.

BTW, I love your personality...you sound like a nice & fun person to be around -- that's why everyone is gathering in your journal. Such a pleasant soul!

~*Diana*~

"The greatest pleasure in life is in doing what people say you cannot do." Walther Bageholt

GoalGetter

Thanks, Diana. That's really reassuring. Funny how some of us, even when we know what to do, still NEED to hear someone else say we're on track, we're doing it right, etc. And heck, if I'm doing something wrong, I WANT to hear that too. This is serious stuff here! haha!

awwww, damn. wow. that's awesome of you to say. I love this forum/community. People seem pretty genuine on here. Well, there are always a select few who don't ... but the "regulars" I've encountered here, you guys are all gems.

In defense of my bitchy side, I HAVE managed to piss off a few people on here already, but oh well... can't make everyone happy!

Thank you, diana...

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