jstar

11/25

Weight: 147.5
Omron: 20.7%
LBM: 117
Fat: 30.5
NW: 28.5"
RW: 30.75"
Hips: 39.5"

I've confirmed two shows (so far) for next year:

April 23rd - Fitness America - Ms. Bikini Atlantic
May 8th - NPC New England Championships - Figure

Now that I know my bodyfat percentage I can set a target weight and percentage for my shows. I plan to come in leaner at the NPC show than at the FAP show because that is what the judges prefer. Doing some calculations today I figure I need to drop somewhere in the vicinity of 20lbs of fat. I have 5 months to do it in so it works out to a little bit less than a pound a week I need to lose. I'm targeting one pound a week though just to give myself extra room incase I need it.

I am just putting this here as targets. I will probably have to get down to 8-12% so this is the weight range:

To be X% ___I need to weigh X___need to lose X
12%___133___14.5 lbs
11%___131___16.5 lbs
10%___130___17.5 lbs
9%____129___18.5 lbs
8%____127___20.5 lbs

From now til I reach the above range I will lose one pound per week. I will do 45 minutes of cardio during my lunch break at work Mon-Fri. After work on those days I will do my weight training. I am getting bored with my weight traning routine so I plan to mix it up and take sculpt classes or do circuits or something different once in a while to keep it fun. Saturday will be my rest day and Sundays I will be attending a cardio/fitness drill class with my fitness group. Half of the class we workout and the other half we walk in heels and practice posing. The sessions are starting back up this Sunday and I plan to go. I feel reserved about going though because I know I will the fattest one there. At least it will keep me motivated for the spring shows.

Here we go!!!!

"I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed." Michael Jordan

kim

Thank's JStar for visiting my log section. Well I just change gym, it makes a week and 1/2 and into my new gym there are people preparing their self for competition bodybuilding and some PT told me that I can possibly be ready if I want for a fitness competition Hum.... Pretty Scary and could be Pretty exciting too. I don't know if I can be ready. I'm from Montreal. If I do a search on FAME COMPETITION, I guess I could find something, but will ask the PT to give me the date and real location.

I'll follow your log and I'm sure you'll be doing great to that competition.

GO GET IT

[b]kim - Fit by 43

kim

You have set some pretty great target and it is all achievable. 20 pounds in 5 month, no problem with this at all. You make me think so much of me with all your maths and writting down all those figure Sometimes I think that I'm a sick girl.

Where are the locations of those 2 shows and what is your height Jstar, I'm curious.

Maybe, I'll do one in 2005 my bf is great, but I just want to add some other lbm, without adding too much that bad fat guys and then if I see in february, I'm not to bad.......... hum..........why not.

Did you make some fitness competition before.

[b]kim - Fit by 43

jstar

Thanks for the compliments Kim It's great that you have a lot of people in your new gym who are getting ready for competitions, that is the type of motivation I need to work out with. I agree that you could be ready for a show in the spring, definitely! Look at me - I need to drop 20 and your bodyfat is already low. Just be consistent over the next few months and I am sure you could do it. I am from Boston so the shows I am doing are in this area, one is in Connecticut. I think the best thing you could do if you want to compete is talk to people in your gym because the hardest part for you will be the posing and tanning and suits...and all that. And a lot of people at IM can help out with that stuff including me.

Oh and I am 5'8" and yes I competed twice so far in Figure though not Fitness.

"I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed." Michael Jordan

jstar

Thurs 11/25

*The oats I had today were 5 grain cereal: flax, oats, barley, and something else...same cals and c/p/f as oats and they taste great!

M1
1/2c oats
1 sc protein
1/2c ew

M2
4 oz cooked sweet potato
1 ezekiel tortilla
4 oz turkey
1 ff cheese

M3
2 sc protein

M4
1c oats
1/2c ew

M5
1.25c oats
1/2c ew

1714
217c
157p
28f

45 minutes cardio

"I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed." Michael Jordan

jstar

Friday

So tonight I have my HS reunion. How did I get talked into going to that? My best friend and another girl we went to HS with are coming with me in my car. So I need to clean it out :P I have to get my eyebrows done at 1pm so now I am just sitting around waiting since I can't make it to the gym and back before 1pm I will have to go to the gym afterwards.

I will be working hmmm oh yeah back and biceps today and 45 minutes of cardio. Feeling bloated today yuck and gassy yuck yuck. I hope that feeling goes away soon! Too many oats I guess.

I think to save time I will straighten my hair now. It is sooo curly right now, weird.

Since it is the day after Thanksgiving you would think I would be shopping well you are right. Sort of. I past my tolerance level for the malls months ago..it just isn't fun shopping when you want to be 2 or 3 sizes smaller and feel like a fattie. I am trying to do a lot of my Christmas shopping online. I was looking into getting myself an iPod. Yeah, shopping for myself again Anyways I saw they have a special edition U2 iPod signed by all the members and it comes with other stuff so I figure that would be the perfect gift for my boyfriend who is obsessed with U2. I also want to get myself either a pink mini iPod that holds 1000 songs or the regular one that holds 10,000 songs. I really like the pink and I like that it is tiny and you can wear it on your arm jogging but the reg. one only comes in silver and is 5.6 oz which isnt bad I guess plus it holds 10,000 freaking songs. It is $50 more but is it worth it? I don't know...good thing I didn't buy them last night on the apple store online because today they are on sale..today only.

"I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed." Michael Jordan

Jill

Have fun at your HS reunion-I doubt Ill go to mine!!!

Did you have a good thanksgiving??? ANy turkey and stuffing involved? As for the shopping, the us tv stations have been advertising all these big sales. We have no day after thanksgiving sales here at all, just the annoying boxing day ones. I REFUSE to shop on boxing day, WAY TOO MANY PEEPS!! Plus you can get the same deals the week before/after. I HATE CROWDS AND LINE UPS!

Have a great weekend!

jstar

No thanksgiving foods for me yesterday. I eat turkey everyday so I didn't feel the need to indulge. Yes- the day after thanksgiving is the WORST and my friends all want me to go shop. NO THANKS!!! When is boxing day? What is that? Sorry for my ignorance.

I'm not looking forward to the reunion b/c since I am driving I know my best friend will want to stay all night and I won't. I would rather stay home but it's too late now. I paid for a meal too. I think it was some sort of chicken dish, I need to be careful with whatever it is they try to serve me.

Have a great w/e too!!! I am enjoying my extra day off today

"I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed." Michael Jordan

jstar

Back from the reunion! I am actually glad I went, I had SOOO much fun. It was so crazy seeing people I haven't seen in ten years. I reconnected with a good friend of mine and found out she is living right up the street from where my boyfriend lives. It was crazy though, some people were married with kids some divorced some swingers (I am not kidding either!) OMG. Crazy. And here I am like yep I still live in the same town in the same house nothing has changed hehe. I guess that is good though! I straightened my hair and it made it really long and with my faded out blond highlights I guess it looked good because I got a few compliments that is always nice. I went with my best friend and another girl we hung around with. There was another girl who looked so totally different we didn't even recognize her...she looks like she had an extreme makeover or was on the swan..wow. Let's see what else? Oh, then there are a couple of guys that were there that go to my gym. One I see all the time and he was kind of all over me that night. Maybe I am dumb but I didn't really thing he was flirting with me because everyone was like that with everyone else..it was like everyone was comfortable around everyone else because we have all known eachother so long. A while back at the gym he said he talks with a person I used to be good friends with (a male) but nothing ever happened between us...just friends. I never wanted anything to happen either, btw. And he wanted my # so he could say hi and just hang out. So I gave this other guy my number and he put it in his cell phone. SHIT SHIT SHIT. How dumb am I? I just went out to coffee with Dave my bf and told him about last night. I told him about giving my # to this guy and he was so upset and pissed. I have a very bad feeling about this now. I was like ok Dave I will change my # and switch gyms then if it bothers you that much. I don't see why he doesn't trust me...this is ridiculous. I have never ever cheated and never ever would. I have never seen him so possessive and jealous in my life. To boot, this guy I gave my number to is not someone I would date at all or the other guy I used to be friends with. I know Dave trusts me but he says he doesn't trust this other guy. I am caught in a real pickle here I tell ya.
...brb...ok just talked to Dave and he seems like he is calming down. He is just scared that he will lose me but I told him that is stupid and this other guy is fat and ugly. alright, he isn't really fat and ugly I just wanted to make Dave feel better. Still he has nothing to worry about.
...Now my dilemma is avoiding this guy at the gym. Oh great. I could just try to workout mostly in the women's section or try to go in the daytime when he isn't there. This sucks.

"I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed." Michael Jordan

jstar

Friday 11/26

M1
1/3c oats
1/2c pumpkin
1/3c ew

M2
1/2c lf cottage cheese
1/4c pumpkin

M3
6.5 oz cooked sweet potato
2 ff cheese
mushrooms
Smart Squeeze

M4
4.75 oz chicken

M5
1 ezekiel tortilla
1 ff cheese

879
114.2C
86.7P
12.05F

Workout:
Back & Biceps
45 elliptical

I wasn't really hungry all day, that is unusual for me! I only ate a piece of chicken before the reunion because I thought we were having a big dinner but it turned out to be a buffet. By the time we found the place we were 2 hours late and all they had was pasta and I didn't want to eat it I wasn't too hungry. Didn't have anything to drink, just diet coke. Real party animal aren't I? Who cares at least I didn't make a fool of myself like some people
I got home at 2:30 and that is when I ate meal 5. Shitty totals though. Now today I am hungry

"I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed." Michael Jordan

jstar

Catching up here....

Sat 11/27

M1
1/3c oats
1 sc protein
1/2c ew

M2
ezekiel tortilla
1 ff cheese
3 ezkl bread
Smart Squeeze

M3
1c flax oats
1/2 scoop protein
1/2c skim

M4
1.3c flax oats
1/2 scoop protein
1 ew
1c All Bran Buds

M5
3 ff cheese
1 TBL PB
5 ezkl bread

2332
387c
160.3p
41.8f

no workout

Sunday, 11/28

M1
1/3c flax oats
1 scoop protein
1/4c ew

M2
1/2 package chicken

M3
3 low carb pitas
1/2 package chicken

M4
ezkl tortilla
1c All Bran Buds

M5
apple

M6
1/2c Flax oats
1 scoop protein

M7
2 ezkl bread
Atkins Yogurt
1 TBL PB

1782
244c
167p
39f

Workout:
Shoulders & Hammies
45 min elliptical

They had Perdue Short Cuts at the store for 99 cents a package. Normally they are $6+ but due to Thanksgiving I think they are trying to get rid of all the poultry they can. I am going back to buy more!!!!

Oh, I have found the best yogurt ever: Atkins Blueberry Yogurt. One yogurt is 6 oz and has 80 cals, 4g carbs, 12g pro, 1.5g fat..only 1g sugar! It is thick and creamy like real yogurt too. Probably more $$$ than the other brands and that is why it took me so long to try it ...had to wait for it to go on sale

"I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed." Michael Jordan

jstar

Mon 11/29

M1
2/3c flax oats
1/4sc protein
1/4c pumpkin
1/4c ew

M2
Atkins Yogurt

M3
1/2 package chx
veggies

M4
2 ezkl bread
4 oz turkey

M5
1/2 package chx

M6
2/3c flax oats
3/4sc protein
1/2c skim milk
1/2c All Bran
1 lc pita

M7
2 ezkl bread
1 ff cheese

1689
226c
175p
26.5f

Did :45 min on elliptical at lunch. M2 was only a yogurt because I eat that at about 11, do cardio from 12:30-1:15 then eat M3 when I get back to my desk around 1:30. Last night I also went for a 1.5 mile walk with my friend up at the high school track. We got curious and decided to walk into the high school and peek around. Wow so much has changed. For one thing when you walk in there is a security booth with TV monitors in it and it is surrounded by plexiglass. The times we are living in!!!

"I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed." Michael Jordan

jstar

Tues 11/30

Tomorrow is December

M1
2 ezkl bread
1 TBL PB
1 ff cheese

M2
2 ezkl bread
4 oz turkey
1 ff cheese
1 serv baby carrots

M3
protein shake (2 scoops)

M4
5 lc pitas
1 ff cheese
1 TBL PB

M5
2 ezkl bread
1 ff cheese
1 TBL PB

M6
Atkins Yogurt
2 ezkl bread

Left my totals at home - will post later

Training:
45 min cardio at lunch (between M1 & M2)
17 min on treadmill at 6.5 incline, 4.3 mph
28 min on Precor elliptical

Chest & Triceps at the gym (pm) after work

....hmm noticing a trend here?? Too much PB today. Probably not enough protein. Too much time between M1 and M2 since I had M2 after cardio on my lunch break...it was probably like 5 or more hours between those meals I went to the supermarket tonight and picked up more Atkins Yogurt so I can have one before cardio at work as a snack. Shoot they weren't on sale anymore. 99 cents per yogurt Oh well, it fits in really well as a before cardio snack. It has only 80 cals and 12g of protein. Not bad huh?

Today was annoying gym people day. Did you guys know that?
First, at work: I go in to use the elliptical for my workout and they are all taken. Fine. I get on the treadmill and do that until an elliptical is free. In the meantime one of the guys on the elliptical is yelling at the top of his lungs and egging on the other 2 people on the other ellipticals "My heart rate is faster than yours I am beating you I am burning more calories than you...etc" I wanted to smack him. Thank goodness he was only there for the first 15 minutes of my workout.
Then, tonight at the gym: I am working out in the womens area and I really can not believe how STUPID some of these women are! I go into the adjoining locker room to change and when I come out this girl is bent over with her ass sticking into the doorway stretching. Why do that right there when there is plenty of room where the mats are??? I come out and excused myself as I nearly tripped over her dumb ass. Then there was this sweaty biatch who was doing db lateral raises right in front of the weight rack. So many girls do this ALL THE TIME. Are they really this dumb? So I can't get at any of the dbs or risk getting whacked upside the head by this dumb broad. I waited til she was done then grabbed the 25's and took the flat bench to do bench presses. I did a couple sets and was resting in between sets when she comes up and is like "are you done using the 25's?" I said no. Then she is like oh well can I use one just for a second and before I could answer she grabs one of my dbs and starts doing side bends in the worst ever form I have ever witnessed. I almost wanted to laugh. She had my db for like 2 minutes too. gggggrrrr

Rant over. Feel better.

"I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed." Michael Jordan

Jill

I was in a TOTALLY pissy mood this am-on the leg press machine at the gym, resting inbetween sets. This women comes up to me and asks, "Are you done?". If i was done would I be sitting here Bitch??? Stupid whore I can relate to dumb asses today

jstar

Oh I hate that! They think just because you are resting in between sets that you are done, that is what that woman last night did to me. I mean, in the womens area there is only one set of 25s and if that was me and someone else was using them then I would either wait or go downstairs in the main gym area.

"I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed." Michael Jordan

kim

What a mess day it was for you in the gym with those ladies
As I see alot of people don't removing their plates from the machine Hopefully, with my new gym, there are much more real bodybuilder's who are politcally correct and come to rescue you want they saw that your gonna felt with your last rep I was so suprised how different it is to my new gym, while I was going to fail with my last rep with my db shoulder's press, there was already a guy behin me, just to spot me in case No need to ask him he was just behind me and told me, great you did it

Hope your day's in the gym will be better then it was.

Keep on rocking

[b]kim - Fit by 43

ncgirl21

Hey Chick Just popping in on you!! Your diet is rocking You are doing awesome, I envy your dedication- especially over Thanksgiving What's the basis of your diet and the cycling? What are you aiming for (macros)?

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

jstar

Hi Kim thanks sweetie
No wonder you have men lining up to spot you at the gym, you are stunning Haha it is funny, I have the most problems with other females in the gym but I just chalk it up to them not knowing any better. Except that woman last night who literally stole my db. She was just a b*tch.

NC - I meant to tell you - that treat you posted in Jill's journal looks yummy. The one that resembles a Rice Krispie's treat. I always used to buy puffed wheat and puffed rice but never ate it. Now I will. Thanks

Not doing any particular plan or aiming for certain macros, etc. I just have to face facts and realize that I am not that anal The only rules I have are to eat clean as much as possible and record it all. I will take my bf% once a week and adjust when I need to in order to drop a pound per week (of fat).

"I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed." Michael Jordan

jstar

Wed, 12/1

M1
1/2c flax oats
1/3c pumpkin
1/3c ew
1/2sc protein

M2
Atkins blueberry yogurt
3 hot mini pretzels
*someone at work offered them to me - yum. Not bad it was only like 20 calories, I saw the bag

**45 elliptical**
at work. no annoying people today

M3
1/2 package of short cuts (chicken)
veggies (corn, broc, peppers, about 1/2c)

M4
1/2 package of short cuts (chicken)
small apple

TBC...
Legs tonight

"I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed." Michael Jordan

kim

Not funny Sweety, but I just try to imagine your face when you realize that she rub your db Sorry for laughing JStar, but it's too funny and especially because you were probably so concentrated with your workout. She was a kind of Mrs.Bean Lady

Take Care

[b]kim - Fit by 43

Jill

What are shortcuts?

aggies1ut

Most likely pre-cooked, packaged chicken.

jstar

You would have laughed if you saw my face Kim.

Shortcuts = Perdue shortcuts. They are so good, there was a sale so I stocked up

"I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed." Michael Jordan