nikegurl

can i count laundry as cardio? i'm so stubborn. if i decide (really decide) to do something there's no stopping me. but if i decide i hate something...that's tough for me to change to!

i can't comprehend how people do this with kids - seriously. i'm always finishing all i have to do around 11:00 and going to bed at 11:05. for now i'm just thrilled that i'm eating veggies and sticking to the diet.

bf made pasta last night. the scent made my lightheaded but i didn't even consider cheating. i'm in the zone now....lol only took forever to get there!

If you want to achieve things that others can't...

You have to do things that others won't.

nikegurl

i hope insane is busy and not bad though (your work)

If you want to achieve things that others can't...

You have to do things that others won't.

dvlmn666

insane is busy at the moment, but in a couple months I'll know the result of if it's bad or not.

Our company split into 2 completely seperate companies, in 2 completely seperate locations. and i'm the Accounting System admin for both. **shrug** but only getting paid by one.

so in the end it'll come down to a struggle over were I end up completely.

but started reading the material for the PT certification now. So gonna keep trying to have a backup to the computer stuff I do. Hopefully in the end being a PT full time is my goal.

"When I use the word intensity I mean the ability to continue past and through the pain barrier where your mind pleads to stop and in fact convinces your body that you have hit failure, but you push through. How far you push through that barrier is the level of intensity with which you train." -- Twin Peak

Pitboss

What??? It wasn't good??? Insane I tell you. Must be that hot Mojave sun getting to you. Any and all incedents with PB are all good!!!

Oh and you have a kick a$$ journal.. keep it up!!!

PB

nikegurl

thank you PB. it's the pb not the PB that i struggle to resist.

had to put myself on time out for a few days. wasn't trying to blaspheme and speak ill of you. lol

when did the cape start?

If you want to achieve things that others can't...

You have to do things that others won't.

Pitboss

Thank God!!!! If women started giving up PB I'd be totally lost!!! Time out huh??? I think spankings work better

Super PB?? Hmmm July or August last year.. something I did because of something Skipper (Shape 8) had said... couldn't help my self.. LOL

nikegurl

it's an interesting look on you (the cape on you. not pb)

only a time out 'cause it wasn't much of a cheat. just a mismeasurement......the 3 Tbs looked like 1. could happen to anyone.

If you want to achieve things that others can't...

You have to do things that others won't.

Pitboss

Hey nothing wrong with pb on PB...

I usually use 2 heaping teaspoons. I think 2 teaspoons equal one table spoon so it all works out

Where about in Mojave are you???

167 170 175 180 185 190 195 196 197 198 199 200
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^Progress^^^^^^^^^^^^^
2/22- ?? my gym membership expired!!
2/11- 170lbs
2/4 - 167lbs

dvlmn666

Hey next time turn on the lights. and no cutting up your vegetables in the dark either. We'd all prefer you keep all your fingers

"When I use the word intensity I mean the ability to continue past and through the pain barrier where your mind pleads to stop and in fact convinces your body that you have hit failure, but you push through. How far you push through that barrier is the level of intensity with which you train." -- Twin Peak

nikegurl

hectic day - overslept so missed a meal. not so bad though since i carb up tonight. i'm a bit annoyed with myself for not being 100% dead on as planned since the weekend is always harder for me. i'm more likely to miss a meal on sat or sun so shouldn't ever mess up during the week. no cheats at least.

great leg workout last night.

3 sets leg presses
3 sets hack squats
3 sets extensions
3 sets lying leg curls
3 sets stiff legged dead lifts

i went with heavier weight and less reps (6-8) for hamstrings and liked that. maybe liked it just b/c it's new! lol either way change is good.

may change things up a bit with calves. legs and calves are both priorities for me now and after the leg workout i was so so beat for calves. i did 3 hard sets of seated calf raises (burned!) but i don't think that will do it. my calves are puny!

so i was thinking i may train calves 2x a week. everything else is once and that's working well. but i'm just too beat up after legs to really do what i need to for calves. i might do 3-4 hard sets after legs and then 3 days later on arm day hit them again. maybe bent leg stuff (donkeys and seated calf raises) one day and straight the other calf session (standing, toe presses on leg press)

i think i'll try it for awhile.

If you want to achieve things that others can't...

You have to do things that others won't.

nikegurl

pretty good this weekend. only got in 5 meals saturday but still fine with that. today (sun) is more of a challenge. will be out of the house from about 2 pm to 11 pm so have to pack well.

should be able to get in 5 meals though. no cheating at all. was lazy and had tuna without veggies once but not so bad since weekends used to be really hard.

carbed up fri pm. still hard to eat all that food. i was looking forward to it all day though. just get really full really fast while i'm doing it. great shoulder workout yesterday.

i figure 2 more weeks without changing the diet and then maybe a tweak - no idea what kind of tweak but i don't need to know yet. one day at a time for real!

If you want to achieve things that others can't...

You have to do things that others won't.

nikegurl

changing my routine a bit. decided to train calves with arms instead of on leg day. both legs and calves are my priority now and i just don't have enough left in me to do what i need to for calves after my leg sessions.

will start that tonight.

as for the food:

MEAL 1
1.5 servings sportpharma just whey
1 Tbs whipping cream
1.25 Tbs natural peanut butter

335 calories, 40 grams protein (5 are from the pb), 7 grams carbs, 16 grams fat
__________
MEAL 2
1 can tuna (water packed)
1 Tbs mayo
chopped celery - big stalk


260 calories, 33 grams protein, 2 grams carbs, 12 grams fat
__________________________________________________ _

MEAL 3
Lean Beef Burger (nutrients on label) 4 oz.
1 Hard Boiled Egg
8 olives
1/2 Large Green Bell Pepper

300 calories, 31 grams protein, 8 grams carbs, 15 grams fat
__________________________________________________
MEAL 4

1/4 cup salad shrimp
5 egg whites (hard boiled)
1 cup brocolli
1/2 Tbs flax
1 packet mayo

296 calories, 27 grams protein, 7 grams carbs, 16 grams fat
__________________________________________________ _
MEAL 5
1.5 servings Sportpharma Just Whey
3 Tbs whipping cream
4 strawberries

315 calories, 35 grams protein, 8 grams carbs, 16 grams fat
__________________________________________________ _
MEAL 6

can tuna
chopped celery - large stalk
1 Tbs mayo

260 calories, 33 grams protein, 2 grams carbs, 12 grams fat
__________________________________________________

TOTALS for the day:
Calories 1763
Protein 198 grams
Carbs 35 grams
Fat 87 grams.

Carb up again tomorrow night.

If you want to achieve things that others can't...

You have to do things that others won't.

nikegurl

weird day....no changes made yet i'm starving today!
2 weeks in and no cheats other then being a bit heavy handed on my pb servings twice. so that's good. but manohman am i hungry today. soon it will be time for meal #3 - phew!

If you want to achieve things that others can't...

You have to do things that others won't.

dvlmn666

lol I know the feeling. It'll be alright. congrats on keeping so strict.

"When I use the word intensity I mean the ability to continue past and through the pain barrier where your mind pleads to stop and in fact convinces your body that you have hit failure, but you push through. How far you push through that barrier is the level of intensity with which you train." -- Twin Peak

nikegurl

thanks. don't want to eat early b/c i know then i'll want the next meal early and the next and then suddenly - oops.

kinda cool (and kinda not) b/c before i never wanted to eat when i needed to.

maybe i'll go look at the food since it's almost time to eat it. lol

If you want to achieve things that others can't...

You have to do things that others won't.

nikegurl

i must have a tapeworm. it's new today. here i am again starving when i ate 2 1/2 hours ago. geesh. i'm quite the little piglet today! thank heavens i don't have any pb at work or bad bad things might have happened today.

If you want to achieve things that others can't...

You have to do things that others won't.

dvlmn666

hmmmm wish i had that prob. lately my problem has been I'm hungry after 2 hrs. but by the 2.5 hrs mark I'm not hungry anymore.

hmmmm Peanut butter, I think I need to stop at the store on the way home.

"When I use the word intensity I mean the ability to continue past and through the pain barrier where your mind pleads to stop and in fact convinces your body that you have hit failure, but you push through. How far you push through that barrier is the level of intensity with which you train." -- Twin Peak

nikegurl

i used to complain about having to eat all the time and never being hungry. this is my punishment. lol.

If you want to achieve things that others can't...

You have to do things that others won't.

dvlmn666

lol, I did that when I first started eating the 6 small meals. Funny part is now my body has adapted enough that I can feel my stomach is empty at almost exactly the 2.5 hr mark lol.

"When I use the word intensity I mean the ability to continue past and through the pain barrier where your mind pleads to stop and in fact convinces your body that you have hit failure, but you push through. How far you push through that barrier is the level of intensity with which you train." -- Twin Peak

nikegurl

ok - sticking to the diet but hungry the last few days about 2 hours after i eat. carb up tonight. i'm in my 3rd week and not sure if my progress is coming as fast as it was. could just be my mood though lol.

i'm going to keep going 2 more weeks and then tweak. since i'm doing the depletion thing w/carbs and carbing up every 4th day i'm not sure what that tweak will be. hoping it won't mean less food.....

trained biceps and calves last night. hate the kind of hurt from calves - different then all the rest.

chest tonight. will post diet later today. very similar to yesterday's.

If you want to achieve things that others can't...

You have to do things that others won't.

nikegurl

ok - duh. mystery solved. leave it to me to miss the obvious. late last week i stopped taking xenadrine. i never took as much as it said to and would sometimes forget to take it but it was late last week that i stopped. that's about when i started being hungry all the time. can't believe it took me this long to figure it out. lmao.

If you want to achieve things that others can't...

You have to do things that others won't.

dvlmn666

lol oops. Now that's one I wouldn't have been able to forget about.

"When I use the word intensity I mean the ability to continue past and through the pain barrier where your mind pleads to stop and in fact convinces your body that you have hit failure, but you push through. How far you push through that barrier is the level of intensity with which you train." -- Twin Peak

nikegurl

noticed something for the second time yesterday. i seem to look best on day 4 of depletion before my final meal when i carb up. wonder if that might indicate i should be going longer before carbing up? i thought that the 4th day of depletion would have me looking bad but twice now i've looked much leaner right before it was time to carb up. i'm going to stick with the plan for now and not mess with anything since i really don't know my body well enough to know what these observations really mean when it comes to food. i've got a really good sense of what works for me training wise in the gym but i envy people who can do that with their diets....anyway.....

had a great chest workout last night. felt good!

db presses (flat bench)
12x30
10x35
10x35
9x35

incline db presses
10x30
10x30
6x35

cable crossovers - these always seem so lame but i get such a hard contraction when i do them and they don't hurt my shoulder (pec dec does). i like them!

12x25
12x30
10x30

If you want to achieve things that others can't...

You have to do things that others won't.

nikegurl

here's yesterday's eating. it was carb up day so had 5 meals and #6 was the carb up. still feel totally stuffed and bloated after the carbs. my stomach actually sticks out when i'm done.

SportPharma Just Whey 1.5 servings
Whipping Cream 3 Tbs
Strawberries, frozen, unsweetened 4 berries


Bumble Bee chunk light tuna in water (1 can)
Celery, raw
Mayonnaise - 1 Tbs


96% Lean Burger (beef) 4 oz.
Egg, whole, boiled
olives - black pitted large (8 olives)
Pepper, sweet, green, raw


Shrimp, steamed or boiled salad size 1/4 cup
5 Egg whites
Broccoli - fresh/steamed - 1 cup
Flax - Spectrum brand - 1 Tbs
Mayonnaise - 1 packet

SportPharma Just Whey - 1.5 servings
Whipping Cream - 2 Tbs
Strawberries, frozen, unsweetened - 4 berries
olives - black pitted large (8 olives)


Yam 5 oz
oatmeal 1 1/2 cups uncooked
natural peanut butter 1 1/2 Tbs
Banana - medium


Totals 2195 calories
98 grams fat (think I got carred away)
145 grams carbs
181 grams protein

Odd that I look better before I carb up.
I need to lay off a bit with the mayo. Snuck in a extra packet size today. Went too high in fat for that meal. I used to hate mayo. Guess that changed. Also decided to only have pb on carb up day or maybe rarely in my shake instead of the strawberries and whipping cream. I have overdone it with the pb too many times now too. So mayo and pb are being watched....

All in all pretty good I think.

If you want to achieve things that others can't...

You have to do things that others won't.

nikegurl

overslept - no time for morning protein shake. had tuna for breakfast. i know.....

forgot my 6 hard boiled eggs in the fridge. damn that sheeeit makes me mad. they were all made and sitting next to my lunch bag but i'm so dazed in the morning. should have put them in the bag last night but they were still warm. that will probably mean another can of tuna to fill in. great. tuna three times today (it was already one meal and then it replaced the shake and now the eggs.....no car at work today (took company van pool) so the tuna will be my only choice)

great day already.....ohwell!

If you want to achieve things that others can't...

You have to do things that others won't.

Stacey

Hey Nikegurl!!! I do that too-- I will make my lunch, and forget it!! SUCKS!! Sorry You can't get out today at work, that stinks!
OH~ And just keeping taking that Xenadrine! I did the same thing sunday, and Monday..forgot to take my Dymaburn..and Man I was hungry!!! Those things really do work!
Your doing great though girlie..keep it up!!

I Believe in the Impossible!!!

nikegurl

thanks princess. my mercury level might reach an all time high today with all the tuna i'll be eating lol - but i'll live!

i pack everything up the night before because i'm useless in the morning. the only thing i had to do was add the eggs to the lunch bag. they were sitting about 2 inches away. but could i manage it....nooooooo. next time they go in the bag hot!

have a great one!

If you want to achieve things that others can't...

You have to do things that others won't.

Stacey

lol... I do that too.. I am like a complete zombie in the morning!
Have fun eating your tuna... few more hours and you can eat a normal meal!!

I Believe in the Impossible!!!

dvlmn666