Accountability Journal

[Jodi]

eat calorie dense foods! avocado

I know, I need to go shopping

You definately need to eat more.

Are you going to do the carb cycling like what you posted in the other area?

No I did that years ago for a competition. Worked awesome for me. I was a heavy lifter at the time too. I don't lift right now due to my arm[/quote]

Sorry to hear about your mother.

Thanks NT. Nice to see you around again

 

[omerta2010]

Just curious but what did you do to your arm?

I like your new pic with the neices

 

[nikegurl]

don't forget the peanut butter when you do go shopping

 

[Jodi]

Just curious but what did you do to your arm?

I like your new pic with the neices

Thanks

When I was 11 I fell from a tree and broke the growth plate on my radius. I had several surgeries but the ulna bone grew up into my hand due to the other bone not growing as fast. It limited my mobility and I couldn't straighten my hand because it was forced inward. 12 years ago I had another surgery where they went in and cut out a piece of the ulna bone and pushed it back into my wrist. They attached it together with a metal plate. This past year I had complications with my arm and tons of pain. So in August they went in and removed the plate and 7 screws. My arm has relied on that plate for 12 years for support and also no I have 7 holes in a small bone so that takes a lot of time to heal. However, I have to have another surgery either this year or next year to cut even more of the ulna bone out and then I will have another plate and screws albeit not as big as the last one.

At this time I can't lift more than 5lbs with my hand/wrist and even at that only for a few seconds before its in pain.

 

[Jodi]

don't forget the peanut butter when you do go shopping

I have something better already.......Almond butter!

 

[omerta2010]

Wow congrats on acheiving all you had with that plate in your arm. Sucks you have to wait another year til they can strengthen it up again.

You'll do great and be ready for your wedding though.

 

[Built]

Jodi - I am very sorry to hear of your loss. My mom is my angel; I'll be destroyed when she goes.

Now, you. What are your starting parameters - how tall are you and what do you weigh?

Would you be able to use plate-loaded leg press, leg extensions and leg curls?

How about hypers, glute ham raises and ab work? Could you put your upper arms through slings to do pec-deck and reverse pec-deck movements? These will at least give you SOME upper body work while you heal that forearm.

Keep your protein intake high. Don't skimp on the fish oils, calcium-rich foods and especially vitamin D. I take 3000 IU daily and may even increase this.

 

[omerta2010]

Keep your protein intake high. Don't skimp on the fish oils, calcium-rich foods and especially vitamin D. I take 3000 IU daily and may even increase this.

Curious on the vitamin D reccomendation. What would this help to handle/avoid?

 

[Built]

Vitamin D is a steroid hormone precursor. It also helps your bones hold calcium, and is important in staving off depression - something the fish oils will also attenuate.

At least, that's what I was thinking off the top of my head.

 

[omerta2010]

Vitamin D is a steroid hormone precursor. It also helps your bones hold calcium, and is important in staving off depression - something the fish oils will also attenuate.

At least, that's what I was thinking off the top of my head.

Sounds like a perfect reason to add it to my medicine cabinet as well.

Thanks for the great info.

 

[JerseyDevil]

Sorry to hear about your Mom. I lost my wonderful lady 3 years ago.

Congrats on getting hitched, and you look great in your avi!

 

[Jodi]

Jodi - I am very sorry to hear of your loss. My mom is my angel; I'll be destroyed when she goes.

Now, you. What are your starting parameters - how tall are you and what do you weigh?

Would you be able to use plate-loaded leg press, leg extensions and leg curls?

How about hypers, glute ham raises and ab work? Could you put your upper arms through slings to do pec-deck and reverse pec-deck movements? These will at least give you SOME upper body work while you heal that forearm.

Keep your protein intake high. Don't skimp on the fish oils, calcium-rich foods and especially vitamin D. I take 3000 IU daily and may even increase this.

Hi Built, thanks for your condolences and thoughts

I know I can't do anything that requires lifting plates to put on a machine because, well I can't lift the plate. I no longer have a gym membership and use the equipment at home or at my company gym. I haven't been to the company gym since they remodeled it this past summer (around the time of my surgery) so I don't know what they have their yet for equipment to be able to use. If I can find a way to use a piece of equipment that would allow me to use it with my upper arms only then I can do that.

I actually HAVE to take 10,000 IU's daily of Vit D as I am extremely deficient. I live in AZ so you wouldn't think thats the case but it's probably because I DO live in AZ. You avoid the sun a lot here because its extremely dangerous. I burn in a matter of 10 mins in the sun here. Plus due to my thyroid condition I need more Vit D.

Height 5'1"
Weight: Chubby and loss of LBM

 

[Jodi]

Sorry to hear about your Mom. I lost my wonderful lady 3 years ago.

Congrats on getting hitched, and you look great in your avi!

Thanks JD, it's been tough.

I have big things happening this year so hopefully it's a better year for me.

 

[Built]

5'1" - you're teeny tiny! Okay, those calories don't seen so insanely low. I'm very glad to hear of the vitamin D.

What dose and type of thyroid meds do you take? You told me but I promptly forgot.

 

[Jodi]

5'1" - you're teeny tiny! Okay, those calories don't seen so insanely low. I'm very glad to hear of the vitamin D.

What dose and type of thyroid meds do you take? You told me but I promptly forgot.

Yeah I'm short. My fiance is 5'11" I'm gonna have hooker heels for my wedding

Synthroid and Armour don't work for me so I'm prescribed pure T3 37.5mcg 2x per day.

 

[Built]

Ah, you must make too much RT3. 75mcg T3 daily - damn! That's a lot! You feel okay on that? It would overstimulate my appetite if I went that high.

 

[Jodi]

Ah, you must make too much RT3. 75mcg T3 daily - damn! That's a lot! You feel okay on that? It would overstimulate my appetite if I went that high.

I do feel great on it I have Hashimotos. 15 years ago my bloodwork showed I was hypERthyroid but I still gained weight on that. I had to have a radioactive iodine scan (i think that's what its called) and they were thinking of burning it out and I said no. Good thing because after a year of Tapazole (an anti-thryoid medication) I was normal for a few years and then my body flipped, hence the Hashimotos, and I became Hypothyroid. Then Synthroid stopped working all together for me. So for years now I've been on T3 because it's the only thing that works. I do make a lot of reverse T3 but I don't believe that's the only cause (could be wrong).

Depending on my blood work tests my doctor may even increase it at times but for the most part I stay on the 75mcg per day. I've never gone lower than that in the past 3 years. It seems to be my 'sweet dose'.

 

[Built]

Well, you either don't deiodinate enough T4 to T3, or (more likely) you make too much RT3 from T4, which happens when the body is under stress. Hashimotos is a stress.

How you feeling?

 

[Jodi]

Well, you either don't deiodinate enough T4 to T3, or (more likely) you make too much RT3 from T4, which happens when the body is under stress. Hashimotos is a stress.

How you feeling?

I feel great right now on this dose! I can usually tell when my thyroid is off but regardless I have quarterly blood work to make sure.

 

[Built]

Good.

So, what's the plan - you want to lose fast or slow?

 

[Jodi]

Good.

So, what's the plan - you want to lose fast or slow?

If I was a newbie the correct answer would be slow so I could learn how to diet and exercise properly

Thankfully, I'm not a newbie so of course I want it fast!!!

 

[Built]

PSMF it is, then.

You know how to set that up?

 

[Jodi]

PSMF it is, then.

You know how to set that up?

I had the original rapid fatloss handbook and I let someone borrow and I never got it back. He came out with a revision and I bought it around a year and half ago and downloaded it then my HDD crashed and I lost it. I can't remember the categories and such and don't recall on how to set it up. I've done PSMF a long time ago and set one up before but without the book I can't set one up.

I wonder if I email Lyle and give him my name if he can find that I have bought it before and would send me over another copy.

 

[Jodi]

Thursday, January 6th 2011 Food:

Cals: 1236
Fat: 40
Carb: 99
Protein: 120

 

[DaMayor]

PSMF it is, then.

PSMF. Absolutely.

Besides, RFL technically can be done with little to no training......and I could use a little company over here.....since these clowns have no idea how disciplined and focused one must be to do the diet correctly....bunch of unappreciative bast..tar..d...s.....Oh, wait a minute, this isn't my jouranl. Sorry.

 

[Jodi]

Well at least I stayed away from beer for Wild card weekend, but Rum is another story

Next weekend all bets are off on the no beer idea.

 

[PreMier]

 

[sara]

So sorry to hear about your mom Jodie.. I thought about you when I found out few weeks ago

I hope you get stronger and heal up soon from the surgery . I know you going to be a beautiful bride, and get to your goals

Happy New Year!

 

[Jodi]

I doubt they will make it all the way this year.

 

[Jodi]

So sorry to hear about your mom Jodie.. I thought about you when I found out few weeks ago

I hope you get stronger and heal up soon from the surgery . I know you going to be a beautiful bride, and get to your goals

Happy New Year!

Thanks Sara Happy New Year to you too.