Dan's Daily Rant

[CanaDan]

I would have posted it anyway if you had just asked but as agreed here it is:


THE NUMBERS OF LOVE
By Dan Smith

Ten years ago you came into my life
And I'm happy to say I made you my wife.
You're loving, you're caring, you're gentle, you're kind,
A better wife or mother I certainly won't find.

Three hundred sixty five days in a year
Are still not enough when I hold you so near.
The sound of your voice and the touch of your hand
Always inspire me to be a better man.

Twenty-four hours in one single day
Are twenty-four hours you take my breath away.
Although we may spend some of these hours apart
I always carry your beauty deep in my heart.

Two children you gave me and made my life whole
And not a day goes by that you don't touch my soul.
We've had some good times and some bad times it's true,
But I'll spend each day saying how much I love you.

One lifetime is all that a person can live
And one heart is all that a person can give.
I know I will have yours until the end of time
And I promise that you will always have mine.


I'm no Shakespear but she liked it...alright, enough sappy stuff.

 

[BabsieGirl]

I LOVE LOVE it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You're wife is one lucky lady and I bet your children are proud to have you as their pappy

 

[CanaDan]

Thank you. I am feeling better about myself already. Best of luck with the doctor appointment. Give'em hell. I'm sure you can beat this endometriosis!!

 

[CanaDan]

I am sooo looking forward to hitting the gym after work today! I don't know why but as the day goes on I think about it more and more. I think I'll try and up the weights on some of my exercises today and really push it. Take advantage of the good mood you know?

I guess it helps I had a decent lunch today. Parmesan chicken breast, long grain basmati rice and an apple for good measure. I'll have and Isopure protein shake in another 30 mins and then I'll be ready to hit the gym about 3 hours from now...

 

[CanaDan]

Well I put a photo in the member gallery...I won't be able to put any recent pics of myself in until next week sometime as I'm without a digital camera until then. I have some pics from 4 years ago when I was at my worst so I may put one or two in there so I can see how much better I am now.

I haven't been working out for the past 4 years since those pics though so don't have any high hopes. I only started back at this 7 months ago.

Peace

 

[CanaDan]

I'm off to the gym....yaaayyyy

 

[CanaDan]

Well I had a good session at the gym earlier and my shoulders and legs are still killing me. Hopefully a good night's sleep will fix me up.

Peace

 

[CanaDan]

My workout went really well yesterday. My gym membership comes with a PT consultation every 3 months or so and about a month ago she set me up on a new routine but I don't know if I'm getting enough benefits from it.

It's a two-day split with one day being chest/bis/tris and the other being shoulders/back/legs, which is what I did yesterday.I know she set me up with a two-day split because I didn't always know when I could go to the gym after work. My wife would pick up different shifts with her job and usually on short notice which would really interfere with my schedule. I'm thinking of going to the gym before work each morning instead but I just haven't convinced myself to get up at 5:30.

Anyhoo, I got off to a late start this morning and didn't have time for breakfast at home so I have to settle for instant oatmeal. Not the best I know but I have to have something in my stomach. Maybe one large Tim Horton's coffee to go with it.

Peace

 

[atherjen]

Nice pics Dan! you and your wife lok great together!
those 2 day splits must take you a long time to complete?

 

[CanaDan]

The weights really only take me 30mins or so to complete because it's only two exercises per muscle. That's another reason why I don't think I'm getting full benefits. I guess I just don't trust my knowledge enough at this point to setup my own routine...

 

[BabsieGirl]

Do you have a gym you belong to or do you train out of your home?

 

[CanaDan]

I have a membership at a World's Gym that opened in my area last June. I live in a community a couple of mins outside a major city in Central Alberta so the drive in to the gym is pretty short.

 

[BabsieGirl]

Since you belong to a gym. How about a 3 day split?

Legs being the 3rd day! just a thought. When I started out, I did a 3 day split........then 4..........then 5....................then back down to 3.

 

[CanaDan]

When I first started last year the PT set up what I recall was a three day split. I think I still have the old plan written down. I've been thinking of going back to something like that again. I think she had seen that I responded fairly well and decided to change it up a bit so I wouldn't plateau but I just don't enjoy all of the exercises I do on this new split. In fact, I've dropped a few because I just don't like them.

 

[CanaDan]

Well today is a day off for me as I simply can't get to the gym on Thursdays (unless I go before work). I'll be able to hit the gym tomorrow and Saturday with no problem and perhaps Sunday if I don't take it as my second day off.

Next week when my wife gets paid (my paycheck goes to bills!) we'll be picking up more meat and better carb sources and then I'll be starting TP's carb cycling diet to cut away my fat and see the muscle I've built.

I'll be checking out other journals to see meal ideas from people who have been on this diet but any suggestions anyone wants to give me would be appreciated.

Peace

 

[tucker01]

Hey CanaDan, good to see you started a journal. I find it helps me keep in check. If you need any ideas for Carb Cycling feel free to check out my journal. I may not be the most detailed but I keep track of meals daily and workouts. Also I am currently doing split that you might find interesting Push/Pull/Legs

Day 1. I will do exercise for muscles that a push is preformed. like shoulders, Chest Triceps
Day 2. I would do exercises for muscles that require pulling, like Back, Bis and abs.
Day 3 would be legs. I like to have a seperate day for legs, I find them to demanding to incorporate with another muscle.

Good luck
Iain

 

[CanaDan]

IainDaniel...thanks for the info! I will definitely check out your journal for carb cycling info. How successful were you on it?

As for the push/pull/leg split I have heard of it before and am thinking of trying it out. I just need to sort out what exercises I want to do for each. I think I'll take some time this weekend to go over everything and start out 'new' next week.

 

[CanaDan]

It's Friday!!!!

Well I wrote down some important notes on TP's carb cycling so I can get them imbedded in my brain but I have a few questions.

If I switch to a push/pull/legs split then which carb days should be matched with which exercise days?

Should I not be concerned with calories? I mean, if you're allowed to eat more protein on no-carb days and more carbs on hi-carb days then how exactly can I shed fat if I go over in calories? I would never gorge myself though..

I'm working on some proper meal plans to fit this cycle and I will post them for critique. Maybe I'll post these questions in the diet/nutrition forum just in case the two people that read my journal don't have an answer....

 

[CanaDan]

Nobody loves me?

 

[BabsieGirl]

I do........I do

 

[tucker01]

Personally I would do legs on the High Carb Day
Any day where you are working larger muscles, try to make that a carb day.

Just a few general points always workout on Carb days. You can workout on no carb days, but they are also optimal for cardio only and rest days.

Doesn't Matter what the Day is Protein and Fats should Stay Constant. I would aim for 1-1.5g per lb for Protein. Fat for any day should be around 60g. Just a general guide line No carb day, means no carbs, other than fiberous veggies, but those don't count because of the fibre content. Low Carb days Aim for 1 g/lb, and High Carb Days eat until satisfied, generally around 2g/lb.

I would post your initial calories just to get some feedback, But don't worry about them too much, that is the beauty of this program. I have noticed some pretty decent losses on this program so for, I don't really look at the scale, but the mirror is becoming my friend again. One thing for sure is that I find I keep my sanity alot more with this eating program than alot of others, because it doesn't feel like I am starving myself.

feel free to ask questions here, I will try to help out, but Diet and Nutrition would probably be your best bet. Jodi is a great help with this plan.

Good luck

 

[BabsieGirl]

Originally posted by CanaDan
It's Friday!!!!

Well I wrote down some important notes on TP's carb cycling so I can get them imbedded in my brain but I have a few questions.

If I switch to a push/pull/legs split then which carb days should be matched with which exercise days?

Should I not be concerned with calories? I mean, if you're allowed to eat more protein on no-carb days and more carbs on hi-carb days then how exactly can I shed fat if I go over in calories? I would never gorge myself though..

I'm working on some proper meal plans to fit this cycle and I will post them for critique. Maybe I'll post these questions in the diet/nutrition forum just in case the two people that read my journal don't have an answer....

TGIF!!!!

Notes are good hon!

I don't know the push/pull/legs thing everyone is trying out. So cannot help you there, however, I can say you want your carb day to land on leg day and days that are high intensity work outs. Do you plan on doing cardio? That will also take roll in your diet...."trial and error!"

IMO, you should always be concerned with calories. You need to take in a certain number of calories per day, in order to keep your body out of starvation mode. YOU DON'T WANT THAT!!! Trust me.......I think what's good about TPs plan is that it allows your body to keep guessing what's going on with out it getting to use to what you're trying to do to it. I know it sounds strange but when your body gets use to a certain routine, you'll need to change things up a bit. This is generally when people run or hit a wall they "feel" cannot be over come...It can....and this is where TPs theory comes into play. Besides, you get to pick the foods you like therefore, you're more apt to stick to your dieting strategy....Make sense?

You can list your dieting here. Believe me, it'll be critiqued

Good luck hon...You can do it!!!!

Babs

 

[CanaDan]

You love me, you really love me...

Thanks for the replies. I was starting to feel like an outsider...I was planning on using the no carb days as my day off from working out or just cardio as I didn't think I would have the energy to do any heavy lifting anyway. Putting legs on the hi-carb day makes sense, that was the one I was most concerned about.

I do plan on doing cardio as I enjoy it (pretty weird for a guy no?) plus I'm a firm beleiver that a good cardiovascular system helps in all areas of life. I have two daughters to keep up to! I'm pretty busy working on a few computers today so I will hopefully post my diet plan over the weekend.

Thanks again! I owe you two as you're pretty much the only two people that pay any attention to me!

 

[BabsieGirl]

LOL, you don't owe anyone but yourself

Have a fun weekend hon.

Oh and btw -- I too have two young daughters

 

[CanaDan]

I always thought I wanted a son but having two young daughters is pretty cool. They always love their dad! The only problem is that I'm outnumbered in my house...

Thank goodness we have a house with three bathrooms!

 

[Paynne]

Hey CanaDan Good luck

 

[CanaDan]

Thanks!

 

[CanaDan]

Well the weekend was pretty good. I got some good exercise in with the kids because we had company come down so I couldn't hit the gym. Monday's suck though as my wife works late so I come straight home from work to look after the kids. No time for the gym...I'm thinking of hitting the gym before work so I can definitely go 5-6 days a week on a regular basis but I just can't force myself to get up at 5:30am...oh well, I may just have to suck it up....

 

[CanaDan]

Well my sister in Spruce Grove called and offered me thier York 2001 weight machine as they never use it. Damn...I wish I had room in my house for it. Oh well...I still have the gym.

 

[BabsieGirl]

Hey hon!!!

Mondays are hard. Actually, I don't recall when a monday ever worked out for me

Does your gym have child watch? That would be cool!!!

You know what, getting up at 5am will become a walk in the park once you start seeing changes. You'll become addicted to working out and constantly trying to improve yourself. Seriously! Baby steps hon!! You're gonna do it....or You'll have me to answer to.

Aw man, that sucks about the weight machine!!!!