great workouts in here Ice!!!! um....vomiting isn't quite the best way to lose weight...but it definetly works 
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Went heavy again today. Lowering the weight and upping the reps seems to have done nothing except make me lose muscle, which I REALLY don't like...
10 minutes cross-trainer, HR 160-180.
Bench 5x5@72.5
Chin-up 5x5@45
One-arm db row 5x5@22
Pull-ups 2x5
Dips 3x12@45
Hammer curls 5x5@15
Lying tri extension 3x12@15
10 minutes bike, HR 130-150.
Hel I've lost some strength.
10 minutes cross-trainer, HR 160-180.
Bench 5x5@72.5
Chin-up 5x5@45
One-arm db row 5x5@22
Pull-ups 2x5
Dips 3x12@45
Hammer curls 5x5@15
Lying tri extension 3x12@15
10 minutes bike, HR 130-150.
Hel I've lost some strength.
Great workout, but it doesn't hurt at all...
...unless I happen to actually MOVE...
My legs are still quite sore from Saturday (which is highly unusual for me), so taking a day off as I also feel a little off colour. I might get some tai chi done later just to stretch me out a little.
...unless I happen to actually MOVE...
My legs are still quite sore from Saturday (which is highly unusual for me), so taking a day off as I also feel a little off colour. I might get some tai chi done later just to stretch me out a little.
are you still swimming a lot?
10 minutes cross-trainer, HR 130-150.
ATG squat 5x5@89, x1@111, x1@122 PR (well, that's the four month plateau gone, at any rate lol)
Leg press 3x12@88
Cable row 3x12@55
10 minutes bike, HR 140-160.
Good workout, short of time so had to cut it or I'd have done some pull-ups or something too.
ATG squat 5x5@89, x1@111, x1@122 PR (well, that's the four month plateau gone, at any rate lol)
Leg press 3x12@88
Cable row 3x12@55
10 minutes bike, HR 140-160.
Good workout, short of time so had to cut it or I'd have done some pull-ups or something too.
90 minutes swimming and spent the rest of the day walking to Oulton Broad through the park and riverside, walking round Oulton Broad and back again (probably about six or seven mile round trip I guess).
I'm bloody shattered, but at least the kids enjoyed it.
I'm bloody shattered, but at least the kids enjoyed it.
nice squats!!!!!
Thanks! I'm not that sore either, surprisingly.
Half hour swimming, two mile walk. I had too much to do to get to the gym so I compromised LOL.
I'm cutting my cals back down to 1600 to see if there's a difference - I've put on almost two pounds this week and I know damn well it isn't muscle.
Oh well...tweaking till it works for me is better than guesswork.
(btw, I wore the baggy swimsuit LOL)
Half hour swimming, two mile walk. I had too much to do to get to the gym so I compromised LOL.
I'm cutting my cals back down to 1600 to see if there's a difference - I've put on almost two pounds this week and I know damn well it isn't muscle.
Oh well...tweaking till it works for me is better than guesswork.
(btw, I wore the baggy swimsuit LOL)
you read my mind....I was just about to ask about the bathing suit!!
LOL Baggy will have to do as long as it doesn't get TOO baggy. 
10 minutes cross-trainer, HR 130-150
Bench 5x5@72.5 (did try to up the weight to 78 but managed two before racking it and starting again)
Chin-ups 5x5@50
Cable row 5x5@70 PR
Dips 2x5@35
Decline crunches 3x10
10 minutes bike, HR 150-160 (finding it increasingly difficult to raise it).
Good workout, never gone that heavy before.
Diet clean, hit around 1800. I'm pretty sure I'll be dropping it soon as I'm starting to put weight back on and I'm pretty sure it isn't muscle.
10 minutes cross-trainer, HR 130-150
Bench 5x5@72.5 (did try to up the weight to 78 but managed two before racking it and starting again)
Chin-ups 5x5@50
Cable row 5x5@70 PR
Dips 2x5@35
Decline crunches 3x10
10 minutes bike, HR 150-160 (finding it increasingly difficult to raise it).
Good workout, never gone that heavy before.
Diet clean, hit around 1800. I'm pretty sure I'll be dropping it soon as I'm starting to put weight back on and I'm pretty sure it isn't muscle.
workouts are looking great in here Ice!!
as for the bathing suit...why not wear the small one and walk around with a wedgie??
as for the bathing suit...why not wear the small one and walk around with a wedgie??
LMAO! Only reason I don't is because I HATE looking like a hippo stuffed into a sausageworkouts are looking great in here Ice!!
as for the bathing suit...why not wear the small one and walk around with a wedgie??
Today went quite well, although I didn't eat early enough before the gym so it was almost like working out on an empty stomach (except my stomach was still pretty full - duh!)
10 minutes cross-trainer, HR 130-140
Squat 5x5@89
x1@111
x1@122
x1@133 PR
Leg press 5x5@110
5 minutes treadmill, HR 150-160
5 minutes cycle, HR 160-180.
30 minutes swim.
Diet consistently clean, 1600 cals today. 24% carbs (all fruit, veg and clean complex carbs), 52% protein (only had ONE whey protein today!), 24% fat (mostly from nuts actually).
It's getting there - and those squats!
squats look great as usual!!
I have been cutting back on my whey too and trying to get my protein from food sources....but only because this last tub of whey that I bought tastes horrible!!!!!
what kind do you use?
I have been cutting back on my whey too and trying to get my protein from food sources....but only because this last tub of whey that I bought tastes horrible!!!!!
what kind do you use?
Nutrisport 90+. It's about £12 (roughly $26) for a 1.5kg tub, has 45g protein (whey and casein), 1.4g carbs and fat per serving and one tub usually lasts me about three weeks at two shakes a day.
The vanilla one is delicious.
The vanilla one is delicious.
Diet clean so far today, will try to keep it that way. Aiming for around 1600 cals or so.
10 minutes cross-trainer, HR 130-140
Bench 5x5@72.5
1x5@78
1 minute skipping
Chin-ups 5x5@40
1 minute jumping jacks
Cable rows w/twist 3x15@25
1 minute skipping
I think this will be classed as a superset but I'm not sure:
Dips (on benches, no problems) 1x10
Pullovers 1x10@15
Hammer curls 1x10@10
All done without pause, then repeated for a cycle of 3x10 on all - without pause. Yeah, I was swearing a little by the end of it LOL
5 minutes cool down on cross-trainer, HR 150-160.
My cardio was going to be about 10 minutes not counting the cool down, but I just knew I'd had enough and didn't want to push it. I'm still prone to hypoglycaemia now and then and I know if I really overdo it, I'm just asking for trouble (I know that because I start to get the shakes and get dizzy and light-headed and tend to feel like shit for quite a while).
Did good, actually. Very intense and kept my heart rate above 130 for most of it.
Deads tomorrow. :woot:
10 minutes cross-trainer, HR 130-140
Bench 5x5@72.5
1x5@78
1 minute skipping
Chin-ups 5x5@40
1 minute jumping jacks
Cable rows w/twist 3x15@25
1 minute skipping
I think this will be classed as a superset but I'm not sure:
Dips (on benches, no problems) 1x10
Pullovers 1x10@15
Hammer curls 1x10@10
All done without pause, then repeated for a cycle of 3x10 on all - without pause. Yeah, I was swearing a little by the end of it LOL
5 minutes cool down on cross-trainer, HR 150-160.
My cardio was going to be about 10 minutes not counting the cool down, but I just knew I'd had enough and didn't want to push it. I'm still prone to hypoglycaemia now and then and I know if I really overdo it, I'm just asking for trouble (I know that because I start to get the shakes and get dizzy and light-headed and tend to feel like shit for quite a while).
Did good, actually. Very intense and kept my heart rate above 130 for most of it.
Deads tomorrow. :woot:
you were only swearing a little?? after a workout like that you are 100% allowed to cuss like a sailor
after a workout like that you are 100% allowed to cuss like a sailor I was kinding of swearing like a trooper after that...you were only swearing a little??
Tris today are absolutely KILLING me! I'm okay until I move
Would do legs today but they're feeling a little off - my hams actually ache, probably all the hills I was running up on Sunday carrying first aid kits LOL
That'll do it...there is NOTHING like running to give you some major DOMS!!!
I decided that it was time for a change so I've taken an entire week off to evaluate exactly what my goals were and where I wanted to be in a couple months time because I was just...coasting. I didn't have a goal, I didn't really know where I was headed so I had a damn good think.
Then I remembered I still have a Body For Life book gathering dust on the bookshelf so thought "why the hel not?" I'm giving it a go, I'm going to do it and stick with it and show that I CAN do this. I'm fired up like I haven't been in ages because I've had enough of just coasting, of just letting shit slide.
My goals, over the next 12 weeks, are:
1. Lose 20 pounds of fat.
Kind of a conservative estimate, since I'm not actually sure how much more fat I have to lose before I see some muscle underneath. I could lose 10 pounds and look great or could end up losing 25 and look great, so it's kind of variable right now. But I DO want definition.
2. Eat right, and eat consistantly.
Exactly what it says. I'm f*cked off with eating shit and feeling like shit and not doing anything about it even though I know better.
3. Get stronger, healthier and fitter than before.
And I want my abs, dammit. After the shit I've been through, I deserve it, don't ya think?
Day 1 (yesterday).
Bit of faffing about to get the weights right, some of these exercises I haven't done in a while.
Bench 1x12@60*, 1x8@65.5, 1x8@65.5, 1x6@72.5
Flyes 1x12@11, 1x12@11*
* Started off too heavy.
*Add weight, too light. Hit a 9 on this.
Bent-over raises 1x12@3.5, 1x10@7, 1x8@13, 1x6@17
Side raises 1x12@7, 1x12@7 *
*Add weight, too light. Hit 9.
One-arm db row 1x12@11, 1x10@17, 1x8@22, 1x6@28*
Pullovers 1x12@17, 1x12@22 *
*Add weight, too light. Hit 9.
Dips 1x12@11, 1x10@16.5, 1x8@22, 1x6@33 *
Pushdowns 1x12@28, 1x12@39
*Far, far, far too light. Hit 7. I still can't do bodyweight ones, so how the hel can I add weight using two benches? I've got no-one to add weight plates on me, so how the hel do I up this? Answers on a postcard...
Hammer curls 1x12@5.5, 1x10@11, 1x8@20, 1x6@22
DB curls 1x12@5.5, 1x12@5.5 *
* Would have been heavier but I was a bit jellified by then LOL. Still hit 9.
And for pushdowns...a 10! Woohoo! Actually it sucks, it was the only exercise I got a 10 on. For now, anyway. It'll go better now I know what kinds of weight I'm starting with instead of me being too tentative with it.
Diet consistant, didn't miss a meal.
1. Marmalade on toast (don't ask, I ran out of cereal - duh!), whey.
2. Pineapple and ff natural yogurt, whey protein (post-workout).
3. Chicken breast, lettuce, slice of v.low fat cheese on one slice toast.
4. Salmon fillet, sweetcorn/peas.
5. Chicken breast, apple.
6. Strawberies/raspberries, ff cottage cheese (I hate the damn stuff but ate enough to keep me going before my gag reflex kicked in).
Day 2:
20 minutes HIIT, and it was a toughie. First time I've ever done it too. HR shot up from 130 to 190 over the course of going from a 5 to a 9, and peaked at 193 for the 10. I started at level 2 on the bike and increased it by one level for every intensity level I went up, as well as increasing the revs per minute.
Kind of like this:
5 intensity was level 2 on the bike, 80 rpm.
6 intensity was level 3 on the bike, 85 rpm.
7 intensity was level 4 on the bike, 90 rpm, etc, etc.
VERY hard, but still did it so I'm quite chuffed with myself on that.
1. Weetabix, whey.
2. Chicken breast, pineapple (post-workout).
3. Steak, lettuce, strawberries/raspberries.
4. Small chicken breast, shrimp, brown rice.
5. Pineapple, ff natural yogurt, whey (all hel broke lose so just grabbed whatever I could at the time)
6. Salmon fillet, mushrooms, apple.
Looking good so far - and no cravings yet, so that's good.
I'll get there, it's on the way.
Then I remembered I still have a Body For Life book gathering dust on the bookshelf so thought "why the hel not?" I'm giving it a go, I'm going to do it and stick with it and show that I CAN do this. I'm fired up like I haven't been in ages because I've had enough of just coasting, of just letting shit slide.
My goals, over the next 12 weeks, are:
1. Lose 20 pounds of fat.
Kind of a conservative estimate, since I'm not actually sure how much more fat I have to lose before I see some muscle underneath. I could lose 10 pounds and look great or could end up losing 25 and look great, so it's kind of variable right now. But I DO want definition.
2. Eat right, and eat consistantly.
Exactly what it says. I'm f*cked off with eating shit and feeling like shit and not doing anything about it even though I know better.
3. Get stronger, healthier and fitter than before.
And I want my abs, dammit. After the shit I've been through, I deserve it, don't ya think?
Day 1 (yesterday).
Bit of faffing about to get the weights right, some of these exercises I haven't done in a while.
Bench 1x12@60*, 1x8@65.5, 1x8@65.5, 1x6@72.5
Flyes 1x12@11, 1x12@11*
* Started off too heavy.
*Add weight, too light. Hit a 9 on this.
Bent-over raises 1x12@3.5, 1x10@7, 1x8@13, 1x6@17
Side raises 1x12@7, 1x12@7 *
*Add weight, too light. Hit 9.
One-arm db row 1x12@11, 1x10@17, 1x8@22, 1x6@28*
Pullovers 1x12@17, 1x12@22 *
*Add weight, too light. Hit 9.
Dips 1x12@11, 1x10@16.5, 1x8@22, 1x6@33 *
Pushdowns 1x12@28, 1x12@39
*Far, far, far too light. Hit 7. I still can't do bodyweight ones, so how the hel can I add weight using two benches? I've got no-one to add weight plates on me, so how the hel do I up this? Answers on a postcard...
Hammer curls 1x12@5.5, 1x10@11, 1x8@20, 1x6@22
DB curls 1x12@5.5, 1x12@5.5 *
* Would have been heavier but I was a bit jellified by then LOL. Still hit 9.
And for pushdowns...a 10! Woohoo! Actually it sucks, it was the only exercise I got a 10 on. For now, anyway. It'll go better now I know what kinds of weight I'm starting with instead of me being too tentative with it.
Diet consistant, didn't miss a meal.
1. Marmalade on toast (don't ask, I ran out of cereal - duh!), whey.
2. Pineapple and ff natural yogurt, whey protein (post-workout).
3. Chicken breast, lettuce, slice of v.low fat cheese on one slice toast.
4. Salmon fillet, sweetcorn/peas.
5. Chicken breast, apple.
6. Strawberies/raspberries, ff cottage cheese (I hate the damn stuff but ate enough to keep me going before my gag reflex kicked in).
Day 2:
20 minutes HIIT, and it was a toughie. First time I've ever done it too. HR shot up from 130 to 190 over the course of going from a 5 to a 9, and peaked at 193 for the 10. I started at level 2 on the bike and increased it by one level for every intensity level I went up, as well as increasing the revs per minute.
Kind of like this:
5 intensity was level 2 on the bike, 80 rpm.
6 intensity was level 3 on the bike, 85 rpm.
7 intensity was level 4 on the bike, 90 rpm, etc, etc.
VERY hard, but still did it so I'm quite chuffed with myself on that.
1. Weetabix, whey.
2. Chicken breast, pineapple (post-workout).
3. Steak, lettuce, strawberries/raspberries.
4. Small chicken breast, shrimp, brown rice.
5. Pineapple, ff natural yogurt, whey (all hel broke lose so just grabbed whatever I could at the time)
6. Salmon fillet, mushrooms, apple.
Looking good so far - and no cravings yet, so that's good.
I'll get there, it's on the way.
Day 3:
Lower body today, upper body still aching from Monday (although my chest is actually kind of painful lol).
No warm-up today, decided to go by the book (literally), but my heart-rate must have hit an easy 150 at times. Bloody felt like it, anyway.
Squats 1x12@72.5, 1x10@83.5, 1x8@89, 1x6@94.5
Leg press 1x12@88, 1x12@106 *
* Need to add weight. It was a definite 9 bordering on 10 but not a straight out 10.
Lunges 1x12@5.5, 1x10@11, 1x8@16.5, 1x6@22
SL deads 1x12@22, 1x12@22. *
* Lunges kept light to maintain strict form, deads need to be increased. 9.
One-leg calf raise 1x12@5.5, 1x10@11, 1x8@16.5, 1x6@22
Angled calf raise 1x12@22, 1x12@22 *
*Started off too light, but getting there. 9.
Weighted crunches 1x12@11, 1x10@22, 1x8@33, 1x6@44
Decline sit-ups 1x12@11, 1x12@11.
Those sit-ups...after the first 12 I thought I'd have to up the weight and I'm so glad I didn't. Hit the only 10 of the day but damn that didn't half hurt afterwards.
Diet good too, keeping with it but I MUST make sure all my meals are cooked up ahead of time, can't slip out of that and need to make it a habit.
1. Weetabix, whey.
2. Pineapple, ff natural yogurt, whey.
3. Salmon fillet, salad.
4. Steak, pineapple (got caught short on this one)
5. Pineapple, ff natural yogurt, whey.
Actually missed an entire meal out because I wasn't planning ahead. Won't happen tomorrow, will write it out and make sure food cooked a lot earlier in the morning so I can just grab and eat instead of think, worry, make it, grab and eat, then worry some more.
Going good so far, need to get more real food in instead of whey, though.
Lower body today, upper body still aching from Monday (although my chest is actually kind of painful lol).
No warm-up today, decided to go by the book (literally), but my heart-rate must have hit an easy 150 at times. Bloody felt like it, anyway.
Squats 1x12@72.5, 1x10@83.5, 1x8@89, 1x6@94.5
Leg press 1x12@88, 1x12@106 *
* Need to add weight. It was a definite 9 bordering on 10 but not a straight out 10.
Lunges 1x12@5.5, 1x10@11, 1x8@16.5, 1x6@22
SL deads 1x12@22, 1x12@22. *
* Lunges kept light to maintain strict form, deads need to be increased. 9.
One-leg calf raise 1x12@5.5, 1x10@11, 1x8@16.5, 1x6@22
Angled calf raise 1x12@22, 1x12@22 *
*Started off too light, but getting there. 9.
Weighted crunches 1x12@11, 1x10@22, 1x8@33, 1x6@44
Decline sit-ups 1x12@11, 1x12@11.
Those sit-ups...after the first 12 I thought I'd have to up the weight and I'm so glad I didn't. Hit the only 10 of the day but damn that didn't half hurt afterwards.
Diet good too, keeping with it but I MUST make sure all my meals are cooked up ahead of time, can't slip out of that and need to make it a habit.
1. Weetabix, whey.
2. Pineapple, ff natural yogurt, whey.
3. Salmon fillet, salad.
4. Steak, pineapple (got caught short on this one)
5. Pineapple, ff natural yogurt, whey.
Actually missed an entire meal out because I wasn't planning ahead. Won't happen tomorrow, will write it out and make sure food cooked a lot earlier in the morning so I can just grab and eat instead of think, worry, make it, grab and eat, then worry some more.
Going good so far, need to get more real food in instead of whey, though.
Day 4:
No workout today, just couldn't fit it in anywhere, try as I might.
Diet still good.
1. Weetabix, whey.
2. Pineapple, ff natural yogurt, almonds.
3. Shrimp, salad.
4. V.low fat cheese and pickle sandwich (got caught on the hop again dammit).
5. chicken breast, 1/2 red grapefruit.
6. Shrimp, pineapple.
(something to be said about pineapple LOL). Btw, all the portions are what he recommends in the book - protein is the size of my palm (which is actually quite big) and carbs is the size of my clenched fist. Feels good so far but I really need to get some more veggies in, looking a bit scanty in that direction.
Complete day off tomorrow so I won't post diet. Saturday I should be able to get my second upper body workout in (and hopefully time to get another cardio session done to make up for today), and Sunday I might be out all day on duty with St John Ambulance (I think it's at a place called Hevingham Hall) so I should be able to sort my diet out for then too.
No workout today, just couldn't fit it in anywhere, try as I might.
Diet still good.
1. Weetabix, whey.
2. Pineapple, ff natural yogurt, almonds.
3. Shrimp, salad.
4. V.low fat cheese and pickle sandwich (got caught on the hop again dammit).
5. chicken breast, 1/2 red grapefruit.
6. Shrimp, pineapple.
(something to be said about pineapple LOL). Btw, all the portions are what he recommends in the book - protein is the size of my palm (which is actually quite big) and carbs is the size of my clenched fist. Feels good so far but I really need to get some more veggies in, looking a bit scanty in that direction.
Complete day off tomorrow so I won't post diet. Saturday I should be able to get my second upper body workout in (and hopefully time to get another cardio session done to make up for today), and Sunday I might be out all day on duty with St John Ambulance (I think it's at a place called Hevingham Hall) so I should be able to sort my diet out for then too.
Diet around 1300 cals, all clean aside from a couple of biccies I had with a cuppa earlier on.
Lost half a stone over the last two weeks, not all of it fat but it's making me lighter so that's one bonus I guess. I'm getting...streamlined.
No weights but spent almost three hours at the climbing wall today, alternately climbing and belaying the kids (tougher than it looks, trust me). Climbed a 70ft wall in under a minute, which is great.
Hips, however, are very tight. I really need to work on my flexibility so increasing yoga and belly-dancing workouts are a must. I'm also seriously considering taking up running, so I'm weighing up a proper pair of running shoes (I tend to over-pronate).
I'm starting to see the advantages of a synergystic workout regime - that incorporating strength training, flexibility training and cardiovascular work on an equal basis holds a lot of merit. It's getting there.
Lost half a stone over the last two weeks, not all of it fat but it's making me lighter so that's one bonus I guess. I'm getting...streamlined.
No weights but spent almost three hours at the climbing wall today, alternately climbing and belaying the kids (tougher than it looks, trust me). Climbed a 70ft wall in under a minute, which is great.
Hips, however, are very tight. I really need to work on my flexibility so increasing yoga and belly-dancing workouts are a must. I'm also seriously considering taking up running, so I'm weighing up a proper pair of running shoes (I tend to over-pronate).
I'm starting to see the advantages of a synergystic workout regime - that incorporating strength training, flexibility training and cardiovascular work on an equal basis holds a lot of merit. It's getting there.
Did an unusual workout for me today, and I'm surprisingly knackered.
Took Tommy's advice under my belt (he's the ones that's teaching me to climb and belay and stuff), and thought I'd go for a jog outside. I haven't ran in a long time because my knees hate me, but I read the recent issue of Ultra-Fit magazine (well worth reading, guys!), and it had an article in there about foot strike when running, and I pinpointed the problem - when I'm putting my feet down to run, not only are my feet hitting the ground heel first, they're also too far in front of me, so all the strain hits my knees.
So, did a little experiment today and I think it actually worked. Didn't take me long but I sweated buckets and got so out of breath I had to stop at one point because I got a stitch LOL
Walk x 1 minute
Jog x 1 minute
Sprint x 1 minute
Walk x 2 minutes
Jog x 30 seconds
Walk x 1 minute
Sprint x 30 seconds
Walk x 1 minute
Jog x 1 minute
Sprint x 1 minute
Walk x 5 minutes.
Times are all approximate, I didn't actually time it per se, just counted in my head.
Diet clean, will average about 1000 cals. Quite enjoyed it, but man, what a workout.
Took Tommy's advice under my belt (he's the ones that's teaching me to climb and belay and stuff), and thought I'd go for a jog outside. I haven't ran in a long time because my knees hate me, but I read the recent issue of Ultra-Fit magazine (well worth reading, guys!), and it had an article in there about foot strike when running, and I pinpointed the problem - when I'm putting my feet down to run, not only are my feet hitting the ground heel first, they're also too far in front of me, so all the strain hits my knees.
So, did a little experiment today and I think it actually worked. Didn't take me long but I sweated buckets and got so out of breath I had to stop at one point because I got a stitch LOL
Walk x 1 minute
Jog x 1 minute
Sprint x 1 minute
Walk x 2 minutes
Jog x 30 seconds
Walk x 1 minute
Sprint x 30 seconds
Walk x 1 minute
Jog x 1 minute
Sprint x 1 minute
Walk x 5 minutes.
Times are all approximate, I didn't actually time it per se, just counted in my head.
Diet clean, will average about 1000 cals. Quite enjoyed it, but man, what a workout.
interesting...my heels hit the ground first too....how are you suppose to run?
Weight on the balls of your feet, in line with your hip and lean forward slightly, lift the knees slightly too as you're coming forward. Let it flow, don't purposely push off your foot when it touches the floor because that will slow you down.
Funny what you can learn in a very short space of time.
Busy day today. Took my two eldest and my sisters two kids to the park, and spent almost three hours playing football, frisbee, running, doing football drills and showing them how to sprint (I think that one tired all of us out LOL), and climbing steep muddy slopes.
Also managed to get in about 40 minutes tai chi at some point.
Diet looking good, 1200 cals, all clean. Even got in some cous cous, and I never eat that stuff.
Also managed to get in about 40 minutes tai chi at some point.
Diet looking good, 1200 cals, all clean. Even got in some cous cous, and I never eat that stuff.
I can't beleive you don't crash with your cals so low...I take in 1550, and some days even that doesn't feel like enough
I'm surprised considering how much I eat, but it's usually foods that are nutritionally dense rather than calorifically dense - like fruit and veg. Raw, there's hardly anything to them LOLI can't beleive you don't crash with your cals so low...I take in 1550, and some days even that doesn't feel like enough
An apple is 81 calories, 1/2 a grapefruit is 53 calories, a medium carrot is 26 and a cupful of mixed lettuce leaves is just 7 calories! Add to that a cupful each of strawberries and raspberries with a banana in a smoothie, that makes it 7 portions of fruit and veg in one day for just 379 calories - and 3g of fat!
Work it out like that and you get to eat quite a lot of food for very few cals. I'm also eating very little fat and very lean protein, but it works out quite well. As long as I get my minimum three portions of dairy a day, I'm not fussed - if I get hungry, I'll eat more.
