Nikegurl's IM COMP. Journal

[nikegurl]

Hilary (nikegurl) is joining the fun

Count me in - I'm gonna do it! The thought of posting pics the way I look right now doesn't thrill me at ALL. But pictures don't lie and I love that we're all in it together so I'm psyched!

 

[shortstuff]

Yeah go Hillary!!!! So glad to have you with us This is going to be so much fun

 

[Jenny]

This is great!! Us Nike women need to stick together

 

[shortstuff]

LOL I just bought new Nike's today

 

[nikegurl]

that is me in the avi....but it's an old picture and I've slacked lately. (that means I'm fatter now)

thanks for the support. i'm excited!

 

[Stacey]

GO NIKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Your gonna do great honey!!

 

[Stacey]

awwww (Blushing) Your sooo sweet!! THANK You so much!! That means SO much to me!!

 

[nikegurl]

I'm talking to myself too as I say this... PLEASE no whoring in the journal! We can chat here: http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/s...&threadid=21373

I really want to keep this neat and tidy so I can get the help I need along the way. Thanks!

 

[nikegurl]

photos are taken. i'll have the disc tomorrow and get them posted with stats tomorrow or by friday at the latest.

i'm going to use TP's carb rotation plan - standard 3 day cycle.

i've decided tomorrow and Friday will both be no carb days just to launch things. then it will be "High Low No repeat"

gym will be like this:

SAT LEGS
SUN OFF
MON CHEST & ABS
TUES BACK
WED SHOULDERS
THURS ARMS & ABS
FRI OFF

Sometimes Sat and Sun will flip flop but 1 will be legs and 1 will be off.

 

[Leslie]

Glad to see you here Good luck babe

 

[nikegurl]

Today was my first of 2 no carb days to start me off.

Only "oops" was that I forgot all about my fish oil capsules. So I added a bit of fat in the form of safflower mayo and no carb dressing.

Tomorrow I'll remember the fish oil caps - 3 at each of 5 meals.

Today went like this:

MEAL 1
1.5 scoops whey

MEAL 2
2 whole eggs
4 egg whites
1/2 cucumber

MEAL 3
4 oz ground sirloin
bit of mustard

MEAL 4
can tuna
stalk celery
2 tsp safflower mayo

MEAL 5
1.5 scoops whey

MEAL 6
can (5 oz) chicken breast
2 tsp Drew's shiitake ginger dressing
cup romaine lettuce

TOTALS:
1110 calories
182 g protein
36 g fat
9 g carb (subtracted fiber out)

 

[J'Bo]

glad to see that your in the comp. hun...your gonna do great...building muscle is key to staying lean

 

[Jodi]

Hey NG! I'm so glad you decided to join the competition. I have some Apple Protein I'm going to send you. Anyway, I'm not here to chat just some pointers, here goes.

Not enough fat for you. You should increase by about 10G and please try and make it Fish Oil.

Don't worry about subtracting fiber and be sure not to subtract fiber on your low carb days.

Ok, thats it for now. Good luck doll!

 

[nikegurl]

Thanks J'Bo and Jodi. Please keep checking up on me and offering advice. I really appreciate you guys and Leslie too!

I did mess up on the fat - forgot the fish oil caps but I've got them with me today!

 

[Leslie]

 

[Twin Peak]

Originally posted by Jodi
You should increase by about 10G and please try and make it Fish Oil.

This is so beautiful, I could cry.

 

[nikegurl]

i won't let you down. 12-15 g fish oil daily. promise!

 

[Jodi]

Originally posted by Twin Peak
This is so beautiful, I could cry.

Well your a good teacher and trainer.

NG you will be fine. What are you going to do with your carb days. I'm just thinking back from last month

 

[nikegurl]

i'll tell you what i am NOT going to do

i'm not going to panic and skimp on high carb days.
i'm not going to feel bad after high carb days so i change low carb days into no carb days.
then i won't be binging on bread b/c of too many no carb and very low carb days.

i'm gonna stick to the plan. i'm gonna have faith. REALLY

i'll save the fiber one for high carb days only b/c i may have portion size issues on low carb days.

on low days i'll have oats/brown rice and/or yams (plus fruit)
on high i'll have the fiber one twice and brown rice and yams (plus fruit)

i'm just gonna steer clear of bread entirely. it's better for me not to even go down that aisle at the store...

 

[nikegurl]

CHEST - I'm weak on everything from too much time away from the gym....It can only get better

FLAT DB PRESS

12 x 30
10 x 30
9 x 30

INCLINE HAMMER MACHINE PRESS
10 x 50
7 x 60
9 x 50

PEC DECK
10 x 45
10 x 45
10 x 45

ABS - 12 sets total

 

[Jodi]

Originally posted by nikegurl
i'll tell you what i am NOT going to do

i'm not going to panic and skimp on high carb days.
i'm not going to feel bad after high carb days so i change low carb days into no carb days.
then i won't be binging on bread b/c of too many no carb and very low carb days.

i'm gonna stick to the plan. i'm gonna have faith. REALLY

i'll save the fiber one for high carb days only b/c i may have portion size issues on low carb days.

on low days i'll have oats/brown rice and/or yams (plus fruit)
on high i'll have the fiber one twice and brown rice and yams (plus fruit)

i'm just gonna steer clear of bread entirely. it's better for me not to even go down that aisle at the store...

Well this is good to hear. So now where the meals chicky?

 

[nikegurl]

you're gonna kill me. no - i haven't cheated. but i'm making a change already. i know it's all about consistency and lots of things will work if i stick with them and no plan will work if i don't stick to it....but for mental reasons right now i want to go a different direction for 3-4 weeks. i'm going back to something very close to my very first DPw8 style eating plan b/c i did really well on it.

now i know i did well on it b/c it's the one i stuck to the most and that was likely a timing thing as much as the diet itself. but i associate it with success.

so i'm starting there and as i tweak i know i'll find my way to carb rotation. just not feeling it right now....

 

[nikegurl]

BACK

BB Row
12 x 50
10 x 50
7 x 60

Superset WG Lat Pulldown & Seated Cable Row

10 x 80 + 8 x 80
10 x 80 + 7 x 80
10 x 80 + 9 x 70

DB Row

10 x 30
10 x 30
9 x 30

Rack Pulls
12 x 95
10 x 115
10 x 115

 

[nikegurl]

here's my plan starting tomorrow. (today is high carb so i figure why switch 'til after i enjoy my fiber one..... )

6 meals a day (5 on weekends)
protein: 30 g at each meal
fat: 10 - 15 g per meal
carbs: under 30 grams for 7 days

will carb up after 7 days - oats, yam, banana, peanut butter

after 7 days will up my daily carbs to 30-50 grams (breakfast and post workout)

will carb up twice a week.

 

[Jodi]

NG - why do you keep switch plans? You need to try something out and stick with it. Please find something and give it a fair shot or your only going to confuse your body. You know how to do this, come on girl.

 

[nikegurl]

you're right. i know it. my body has seen near starvation, binging and about 3 eating plans in the last few months. it's ridiculous. i'm going to stick with this no matter what for at least 3-4 weeks.

i'm not switching b/c i think it's "better". actually, it all works when i stick to it. i'm switching for mental reasons. when i used this before i did stick to it and i did get my best results (b/c i stuck to it) so i associate it with success instead of messing up.

i'm so tired of the messing up.

 

[aggies1ut]

On your carb up days, 30-50 grams is still pretty low. Wouldn't you want to increase that number, especially since you will be carb depleting on the other days?

 

[nikegurl]

for the first 7 days i'll be keeping carbs below 30 grams all from veggies. then when i carb up it'll be a meal of oats, yam, banana and pb.

then i'll deplete again for 4 days only on these days my daily carbs will range from 30-50 grams. that's not counting the carb up meal twice a week.

so the 30-50 grams is the number not counting carb up meal.

 

[J'Bo]

nikegurl...7 days of 30grams of carbs is terrible...what in heavans name are you trying to acomplish hun?

 

[nikegurl]

to be honest, i'm undecided on THAT part.

except for the 7 day thing at the beginning i'm recycling an old DPw8 eating plan (you remember ) that i did really well on.

like i mentioned before - i know nothing will work if i don't stick with it but i associate this plan with good results b/c i stuck with it and made great progress before.

anyway - the 7 day thing was a recent suggestion by DP shhh

does have me worried that i might be setting myself up for failure.

maybe i should reconsider and to the plan minus the 7 days and opt for 4 instead... (thanks for watching out for me!)