** Summer Sizzle **

[lina]

Kuso and Burner you can come over but all the food is gone ...Wish you all could come though!!! Really!!! OK, so now I'm pooped!!!!

Dinner was....
.... lemon chicken with Montreal seasoning (Barbeque'd ofcourse)
.... mussels in lots of ginger, onion, and garlic in Spicey Tomato sauce
.... Basmati rice with butter and crusty bread on the side
.... Persian Tomato, Lettuce, Cucumber salad in Lemon Dressing
.... Yoghurt Cucumber with Pecans, Raisins and Mint side dish
.... Roasted Eggplant and Onion in Sour cream and mint sauce

Dessert:
.... Fruit salad
.... chocolate chip cookies
.... Baklava
.... Chocolate almond cookies wrapped in filo crust

tons of calories, tons of butter, tons of oil, etc.!!!

YUM!!!

 

[kuso]

Holy shyt....all that food and you didn`t save any for us

You`ll have to send the invitations a little earlier next time.........like, before the cookout

How`s things anyway??

 

[lina]

Hey kuso babee!!!
I know I was such a greedy gluten, I ate everything!!! *burp* hehe .... Yeah, I'll sent the invites earlier next time!!! I'm fine, just tired being on my feet all day!!! How are you?

 

[kuso]

Not too bad thanks

About to be poor though.....I gotta go and pay my city tax in a minute

2 days to go??????? You finished packing? How long are you leaving for again??

 

[lina]

City tax? Is that like state tax? Is it hefty?

Yeah, half packed but tomorrow will finish packing!!! Moi? I'm gonna ge MIA for 3 1/2 weeks!

You gonna miss me?

 

[kuso]

31/2 weeks....holy shyt...thats a holiday

City tax maybe like state tax....I`m not too sure what it is to be honest......it about $500 every 6 months I think

Of course I`ll miss you ............... though I`m sure burner and I can have fun in your journal while you are gone

 

[lina]

What is the tax rate based on ... your salary, your dwelling, ... or is it a flat rate for everyone? Hmm... that's bout $1000 per year ... that stinks .... what other taxes do you have?

Partying in my journal while I'm gone, eh? Yeah make sure you do that but pick up after yourselves, k? I don't like to clean up the popcorn, the booz and the naked girls when I come bak!!

 

[lina]

Results

Date .......4/29/2002....6/3/2002...7/3/2002
chest.......31.5.........31"...........31
waist........24...........24"...........23.5
thigh........34.5.........33.75"......33.5
r.thigh......20............19.5"........19.25
calves......13.............13.5".......13
neck.........12.25.......12.25".....12.25
bicep........10.25.......10.25"......10.25

suprailiac..10...........8mm.........4
tricep........16...........12mm.......6
thigh.........18...........18mm.......14

weight......115.5.......113lbs......111.5

BF tape ....18.2.........17.12......15.94 %
BF caliper..19.1.........17.01......11.8 %

LBM 1.......94.4.........93.65........93.7 lbs
Fat...........21.1.........19.34........17.7 lbs

LBM 2.......93.31.......93.78.......98.25 lbs
Fat............22.1........19.22.......13.25 lbs

Bodyfat
OK, here are the results, nothing spectacular... so I'm between 16 to 11% Body fat.

* Bodyfat per Tape Measure 16%
* Bodyfat per Calipers 12% (highly doubt dis one! Butt I'll take it!!!)

Per Tape measure seems like I lost LBM, which I doubt because I see more muscles.

Per Calipers seems like I gained LBM...

So what gives? Time to get dunked at the University Pool I'd say! Well, atleast the BF% went down....

Workouts
My workouts have been good, none missed. My right shoulder is still not better and have been hurting this whole time. I can see that it didn't grow as much as in the left and I may be using the back or tricep to compensate for the pain/lack of strength. So this 4 weeks I'll workout but also give it a needed rest.

Nutrition and Supplements
My diet during this 8 weeks were OK. During the week I'd be right on, but once in a while I'll have a free snack, or free meal. But once or twice it turned into a free weekend . Different than what I'm used to with BFL where you can have a full blown 24 hour gorge-fest from 8 am one day to 8 am the next !!!.... I hated not having a free day, or free snack... Little strict since I'm not really competing or anything.

What did I learn?
That I could do this if I were competing I just needed to have that goal to drive me. The Beverly company is excellent and I'd do it again if I were competing with all those expensive crazy horse gag pills... I also learned by doing this journal when I would be most vulnerable and that was when I didn't have enuf sleep on those low carb days I'd be likely to cheat... I would up my fats next time too, since my calories for the last phase was so low.

What's next?
Well, I would have liked to continue this program for another 4 weeks but I'm off to vaca... Maybe when I come back I'll do another 4 weeks of this stint.....

Pics
http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=119472#post119472

edit: Hey I just realized this post was my 1000th!!! Yay!!! Wow that was fast....

 

[kuso]

Hi and congrats

Hope I didn`t miss you before you left. Have a great time

 

[Jenny]

lina, hope you'll have a GREAT vacation with lots of sun and swimming

!!

Hope you'll be able to update us during your stay! We'll be missing ya!!

 

[craig777]

Lina,

You are going to support the US aren't you. Did you read my important announcement.

 

[lina]

kuso, you're not going to get rid-o me sooooo easily!! I'm here, I'm here!!! I'll definitely let you know when I'm leaving!!!!

NG, Thanks sweetie!!! I hope to be able to find an internet cafe or something... but I'm also thinking bout lugging my laptop with me now.... I'll see but definitely will try to get on once!!!

 

[lina]

hi craig-y,

No I didn't read it but I will go there right now!

 

[kuso]

You damn well better pack that laptop

 

[naturaltan]

Lina sweetie ... have a great vacation!

 

[lina]

Thanks NT, sweetie!!! My vacation will be *yawn* compared to yours!!! More R & R and not so much S-exitement like yours.... LOL!!

Kuso, I will see how much I can pack and worry about...knowing me I'll be packing and puttering around into the night!

 

[craig777]

Lina,

Have a wonderful vacation, and be safe.

 

[naturaltan]

Lina ... I need a vacation after this last vacation!

Next year we'll take a couple of days at another resort just down the road to recharge those batteries.

You enjoy your trip and would love a full vacation review upon your return.

have fun and be safe!

 

[lina]

OK, here are piccies...

*gulp*, no laughing, barfing or any kind of humilating noises please... be gentle...

 

[lina]

My back:

 

[lina]

OK, what else... let's see I like my tricep, but not the piccie, turned out very dark, I can't seem to find a good spot in the house for pictures....

 

[lina]

Maybe one more for fun....

 

[lina]

OK, who is downloading these pictures.... come out and say 'hi' to me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[craig777]

Laughing or Barfing, you have to be kidding. How about a Yummy. or an Oh baby yea
Wow you look nice there Lina.

OK, have to clean up the drool now.

 

[Miss LeDix]

Very cute, tiny, and lean baby! Awesome!

 

[kuso]

WOW

You look great, and have some excellent detail in that back pic.....shoulders look great.......and so does the rest

 

[lina]

Thanks Craig, you're funny and sure know how to make one feel good!

Miss L, thanks for the compliments...getting there...!!!
Take care and hope all is well...

Kuso, thanks mate!! I think shoulders are my weakest link and will have to work hard at that... Thanks sweetie!

 

[kuso]

Great, I didn`t think you`d be back online

Aren`t you leaving in a couple of hours??

 

[lina]

No tomorrow morning... so I'll be online all night..on and off since I'm gonna be packing into da night!

Ya gonna keep me company?

 

[Dero]

Eh you know us ...We'll keep you company...
Lina,da pics,they look great,I mean you look GOOOOOOOOOD!!!
Live Chat again tonight?