** Summer Sizzle **

[butterfly]

Originally posted by lina
5 sex-full days!!! Wow your siggie is the inverse of Sosunni's!!

I sometimes cook everything in batches the night before. Otherwise I just nuke the hell outa food. Pretty tasteless cr*p that is not inducive to overeating , but I embelish with legal sauces like salsa, hot sauce, curry, etc.

How are today?

Really tired but good. Thanks for asking!

I was doing good with preparing meals the day or two before but this 3-day weekend threw me off I'm already planning on cooking my chicken tonight though.

 

[nikegurl]

i actually started with the full depletion and was doing the carb up thing every 4th day (yam, oatmeal, peanut butter and banana)

it was HARD getting all that food in! i'd look forward to it but then be miserable trying to eat it all.

i did that for 5 weeks. now i've dropped from 6 meals to 5 and have 25 grams carbs (oatmeal, brown rice, apple, yam, grapefruit) at 2 of the 5. protein and fat staying the same. 35 grams protein and 15 grams fat at each meal (approx).

in 10 days i'll lower the fat to 10-12 grams at each meal instead of 15 as a sort of "mini-tweak"

i know the 5 weeks of the total depletion have worked really well. hopefully this will keep me progressing.

i should be posting pictures within the next week or so. i wanted to wait to take them until i looked great but i figure the point is so i can see progress. so....i decided to take some on the way to looking great lol!

 

[lina]

Butterfly, rest up. Hope tomorrow is better! It sure helps if you cook meals in advance in big batches, I agree!

Nikegurl, thanks for posting your plan. I'll have to take a closer look when I'm looking for new things after the summer. Can't wait to see piccies. They definitely don't lie. Even if you don't post them and keep them for yourself to see your progress. Great motivator.

 

[lina]

Thursday May 30, 2002
Rest day today but darnit if I could just sleep in! Up at 5:45am like clockwork!

Butt and hammies nice and sore today. Abs as well from 2 days ago and Lats as well from 3. I was gonna run on the threadie in the basement but I think I need to rest.

Kiddies home today and tomorrow so will be busy. We have to go to a birthday party this a.m. and PT conferences this afternoon. Vacation starts next week Thursday and they only had 2 days of school this week!!! Camp Mommy will be starting soon and I haven't made a schedule yet...eek.

Weight: 113lbs.
Sleep: 12:30pm-5:45am, so 5.5 hours.
Water: 1 gallon
Workout: none, rest day. Love it.

Nutrition:
Meal #1
before brekkie: coffee, Ms Power Pak, creatine, glutamine
Curry Tuna Patty
3 oz. tuna
3 whites, 1 whole egg, curry
1/3 cup oatmeal,1 tbs salsa
supps: creatine, glutamine, 3 Ultra, 3 Mass Amino

Meal #2
same as #1
1/4 package frozen spinach
supps: 2 Lean Out, 3 Ultra 40, 3 Mass Amino

Meal #3
2 scoops Ultra size, 5 frozen strawberries
supps: creatine, glutamine, 3 Ultra, 3 Mass Amino

Meal #4
5 oz. chicken + 1/2 grapefruit
supps: 2 Lean Out, 3 Ultra 40, 3 Mass Amino

Meal #5
Chicken Fajitas
5 oz. Chicken Breast Strips, soya sauce, Leah & Perrins, Splenda
2 cup salad
2 Tbs. Udo's
supps: 2 Lean Out, 3 Ultra 40, 3 Mass Amino

cals: 1460 cals ....1535 cals*
fat: 54g (35%)
carbs: 70g (16%)
protein: 176g (50%) ...194 g*
*With protein pills

 

[jstar]

Hi Lina

Hey there,

I have been reading up on your thread and it's really inspiring. I was wondering how the Beverly diet program is working out for you? Keep up the good work! I will be back later, gotta go to work now.

 

[lina]

Hi jstar!

Thanks for checking on me! Glad I could help ya know! So far I've been on the Beverly for about 1 month now. I was on BfL (Body for Life) before. It is a good beginners program if you haven't lifted before, I still recommend it to my friends. However, I wanted to get into more serious lifting, so I found Beverly.

Well, with this program, no cheat days or meals allowed. I've had a few, usually on weekends when I'm out with family or weekdays during social events. Anyway, sorry to ramble,LOL, I think I've seen improvements, more delts showing, more biceps, abs, my thighs is another story..

I'll keep you posted as I am planning to take measurements and pics on Monday... stats don't lie.

 

[lina]

Actually loggin Thursday, since Friday will be very crazy. Spent the whole night preparing food. Made meals for myself for tomorrow. Sandwiches and snacks for my chickens. Made dinner for tomorrow night. The problem is I made Spareribs and it takes eons to cook....so...tap...tap...waiting here for it to turn tender...yum! I have to get to bed!

Will be taking care of my niece today who just turned 3. Actually a little nervous because she is not used to a sitter and pretty attached to her parents. We will also try to keep her overnight for a "sleep-over". Hopefully she won't wake me up at 2 a.m. and ask for her parents...they live 50 min away! !!


Friday May 31, 2002
Nutrition:
Meal #1
before brekkie: coffee, Ms Power Pak, creatine, glutamine
2 scoops Ultra size, 5 frozen strawberries
supps: creatine, glutamine, 3 Ultra, 3 Mass Amino

Meal #2
Curry Tuna Patty *** again, I know!
3 oz. tuna
3 whites, 1 whole egg, curry
1/3 cup oatmeal
supps: creatine, glutamine, 3 Ultra, 3 Mass Amino

Meal #3
same as #2
supps: 2 Lean Out, 3 Ultra 40, 3 Mass Amino

Meal #4
2 scoops Ultra size, 1 tbs cocao, 1 tbs coffee, splenda
supps: creatine, glutamine, 3 Ultra, 3 Mass Amino

Meal #5
Protein pancakes ** please no more chickie!
1/2 cup cottage cheese
6 egg whites, sf jam, sf syrup, cinnamon, vanilla
1 cup green beans
1 tbs. Peanut butter
supps: 2 Lean Out, 3 Ultra 40, 3 Mass Amino

cals: 1423 cals
fat: 42g (27%)
carbs: 77g (18%)
protein: 189g (55%)

 

[lean_n_76er]

All I have to say is WOW! Your Diary is inspiring! Haven't had the chance to read the whole thing, but I will, promise! I;m not quite that dedicated (yet). Really don't keep track of what I eat, mostly because during the week it's the same thing. Maybe someday

 

[lina]

Thanks for the visit Lean76! Glad I could inspire! Well, if you look at my menu, I eat the same things too! Once I get in a rut, I just go with it. Just easier that way. Well at least you started a journal so there is a start! Every bit helps!
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Friday May 31, 2002 (cont'd)

Weight: 112lbs.
Sleep: 12pm-5am, so 5 hours. Finally finished cooking the spareribs last night. I guess, I won't be having any though.

Water: 1 gallon. May need to up it, feel very dry at night and in the morning

Workout:
Day 4: Shoulder / 20 min HIIT 10 min warmup/cooldown
1. Seated Shoulder Press .....3 sets x 12 / 10 / 8 / 6 reps (db 8/10/12/15 lbs)
2. DB Laterals.............. 1x10x12lbs, 3x8x15lbs
3. DB Bent Laterals.......1x10x12lbs, 3x8x15lbs
4. Shrugs..................... 3x10x15lbs
5. Rotary cuff standing..3x10x12lbs
6. Rotary Cuff lying........3x10x3lbs
7. 20 min HIIT 10 min warmup/cooldown

 

[Stacey]

I love your journal too!!!
I think everyone here eats the same stuff almost everyday!! But hey, it works!!
Have a great weekend Lina, and good look w/ your neice!!

 

[butterfly]

Good Morning

Are those protein pancakes something you buy or make??

 

[Stacey]

She makes them Butterfly!
Her recipie is in the recipe section...I am trying them tomorrow!!

 

[jstar]

Hey Lina,
That looks like a solid plan to me! I am sure you are going to get great results. I am starting my new plan tomorrow, okay actually I have not been on a real plan in a while but I know I need to be. I definitely needed to sit down and think about what I am going to eat and plan it ahead of time before I start eating anything! I will be posting it probably tomorrow am. Keep up the hard work girl!

 

[lina]

Oh goodie lots of visitors today!
Hey Princess, Butterfly and jstar !!!

Butterfly, this is a new recipe I'm trying out. It turns out more like a crepe and you need to use a crepe pan for it to come out right! I will let you know how it tastes, it close to 0 carbs, but I dunno about taste...I'm making it as I type in my kitchen... I guess I will be embelishing with sf jam and sf syrup so doesn't matter

Princess, I just per her to sleep and seems like she is adjusting really well. We'll see tomorrow or in the middle of the night! She's is ton of fun though and my kids love her to death!

jstar, goodluck on your new plan! I'll check or your journal girl and see! Thanks for the encouragement! You can do it too!

 

[butterfly]

Found your recipe!!!

Be sure to post any news ones you come across... Thanks!

 

[lina]

hey a new avatar! Love 'm all! I will Butterfly!


Yuk, the one I made tonite was just awful...but as I said, i hid it pretty well with the sf jam and sf syrup. LOL! Good for a legal treat once in awhile!

 

[butterfly]

THX!!! I thought people might be getting tired of staring at my boobies

Too bad the pancakes didn't turn out tonight... what went wrong

 

[lina]

Saturday June 1, 2002
Active rest day. Really pooped from taking care of my niece and kids tonight. Very busy, busy and finally got a chance to log on tonite 11pm . Gosh, do I miss not loggin on! I was getting crabby cauz my day was out of sync! Had to switch my rest day today since I wanted to make sure I was there when she woke up. But my niece was sooo cute and worth it! Love her to death, and I'm a proud Godmother too! My kids adore her and were constantly vying (sp?) for her attention. They wouldn't go to bed last night because all the excitement.

Spent the whole day in the city again visiting and celebrating my cousin's birthday. Didn't have time to eat meal #5 so chomping on that right now. Went to a Malaysian restaurant which I absolutely love but had to try to pick out the legal stuff. No birthday cake eaten.

I have been clean for over 2 weeks now and it gets easier. Once the initial sugar craving is kicked it gets easier. No calories breakdown today because of meal #4 was eaten in the restaurant, so I couldn't actually whip out my scale and measure the quantities. Yes, I have to measure everything per Beverly! Otherwise it is soo easy to under/overestimate.

Weight: 112.5lbs.
Sleep: 12pm-7:15am, so 7.25 hours.
Water: Not enuf so I'm sure water retention tomorrow.
Workout: Rest, active rest walking, sightseeing in the city
Nutrition:

Meal #1
before brekkie: vitamin, thyroid pills
1/2 cup cottage
3 whites, 1 whole egg
1/3 cup oatmeal, sf jam, sf syrup, cinnamon

Meal #2
Stirfried Rice
1 cup veggies, soya sauce, salt, pepper, 1 tbs oil
1/2 cup cooked brown rice
5 oz. chicken cut up

Meal #3
2 scoops Ultra size, 5 frozen strawberries

Meal #4
5-6 oz. protein: chicken, beef, shrimp
1.5 cup spinach
3 large strawberries

Meal #5
5 oz. chicken
1 cup broccoli

 

[lina]

Butterfly, good question!!! What went wrong??? I think the proportions were not right to make a firm pancake. I need to stay within the Beverly quantities so I was trying to make up a pancake using those allotted proportions. Ah well, it's just muscle food, taste is secondary I guess!!! Food for the body, not for the soul!

 

[lina]

Sunday June 2, 2002
Blechh. Sore throat this morning. . Probably all that running around and lack of 8 hour sleep is catching up with moi. Biceps and cardio this morning. Worked heavy and low reps today. Woohoo!!!

Need to make Humungous batch of Baked Beans for church today to feed 30 people !!! Got my recipe of allrecipes.com so it's going to be an experiment! Guess that's what my family will be having for din din tonite.

Hubby took kiddies to church so I can work out and do my thingy this morning. What a sweetie! He commented yesterday that he can really see the difference in my shoulders and traps. I was wearing a halter top yesterday since it was nice out. Teehee . Can't wait to lean out some more...

Weight: 112.5lbs.
Sleep: 12:30pm-6am, so 5.5 hours.
Water: 1 gallon, probably more cauz my throat is so dry
Workout:

Day 5: Biceps/ 45 min elliptical
1. Dumbell Curl ............(warmup 2x10x5lbs), 2x6x15lbs, 1x6x20lbs
2. Incline DB Curl .........3x6x15lbs
3. Preacher Curl ..........3x6 (ez bar + 15bs)
4. Concentration curl....3x6x15lbs
5. 45 min elliptical

Nutrition:
Meal #1
before brekkie: coffee, vitamin, creatine, glutamine ** outof Ms. Power pak arriving next wk
1 Myoplex shake ** out of Ultra now too
supps: creatine, glutamine, 3 Ultra, 3 Mass Amino

Meal #2
Breakfast Burrito
3 oz. chicken, 2 tbs salsa
3 whites, 1 whole egg
supps: 3 Ultra, 3 Mass Amino

Meal #3
Stirfried Rice
1 cup veggies, soya sauce, salt, pepper
1/2 cup cooked brown rice
5 oz. chicken cut up
supps: 3 Ultra 40, 3 Mass Amino

Meal #4
5 oz. tuna
1/2 grapefruit
supps: 3 Ultra, 3 Mass Amino

Meal #5
5 oz. salmon
1 cup green beans
2 tbs. Udo's
supps: 3 Ultra 40, 3 Mass Amino

cals: 1429 cals
fat: 48g (32%)
carbs: 72g (18%)
protein: 173g (51%)

 

[lina]

OK, diet will be a little off today.

Everything was going well with my Baked Beans recipe until I screwed up the molasses! I put too much! Damn! Double Damn! Now the whole thing just take like that brown icky stuff. So I've been trying to salvage it by adding a lil' of this and lil' of that. That's where I'm blowing my diet! I have to taste that awful stuff. Blechh! Full of sugar!

I hope the beans turn out right otherwise I'll have everyone gassy, LMAO just thinking about it! I'm gonna go to H*LL!

 

[Miss LeDix]

Hi lina! I won't pretend that I've read everything in here, but I wanted to say hi since I see you here right now so early in the morning!

Too bad about the beans. I've gotten lots of great recipes from allrecipes.com, it's a great resource!

Have a good day!

 

[lina]

Oh, hi MissL! I must've just missed you earlier!

I check into my journal before I go to the gym to figure out what I need to do for that day. Yeah, you up early too!

The beans turned out perfecto eventually after all the mixing, adding, and concocting!

Thanks and you have a good one too!

 

[lina]

Monday June 3, 2002
Chest / Tri day plus 30 min cardio. Picture day as well, will do that as well. Measurements taken this morning and have some good results. I dunno how accurate my first measurements were but apparently I have lost 2 lbs of fat, gained 2 lbs of muscle and lost 2% bodyfat!!!! WOHOO!!! Well, pics will tell and will email them to Beverly to see what they think.

Purchased my airplane tickets yesterday to go see my mom in the Caribbean. I don't want to leave! But I have to. Three weeks of no internet can I survive? Bwaaa....

Throat still sore, getting better. Shoulder still hurting and wondering if I should see a doc...

Weight: 113lbs.
Sleep: 10pm-4am, so 6 hours.
Water: 1.5 gallon
Workout:
Day 1: Chest / Triceps / 30 min elliptical

Heavy/Low rep this week
1. Smith Bench Press......... 3 x 10 / 8 / 6 / 4 (20/30/40/50lbs +bar)
2. Incline DB Press ............8x15lbs, 2x6x20lbs
3. DB Flyes .......................8x15lbs, 2x6x20lbs
4. Skull Crushers with ez bar....3x6x (10lbs + bar)
5/6. Super Set ??? Triceps Pushdown and Dips ....3 sets x (pushdown 6x80lbs) - (10x0lbs dips)
7. 30min elliptical

Nutrition:
Meal #1
before brekkie: coffee, vitamin, creatine, glutamine
1 scoops Ultra size + 1/2 package Myoplex Choc ** when is that shipment coming anyway?
supps: creatine, glutamine, 3 Ultra, 3 Mass Amino

Meal #2
3 oz. salmon
3 whites, 1 whole egg
1/3 cup oatmeal
supps: 3 Ultra, 3 Mass Amino

Meal #3
1 cup green beans
1/2 cup cooked brown rice
5 oz. salmon
supps: 2 Lean Out, 3 Ultra 40, 3 Mass Amino

Meal #4
5 oz. tuna, 1/2 grapefruit
supps: 3 Ultra, 3 Mass Amino

Meal #5
Shrimp salad
5 oz. shrimp
2 cup salad
1 tbs. Udo's
supps: 3 Ultra 40, 3 Mass Amino

cals: 1564 cals .
fat: 59g (36%)
carbs: 80g (18%)
protein: 172g (46%)

 

[tgkfour1]

Lina-

Are you originally from the Carribean? If my wife & I had our way we'd be down there a few times a year!

We always say we'd be in better shape if we were in bathing suit weather all the time.

I noticed that you have a few of the HIIT routines in throughout your posts. I hate cardio (too boring) and they've been a saving grace for me. Anything I can do to keep cardio short & sweet helps a lot.

The one phase of cardio i like is when you've kiced it into high gear and you feel that flood of adrenaline & endorphins rise up to propel you. If I could get that rush and hold onto it- cardio would be a different story.

Thanks for all the information!

 

[lina]

Tgkfour!

Smart boy! Yup, originally from there. I noticed you surfed in the Caribbean, which islands? I agree if I had to wear a bathing suit, I'd also be in better shape! You have to cuz there's little to hide . How's your wife doing with her pregnancy? I like HIIT too and learned about it from BFL. Hey thanx for the visit!

 

[tgkfour1]

Lina,
Where is your family in the Carribean?

I've been to the BVI- Tortola and Virgin Gorda, both of which had good waves in 95 & 96 due to passing hurricanes. I've surfed Cane Garden Bay, and Apple Bay at the Bomba Shack there. We also went out between islands and found a break in the channels and surfed it. All of the wavers were overhead. It's pretty wild. Guys and Girls from Florida watch the weather down there and show up within hours if they think there are waves. In the morning I was one of three people out and by afternoon the water was filled with people from Florida- like 20 people.

I also surfed in the Bahamas off Nassau last year and in Anguila on the windward side of the island the year before. I would love to visit Trinidad & Tobago some time & surf there. Their music & parties rocks 24-7.

On my honeymoon in Hawaii in 95 I surfed the south shore of Maui during a big south swell- the only way in & out of the water safely was through a nude beach!!!- felt like I should have been nude as a show of solidarity....

There are definitely some pearls in the BFL plans but there are so many ways to improve once you get into real intermediate and advanced routines. I don't make it a habit to purchase the highly commercial marketing stuff but Muscle Media had a few more HIIT suggestions in a "training" issue from last month. If you haven't seen them I will post them for you.

All the best- TGK

 

[butterfly]

I use that allrecipes.com every time I want to find something new for a party or some special occasion... never let me down yet!

Glad your beans turned out well

 

[butterfly]

Fade & I took a 7-day cruise to the Carribean for our honeymoon. It was wonderful!!!! Some day we'll go back!

 

[lina]

Originally posted by tgkfour1
Lina,
Where is your family in the Carribean?

I've been to the BVI- Tortola and Virgin Gorda, both of which had good waves in 95 & 96 due to passing hurricanes. I've surfed Cane Garden Bay, and Apple Bay at the Bomba Shack there. We also went out between islands and found a break in the channels and surfed it. All of the wavers were overhead. It's pretty wild. Guys and Girls from Florida watch the weather down there and show up within hours if they think there are waves. In the morning I was one of three people out and by afternoon the water was filled with people from Florida- like 20 people.

I also surfed in the Bahamas off Nassau last year and in Anguila on the windward side of the island the year before. I would love to visit Trinidad & Tobago some time & surf there. Their music & parties rocks 24-7.

On my honeymoon in Hawaii in 95 I surfed the south shore of Maui during a big south swell- the only way in & out of the water safely was through a nude beach!!!- felt like I should have been nude as a show of solidarity....

There are definitely some pearls in the BFL plans but there are so many ways to improve once you get into real intermediate and advanced routines. I don't make it a habit to purchase the highly commercial marketing stuff but Muscle Media had a few more HIIT suggestions in a "training" issue from last month. If you haven't seen them I will post them for you.

All the best- TGK

OMG!!!! Your life is/was wild!!!! I could only dream to be like that eventhough I grew up in the Caribbean. Amazing how such avid surfers from Florida would show up last minute! Hehe, nude beach! No nude beaches on our island, thank goodness! Not prudish, ah maybe some, but I have my kiddies with me so won't want to tarnish their innocent minds! So do you miss it?

I agree that HIIT will get you in and out of the gym, but I noticed that I have not done them too much lately. I only seem to be able to achieve the HIIT intensity by running on the threadmill. I don't seem to get that 'high' from using the elliptical and stairmasters. Anyway, thanks for the offer!