Tough time coping with not working out!!

[Jill]

I am addicted to hard boiled egg white!!! I like them when they are semi-warm, with sea salt The problem is I wanna eat more than 7-8 at a time!

Did I hear someone say chocolate????????

Dont burn yourself out either chickie. 5am till 1am?

 

[Jill]

Oh yes I HATE peeling those stoopid whites!

 

[dalila]

hey Jill, yeah I love them EWs too!! - the EW abbreviation always makes me think of you!

And yup I had a chocolate fondue cake on Wednesday nite! I do eat deserts just not every day. My friend has a mediteranien restaurant and a great Spanish chef, I can never say no to his culinary creations hahaha, if he hears I am not eating whatever he made that nite, he'll come out personally to check what's wrong, and tell me with this puppy look " But I made that especially for you tonite!" Hahaha yeah right!! But it always works for him!

And no worries, I manage to take some rest during the day. Like for lunch I'll go to get my hair washed, eat my lunch while they are washing my hair, and then have a snooze while they are drying it!! hahaha I am so multitasking!

 

[PreMier]

Your the dessert queen. We would get along well

 

[dalila]

Errrrr Jake, I think we'd be very bad influence on each other ha ha, we would turn into two little over-inflated balloons!! And yeah I like finer things in life, such as spa-like gyms, silk lingerie and fine desserts - the more sinful the better!!

 

[PreMier]

What a coincidence! I like you in silk lingerie too

Hope you have a good weekend.

 

[dalila]

Too bad Jake, you can't borrow mine!
Hope you have a good weekend too!

On friday diet was spot on, also the back felt much better and I decided to cut one set from each body part ( doing 3 instead of 4) but do 3 of them instead of usual 2( body parts), so I did legs, back and bis, felt really pooped afterwards.

Also Jake I tried, really tried hard to do at least one unassisted pull up but it didn't work . I think everyone had a good laugh watching me!! Sigh now what?

Today I went to see the Musclemania Asia competition, and the Indonesian guys were huge and ubelievably lean, surprisingly tall too! In any case nice show!

Today's workout - 10 laps in the swimming pool.

 

[PreMier]

I guess stick with the assisted ones.. Maybe just use less weight, and aim for a lower rep range 3-5.

 

[dalila]

J, how many sets of 3-5 reps? And should I, on top of that, do ny sets with higher reps/more assistance? I guess I'll have to wait for a week to get your answer to these!

Sunday was nice, no gym either, and the food was good. On saturday nite I tried wearing an old ( my fave) dress and it was breaking apart across the chest,and my weight is exactly the same?? Hmmm will have to measure myself with a tape. Meanwhile I have to give the dress away!

Have a nice week ahead everyone!

 

[PreMier]

Im here. Maybe 3-5 sets? Try that. lol

 

[dalila]

Eh J? I thought you were long gone and have already shot two elks!! But then you were still here! Okie will do that then!

I am not posting detailed diet these days, and the workouts are not any more scheduled - I workout when I can,still usualy 3-4 times a week, but as and when I have some free time. Life's been really hectic, mainly work, but to an extent, social obligations too!

I also tend to skip the meal 3 as I am usually in a press ocnference at that time so I can't jolly well excuse myself and go out to eat....

Other than that the diet' s been good.

Also a friend who didn't see me for 7 months, and didn't know I had a major haircut, sat in my car yesterday and just said WOW! Heheh He said he thought he was in a wrong car coz my hair is short and black now ( used to be read and long), and he said my arms were huge - he didn't recognize me!!! Needless to say I bought him drinks for that compliment to my arms ( tho they are not huge by any means, he is just an average Joe who thinks girls should not have muscles!) He still made my day!

 

[dalila]

good evening everyone!

Yesterday I finally had a free evening and went to the gym. I actaully did cardio for 60min - a very high-intensity step class, and was thinking that after 3.5 months of not doing any cardio I was gonna be pooped after the first 15 min, but guess what, I tore through the class, and honestly could've handled more!! I wasn't that good even before my injury! No idea how's that even possible, but I am very happy!!

Chest
Flat bench smith presses 20x37lbs, 15X47lbs, 10x62lbs ( 3 sets)
Inclined DB press 12x 15lbs 3 sets
Machine chest press( you kinda sit at 90 degrees and push right out in front of you) 10X50lbs
Flat DB Flyes 12X15lbs 3 sets

Tris
Pulley push downs 10X33lbs 4 sets
Assisted dips 7plates ( 35lbs) assistance 4x8
Skull crushers 8x20lbs 3 sets

Abs

As for the diet - I had enchiladas( sp?) for breakfast!! The rest of the day was spot on.

 

[dalila]

hello everyone, I haven't been posting regularly in the last couple of weeks, like I said, it was due to work . But now I am back. Oh and that didn't mean I wasn't working out, for I have .

I don't have my journal with me, but on saturday I did back and bis, and I did what Jake suggested - brought the assitance on my chin ups from 10plates down to 5 ( about 30pounds), and did 5 sets of 5 reps. I really hope soon I'd be able to do them without any assistance.

Yesterday was shoulders and legs:

DB Shoulder presses 12X15lbs ( 4 sets)
Upward rows 12x30lbs ( 4 sets)
Lateral raises 10x10lbs ( 4 sets)
Machine anterior delt presses 10X50lbs ( 3 sets)
Cable rear delt flyes 12X15lbs ( 3 sets)

legs giant set ( 4 sets)
Leg press 10X110lbs
Leg extension 10X45lbs
LEg curl 10X55lbs
Lef press 20X110lbs

Diet:
11.00 Home made WW muffn, 1/2 C CC
2.30 Vegetables stuffed with fish cake ( yong tau foo)
6.00 (PW) whey+otas
8.30 Home made beef soup with broccoli and spinach with soba noodles.
12.20 1/2 C CC.

 

[PreMier]

Good job Dalila. I am sure things will come along nicely

 

[dalila]

someone took a photo of me with weights, so I thought I'd share with you .

 

[PreMier]

Has anyone ever said your HOT?

 

[dalila]

errr not when I am all sweaty in the gym J!
But thanks a bunch!

 

[PreMier]

All sweaty is even HOTTER! lol

Ok, sorry.. thats a bit out of control

 

[dalila]

you call that out of control?? geez, I wish all men were as nice as you!

The point of the photo was that I am slolwy getting some definition, and I think in another 4-5 weeks I might be comfy enuff with the way my body will look to post a few photos posing.

 

[greekblondechic]

What a cute pic!!!!! BTW, welcome back!!!!

 

[dalila]

thanks greeky! I was in a middle of a set when this silly friend of mine called my name, I looked, the flash went off, and I forgot how many reps I'd done!!

 

[dalila]

hey everyone, I was thinking about starting a new journal -the name of this one is just not true anymore... what do ya all think? Yeah sure I still shy away from deads and squats, but I can do everything else, inlcuding cardio ( been doing it for 10 days now and no back pain), and I am reaching some new personal highs with weights. So hall I shall I?

Yesterday was a nitemarish day but in a " it could've been worse" way, I guess I shouldn't complain. Work was very stressful, and I had a flat tyre, and it was raining quite heavily when I came out of the car to chage it!

Still went to the gym!

Chest:
Flat bench DB presses (2 warm up sets ) - 20X12lbs, 15X15lbsm
(4 working sets) 10X20lbs ( new personal high!)
Inclined Smith Chest Press - 10X55lbs ( 4 sets)
Cable Flyes 10x3.5 plates ( 42lbs I think) - 4 sets

cardio - HI step class 45 min

Tris
CG BB presses 10x30lbs ( 4 sets)
Standing lateral kickbacks 10X10lbs ( 4 sets)
Unilateral Standing Cable Extensions 10X2.5 plates ( 30lbs) 3 sets

Diet:
9.00 2 EW,1 egg, 1 home made WW/oat muffin
1.00 smoked salmon, lots of salad, roast lamb
4.00 grilled chicken thigh, spinach, 1/2 Naan ( indian bread)
6.00 PW whey+oats
9.00 grilled tripe kebabs, lamb, cabbage, tosai ( paper thin indian bread)

 

[PreMier]

Wow.. a girl that will change her own tire. And in the rain!

 

[dalila]

hahaha Jake, I surely can't be the only girl you've heard off that can and will change a flat? Anyways, I wish some really cute guy came by and rescued me, but alas, no such luck!

 

[dalila]

hello everyone!! A beginning of yet another week for me.. yeah it's Monday morning. I usually hate it, but this is the first week since the month begun that I can actually chill out at work. Work's now again bearable.

I didn???t realize how badly stressed I was till I woke up at 6am on Fri morning all knotted up on a ball from the gastric pain. There was no position I was comfortable in, and it went on for hours!

On saturday I was better, so did back and bis, not my greatest workout but hey... I am really unhappy with my bis, everything else is shopwing improvement but not my bis ( and not my BF% , but lets not split hair here)... a good friend of mine keeps telling me to "scoop" as I lift for bis, I watch her do it, and still can't repeat the movement, hmmm she's got nice bis! I usually just do the standard "pin the elbows to the sides and bring the hands to the shoulders" kinda motion..

Oh and I did a loooot of cardio on saturday.... in a nightclub!! It was great fun, new club, controlled crowd, great music!!

 

[BerryBlis]

I am addicted to hard boiled egg white!!! I like them when they are semi-warm, with sea salt The problem is I wanna eat more than 7-8 at a time!

Did I hear someone say chocolate????????

Dont burn yourself out either chickie. 5am till 1am?

Hey,

I also love egg whites!! can't seem to get enough of them...mmm, my only problem is that if I eat more than 5 a day I get the most terrible gas....do you ever find this? I wish I could eat more, but I want to be able to be around other people....haha

BerryBlis

 

[dalila]

hey berry bliss thanks for stopping by. I suggest you ask Jill in her journal as well, she might reply faster over there .

Hey peeps, I've been tracking my food for a couple of days now, it seems that on average, I eat some 1800 calories, and abt P160, C180, F24%. I still have quite a bit of fat I'd like ot get rid of ( 166cm, 55kg, 19%BF)... can someone help me out figure out how many cals I should be eating to start losing some fat? I keep forgetting the formula .

thanks!!!

 

[dalila]

hi everyone,

I am slowly getting the hang of the "scoop as you curl" motion, I can definitely feel it so much more in my bis today! .

Yesterday was back and bis day:

Underhand assisted WG pull ups 15reps X 10plates, 5X5 @ 7plates
CG Pull Downs 15X 45lbs, 8X62lbs ( 4 sets)
Machine Low row 8X54lbs

Bis
EZ bar standing curls 12X24lbs ( 2sets); 10X30lbs ( 2 sets)
Alternate seated DB curls 12X10lbs ( 2 sets); 8X12lbs ( 2 sets)
Conc. curl 10X12 lbs ( 2 sets); 8X15 ( 2 sets)

Lower back rehab exercises
Cardio 30 min ( 20min HIIT).

Diet:
10.00 coffee
11.00 Home made tuna salad with FF mayo, beans, tomatos and celery
2.30 1 Cup brown Rice, 200gm Black Pepper chicken, 200gm stir fried bean sprouts
7.00 Whey+ 3 Tbs oats
8.00 Soba noodles stir fried with beef steak, red peppers and cabbage
10.00 150kcal worth of pop corn.

 

[PreMier]

Hi Dalila. I dont know the formula, but maybe its in cutting/bulking/maintenance guide?

I would just slowly drop cals once every week to two, untill you start to see change. Dont go too low though..

 

[dalila]

too low?? with all the ice cream I eat?

now seriously, yeah I'll look up the stickies again. I think I'l have to be very strict, my body is weird, it takes a looohooot of food for me to put on 5 pounds, but a lot of effort to lose them too!