Getting it back - Josie's journey...

Last night at the gym I did as planned and warmed up for 5 minutes then jogged/ran for another 40 minutes at 5.0-6.0 mph. I cannot even tell you how much I was dying :cry: Usually I run/walk but I stayed consistent and I dont remember ever running for that long before without stopping. My body is so pissed at me right now as my calves are sooooo sore. I'm waddling around like a duck. but at least its my off day today... and still raining so I can breathe :D

5/18/11 - off day

900am
oatmeal
coffee w/splenda and cream
bottle water

1100am
banana
bottle water

100pm
tacos w/ground turkey
bottle water

300pm
rice cakes
bottle water

530pm
cheese
granola bar

800pm
haddock
green beans
lots of water

1100pm
bed
 
It sounds like you did awesome then!! I can't help but kind of enjoying when everything feels like it was destroyed after a workout lol Your meals look great and I bet that day off is going very nicely lol I hope you don't have to walk too many stairs lol I'm glad you are doing so well with progress!! You pretty much just came in and started doing it right away. You should be proud :)
 
tally said:
It sounds like you did awesome then!! I can't help but kind of enjoying when everything feels like it was destroyed after a workout lol Your meals look great and I bet that day off is going very nicely lol I hope you don't have to walk too many stairs lol I'm glad you are doing so well with progress!! You pretty much just came in and started doing it right away. You should be proud :)
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I'm proud in a way, but I'm so impatient... I am so bloated this week because of pms, and I made the mistake of weighing myself and I'm back to where i was when I started. I know I shouldnt have done that, since I should really weigh myself after all the bloating goes down, but it made me super upset anyway.

Yesterday I was so beat from the day before and I ate too many tacos, so that didnt help my bloatedness. I probably ate close to 1900 cals yesterday and my body was not happy with me last night. Today I will be back to normal and eat closer to 1400 cals, but holy smokes am i retaining water this week. I feel like such a :piggy: Cant wait til its all over with so I can feel better!


5/19/11 - on day

900am
eggs
turkey bacon/sausage
bottle water

1100am
banana
bottle water

100pm
1/2 turkey sandwich
handful crackers
sf jello pudding
bottle water

300pm
cheese
grape tomatoes
bottle water

600pm
gym - lifting/cardio
5 mins warm up
full body circuit training
20 mins cardio
stretch

830pm
cobb salad w/grilled chicken
croutons for carbs :eek:
water

1100pm
bed
 
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Yesterday I did pretty well lifting at the gym, did lots of back exercises, although I was dying by the time I got to cardio. I couldnt wait til I was done running! I was at the gym for about an hour and half that when I got out, my planned meal of roasted chicken for dinner seemed like way too much trouble. So I stopped by Wendy's, got a 1/2 cobb salad. I know not all the fats in it were all good fats, but it could have been worse. 2 slices of bacon wont kill me and the only carbs I ate were croutons and the cals were under 400. I should have eaten something higher in GI after lifting but I just didnt feel like eating, isnt that weird? Total cals for yesterday were about 1300-1400. Not bad

5/19/11 lifting

5 min treadmill 4.0 mph warmup

superset
DB bent over rows 20x12, 20x12
DB shoulder raise 8x12, 8x8
DB flys 8x12, 8x8

seated row 30x12, 30x12
lat pulls 45x12, 45x12

superset
BB chest press 25x12, 25x12 (bf spotted me)
BB close grip chest press 25x12, 25x12
BB standing good mornings 25x12, 25x12
BB squats 25x12, 25x12

superset
DB bi curls 8x12, 8x12
bw calf raise 12, 12
Kettlebell, two handed cross body swing 10x12, 10x12

back extension 95x12, 105x12
seated leg press 90x12, 90x12
hip abducts 75x12, 75x12
hip adducts 80x12, 90x12

5 min treadmill warm up 4.0
20 mins run/jog 5.2-6.0 mph
2 mins cooldown

stretch
 
Foods planned for today

5/20/11 - on day

900am
eggs
turkey bacon/sausage
bottle water

1100am
banana
bottle water

100pm
small bowl pasta/chicken
bottle water

300pm
cheese
grape tomatoes
bottle water

530pm
gym lifting/cardio
full body circuit training
20 mins cardio
abs
stretch

800pm
roasted chicken
brown rice
steamed veggies
water

1100pm
bed
 
If I get too hungry then I know I get into trouble so I actually always have food around for 1 meal and then after I get done eating that 1 meal I make sure to make something for the next meal. I usually try to make enough for the next 4 or 5 meals but it's always important to have something quick and healthy because if I go to the store hungry ugh its OVER lol I will bring back chips, ice cream, everything bad under the sun.

Your workout looks really good! I wouldn't worry about off days. I have actually gotten to the point where I know if I eat bad 3 days a week but eat good for 4 and make sure to do all of my exercises I end up at the end of the week the same as before the week.

That's different with everyone but its nice to learn those things about your body. That pretty much kept me from gaining any weight the holiday season before last years. This last holiday season I got quite carried away.

Are you eating bread at all? I eat ezekiel 4:9 bread which is supposed to have a lower GI. Its sprouted grain and flourless. I guess that would be for when you don't want anything high in GI but still want bread. I usually eat it with almond butter and a bit of low sugar strawberry jam.

Doing well Josie!!!
 
My workout for tonight before I get into the weekend and forget:
Was super tired tonight, was the first time on this plan I did two consecutive days of full body lifting... I did well, but boy was I pooped. it is also that time of the month for me, so after dinner I allowed myself a small bag of cheetos... :eek:

5/20 lifting

5 mins treadmill warm up 4.0 mph

superset
seated dip 45x12, 45x12
DB bi curls 8x12, 8x12

BB upright rows 12x12, 12x14

superset
kettlebell two hand cross body l/r swing/squat 10x12, 10x12
kettlebell two hand swing 10x12, 10x12

superset
seated leg press 90x12, 90x12
hip abducts 70x10, 60x12
hip adducts 70x14, 80x12

superset
BB standing good mornings 25x12, 25x12
bw calf raise 12, 12
BB bent over row 25x12, 25x12

5 min treadmill warm up 4.0
20 mins treadmill jog/run 5.2-5.5 mph
2 mins cooldown

abs
superset
crunch 50, 30
standing oblique crunch 12, 12
roman chair 12, 8

stretch
 
Today was a day off of working out and I slept in and ran a bunch of errands.. since it's the weekend of that time of the month for me, i kind of went off the plan Saturday and Sunday, but I suppose it could have been worse. I definitely wont be going off track anymore this week

5/21/11 - off day

100pm
1/2 bagel w/cream cheese
bottle water

300pm
couple bites of beef jerky :p
some water

500pm
banana
couple bites of bagel w/cream cheese
water

730pm
2.5 slices of pizza :eek:
bag of cheetos
water

100pm
bed
 
5/22/11 - on day

1030am
gym - cardio
5 mins warm up
25 mins jog/run 5.0-6.0
5 mins walk 3.5 incline 11
2 mins cooldown
stretch

130pm
chicken burrito
bottle water

500pm
bday party (small) sampling of:
chicken, pasta, spinach pie, baklava
1.5 beers
bottle water

800pm
papaya
cheese
bottle water

1030pm
bed
 
tally said:
Your workout looks really good! I wouldn't worry about off days. I have actually gotten to the point where I know if I eat bad 3 days a week but eat good for 4 and make sure to do all of my exercises I end up at the end of the week the same as before the week.
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I ate pretty crappy this weekend, and i allowed myself to splurge... its Sunday night and its not over and I'm contemplating eating ice cream instead of papaya, but I'm not comfortable with eating bad yet... So i will probably feel gross for the rest of the week and it wont be worth it for me. so i will probably just eat papaya and drool over the ice cream :( i'm not yet comfortable eating bad, knowing I can work extra hard and make up for it... I still have a long way to go :piggy::piggy::piggy:

As for bread, I do allow myself bread, just either after the gym on early days, or at lunch... sometimes a little at night after lifting, but for the most part, I'm not too much of a carb girl, thank god! salt is my absolute weekness. Oh yea, as I write this, the boyfriend is sitting next to me, eating cheetos again. great! :willy_nilly:
 
Hey all, I'm heading over to to record everything going forward from my plan's week 4 and beyond! (in case anyone is interested in joining as well).. a bunch of old members from here migrated over there and I'm relocating :)

I'll still be around, though, rooting for everyone!
 
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Your weekend doesn't look too horrible but I can understand not wanting to have splurge days since they slow down weight loss. I did read an interesting article that men have more muscle mass while women are prone to have more fat which is why all those cheetos just don't end up being as big of a deal to men as to women!

It's kind of sad that most women freak out about gaining any muscle then but I love it :) I want to be able to burn more fat and eat some cheetos! I think the girl on bodyrock really helped me appreciate how nice muscle looks on women. My fiance really likes her body too so it was a bonus lol ;)

I hope you write in this one occasionally but Good luck :)
 
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