Getting it back - Josie's journey...

fortyfour said:
Hi. I find it quite scary to see someone, especially someone as small as you , drinking so much water. Your body doesn't need this much water. I find if i drink it by the glassful only, i don't develop the thirsty habit. I think that all this water is just making your organs such as you kidneys work harder than necessary.

You might find wikipedia on water intoxication interesting reading.

We only need about 2 litres of water a day, unless we are in extreme heat conditions through climate or hard prolonged exercise.

I was curious about why you don't allow yourself to eat within 4 hours of a workout.

I've recently read the sports experts say its best to eat something soon after workout that contains both proteins and carbs. The given reason is so that you recover faster but i think the nitty gritty of it is that proteins help you repair the muscle and tissue damage from your work out and carbs will give you back vital energy that if your energy supplies are depleted, will prevent your body getting it by converting muscle into energy.

I'd like to congratulate you on your weight loss progress but i can't find mention of it on this last page.
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Hi! :) Thanks for visiting.. When I post 1 bottle of water, I mean one 20 fl oz bottle per meal, not a jug or a gallon. My water consumption is good, and if you want the truth, I dont think I drink nearly enough! But to answer your question, I drink a lot of water for a variety of reasons. First and foremost is because I get very dehydrated very quickly. But I also drink it as my part of my plan to flush out all the toxins, keep myself regular (seriously no bowel troubles whatsoever with a good intake of water), regulate my body temperature, flush out the sodium, and keep my skin healthy. I used to lift very heavy weight at the gym, and run a lot... a few years ago my workouts were super intense and I used to take 1 slow release multi-vitamin in the am, and another in the evening since most gets flushed out by the water by mid-day. It really did wonders for my body. But every body is different, and after the first month of my plan the foods/vitamins will most likely increase along with my workouts. The water will most likely increase even more by then. Probably averaging 2-3 Liters a day and from your journal's first page, looks like you consume about the same.

The reason for not eating starches/sugars within 4 hours of working out (or in this case, even 2 hours) is to minimize GI. If I eat something high in GI prior to working out, chances are my body will burn that, first, rather than fat. I want my body to get used to burning fat for energy, rather than glucose. When my plan evolves and I incorporate weights again, you will see myself eat a higher GI 1 hour after a workout to replenish glycogen stores. This might help

This plan has worked for me, and I am encouraged it will work again... I will keep posting my progress as I would essentially like this to be a way of life. My weight loss thus far has been minimal as I've only been on this plan for 7 days. I think 1-3 lbs a week is a good goal :)
 
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When you were working out before was it to lose weight or for a sport? Glad to see you are feeling healthier! I think exercise starts becoming fun but you have to get over the initial hump of starting and getting used to the feeling. I got winded going up 2 flights of stairs in january. I was embarrassing but I can pretty much run up them now without getting winded. So nice!

Also I estimate that I eat around 1700 cals a day? I usually make my own food so its not as easy to look at labels. But I eat when I'm hungry which is my only rule.

Have a nice day!
 
tally said:
When you were working out before was it to lose weight or for a sport? Glad to see you are feeling healthier! I think exercise starts becoming fun but you have to get over the initial hump of starting and getting used to the feeling. I got winded going up 2 flights of stairs in january. I was embarrassing but I can pretty much run up them now without getting winded. So nice!

Also I estimate that I eat around 1700 cals a day? I usually make my own food so its not as easy to look at labels. But I eat when I'm hungry which is my only rule.

Have a nice day!
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Hi :waving: how was your weekend? I've always been involved with sports and working out when I was younger, after I stopped, I started gaining weight slowly and now at a size 8, this is the largest I've been. For me, because of my past lifestyle and body, I want to get back to how I used to look, and now I work out mostly for weight loss and health. I just want to shrink! And I'm just so impatient :toetap05:
 
5/4/11 - off day

900am
oatmeal
cantaloupe
1 bottle water

1100am
granola bar
1 bottle water

100pm
tacos w/ground turkey
1 bottle water

300pm
cheddar cheese
sugar free rice pudding
1 bottle water

530pm
banana

845pm
steak tips
salad
1 glass water
glass of red wine

100am
bed
 
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I had a pretty decent weekend besides my computer dying but other then that it was good lol I can totally relate to being impatient! I feel like once you want to start again you get all pumped and go out and then start hoping for changes right away! I tried on my favorite pair of jeans practically every night hoping they would fit lol My fiance was like don't you think you should try it every week instead but I was like noooo want to fit into them now!

I got the healthiest ever when I was learning mixed martial arts so I hope to get back into that or maybe krav maga. I really like learning self defense but it depends on the instructor and the other students.

Your day looked really good on the eating! You are well on your to way to being to able to fit into your Citizens of Humanity jeans :)
 
tally said:
I had a pretty decent weekend besides my computer dying but other then that it was good lol I can totally relate to being impatient! I feel like once you want to start again you get all pumped and go out and then start hoping for changes right away! I tried on my favorite pair of jeans practically every night hoping they would fit lol My fiance was like don't you think you should try it every week instead but I was like noooo want to fit into them now!

I got the healthiest ever when I was learning mixed martial arts so I hope to get back into that or maybe krav maga. I really like learning self defense but it depends on the instructor and the other students.

Your day looked really good on the eating! You are well on your to way to being to able to fit into your Citizens of Humanity jeans :)
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Your fiance is totally right saying try them on every week instead... I should really try weighing myself after every week or two. I know they say not to weigh/measure yourself too much, and I know that its super easy to get discouraged if there is no apparent movement, but its sooooo hard not to expect instant results. I really cant think that way or else I will probably get so frustrated and stop my plan, even though I know it will probably take two months until I start seeing results... :ack2:

Your mma seems intense... you seem super active from what I've read, how do you find all the time?
 
5/5/11 - off day

900am
oatmeal
1 bottle water

1100am
1 boiled egg
1 bottle water

100pm
3 slices deli turkey
1 boiled egg
romaine lettuce w/greek dressing
1 slice sourdough bread
1 bottle water

300pm
peanuts
bag of 100cal brownie smart bites (sweet tooth!)
1 bottle water

530pm
(ran errands, no time to eat)

730pm
salad w/chicken
1 bottle water

1030pm
bed
 
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Your diet is so strange :D
I think i could never do a diet like yours :D

But the important thing is that it works for you:hurray:
 
ItalianGirl said:
Your diet is so strange :D
I think i could never do a diet like yours :D

But the important thing is that it works for you:hurray:
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Hi, thanks for stopping by!

It's really not bad, the food combos.. on the first page of my journal, I just really broke it down.. really it's just eating every 2-3 hours to increase metabolism (so your body is working and not sitting and storing food), red meats with green veggies, no sugars over 10g, and watching the regular starch/carbs before working out and bed.

Not too bad, it doesnt restrict me too much, and my calories are usually between 1300-1600 daily, with a deficit of 350-600.. I just have to stop eating a "bite" of food along with my meals (bite of chips here, bite of ice cream there, bite of bf's steak/cheese, etc), because it does all add up.

If I just stick to when I should eat in relation to workouts, etc, I really shouldnt feel deprived. The first few weeks are so tough for me though!

The problem with this plan I dont like (though some may think its not a prob at all), is that is takes a long time.. its so slooowwww and steady and usually after month two, physical changes finally start. For the first two months I will have to be consistent and its so hard for me. I have lost weight very fast over the years, only to gain it back later. This is the only plan for me that allows me to alter my eating habits without any yo-yo dieting.

Just writing that exhausts me today :p i need to go back to bed.. didnt sleep so well last nite :sleeping:
 
I like that you know what works for you! I have been through quite a bit of fad diets but I'm happier eating now then I ever have been. I hate doing the salad and chicken or plain chicken. The south beach diet works but I never even attempted it after looking at how you have to eat.

I multi-task all the time to be able to fit everything in. I study on the train to work and back, then I workout in the evenings sometimes at 10pm if I get too busy. I just fit it in because I know there isn't really a good time to workout. My fiance is thankfully helpful so if I need anything done like grocery shopping or random tasks he helps me out. He also plays lots of video games so he keeps himself amused and we try to find sometime in the day to chat.

I don't watch any tv though. Have a nice day! You are doing so well!
 
5/6/11 - on day

930am
oatmeal
1 bottle water

1130am
banana
1 bottle water

130pm
1/2 grilled chicken sandwich
mini cup of pudding
1 bottle water

330pm
other 1/2 sandwich
1 bottle water

630pm
gym - cardio
5 mins walk 4.0
25 mins jog 5.0-6.5mph
5 mins cooldown
abs
stretch

900pm
salad w/chicken
1 bottle water
glass of red wine

1200am
bed
 
tally said:
Hope you are doing well and had a great weekend!
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:seeya: hey tally! hope you had a great weekend, too!!! :D


My weekend was very busy w/my bf's gf in town with us, and I was only able to work out on Saturday, which is okay, but the food could have been way better. Saturday, the boyfriend and I went to the gym for cardio first thing, came back home and took her out to brunch/lunch, I had chicken, rice and a bowl of clam chowder... not too bad, except we went to a brewey afterwards and I had some beer... not too bad except for dinner we went to a pub and I had more beer along with my chicken wings and salad. My quantities werent too much, and I stayed away from sugar, but the beer killed it.

Then Sunday, we went to brunch at the Cheesecake Factory, I had some kind of crab hash breakfast with the sauce on the side and it wasnt too bad, pretty healthy apart from the sauce, and then we all got cheesecake, but I only had a couple of bites and probably under 10g of sugars. Which isnt too bad yet again, except later that night we went to a show my bf's band was playing in and we had dinner (which was a flatbread pizza w/chicken and still ok) and white wine (still ok), but then had about um... lets just say a lot of beers :puke: I hadnt done that in about 10 years, and it messed with my stomach all day yesterday. So yesterday I didnt eat too much, but I did have a big breakfast mixing sausage/bacon in with potatoes and such.

I'm sure it set me back some, but I'm back on track today, and will still do weights at the gym tonight, so hopefully my progress isnt slowed too too much.
 
5/10/11 - on day

900am
1/2 bagel w/cream cheese
1 bottle water
1 cup coffee w/cream and splenda

1100am
1 hard boiled egg
banana
1 bottle water

100pm
small chicken sandwich
1 bottle water

330pm
cheddar cheese
1 hard boiled egg white
1 bottle water

600pm
gym - weights/cardio
full body circuit training
cardio for 20 mins
stretch
couple bottles of water

830pm
haddock
green beans
whole wheat rice
1 bottle water

1100pm
bed
 
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I have been talking about the cheesecake factory all week it seems!! I really want to go but I will most definitely be ordering the chicken fettucine alfredo with sun dried tomatoes and I will be taking home a huge piece of cheesecake of which I do not plan to share lol I love going there and even though I know I'm about to eat 3k worth of calories I find myself completely excited to go.

Good job on getting right back on track though! I really hate the feeling of being drunk the day after. It's the worse for me so much so that I completely try to avoid alcohol just because I'm such a light weight and then I feel crappy for days :(

Your weekend sounds pretty fun regardless though! Hope your week is good too :)
 
5/11/11 - off day

930am
oatmeal
1 hard boiled egg
1 bottle water

1130am
banana
1 bottle water

130pm
ground turkey tacos
1 bottle water

330pm
cheddar cheese
mini cup of pudding
1 bottle water

530pm
granola bar

730pm
chicken w/ whole wheat rice
green beans
glass red wine
2 glasses water

1000am
bed
 
Week 2 update:

I have been back on this plan for about two weeks now and I have to say I havent been as consistent as I would have liked. Even though my weekdays are okay with the food and workouts thus far, I still have had some crappy eating weekends that I know have set me back each time. I dont feel like I've completely wasted my time though since my body is definitely starting to crave the exercise, and my food portions are much smaller, I get full super fast. But nonetheless, I feel like I could have done better, so I vow to make sure my next couple of weekends are consistent with my weeks, just to get my body to start responding to the way it should be by now.

I incorporated the week two weight lifting to my plan yesterday and will most likely be doing circuit training (full body workouts) every lifting day prior to cardio for the next 2-3 weeks. At my plans 5-6 week mark I will be breaking up weights to target separate body parts, but we'll get to that later. For now I just need to focus on lifting at least twice a week and getting my diet on track.

Circuit training on 5/10 (no direct bi's or calves), although each workout will be similar (about 1/2 hour for weights, 1/2 hour for cardio):

5 mins warm up elliptical

superset
DB bent over rows 10x12, 10x12
BB skullcrushers 12x12, 12x14
BB ball chest press 12x12, 15x12

superset
BB squats 12x12, 12x12
BB walking lunges 12x12, 12x12
BB standing good mornings 25x12, 25x10
LB extension 65x12, 75x10

superset
DB flys 8x12, 8x10
DB shoulder raise 8x12, 8x12

superset
hip abducts 65x12, 75x12
hip adducts 65x12, 75x12

superset
roman chair bw 12/10/8
decline bench crunch 12/10/8
jack knives 12/10/8
med ball twists 12/10/8

cardio
5 mins warm up walk 4.0 mph
20 mins jog/run 5.0-7.5mph
5 mins walk incline 7.5 @ 3.5 mph
2 mins cool down

stretch


Today, every muscle on my body is sore, even my bi's and calves.. I think it was a good shock after all this time. Next lifting day is Friday... til then, I just have to take a long time going up/down stairs and get used to waddling :D
 
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tally said:
I have been talking about the cheesecake factory all week it seems!! I really want to go but I will most definitely be ordering the chicken fettucine alfredo with sun dried tomatoes and I will be taking home a huge piece of cheesecake of which I do not plan to share lol I love going there and even though I know I'm about to eat 3k worth of calories I find myself completely excited to go.

Good job on getting right back on track though! I really hate the feeling of being drunk the day after. It's the worse for me so much so that I completely try to avoid alcohol just because I'm such a light weight and then I feel crappy for days :(

Your weekend sounds pretty fun regardless though! Hope your week is good too :)
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Thanks, Tally!!! The cheesecake factory is EVIL :cuss: but I figured that once I start eating something, my craving for other crazy things on that menu will go away. What I REALLY wanted was a belgian waffle with ice cream and maybe a side of steak and eggs :drool5:.. but once I got that crab hash thing with sauce on the side, and I realized it was mostly veggies, it wasnt too bad once I started eating it. Thank god the cheesecake I got - white choc macadamia nut, was really too sweet for me so I couldnt eat much of it, but there I go screwing up my plan :banghead: I could never be a food taster.

I also hate being hungover the day after... all I really want is grease and gross food, I mean who really wants a salad when you're hungover? Like I said, I really hope it didnt set me back too much (though I know it did, I cant even tell you how much water I'm holding), since I'm bloated so much it looks like I'm preggers. Hopefully by this weekend I will have drained all that crap from my body... I need to drink more water

..heading off to ur journal :driving:
 
Ok, so random thought for whoever reads through my journal.. um, maybe I should have started a new one this time around instead of just picking it back up and continuing, since I just re-read my (this) entire journal from two years ago, and realized how much more determined and motivated I was! I'm not sure what happened that had me disappear and fall off the forums for a while, but reading my progress then kind of slightly discourages me now since I am approaching this a lot slower and less freakish. I cant even imagine having the kind of enthusiasm now that I had then... Then it was all push push push, now its more like, ok... lets just calmly alter my life habits again.

I guess I just have to keep on keepin on, and realize that it will take me a while to accomplish all the stuff I was able to before. At least the encouraging piece is that reading through the old stuff made me see how things can progress for myself over a two month period.

I just have to keep reminding myself its only been two weeks, two weeks, two weeks... things will start moving, just stick to it stick to it stick to it.

Also, I probably shouldnt say I plan on losing 1-3 lbs a week, since I dropped 1 pant size back then and the scale didnt budge. Who am I kidding? I have always had an unfair scale weight... like I said then and I'll say it now, I would be the heaviest size 4 in the world, probably at 150 or so. I guess reading my past experience helped a little since I can see firsthand how my body responded to all that crazy exercise and food!

Maybe I should just aim to lose clothing sizes and ignore the scale..? hmmmmmm


Ok... sorry for the venting. Just had to unload a little... :rant:
 
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