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[MissDFITT]

LOL I just asked if they were yours in the team thread.... very nice though... Honeslty I think most celebs are skinnier in real life since the camera adds 10lbs right???

 

[MissDFITT]

Stephen took a pic of my boobs the other night I was tempted to post them, but it was on the verge of X rated and I just can't bring myself to do it... I don't want that kind of attention ya know??? Although I have to admit it was a HOT pic!

 

[Curvie Girlie]

You are right, Re: cameras adding 10 lbs

I didn't realize the gravity of it until I was face to face with Marissa. Then I actually was GLAD I'm not that skinny. 100% true.

 

[Curvie Girlie]

Stephen took a pic of my boobs the other night I was tempted to post them, but it was on the verge of X rated and I just can't bring myself to do it... I don't want that kind of attention ya know??? Although I have to admit it was a HOT pic!

I understand. However, I'm intrigued!

 

[MissDFITT]

I totally agree, I want to look athletic which in my mind is FAR from skinny....

 

[MissDFITT]

I understand. However, I'm intrigued!

Ha ha yeah, I might have him shoot another one thats not so X rated... But my boobies are small because of all my weight loss... but with the right bra they look pretty fantastic. Plus my boobs always swell when I'm on my period so they look extra plump this week.

 

[Curvie Girlie]

LOL!!!

My own used to swell around my period time, but NOW they don't at all anymore. I'm pretty sure it was when I got below a certain fat percentage, as fat contains estrogen, and I think estrogen is what causes that phenomenon. I used to like having Ds for a week out of the month but it was VERY FUCKING PAINFUL. So I don't really miss it.

I just read that Marisa Miller is only 5'8"! And 110 lbs That is......technically underweight. It must be just genes, though....fucked if I know!

 

[MissDFITT]

January 30

Just a quick check in. Its Stephen's birthday today so I'm giving myself a 0 for food. But I am hoping to get a workout in before my parents get to the house for dinner. I need to both run and strength train since I didn't run yesterday.

I spent the majority of yesterday afternoon finishing up my shopping for Stephen's birthday then after my evening class, cleaned the house and prepped dinner... He got back from Denver just after 9. If I would have managed my time better and had a little more motivation I would have been able to get my run in... But I just didn't have it in me. But I plan on managing my time much better this evening and getting my WO in... My parents are supposed to be at the house by 7 so I need to start cooking at 6:30... I should be home by 5:30 that gives me an hour... lets just hope I have the motivation... I might do a circuit workout because then I can get both strength and cardio in at the same time... Yes I think that's what I'll do!!

Other than that I am going to do some research so that I can start tracking my macros. Getting enough protein in is going to be the problem, or at least I think its going to be the problem. Its going to be a matter of paying closer attention I believe. But first I need to print out and re-read what Steve said and build a plan from there.

So yeah that's all... Happy Friday.

 

[Steve]

Ha, meaning that its a workout that totally kicks my ass but at the same time I'm enjoying the hell out of it. The bang is just the entertainment part of it... I'm weird I like to exercise because its fun....

Having fun with your workouts is definitely important. That said, to reach certain goals, depending on your likes/dislikes, not all exercise can be as fun as the rest.

If that makes any sense.

And I know you know this, I'm just saying.

Yes is the tracking macros that seems complicated. But I've never done it so I cant really judge it until I do.

Here's what I do, personally. Actually I don't anymore since I've been doing it so damn long I can just wing it.

But when I first started, I didn't use any fancy software. I used a very basic excel spreadsheet. On it I made 5-6 hypothetical meals (number of meals I planned on eating each day). Under the first colum was the foods that would make up each meal. The second column was the calories in each food. Third was protein. Next was carbs, next fats. I think I broke out things like fiber and sat vs. unsat. fat etc.

That was my baseline.

Then I made another spreadsheet with a bunch of alternative foods so the baseline was 'workable.' Basically, before I'd go grocery shopping each week, I'd decide what foods I wanted in the menu this week.

Hopefully I'm making sense. Was it easy? Relative to eating whatever the fuck it was I felt like eating, certainly not. Relative to calculus, damn straight, lol.

After a while I got used to it and knowing my intake of calories/nutrients really became second nature.

I'm sure you can do similar stuff with fitday... just wanted to make sure you had an idea.

No clue, but I know from fitday that carbs make up the higer portion of my diet.

My carb sources are: fruits and veggies, whole grain breads, pasta (at least once a week), yogurts, granola bars... anything processed that I eat typically has carbs in it.

I'd be interested in seeing how you'd fair when you're eating adequate protein and fats on top of more controlled carbs.

I could have gotten a SET of boobs for less than I paid for 3 months with him.... damn.

Trainers aren't cheap. The skillset shouldn't be cheap IMO. Unfortunately though, few trainers actually have the skillset required to be half decent at what they do.

 

[Steve]

Other than that I am going to do some research so that I can start tracking my macros. Getting enough protein in is going to be the problem, or at least I think its going to be the problem. Its going to be a matter of paying closer attention I believe. But first I need to print out and re-read what Steve said and build a plan from there.

I could never get enough protein in if I didn't pre-cook my meats, I'll tell you that right now.

I also supplement with a protein powder. Figure why not? It's just powdered food.

But if satiety is a problem, I'd stick with whole foods.

Chicken, turkey, lean ground beef, ground turkey, top round steaks, fish, cottage cheese, milk, yogurt, cheese, nuts, pork tenderloin, eggs, etc.

These are staples on top of protein powder in my diet.

When you have things figured out more, and later this weekend, I'll try to get around to writing up a weight lifting routine for you to start.

 

[SonofJorEl]

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Originally Posted by MissDFITT View Post
Stephen took a pic of my boobs the other night I was tempted to post them, but it was on the verge of X rated and I just can't bring myself to do it... I don't want that kind of attention ya know??? Although I have to admit it was a HOT pic!
I understand. However, I'm intrigued!
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This might have been the hottest post I've ever read...

 

[MissDFITT]

Here's what I do, personally. Actually I don't anymore since I've been doing it so damn long I can just wing it.

But when I first started, I didn't use any fancy software. I used a very basic excel spreadsheet. On it I made 5-6 hypothetical meals (number of meals I planned on eating each day). Under the first colum was the foods that would make up each meal. The second column was the calories in each food. Third was protein. Next was carbs, next fats. I think I broke out things like fiber and sat vs. unsat. fat etc.

That was my baseline.

Then I made another spreadsheet with a bunch of alternative foods so the baseline was 'workable.' Basically, before I'd go grocery shopping each week, I'd decide what foods I wanted in the menu this week.

Hopefully I'm making sense. Was it easy? Relative to eating whatever the fuck it was I felt like eating, certainly not. Relative to calculus, damn straight, lol.

After a while I got used to it and knowing my intake of calories/nutrients really became second nature.

Oddly I was considering doing a similar thing rather than use fitday. I'm also pretty familar with foods, cal wise but not macro wise. Macro balance yes, but not details. I'm sure it is easier than I am expecting and I've been rolling over in my mind and I have a pretty good idea of how to go about things.

I'd be interested in seeing how you'd fair when you're eating adequate protein and fats on top of more controlled carbs.

Yeah in all honesty I am too. I'm sure that I will start to see some results on the scale but also feel them. I feel like I eat healthy in general... its just who I am but I am excited to see what changing things up does.

 

[MissDFITT]

I could never get enough protein in if I didn't pre-cook my meats, I'll tell you that right now.

I also supplement with a protein powder. Figure why not? It's just powdered food.

But if satiety is a problem, I'd stick with whole foods.

Chicken, turkey, lean ground beef, ground turkey, top round steaks, fish, cottage cheese, milk, yogurt, cheese, nuts, pork tenderloin, eggs, etc.

These are staples on top of protein powder in my diet.

When you have things figured out more, and later this weekend, I'll try to get around to writing up a weight lifting routine for you to start.

Yup these are all things I typcially eat however we only eat red meat once a week at most. I would like to stick to whole foods as much as possible but I do have a soy protein supplement that I use usually when I don't have time to make breakfast.

Protein is protein right? So would it matter what type of powered protien I pick out or do you have any suggestions? The one I have is the Whole Foods brand soy... I think it has 24g/serving and I mix it with skim milk and frozen fruit.

 

[Curvie Girlie]

Hey Hottie,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO STEPHEN!!!! Glad he was born, he seems like he treats you like solid gold and is your best friend

Do you snack? I recommend tofu-beef-or-ahi jerky as a little pick me up, or apples and peanut butter and the like. I have a hunch that even if you eat 200 calories more than you think it suitable, but it comes from protein, you're in a better place. You ROCK for pumping up the leg workouts and I wish you could come with me, PZ, and the Twins tomorrow night, too! Sometime this summer I want to get my ass to the Res, so I'll make a point to swing down to Albuquerque and visit! IF you'll have me

 

[MissDFITT]

Hey Hottie,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO STEPHEN!!!! Glad he was born, he seems like he treats you like solid gold and is your best friend

Aw, thank you I will tell him you say so. And yes I too am VERY glad he was born. He is my rock and I am so so lucky to have him.

Do you snack? I recommend tofu-beef-or-ahi jerky as a little pick me up, or apples and peanut butter and the like. I have a hunch that even if you eat 200 calories more than you think it suitable, but it comes from protein, you're in a better place. You ROCK for pumping up the leg workouts and I wish you could come with me, PZ, and the Twins tomorrow night, too! Sometime this summer I want to get my ass to the Res, so I'll make a point to swing down to Albuquerque and visit! IF you'll have me

I'n not a huge snacker but when I do apples and peanut butter are my #1 choice... I also recently discoverd almond butter which is also great with apples. I'm not a huge jerky fan but I will check it out.

I wish I could go too... someday we will hang. And YES I would love to have you! You are always welcome in our home. We are acutally planning a trip to San Diego over spring break. We got a free paid trip for going to a time share seminar thing... pretty sweet deal if you ask me. I have no clue if you are near that area but its worth throwing it out there.

Have fun with Mel and Alta!!

 

[Curvie Girlie]

I'm not a huge jerky fan but I will check it out.

Yeah I was just thinking of a no-fuss, packed and easy high protein snack with low calories. I like me some Ahi jerky but it's kinda expensive...

You are always welcome in our home.

SWEET!!

We are acutally planning a trip to San Diego over spring break. We got a free paid trip for going to a time share seminar thing... pretty sweet deal if you ask me. I have no clue if you are near that area but its worth throwing it out there.

Congrats! Oh woman, I am SO far away from San D! Oh well, but ENJOY it!

 

[Steve]

Yup these are all things I typcially eat however we only eat red meat once a week at most. I would like to stick to whole foods as much as possible but I do have a soy protein supplement that I use usually when I don't have time to make breakfast.

Protein is protein right? So would it matter what type of powered protien I pick out or do you have any suggestions? The one I have is the Whole Foods brand soy... I think it has 24g/serving and I mix it with skim milk and frozen fruit.

I'd much sooner supplement with whey or casein... better yet a mixture. I personally use whey simply b/c it's relatively cheap, I like it and it has provided me what I need.

Here's some interesting reading for ya:

J Am Coll Nutr. 2005 Apr;24(2):134S-139S.

Dietary protein to support anabolism with resistance exercise in young men.

Phillips SM, Hartman JW, Wilkinson SB.

Exercise Metabolism Research Group, Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1 CANADA. phillis@mcmaster.ca

Resistance exercise is fundamentally anabolic and as such stimulates the process of skeletal muscle protein synthesis (MPS) in an absolute sense and relative to skeletal muscle protein breakdown (MPB). However, the net effect of resistance exercise is to shift net protein balance (NPB = MPS - MPB) to a more positive value; however, in the absence of feeding NPB remains negative. Feeding stimulates MPS to an extent where NPB becomes positive, for a transient time. When combined, resistance exercise and feeding synergistically interact to result in NPB being greater than with feeding alone. This feeding- and exercise-induced stimulation of NPB is what, albeit slowly, results in muscle hypertrophy. With this rudimentary knowledge we are now at the point where we can manipulate variables within the system to see what impact these interventions have on the processes of MPS, MPB, and NPB and ultimately and perhaps most importantly, muscle hypertrophy and strength. We used established models of skeletal muscle amino acid turnover to examine how protein source (milk versus soy) acutely affects the processes of MPS and MPB after resistance exercise. Our findings revealed that even when balanced quantities of total protein and energy are consumed that milk proteins are more effective in stimulating amino acid uptake and net protein deposition in skeletal muscle after resistance exercise than are hydrolyzed soy proteins. Importantly, the finding of increased amino acid uptake would be independent of the differences in amino acid composition of the two proteins. We propose that the improved net protein deposition with milk protein consumption is also not due to differences in amino acid composition, but is due to a different pattern of amino acid delivery associated with milk versus hydrolyzed soy proteins. If our acute findings are accurate then we hypothesized that chronically the greater net protein deposition associated with milk protein consumption post-resistance exercise would eventually lead to greater net protein accretion (i.e., muscle fiber hypertrophy), over a longer time period. In young men completing 12 weeks of resistance training (5d/wk) we observed a tendency (P = 0.11) for greater gains in whole body lean mass and whole as greater muscle fiber hypertrophy with consumption of milk. While strength gains were not different between the soy and milk-supplemented groups we would argue that the true significance of a greater increase in lean mass that we observed with milk consumption may be more important in groups of persons with lower initial lean mass and strength such as the elderly.

In truth, I don't have a huge problem with soy assuming you're eating a good dose of healthy, high quality proteins from animal sources in other places in your diet.

 

[Trops]

Stephen took a pic of my boobs the other night I was tempted to post them, but it was on the verge of X rated and I just can't bring myself to do it... I don't want that kind of attention ya know??? Although I have to admit it was a HOT pic!

First off, I'm disappointed, but I understand.

Second, it's not just the picture that is hot, but the subject. You ARE hot. remember that.

 

[MissJellyBelly]

Dropping by to say hello! Nice job with the salsa aerobics! Go girl.

 

[MissDFITT]

First off, I'm disappointed, but I understand.

Second, it's not just the picture that is hot, but the subject. You ARE hot. remember that.

Aww, maybe when the challenge is all said and done I will post a pic... but don't get your hopes up. I'm not that kinda gal!


And you are too sweet!!