It's Morphing Time!
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Thank you! Yes, cottage cheese is awesome and to think I used to hate the stuff!
Entry:
Today was cardio day, did elliptical 20min, rowing 10min, running 20 min. I'm thinking about switching to a split WT routine, I just have to do some research to get a good one going since most the info I've gathered is only on full body ones.
Food:
Breakfast: Kashi strawberry flax waffle, apple, scrambled eggs (1 white, 1 whole) green tea
Lunch: 1 cup mixed veggies, 1/2 can tuna, 1/4 cup brown rice
Snack: protein shake, 1/2 banana, 1tbs pb
Dinner: stirfry, lots of veggies with curry seasoning, 3oz shrimp, 1/2 can tuna for extra protein
Snack: Gonna try to make a shake out of cottage cheese, milk, and vanilla protein powder. Never tried cottage cheese in a shake, hope it turns out well
Great log!
Great title too
And you have things right.
The only way to morph yourself into what you want, is to handle the components of your diet.
And, you are doing well.
If I can assist you in anyway, with anything, let me know.
Just wanted to stop in and say: "Sup!"
Keep up the good work, young man!
Best regards,
Chillen
Great title too
And you have things right.
The only way to morph yourself into what you want, is to handle the components of your diet.
And, you are doing well.
If I can assist you in anyway, with anything, let me know.
Just wanted to stop in and say: "Sup!"
Keep up the good work, young man!
Best regards,
Chillen
Keep up the good work, young man!
Best regards,
Chillen
Last time I checked, I was a girl hahaha :jump1: thanks for dropping by guys, and I've already gathered a lot of good info from you Chillen in other peoples threads! Thanks!
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On another note, the cottage cheese shake I tried to make didn't turn out so well, it ended up in the freezer. Maybe it'll taste better tomorrow (prob not). In it's place I tried to drink the whey with just water, never again.
You could eat more on the days you work out. A lot of people do it and it kind of makes sense, since you do burn more calories those days, but honestly I don't think it will matter a lot unless your workout burns A LOT of cals.
A good way to know if you're in a deficit or a surplus is to weigh yourself the same day every week, right after you get out of bed. If you see a trend that you're losing weight, you're in a deficit. This rule applies if you have eaten normally for a while, though. Some people might eat 800 kcals a day and not lose weight because their bodies have accustomed to the low intake, for those people it's not a good idea to eat less and then expect weight to drop, they should rather eat more in order to get their body and its metabolism back in order before they start thinking about a serious weight drop diet.
Good idea, I need to start weighing myself once a week at least. I weighed myself this morning so next Wednesday I'll check again.
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Today I did FBW, lifting heavy w/ 4 sets, unfortunately didn't have time for cardio but tomorrow I'm going to try some interval training. I figure I should also start trying to eat a small something a little closer to gym time on WT days since I eat lunch about 11:30 - 12:00 and get to gym at 2. I heard nuts and raisins were good preworkout. I'll also try to bring some protein to drink at the gym instead of waiting to get home.
1) Toast, pb & banana, egg, egg white
2) 1 cp Chili w/ lean beef, veggies
3) Most of a protein bar, the rest fell on the floor
4) 1cp milk + whey, small apple
5) Chicken, yam + mixed veggies
6) Tried out a new recipe I found for cottage cheese: 1/2 cc, 1/2 tuna, 1/4 salsa <-- good stuff, I always only thought of trying to make cc sweet, but this is much better! plus more protein!
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Today I did FBW, lifting heavy w/ 4 sets, unfortunately didn't have time for cardio but tomorrow I'm going to try some interval training. I figure I should also start trying to eat a small something a little closer to gym time on WT days since I eat lunch about 11:30 - 12:00 and get to gym at 2. I heard nuts and raisins were good preworkout. I'll also try to bring some protein to drink at the gym instead of waiting to get home.
1) Toast, pb & banana, egg, egg white
2) 1 cp Chili w/ lean beef, veggies
3) Most of a protein bar, the rest fell on the floor
4) 1cp milk + whey, small apple
5) Chicken, yam + mixed veggies
6) Tried out a new recipe I found for cottage cheese: 1/2 cc, 1/2 tuna, 1/4 salsa <-- good stuff, I always only thought of trying to make cc sweet, but this is much better! plus more protein!
Well, since I inappropriately called you a young man, and became a blind old man, and I learned many new things reading your fabulous training log:
Your are "Morphing yourself" with your own Breakthrough Formula!
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The 4 TOPS of precision.
2. Prime Time Productive Power: Pulls it out from the inside and seemingly from no where to bring personally profitable results and nothing else compares: Is blessed with the power tools of a motivational specialist.
3. Phenomenally installed, intelligent, and intensive, personal leader and self king of personal choice. Distinguished Choice Control.
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These ingredients can make her fearless, fast, and personally fascinating!
Yes, you have the "morphing" breakthrough personal formula!
Best wishes to you!
Chillen
Haha nice Chillen, that made me smile. I forgive you now
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Today I did 20min interval training, I got my HR up pretty high but didn't do any all out sprinting cause I was afraid I'd eat it on the treadmill.
I'm going to make adjustments to my routine once again. I was browsing around on posture today and came across this article:
T-Nation.com | Hips Don't Lie: Fixing Your Force Couples
I really want to get rid of this annoying ATP and alleviate back pain, so I'm going to be doing a lot of these exercises. I'll still be working my upper body as usual but I will switch out RDL & squats for single RDLs, and sumo deadlifts as well as wide stance lunges.
So the new plan for my overall goal of symmetry:
1) Strength training and stretching geared toward fixing posture.
2) Continuing with fatloss.
3) Once that is complete I'll look into bulking. I will need to build up my scrawny upper body especially!
Todays intake:
Crappy breakfast- failed attempt at making egg white crepes, ended up being scrambled egg whites, ate some then decided it was nasty. Basically ate 1tbs pb, a little whey powder (cant wait to get rid of this flavor) and a bite of chicken. Wasn't very hungry after that.
Lunch- Chicken, yam, and spinach
Snack- Couple almonds and raisins, don't think they made much difference in my energy, milk + whey after workout
Dinner- Turkey, cherry tomatoes/broccoli salad
Snack- Semi- failed attempt at making a pumpkin protein shake... I think it's the nasty whey.. never buy ON's vanilla ice cream, ever. I want to order the extreme milk chocolate and banana creme instead, heard good things about those.
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Today I did 20min interval training, I got my HR up pretty high but didn't do any all out sprinting cause I was afraid I'd eat it on the treadmill.
I'm going to make adjustments to my routine once again. I was browsing around on posture today and came across this article:
T-Nation.com | Hips Don't Lie: Fixing Your Force Couples
I really want to get rid of this annoying ATP and alleviate back pain, so I'm going to be doing a lot of these exercises. I'll still be working my upper body as usual but I will switch out RDL & squats for single RDLs, and sumo deadlifts as well as wide stance lunges.
So the new plan for my overall goal of symmetry:
1) Strength training and stretching geared toward fixing posture.
2) Continuing with fatloss.
3) Once that is complete I'll look into bulking. I will need to build up my scrawny upper body especially!
Todays intake:
Crappy breakfast- failed attempt at making egg white crepes, ended up being scrambled egg whites, ate some then decided it was nasty. Basically ate 1tbs pb, a little whey powder (cant wait to get rid of this flavor) and a bite of chicken. Wasn't very hungry after that.
Lunch- Chicken, yam, and spinach
Snack- Couple almonds and raisins, don't think they made much difference in my energy, milk + whey after workout
Dinner- Turkey, cherry tomatoes/broccoli salad
Snack- Semi- failed attempt at making a pumpkin protein shake... I think it's the nasty whey.. never buy ON's vanilla ice cream, ever. I want to order the extreme milk chocolate and banana creme instead, heard good things about those.
Yo dude
Your a girl, perhaps look into Resistance training, it should put some size on but wont bulk you up. It is a personal thing, but I am too sure.
Swimming might be good for your back. I just know from experience that when my back is out, swimming puts it back in. But best to seek a professional on that sort of thing.
Your a girl, perhaps look into Resistance training, it should put some size on but wont bulk you up. It is a personal thing, but I am too sure.
Swimming might be good for your back. I just know from experience that when my back is out, swimming puts it back in. But best to seek a professional on that sort of thing.
:grinning:So what if I'm a girl, what's wrong with bulking? Currently my main idea is to get proper posture back through stretching and strengthening certain muscles. I'm also on a deficit to lose a bit of lower body fat. Once done, I want to bulk to gain muscles and proportion my body to my liking. I want to be lean and muscular. I want the max powa too, I'm small enough as it is.. I need some muscle to scare people away. :yelrotflmao:
Oh yea, and I can't swim
wish I could though, maybe this summer would be a good time to learn!So what if I'm a girl, what's wrong with bulking? Currently my main idea is to get proper posture back through stretching and strengthening certain muscles. I'm also on a deficit to lose a bit of lower body fat. Once done, I want to bulk to gain muscles and proportion my body to my liking. I want to be lean and muscular. I want the max powa too, I'm small enough as it is.. I need some muscle to scare people away. :yelrotflmao:
Oh yea, and I can't swim
Girls with muscle = :shower:
I don't think anybody need to caution a woman about bulking up muscle wise. Bulk on a woman would come from too high bodyfat, the muscle is hard won. Take from me and I gain muscle more easily than many women. Our testosterone levels are too low to build huge muscles.
Emm, when do we get to see pictures or are they somewhere on site? Glad to have another woman on board dedicated to making the most out of her body!!!
Emm, when do we get to see pictures or are they somewhere on site?
Glad to have another woman on board dedicated to making the most out of her body!!!I don't think anybody need to caution a woman about bulking up muscle wise. Bulk on a woman would come from too high bodyfat, the muscle is hard won. Take from me and I gain muscle more easily than many women. Our testosterone levels are too low to build huge muscles.
Emm, when do we get to see pictures or are they somewhere on site?
Hi Mel! Thanks for visiting my journal. I know pics can be helpful when giving advice so I'll try to get some up this weekend!
Took some pics today, I'm not much to look at. My back is pretty muscle-less and pretty much the only fat in my body is in my butt/legs. I got a long way to go!
The 1st one's a pic of my standing posture, the second one is more of how I'd like to be with my arms to the sides instead of infront and gut and butt not sticking out.
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As for this weekend, it was pretty much my rest days and today I had my first cheat of two weeks, I had half a grilled cheese/turkey sandwich, cole slaw, and a cup chicken noodle soup at a restaurant. Then went to the bakery and got some cookies. Sadly when I got home I ate some nutella and carbs, nutella is the devil. Now I feel sickly.
The 1st one's a pic of my standing posture, the second one is more of how I'd like to be with my arms to the sides instead of infront and gut and butt not sticking out.
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As for this weekend, it was pretty much my rest days and today I had my first cheat of two weeks, I had half a grilled cheese/turkey sandwich, cole slaw, and a cup chicken noodle soup at a restaurant. Then went to the bakery and got some cookies. Sadly when I got home I ate some nutella and carbs, nutella is the devil. Now I feel sickly.