Lucy's Fit Life (Contains large amounts of nut butter and coffee)

Thanks Cloudy and Mystic!

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There's my new set of wheels!! Hoping to take it for a spin tomorrow. I'm still too sore from legs day to go riding at the moment haha.

Been a pretty good day, did some shopping and got some clothes. Yay! Also ordered my heart rate monitor which hopefully won't take too long to get here.

Because I did a fair bit extra exercise today I cooked some sausages and had one for lunch, they're so good but thinking I might have to give them up for a bit... The amount of sodium in them is obscene and fluid retention slows everything down! Really should be more accountable for what I eat. Also no vegetables in sight today as shopping day is tomorrow. Going to crack down on myself a bit harder I think, calories aren't everything... actually need to be getting some vitamins in with the rest of my food haha. Still got to get through the food I have now though so still got sausages to get through! Also going out for dinner tomorrow night, will just be getting fish and salad.

Food plan for tomorrow

B Leftover chicken sausage, 2 eggs, tomato cooked in butter
S (Post workout) Almond milk ice-cream with a protein cupcake
L 200g Greek yogurt, strawberries, hazelnut butter
S 2 hard boiled eggs
D (At a seafood restaurant) Probably a salad starter and fish/veg main (budgeted 550cals)

Exercise 20mins walk to the gym, 30mins PT (chest day tomorrow), might go for a bike ride if I get through my uni work.

Total calories 1807
Total deficit 785
Deficit average for the week 564
 
Gym rocked out today. I pushed myself really hard and had the hugest pump/high going when I left haha. Power walked home, felt like jumping. It was crazy.

Had a heap of parcels when I got home too!!! My new heart rate monitor watch has arrived, I did the fitness test on it and it says I fall right in the middle of average haha. Hopefully I'll have a better result in 6ish weeks when I try again. Also got such a gorgeous dress that absolutely fits me perfectly! : Just got to find somewhere to wear it now!! It'll keep fitting even while I lose weight as the back is super stretchy and still has to stretch a fair way for my boobs lol. I reckon I should be able to wear it for another 5kgs.

Speaking of... My body seems to be changing RAPIDLY. I already look so different from last week! So exciting seeing changes, whether or not the scale moves much again this week serious changes are happening. Excited to do measurements/progress pics in a couple of weeks!!!

Still going out tonight. Got to reign in on the dining out too, seem to be going out once a week at the moment which I think is pretty excessive... not just money-wise, but I don't have as much control over what I'm eating when I dine out and what's in my food. That may sound paranoid but I always worry I'm going to ingest some gluten from somewhere (hasn't happened yet) and I really don't want to end up sick for 4-5 days. Hasn't happened yet but I think going out so often is tempting fate. Oh and of course I don't know the calorie amounts of what I'm ingesting, excess sodium, whatever nasty oils etc they cook in. I think about that stuff too but the gluten thing is my main concern.

Haven't got tomorrow's food sorted yet so will post again later. Still waiting for hubby's car to be delivered so we can do the grocery shopping!!
 
Food plan for tomorrow

B Hot cereal with 1/2 cup ricotta, 1 egg, strawberries and hazelnut butter
S (Post workout) Homemade protein cupcake
L Salad with 1 tin tuna, mini tin of mixed beans, 30g cheddar, 2 tbsp. sour cream, cumin and Mexican seasoning, tomatoes, capsicum, spinach and cucumber
S 2 hard boiled eggs, 1 mini babybel cheese
D 140g slow cooked chicken breast in spices, cauli mash, broccoli

Exercise 20mins walking to the gym and back, 30mins PT (shoulders and arms tomorrow), 20mins walking to work and back (I work 9-5 tomorrow)

Total calories 1667
Total deficit 991 (aiming for a bigger deficit tomorrow and Saturday after dining out tonight)
Deficit average for the week 613
 
I'm at work. It's incredibly dead and boring so we are just playing with our phones. Got through all the admin and cleaning stuff super early so twiddling our thumbs now waiting for customers!!

Training was harrrd this morning, shoulders day is never very pleasant as they're probably my weakest body part. The trainer was running 10mins late so I jumped on a bike for 10mins before our session. Had to race home as fast as I could and get my husband to make my breakfast while I showered then I had to race out the door, was running so far behind. Glad I made my lunch before we went out last night!! Also used my heart rate monitor but haven't checked it at all, will do tonight and tomorrow. I had it ggoing from when I started walking to the gym to when I got home. Not using it for calorie burn with weight lifting as the numbers inflate greatly but just interested in what my heart rate does over time. Will be using it for cal burn tomorrow with my cardio though.

Oh yea, last night was fun!! Dinner was good, I had dry drilled barramundi with mixed veg which were sauteed in a bit of oil. Was yummy!! Went and watched Riddick afterward which was ok, husband was pretty disappointed as he had been looking forward to it for ages. Think he was hoping it'd be way more sci fi like Chronicles of Riddick but it was pretty much a rebooted Pitch black. Oh well, I still enjoyed it for what it was.

So going next door to buy some shoes on my lunch break. Coz I'm terrible. Also coz I can.
 
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I just had the BEST dinner. OMG. That chicken blew my mind. I added a huge pile of chicken to the slow cooker with a punnet of mushrooms, a chopped leek, 500ml chicken stock, parsley, salt n pepper and had it slow cooking all day. The chicken was SO GOOD and the mushrooms tasted awesome too.

Work was dead and boring the rest of the day, didn't pick up at all. Boo.

Food plan for tomorrow
B 2 eggs, 100g bacon, grilled tomato
S (Post workout) Protein cupcake
L Egg salad with 2 eggs, 50g cheddar, carrot, tomato, capsicum, spinach and homemade garlic dressing with a bit of seeded mustard
S 100g Greek yogurt with strawberries
D Leftover chicken, sweet potato, pumpkin, leftover cauli mash

Exercise Cardio day tomorrow. Taking my HRM to the gym and not stopping till I've busted out 300cals. That doesn't include the walk to the gym and back.

Total calories 1772
Total deficit 887
Calorie deficit average for the week 624 (Ok, so not where I wanted to be this week but still pretty impressive. My body has changed a HEAP again this week!!!! Fingers crossed for Sunday on the scales!)
 
Is that a fixed gear? In any event it's a sweet looking ride and the basket adds extra style points as well as being functional. You should add some pink tassels for the grips!

Have fun breaking in the heart rate monitor, would be lost without mine.
 
MrVee- It's a 3 speed hybrid. I didn't want a fixed speed, actually was pretty hesitant to settle for a 3 speed as my old bike was a 7 speed... But this one is way lighter and has thinner tyres so it goes a lot faster. Also handles hills pretty well so I'm happy! Going to take it for a proper spin tomorrow. Really wish my husband would get a bike so we could go together but he's still refusing.

Well guys... TOM arrived today a few days early and pretty unannounced. Would explain the couple of weaker workouts I had this week and the need for extra food on several days. Hoping that next week I can go harder then! Waiting for my painkillers to kick in before heading to the gym this morning too. Day before weigh in, argh!! Still, I don't really feel THAT fluid-y (I did a bit yesterday) so will have to see how much of an effect it'll have on the scales. Any gains (or even no loss) will be gone by next week anyway, just annoying lol.

I have 4 days off in a row now!! No uni next week as it's mid-semester break, and my boss asked to swap a shift with me so he could have Saturday off. So I don't work again till Wed. Woohoo!! It means I don't have work on any of my PT days haha! I do work Saturday though so I'm working after my cardio sesh.

Oooh, depending on how I feel tomorrow I might get up early (I'm still waking up at 5.30-6am every day anyway) and go for a bike ride while there's no cars around so I can figure out where's good to go. Exciting!!
 
Gearing up for the new week already!!!! Haha!! Going to mix up the diet a bit this week. Decided to switch from low carb to a more moderate carb macro ratio, at the moment I get anywhere between 20g net carb up to around 45-50g. This week I'll be setting the minimum at 50g, then next week 55g, then 60g etc. Hopefully getting up to around 80g without any problems. As for fat and protein- protein I'll be aiming for at least 100g, after that I'm not too worried (it never manages to go over 120g anyway) and whatever is left will make up fat. Pretty much so there is a little more flexibility in my diet, the extra carbs will have to come from vegetable/bean sources so I might find it too difficult to maintain at that high a level but I will make sure I actually get there and have at least a week at that high level lol. So that'll take a couple months of working upward.

Gym killed me today too, after walking to the gym and back and my workout my HRM read 480 cals. Took about 50 each way to the gym/back, about 30 to stretch, and the rest was cardio. Was doing crazy bike bursts, was pedalling moderately on level 5 then busting it up to level 20 and standing up for 20 seconds. Did that for 15 minutes and almost fell on my face getting off the bike, then did 10mins of the same on the elliptical machine (went forward for 7 rounds and finished backwards) then I stretched. Walking home was about as painful as walking home after legs day lol.

Food plan for tomorrow

B Hot cereal with 1/2 cup ricotta, 1 egg, strawberries, macadamia nut butter
S Protein cupcake
L Leftover salad, protein ice-cream
S 40g raw mixed nuts
D 140g lean slow cooked beef with mushrooms, sweet potato, pumpkin

Exercise If I'm feeling ok tomorrow I'm going to get up early and go for a bike ride. Wooooo!! Probably only for 30ish minutes unless I'm loving it and get carried away. Or lost.

Total calories 1709
Total deficit 748 (subject to change if I've lost weight in tomorrows weigh in)
Deficit average for the week 748

Also: 49g net carbs. So will be pretty much dead on for tomorrow there!
 
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70.1kg on the scales today. Frustrating but I was expecting it because of TOM and adding a few extra carbs in the past couple of days. If I have only another really small loss next week I will reassess my calorie intake, either look at increasing or decreasing my deficit.

Today is Sunday (usually I have slightly higher cals) so I had a Quest bar as extra but not having more than that. I've found I need extra food on Monday mornings for leg day so I'm spreading the extra cals I usually have on Sunday between Sun and Mon.

Still hoping to go for a bike ride as soon as my painkillers kick in!
 
Ended up eating a fair bit more than planned today, will end the day just shy of a 200cal deficit. I don't mind, that's what Sunday is for... I'll get my deficit by the end of the week!!

Psyching up to do my two online uni units now, just thought I'd post quickly so I don't get distracted later.

Food Plan for tomorrow

B 3 eggs, grilled tomato cooked in a bit of butter, 1/2 avocado
S (Post workout) Protein cupcake
L 2 hard boiled eggs and salad with feta, pumpkin, sweet potato, spinach, olives, tomato, cucumber, capsicum and homemade dressing
S 30g nuts
D 1/4 homemade pizza

Total calories 1641
Total deficit 855
Deficit average for the week 524
 
Ehhh, ok so I got bored while studying and a fair amount more food happened. Ended up 467cals over maintenance today, honestly not too crappy about it as it's been well over a month since I've gone over maintenance. Maybe it'll kick me into high gear this week!!! I will ABSOLUTELY see the 60s this week. Hopefully 69.5. I've got about a month till the wedding now, if I'm overeating once a month or less then I'm saving the next one for the wedding lol.

So going to have a bit of a bigger deficit every other day to catch up the deficit I want, really want to get up to 630ish again (to hopefully lose 600g. Might be more since I figure I'm retaining today from TOM, guess I'll just see).
 
Gym this morning was rough of course, leg day. Argh. Getting some pain on the outside of my left knee, not while lifting but afterward. I think I might be getting a bit of IT band syndrome again. I noticed it ached a bit after Sat so I think it's from the elliptical machine- might have to stick to the bike and maybe try rowing instead. Got my leg press up to 100kg today, still not much but I'm making strength gains pretty quickly.

Not much planned for today, we just went out and I paid my layby, got the dress I'm going to wear to the wedding and a gorgeous little blazer to go with it. Still have to get shoes, jewellery and a clutch. Not doing much now, it's raining so will be staying inside! I have to do some uni work so will probably just get on that.

Food plan for tomorrow

B Hot cereal made from 1/2 cup ricotta, 1 egg, strawberries and hazelnut butter
S Protein cupcake
L Homemade coconut flour wrap with 2 curried eggs
S Homemade tuna and sweet potato cake with grilled tomato and spinach
D Leftover 1/4 pizza

Exercise 20mins walking to the gym and back, 30mins PT (back day)

Total calories 1671
Total deficit 825
Deficit average for the week 416
 
It absolutely bucketed down all yesterday and all last night!! I had to go to a work training night last night and we parked so far away from the hotel and got completely soaked going back to the car. Yuck. Bit of a thunderstorm last night too. Back to all clear skies and sunshine today, not sure how long it'll last though. Not supposed to rain again till Sunday but we'll see!!!

My knee was still being pretty wonky last night so when I got back from the work conference I had a big stretch and jumped on the foam roller. It's 90% better today, just feels bruised from rolling haha. Those things are magic but they HURT! Walked to the gym and back without any issues again. Was a pretty rough morning, went up a weight in my deadlift and between that and the other exercises my forearms were BURNING, so had to switch my last back exercise for a core one as I pretty much couldn't grip anything by then lol. They're a lot better than they were last week though so they're getting stronger!

Not doing much today, planning on fully getting into my uni work today so will be doing that until tonight I think. Oh, the boss messaged me this morning and I have a 2 day training seminar in Brisbane in about a month. That's pretty cool. I'll be going up with the chick I work with. Don't have to stay there overnight or anything, we drive up and back both days. I think they feed us too but no idea what, I'll be bringing my own snacks that's for sure. I had to put down that I'm gluten intolerant but they'll probably give me gluten free sandwiches and nasty high carb stuff haha. Might have to be good at the wedding and have my work thing as my cheat for next month!

Food plan for tomorrow

S (pre-workout) Protein cupcake
B 3 eggs, 1/2 avocado, grilled tomato cooked in butter
S 100g Greek yogurt, strawberries
L 1/4 leftover pizza
S 2 tuna and sweet potato cakes
D 140g slow cooked chicken breast, broccoli, cauli mash

Exercise Depends on the weather. If it's nice I'll go for a bike ride, if not I'll go to the gym and do some steady cardio for 30mins. Just trying to burn around 200-300cals.

Total calories 1759
Total deficit 813
Deficit average for the week 441
 
Good job on all that exercise.....Eberytime I read your diary I get motivated to go workout!!!! Keep it up Lucy !!!
 
Ate up to maintenance yesterday then had the best 10hr sleep last night. Think my body needed it!! Didn't exercise this morning, having a proper rest day so only exercise is the walk to work and back. Having a lighter food day too, think I'm still getting an 800 cal deficit. At work so don't have the number in front of me (quiet day again. Argh) Going to aim for around the same deficit for the rest of the week and hope for the best, as of next week I'm going to be upping the cals. Aiming for a higher calorie average every week rather than a deficit as it's pretty impossible to be accurate with workouts etc. Going to start at 1900cals a day and adjust as needed, if I can eat that much and keep losing slow and steady then I'll be doing it!
 
Great job with all the exercise, I hope your knee will feel better!! That's great you went like a month without going over maintenance!
 
Thanks Mystic!!! Have been really motivated, not about to let up now.

Food plan for tomorrow

B Hot cereal with 1/2 cup ricotta, 1 egg, strawberries, hazelnut butter
S (Post workout) Protein cupcake
L Leftover 1/4 pizza
S 2 hard boiled eggs, 1 mini babybel cheese
D 140g slow cooked chicken, green beans and cauli mash
S (dessert) Sweet potato cinnamon muffin with homemade almond milk ice-cream

Total calories 1867

Exercise 20mins walking to the gym and back, 30mins PT (chest and abs day)
 
Thanks Vero!!

PT (chest) was rough today. Went up a bit of weight on my bench press, up to 30kgs now. Super-setted with push ups (only managed the first set off the floor, the last 2 sets I had to use a bar). Then I did cable flies super-setted with incline chest flies, with the incline flies I started off with 4kg dumbbells but had to drop to 3kgs in the middle of my second set. Much weaker than I used to be, that's for sure! Finished with abs which is never fun, did leg raises and Romanian twists with my feet off the ground catching and throwing a medicine ball. My PT is competing in a bikini comp this weekend so no PT Mon, instead I have it Tue, Thu, Fri and Sat next week. Also sorted out what we are doing when I go home for 4 days, managed to work it out so I don't miss a single session.

No plans today, I think I'm going out for coffee with my husband soon- had to de-scale the coffee maker this morning and we are both impatient and want coffee NOW lol. Apart from that, no plans!

Food plan for tomorrow

B 2 eggs, 100g bacon, 1/2 avocado, grilled tomato cooked in a bit of butter
S (Post workout) protein cupcake
L Toasted wrap with tuna, beans, tomato, egg, cheese
S Tuna and sweet potato cake
D Slow cooked roast beef, green beans, gravy

Exercise 20mins walking to the gym and back, 30mins PT (shoulders and arms tomorrow)

Total calories 1901
 
Love the menu ( beef not exactly for me lol) and I am thinking getting a PT would be a good idee once I work! Keep up the good work Lucy your diary is very motivating!
 
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