Road to Recovery

Wow take it as a compliment. They're copying yoooou haha.
 
not a lot of choice left in the pantry lol, shopping day tomorrow I need to buy some low fat ice cream as part of my shopping. back when my dietitian first suggested that I add some ice cream into my diet to get my carbs up she commented that it is not a suggestion she usually gets to make lol.
 
Wow, that's awesome. Do they make no-wheat ice cream? I remember a few years ago when my mum had me on a no-wheat kick there was wheat in all the ice cream I could get my hands on.
 
There is some without wheat, just have to read the labels carefully, it is amazing the products that you find wheat in under different names. eg maltodextrin can be derived from wheat or corn or maize and the difference is not always listed so if it is not differentiated I won't buy it. It is also possible to get products containing wheat but are gluten free, as the manufacturing process washes out the gluten proteins but I will still react just not as badly.
 
Today

Dynamic bench Press 8 X 3 @ 20kg
Close grip Bench 3 X 10 @ 60 kg
Tricep Pushdowns 3 X 10 @ 50 kg
Skull Crushers 3 X 10 @ 40 kg

No cardio, had to get kids to apointments


felt rushed today and it always feels weird going back down to the light weights.
 
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was so busy yesterday I didn't get to do a full shop which I will have to do this morning but did manage to get a nice selection of veg which I will throw into the crock pot with some chicken to cook while I do the rest of my shopping this morning and gym this afternoon.
 
Today

"Believe it or not I am walking on air ....."

feeling really good

Deadlifts 3X10 @ 50 kg
BB Shrugs 3 X 10 @ 100 kg
Seated Rows 3X10 @ 65 kg
One Arm DB rows 3 X 10 @ 30 kg
Dynamic squats 10 X 1 (got airborne on each one) :D 62.5 kg

30 minutes treadmill 7 incline just under anaerobic threshold :)

I dont normally take any lifting supps but I am now trying one out and I have sooooo much energy it is wonderfull, I have seen others I respect have success with it so this is a trial to see if it works on me. Normally I would only make use of stuff which has been proven in peer reviewed clinical trials like (caffeine, creatine and Bi Carb Soda). Because I am not on the random testing list at the moment I can 1. have my ventolin if I need it and 2. try unproven sups without the risk of contamination.
 
Great to hear you're feeling so good :)

I know you probably know, but with stuff that isn't as thoroughly tested, just be careful- watch yourself. I know I have funny reactions to things compared to other people, sometimes, and it's generally blamed on my "sensitivity" (ie, my allergies and/ or the fact I get them). If the people who tell me this are right, then you're in a similar boat.
 
So far so good, only taking a partial dose at the moment, no bad reactions so far, this stuff has had trials but they don't look peer reviewed. one of my coaches (and good friend also the gym owner) and her hubby have both had good results along with a couple of bodybuilders they are training for comp at the moment. Usually the biggest risk with supps is having it contaminated with a banned substance not on the ingredient list as I have been at comps where this has happened to lifters. I am not going to focus on this here as It is not something to recommend for most members of this forum.


just calculated the nutrition and calories for my soup, low cal, high protein and good fibre, not a bad effort :) I have 4 serves set aside that the family didn't eat ready to go in the freezer for later in the week.

Had a hectic night at football tonight, had a young man we had to send away with the ambo's he came back later and his mum said he has to have plastic surgery for his face. Needless to say there was a LOT of blood when he was injured.
 
Hey, it's your diary. I don't know a damn thing about this stuff but you write what you want in here. Just suggesting caution (as I would with most things).

Wow, that soup sounds brilliant nutritionally. I find it hard to get low cal/ high protein anything (yesterday I said "sod it" and just drank a glass of milk to get my protein up!)

I hope everything works out ok for that young man. It must be difficult in team sports now with increased liability and the like. When I was playing cricket (I sucked at it... they called me the "specialist 11th". But it was fun) they were just bringing rules in that people under 18 had to wear all the specialist equipment and people over 18 who didn't want to had to sign a waiver. I imagine with the legal climate it's a lot more intense now.
 
even though football (soccer, hubby is English) is in theory not bad on the contact an elbow at the wrong angle to the nose is very nasty. The helmet laws for cricket are good.

As a sports medic it is critical That I have Insurance on top of all the paperwork the players need to sign before they can play.
 
I was 14 when I played cricket and a lot of the girls on my team bitched and moaned about having to wear the helmet (most didn't argue about the gloves or leg pads). My attitude was "that ball is hard and goes fast, I don't want it hitting my unprotected head". The adults (this was 2000- it was an open team, oldest was about 25 I think. Seemed ancient to me at the time, heh) went 50/50 on wearing protective gear or not. One of the 19 year olds got hit in the thumb with the ball while she was batting... of course she broke it.

I imagine the price of insurance and thus playing team sports has gone up a lot since I played.
 
yep, it cost a fortune for my husband to play, my eldest doesn't play any more and only referees which is a tough job but pays better than working at McDonalds or some other take away joint for an almost 16 year old.

feeling good this morning, weight is down.
 
has been a long day, been on my feet all day but no emergencies :)

have had gluten free veggie pizza tonight, under calories :( and under on protein but ok on fat.
 
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Do you try to supplement your calories when you're down? Some nights I look at my calories and say "uh oh, under 1200- time to eat something."
 
it depends, tonight I am not because I have had pizza and I am full, I am not going to stuff myself just to get calories up when there is no hunger and actually feel a little over stuffed.
 
start of a new week, looking back at my week it averages for last week I was almost perfect for my nutrition goals (protein averaged 9 grams to low) GOOD. I averaged 100 calories lower than my goal which isn't good.

It is unfortunate that the first day of my week s roleplaying day but I have less junk food in the house for the rest of the family to tempt me with.

forgot to mention that I had my measurements done on thursday by one of my old coaches, they were not a good as I would like but after 1 1/2 years maintaining and recovering from injury they were not bad. bodyfat was in the normal range but again a couple of % higher than I had hoped for showing I have lost some muscle but that is not unexpected while recovering from major injury. I now have my starting point for dropping to new lows and will get measured again next month like I used to when competing.

My old coach thinks that if my shoulder can hang in there I should be able to not just break but smash that low masters record in bench press next year, It is just going to need a long slow rebuilding of strength, cut the extra fat then build some fresh new muscle size.

so here goes the beginning of an almost 1 1/2 year build up :D slow and steady.

on a side note I had some significant DOMS in my traps yesterday but feeling mostly Ok today.
 
Sounds exciting! A year and a half is a long time, but it's something to look forward to.

It's funny- before I met my boyfriend, I didn't know any roleplayers, and only had a vague notion that they existed. Now, they're everywhere!
 
I started this diary after I was Injured but now that recovery has almost been achieved it might be time to start a new diary hmmmm something to consider.
 
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