Alright So here's my first real attempt at a journal.
Hi I've been on here for a while now and you guys so far have given me great advice. So great that I'm now much wiser and greater then I was two years ago when I first joined.
As far as my goals go I wish to cut down my body fat probably to at least 6%because this guy at the gym who's absolutly ripped tells me not to go below that unless I'm a competative bodybuilder. I don't wish to be all that big in size I just wanna be lean and cut (who doesn't now in our days). I do weigh myself everyday first thing in the morning and now I'm 166 pounds and 5'9'' in height. I wanna try and lose some fat not weight because at one point I was too thin. Most of my life I was a chunky kid who barely ever exercised and ate alot of junk. Thank goodness I was never really obese, just always chunkier then most people. I always wanted to be lean and cut with nice abs.
I am no longer on a strict caloric diet because it was causing me to binge eat way too much. Now I eat till I'm full "enough" I take in plenty of veggies and protein through lean meats eggs (mostly egg whites) protein powder etc.. I also get EFA's through natural peanut butter, flaxseed oil, etc. I also try to take 2-3 servings of dairy a day usually such as fat free or 1% milk or fat free "plain" yogurt. I cut out sugars completly and white flour. I only eat whole grains on day's I practice Hung Gar such as 100% whole wheat bread (I enjoy when pigs fly low carb 100% whole wheat), whole grain pasta, and sometimes when I get the craving for it I make myself some pizza using whole grain crust but try to use low or sodium free bread from trader joes or I use the low carb bread I mentioned earlier. However on days I don't practice Hung Gar I don't eat starches at all.
Hi I've been on here for a while now and you guys so far have given me great advice. So great that I'm now much wiser and greater then I was two years ago when I first joined.
As far as my goals go I wish to cut down my body fat probably to at least 6%because this guy at the gym who's absolutly ripped tells me not to go below that unless I'm a competative bodybuilder. I don't wish to be all that big in size I just wanna be lean and cut (who doesn't now in our days). I do weigh myself everyday first thing in the morning and now I'm 166 pounds and 5'9'' in height. I wanna try and lose some fat not weight because at one point I was too thin. Most of my life I was a chunky kid who barely ever exercised and ate alot of junk. Thank goodness I was never really obese, just always chunkier then most people. I always wanted to be lean and cut with nice abs.
I am no longer on a strict caloric diet because it was causing me to binge eat way too much. Now I eat till I'm full "enough" I take in plenty of veggies and protein through lean meats eggs (mostly egg whites) protein powder etc.. I also get EFA's through natural peanut butter, flaxseed oil, etc. I also try to take 2-3 servings of dairy a day usually such as fat free or 1% milk or fat free "plain" yogurt. I cut out sugars completly and white flour. I only eat whole grains on day's I practice Hung Gar such as 100% whole wheat bread (I enjoy when pigs fly low carb 100% whole wheat), whole grain pasta, and sometimes when I get the craving for it I make myself some pizza using whole grain crust but try to use low or sodium free bread from trader joes or I use the low carb bread I mentioned earlier. However on days I don't practice Hung Gar I don't eat starches at all.
. I feel so terrible right now I can't believe what happened. I guess I just gave in honestly. It's been almost a month anyway(even though that's not really any excuse for splurging) since I last had splurged, however this time it was only for one meal the rest of the day though was absolutly clean. Tommorow I have Hung Gar and a few hours before Hung Gar I'm gonna hit the gym and do my cardio in the morning. All I really know now is how can I really stay on track now. I've already lost 10 pounds and I wanna make sure they stay off. Any suggestions?
