Sparrows Experiment

Ok so I know I post on this site way too much. Its eerily addicting to glean insight from everyone's trial and error! I also love this journal. I've already found it a good resource to go back to the beginning for whats worked, and what hasn't. I confess my addiction.

Whew, now that thats out ;)

Today I did end up getting to the gym later in the day. I did chest and shoulders. I was able to go up to 80 pounds bench press which is a big deal for me. I'm not sure if thats like "good" or whatever but I started 2 months ago at just the 45 pound bar :) I think i actally could have done more cause I could still do 3 sets of 12. I was nervous without someone there tho to go any higher.
I also put a 5 pound weight on my back when I did my decline push ups..that was pretty hard!
This was eating today:
b-1 c soy milk, 1 scoop whey, 1 slice EZ. bread 250
l-baja chicken ensalada without "chips" on top 300
s-2 scoops soy protein, 1 fit n light yogurt 180
*gym*
d-1 large ww, lc tortilla, 1 1/2 c chicken, 2 T ff sr cream, 1/2 tomato, 1/2 green bell pepper 500
s- 1 T peanut butter, 1 slice EZ bread
the eating thing is getting MUCH easier. I hardly ever feel "stuffed" anymore and always hungry for my next meal.
1400
 
Congrats on the bench pressing, that is a damn good improvement. :) Keep up the great work.
 
No time for gym today. I hope to get all I need to do, done as it is. My kids are going to strike, I know it :(
Lost a bit again this morning, thats nice. My body feels like a trainwreck after this week. Goin for 1400 like yesterday then high for the weekend.
have a good one!
 
Whew, the day isn't going so bad and I already got most stuff done! Costco is the big one...I'm making the kids take a nap before I go. Thats where they are now. I'm opening a cafe thats an extention of our church, on Fathers Day. Its been a lot of work and a long time dream and I'm VERy excited that its finally almost time for it! but there are so many last minute details.

My legs are really sore and I pulled something in my shoulder yesterday so I'm being careful with it. I'm so glad I'm not working out today. So much of the day is left when I don't go! I probably won't get to go during the weekend either. My husband finally comes home tomorrow! Then its Fathers Day, church and the cafe, and he said all he wants to do that day for "HIS" day is be with me :D so we're going on a fun date. Makes a hard week all worth it.

So some cool news that might seem lame to anyone else is that today I put on this polo shirt made of very thin material that I got a long time ago at American Eagle. I have only worn it once and the time I did I was uncomfortable and very aware that through the shirt you can see every little roll and imperfection. I also have always had this issue with my bras and that "back fat" crap up by my lats. I dont have a 'fat' back but when I wear a bra what I do have tends to gather under the strap on the sides and you can see where it is easily through a normal tee. It makes me want to live in france and go braless :)
So anyway today I put on that shirt because it is very cute and I didn't care one way or the other...NO back fat I mean I had to look from every angle to see if I was seeing real. NO fat. I was shocked.
SO I'm wearing it with confidence today, along with my very sporty nike shorts that I love and wore for my half marathon. Right now I'm drinking this massive protein shake I made because I was too starved to wait to make something. it took up the ENTIRE blender. Its huge. I cannot get full today no matter what I do. . I'm almost done with it and its not even really making a dent.

I hope everyone had a really great weekend! I'm jealous of your rain Jaymie!
 
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well good for you!! :)

I love to hear other people's good stories! I never was like all those broads that get all huffy about someone else achieving something..I like to be happy with them and congratulate them instead of 'hating them cuz they're beautiful!' or truthfully those people are jealous...urgh,,,I hate that !

So ANYWAY! I was trying to say that is GREAT :)

but...back fat Sparrow? gimme a break ! You are far from having any fat on you anyway. Your body fat percentage is non-existent!

eh, I'm not too happy about the rain..I would rather ride ! But we need rain.

Have a great time with your coffee shop! sounds so fun, I would like to come visit it I love coffee
 
Well, g'night everyone.
Nobody replied to my question about going to the gym tomorrow so I'll just see how I feel. My brain wants to go, my bod isn't sure.

This was today without the gym:

B-soy milk, 1 scoop whey
S-apple, string cheese
L-2 c soy milk, 2 scoop whey (I was on the go and didn't have time to make something. I just stuck this in a thermos to do my errands
S-1 T PB, 1/2 c cheerios (ha don't ask...but I kinda "tarred and feathered" my spoon :D ) hahaha
D-1 large lc, ww tortilla, 1 c chicken, 1 T ff sr cm, 1/2 tomato, romaine lettuce and grated cheese
S- 1/2 c no sugar added ice cream (and I was giving Wendy a lecture about cravings! that'll teach me)
1500
I hardly had much water today. I think thats why I feel so cruddy...good night.
 
Well I opted to take today and tomorrow off too. I feel like i could benefit from a little extra rest and food.
Yesterday I went over my "moderate" cal limit but I'm so not strict with that if I actually feel like eating more I just do. Its been until now that I've "felt" like eating more at all. I'm finally not full all the time.
SO I kinda expected some water retention or something since i ate some "off plan" stuff yesterday and sf ice cream last night. nope. I feel wonderful and woke up starved although I ate late at night. I was down another little bit too. I'm almost back to 130 and with my muscle gain that could mean I may have lost some extra bf. hopefully it does NOT mean I've lost muscle. I'm not sure how I could. My protein is the biggest macro of them all and much more than the 1gm/pound of body weight. I feel SICK if I don't get enough protein now. I'll check bf sometime next week and see whats happening.
Today is Tony Romas for a birthday party. I guess that means I'm cheating today.
 
Day was good. Fun party. Saw my entire family in one spot for once.

Breakfast: 1 slice Ez. bread with butter spray
1 scoop whey
1 c soy milk

snack: 5 animal crackers :D

lunch: Tony Romas:
salmon without garlic butter
1/2 baked potato (without anything on it)
salad with itallian dressing
white roll
3 ribs
1 bite cake, no ice cream (it wasn't sweets I was craving today)

Dinner: 1 chicken breast, 1 t mayo
snack with DH (he's home!) bowl of cookies n cream ice cream
who knows how many cals. Probably about 2000
 
Good Monday everyone,

Seems like a sleepy start to our 'normal' posters. In fact Jaymie hasn't been on here at all today! Hope things are OK!

It was a rough weekend eating wise and I took 3 days off of the gym. whew. I am GLAD to be back into the week. After my initial cheat day on Saturday I was up into the 133's and I did another cheat day yesterday, kind of by force due to Fathers Day. Today I was 132 so no big whoop. Water weight comes and goes. I've decided to ditch the cheats but for once or twice a month right now. They just set me back too much at the moment. Sat and Sun are already "high" cal and carb days. They don't also have to be "naughty" food days ;) and its not like I really crave anything.

Today:

bis and tris 15 min. (lame workout, didn't push it much)
tread HIIT:
5min 6.0
1 min alternating 6.0/8.0 for 30 minutes
5 min cool down 6.0
25 min eliptical lv 12

Break: 1 scoop whey, 1 c soy milk
lunch: 1 grilled chicken breast, 1 heart romaine chopped, 1/2 tomato, 1/2 bell pepper, red onion, 1 lc tortilla, 1/2 T ranch, balsamic vinegar.
no snack
dinner: same as lunch but only romaine and chicken (time crunch!)

Cafe was a HUGGGEEEE success. We got baskin robbins to donate enough mix for 200 cappuccino blasts, mocha blasts, chocolate blasts and strawberry breezes. including the ice cream and whipped cream for opening day. It was way more than I had hoped for. I'm very excited about it all!
 
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you got Baskin Robbins to donate ice cream!!??!! I am going to see if they will donate some to my..um...ice cream for the poor foundation .... lol .. think t hey'll buy it? HA! I don't think so ;)

Well you don't be so hard on yourself its gonna take a little bit more time to get the ebb and flow about your way of eating. Its something you will eventually not want to worry so much about. So relax it will all even out ;)

So yall had a good fathers' Day then? so....what did he get for Father's Day from YOU!? Hmmm????? :D

Man I wasn't hungry all weekend , I had to force myself to eat...which is totally unlike 'me' . I'm like a bottomless pit usually lol ! And then I know sometimes you get that way too, so you know how it is.

eeek! I still got an hour till time to get outta this place!! Come on clock! Can't you tick a little faster when its work-time?! bah-humbug!

TTYL- Jaymie :)

thanks for your comment about me on my before and after deal :)
 
I'm with Jayme on the ice cream. Donate to the poor..lol. Anyway defintely huge congrats on the cafe. Glad it all worked out for you.
 
thanks guys!

Well I have a little bit of an "in", a member in our church is the manager of 2 of them in our town :)

Jaymie, yes it'll be nice when this eating thing isn't so much of a concern or thought. Right now I find myself reverting back to old ways (hardly any cals) when i dont' write it down or have a plan. Today I didn't have a plan and its been a busy day so I've had to do what I can with what I have time for. I've only had 800 cals...and dinner is OVER.
Guess that'll be one big snack tonight :(
 
its just one of those days girl. Get back on the wagon dammit!
 
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