You can't always get what you want (Athala's diary).

Just catching up in here. I like your calorie counter and nice work on the exercise. I am guessing that you can't post a link to your kickboxing workout. I wouldn't think it would be against the rules to mention which one it is. I'm curious because I used to do a kickboxing and regular boxing routine by Bas Rutten that was audio and I was wondering if it was the same?
 
Thank you Guideon and Cloudy!

MrVee, that is a very good point. Even though I haven't avoided all the "bad" stuff, I still try to manage, when I eat it, and how much I eat. So far, I have been successful on not going over my goal calories, but not so much on serving size. I hope I can improve that over time.

P.S: Have a happy birthday! :)

Quercus, the workout is on Youtube, and I guess I could post it, but the person who makes the videos mentions his website a few times, that's when I start doubting.

Now, I did a quick search on Youtube and Google about Bas Rutten, and the guy is a real pro. Couldn't find a routine or something like that, but I watched him doing some kicks. I didn't even know one could kick with so much power...
:biggrinjester:
 
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Friday, August 16, 2013.​

Exercise didn't go so well today. I was planning on doing strength training, but the only weights I have at home are a pair of 5 Kg dumbbells. The routine I was following is getting too easy and the only hard exercises are the ones that include squats. I expended around 5 minutes on that routine and then tried switching to isometric exercises. Sadly, I couldn't last too long because it was just insane. I switched to a cardio routine but I didn't complete it, since I get discouraged when things don't go as planned on my workouts.

So now, I have either two options; I can look for a doable workout routine that uses bodyweight, or I can try to build one myself. I could try extracting exercises from Youtube and websites. I will also have to research on how to do this the proper way.

As I really need to "normalize" my sleeping patterns, I'm gonna set an alarm early for tomorrow, and since I won't get much sleep, take the day off from exercise. That should give me plenty of time to do my research, and a welcome rest.

Weight of yesterday's night: 102.8 Kg.
Weight of today's morning: 102.3 Kg.

Food of today:

1st meal:
100g of red meat. (135.8) (Another cut, different from the one I was eating. This time, I used the info on the package to calculate the calories)
1 tsp of olive oil. (41.4)
100g of celery. (23)
40g of lettuce. (8.8)
40g of oats. (165)

2nd meal:
100g of brown rice. (115.9) (100g when cooked)
80g of pickled onions. (39.4) (I had forgotten how much I like these!)
2 tsp of marigold oil. (82.8)

Not the best combination, but I was on a hurry and just took what was most at hand.

3rd meal:
140g of chicken. (135.32)
80g of pasta. (282.8) (80g when uncooked)
1 tsp of olive oil and 1 of marigold oil. (82.8)

4th meal: 1 avocado sandwich; 40g of avocado (78), and 2 slices of wheat* bread (169.1)

Summary of today:
Total calories: 1360.12.
146.30g of Carbohydrates (43.03%), 77.36g of Protein (22.75%), 45.42g of Fat (30.05%) and 18.90g of Fiber (4.17%).
 
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I would recommend doing bodyweight exercises, i'll give you a workout i made up that's helped me get toned while building muscle.

Jumping jacks, 55 reps
Push ups, 45 reps
Mountain climbers, 30 reps
Eight count body builders, 30 reps (pretty much a burpee with an extra pushup)
Flutterkicks, 30 reps
Dive bombers, 15 reps
Leg lifts, 30 reps
Squat thrusts, 25 reps
Bicycle kicks, 30 reps
(if you have a pull up bar) pull ups, max rep
Dips, max reps
Jog for 30 minutes.
These are just the amount of reps and exercises i do that work for me, I started off doing 10 reps per exercise then eventually increased them as i felt more comfortable with them. just a suggestion. hope this helps a little. :D
 
Hey! thanks for stopping by. :)

I don't think I could do that workout even if I wanted to, as I would need to dramatically decrease the number of reps and modify a lot.

But you gave me some great ideas. I can take some of those exercises (The ones I can do) and add them to the routine I'm trying to make. Thanks!:)
 
Today, I did a lot of research and found some exercises that looked doable on paper. Even though I didn't get much sleep, I wanted to exercise, so I decided to try some of them.

I'm definitely not ready for Isometrics. The only thing I can hold for a considerably amount of time is a squat, maybe lunges. I tried with a regular plank, close grip plank, side plan and reverse plank. Sadly, I can only last around 10 or 15 seconds on those, 20 if I'm lucky.

Also tried other exercises, such as:

Squat thrusts: I could do 10, without jumps. But I had to take some breaks.
Bicicle kicks: I can't do them. Not because they are tiresome, but because I can get on a position that will actually make me work.
Static squat + punches (with dumbbells): This one is doable. I could last almost 30 seconds the first time, and 20 the second time I did it.
Mountain climbers: Didn't really tried those since I was getting tired at this point. I know from experience that I can do some of them, so I'm gonna be using these.
Bear crawl: There is no way I can do this one. The only time I think* I got the form right, I couldn't even move.
 
Indeed. I guess is better if I stick with reps for now. I could add an isometric exercise or two, but not base my workout on them. Way too hard...
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Saturday, August 17, 2013.​

Weight of yesterday's night: 102.9 Kg.
Weight of today's morning: 102.9 Kg.

Why is it going in the wrong way? :confused: :confused:

Food of today:

Breakfast:
2 scrambled eggs. (140)
1 tsp of olive oil. (41.4)
1 slice of wheat* bread. (84.55)
40g of oats. (165)

Lunch:
180g of brown rice. (208.62) (180g when cooked)
50g of red meat. (67.9)
1 tsp of olive oil. (41.4)

Mid-afternoon snack: on Thursday, uncle brought 2 supermarket cakes (small, two-portions cakes). I ate one, but the other has been sitting on the fridge all this time. So, this time, I only ate half cake.
100g of cake. (286)

Dinner:
100g of avocado. (194.4)
4 slices of wheat* bread. (338.2)

Summary of today:
Total calories: 1567.47
189.60g of Carbohydrates (48.38%), 53.73g of Protein (13.71%), 58.62g of Fat (33.66%) and 22.19g of Fiber (4.19%)

Biggest carbohydrate intake since calculator is functional, I'm not really happy with that. I'm gonna try to stick with meat and fruits/vegetables for tomorrow, maybe add 1 serving of complex carbohydrates, for lunch.
 
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Yeah, I have been a bit careless with the bread :blush5:... I don't even approve the ingredients that bread contains, so once I finish the package I won't be getting anymore.

I'm gonna try a strength routine today, since I haven't been able to complete one properly. With the "evaluation" of yesterday, I got some exercises I can add to make it more effective. Maybe add some cardio after that if I'm still with energy.
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Since this is a weight loss forum, the only correct answer would be losing weight... :biggrinjester:

But that question makes me assume I'm doing something wrong? :confused:
 
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