Tiffany's Progress Tracking
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going to tweak my food goals for december
not going to carb cycle
going to continue with the calorie cycling
focus on keeping carbs and fat under
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I survived a low calorie day!!!
And I did my 3 rounds of glutes!!!1 -
Saturday was a high calorie day...2 rounds of glutes, plus most of my upper body, carpal tunnel got the best of me and I skipped the last set, but I knew it was coming and did all my sets full out until my wrists couldn't take it any more, so I feel good about how much work I got done...and food was on target, which is always nice!1
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Sunday we got 11 1/2 inches of snow - it was so pretty, and I totally turned it into a drinking day...started with irish coffee and then cider around dinner and then hard lemonade for dessert....reuben soup for dinner...not much eating beyond dinner and some snowcream, but probably still way over on calories just from the alcohol...no, I didn't log and no, I didn't workout.
Monday I did not go to work and I did not workout, but I didn't drink all day either and I didn't eat more than was probably within plan, though I still didn't log...I spent the whole day cleaning windows, they were gross and probably haven't been cleaned since spring 2017 when I last did an all-day window cleaning thing...lunch was a bowl of leftover reuben soup...dinner was steak, fried onions, and brussel sprouts...also made corn and mac & cheese but I didn't eat any of that and I only ate about half my steak...I did have a glass of wine with dinner and a couple cups of irish coffee, but all in all it was pretty in line.1 -
Tuesday, morning combat, lots of walking, happy hour, and glutes in the evening...so, calories still a bit over but activity level high, and that's good enough for today!!!1
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Wednesday...walking and a round of glutes...lower back is a bit sore, but I think that's because I was trapped in my cube all day and didn't get anywhere near as much chance to take a break and move around...ate at maintenance and really shouldn't have, I'm supposed to be trimming up in December, not just maintaining...tonight is dress rehearsal, so not sure if I will get exercise time in or not, but should get plenty of walking...maybe I can pace while the girls are dancing????0
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Thursday...had a surprise lunch out with a coworker, we tried a new place and it was super underwhelming, but it was still nice to get taken out for a late birthday celebration...and she's a walker, so we fit in some walking after lunch as well as some walking on breaks...had to leave early to get the dance girl and get her to dress rehearsal, we were there from 5:30-9 last night, but I made use of what time I had available walking the halls and stopping in the room to do squats, deadlifts, plie squats, and marching...no weights, but activity is activity...I ended up with like 11K steps, so about the same as I normally walk when I do a 3 mile lunch walk, which makes me happy...I was very proud of myself and I didn't count how many round of squats and stuff I did, but I could feel my quads when I was walking up the stairs this morning, so it was worth something and worked something, and it was way better than just sitting around being bored...I also did lots of errand running, and helping random girls with their hair and such, so I was useful to the production as a whole.0
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I forgot to mention that I totally stuck to the food plan for yesterday...on a low calorie day...yay me!!!
I STUCK TO THE FOOD PLAN ON A LOW CALORIE DAY
I feel like that should be celebrated since that has been a struggle for me this month.
Also, I think I'm going to tweak my plan again...I was going to do Arnold's workout Jan - Mar and eat unlimited protein while restricting only carbs and fat...but since I'm still kind of fluffy in the belly and I don't want to have more than 10 lbs to lose, I think I'm just going to do that for Jan and then switch back to calorie restriction for Feb...then maybe alternate through May...June is the start of beach season, so that's always a bit of a crap shoot in the planning arena...but I'm totally looking forward to doing measurements and photos at the end of the year and starting a muscle building routine again...it's not just the extra food...I promise!!!0 -
THAT'S AWESOME!!! WAY TO GO!!!!0
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Friday I did it again!!!
I STUCK TO THE FOOD PLAN ON A LOW CALORIE DAY!!!
Helped in part by my lunch date cancelling and me making the good choice to just have a salad, and I did lots of walking but nothing else due to the performance...which was super cute and came off nicely.1 -
Saturday/Sunday...I think I did pretty good, but I didn't track as I was just feeling a bit lazy...I should go back and log that just to get an approximation.0
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ok, so eff that...I totally need to plan way better...Saturday was at maintenance, Sunday was over maintenance due to wine mostly...<sigh>...Saturday was no working out, but very active around the house and some minimal walking...Sunday was upper body and I did the whole thing except the plyo pushups, I always skip those because they kill my wrists, and I'm not entirely sure that kind of force on your shoulder is a good idea at my age anyway...but I did make it though everything else, and I went up on many of the weights - yay me!!!0
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I fixed my wine entry based on the actual brand I was drinking, so yesterday's damage wasn't so bad after all...within goal for a maintenance day.0
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Yay for upping the weights!1
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Monday - I had a low calorie day and I stayed within goal...
I also kind of already tweaked my goals for January, but even based on my old goals (which are on paper and taped to the side of my desktop tower) I was still on target.
I figure with the holidays coming up I would go ahead and adjust the goals...I have a calorie goal, but not really because with the intense lifting I'm not going to worry about calories...I will keep my carbs under target, and my fat under target, but I'm going to allow protein to go over if needed to feel satisfied...I'm also planning to go straight carnivore in January, so trying to lean more and more in that direction for the rest of December.
Workouts were just combat in the morning...and some walking on breaks...we decorated for christmas in the evening, so no working out time, but the house is so pretty and nice!!!1 -
Tuesday - I kinda survived another low calorie day...I'm not good at these, and starting in January I'm going to be targeting only fat/carbs and eating protein to my hearts content...so, I have my eggs/cheese for lunch, but by the time I got home I was SOOOOO HUUUUUNGRY, so then I ate a bunch of kielbasa, which I'm cool with since it's mostly protein and that's within future goals even if I didn't bother logging in advance...ended the day 210 cal over, usually I allow +/-200, so that's pretty close to within goal...the fat was a bit over because kielbasa is a fatty meat...I'm going to need to keep hot dogs or something thawed out so I have like ready snacky protein for when I walk in the door ravenous.
Also, today's lunch is 6 eggs not 4 since clearly 4 was not enough to hold me until dinner.
Workouts were walking and a round of glutes, which was cool other than making my carpal tunnel flare up...<sigh>...I was going to go up on weights, but I think the new version is 5 sets of 12 instead of 3 sets of 15, so that will probably naturally force me to lower weights a bit due to increased reps. We will see!1 -
Wednesday...only walking for a workout, and about 400 cal over goal due to a lovely birthday dinner out...I enjoyed it and had a couple glasses of wine and I'm totally excited to have a new japanese restaurant that I love!!!1
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Thursday...walking, plus 2 rounds of glutes..plus, best of all...
I STAYED WITHIN MY CALORIE GOAL ON A LOW CALORIE DAY
taaa daaa
I was a carnivore day too, so that was cool1 -
Posting the plan for January...it looks like a lot, but the plank challenge is only 2 minutes per day, and the abs challenge should be about the same...I just like to have them in writing so I can mark them off and feel good about accomplishing things. The Arnold workouts are going to be the hard ones...not sure how long they will take, but I'm guessing an hour each.
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Friday - no workouts except some walking, but calories within goal for a high calorie day.
Saturday - way over on calories, but totally rocked the Arnold workout as a test...so I have kind of baseline weights to start with and now I know that the workout will take approximately 90 min...ugh...not sure how I'm going to fit that in, it's going to be hard.1 -
Sunday...good and bad...bad, maintenance calories...good, did another arnold workout...80 min...these workouts are killer...another good, I didn't feel crazy sore from yesterday's workout...so, that's cool...I might be fluffy still, but I'm about to get badass muscular!!!0
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Monday was nice, lots of visiting and lots of good food...some wine...
Tuesday was mimosas all day and some food, but really not much...mostly just all day drinking...and some napping...and some relaxing and watching movies...0 -
Wednesday was not quite good...I only brought 4 eggs for lunch because I "wasn't feeling hungry"...that's such a mistake...I need to always always always go with 6...got home super hungry and just devoured a bunch of food and candy...no bueno...then I had an upset stomach and didn't finish my weights either...however, I did combat in the morning, and my walking, so that's cool...and it's lucifer's waterfall and it's just being a giant mess this month, so UGH...
Tonight hubs and kids are gone visiting family, so I plan to finish the previous weight session since I need to get baseline weights for that routine anyway...and then do tonight's session as well...that's the plan...and then long hot shower...1 -
Thursday - this was a great day...stayed carnivore-ish, did a high calorie day...walking, weights - so I finally have a baseline on all the weights and I start FOR REAL next Wed.
Friday is planned and I feel good about my planning because I accounted for a night snack when we get to the beach house...normally I don't account for that and then I'm like way over for the day.
This 4 day weekend I have 2 main goals...stay carnivore and walk everywhere...so, no driving to the store, only walking...and no drinking or eating junk, just get the protein eaten...there will be lots of heavy duty yard work, so I'm not going to try to do any weights or working out beyond getting some walking done...and it's new years but I don't want to drink to celebrate, I just want to stay on target...we can celebrate with steaks and shrimp or something that will keep me carnivore!
I may or may not be online - sometimes the app works on my phone, sometimes it doesn't...though it seems to be working more often with the iphone than it did with the android. I will try to stay logged and updated, but updates may be shorter since typing on the phone is a pain.1 -
I hope you enjoy your weekend and your New Years!0
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Friday went mostly according to plan. Changed up the late night snack but for the better. Travel was smooth even though traffic was heavy.1
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Saturday, a bit over on food but not too crazy. I was just sooooo huuuungry and I blame it on the two hours of intense physical labor. But I did stick to the food plan and so I’m pretty happy with the day overall.1
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so...I got a bit behind...
Sunday was more yard work, though less clearing land and more garden cleanup so less physical. I don't think I tracked food, so not sure how I was there, but no drinking and no sweets, so probably on plan. Walking to the store, no driving.
Monday was raining lightly most of the day, so we just stayed in and watched them demolish the abandoned house next to us, which was pretty cool to see. Walking to the store, though we did drive some to play pokemon and hit a couple raids.
Tuesday was travel day, so we had sandwiches in the car and then black eyed peas for dinner at mom's...I also had a couple glasses of wine, but since I was driving I didn't have much.
***---HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!0 -
2018 in review
I started 2018 at 151 lbs, a 28" waist, and 20.6% body fat...I have ended the year at 161.2 lbs, a 29" waist, and 17.3% body fat...so that means in a year I have gained about 13 lbs of lean mass and lost almost 3 pounds of fat...I know I have put on about an inch of muscle in my arms, and probably more than that in my legs but I don't have that paper in front of me right at the moment. I also haven't done new photos this year, but I know from looking at the ones a month ago that my back is way more muscular, and I have great muscle definition in my arms and legs compared to a year ago - the progress is just startling. Unfortunately, my tummy is getting a bit fluffy and the love handles are making a comeback. The downside to being slimmer and fitter is that it makes the chubby areas so much more visible and out of proportion. I also have lost that wrinkly cellulite look to my upper thighs, though some of it is still hanging around my glutes, it's nowhere near the level it was a year ago. Oh, and my glutes are back to being totally spank-tacular!!! My daughter poked me in the belly only to be shocked and amazed at how much muscle is under there, so under the fluff is strong, I just need to trim down a bit.
This was a rough year at a personal level, and plagued with problems in my marriage that I just never really had to struggle with before. My husband had some kind of a midlife crisis and bout of depression and pretty much stopped acting like a husband or a father which really put a lot of strain on our family life and on multiple occasions it was very close to being over.
2019 plan
I would like to get down to about 15% body fat. If I can maintain the 133 lbs of lean mass and drop about 5 lbs of fat, then I should be there and I think that's reasonable. I actually wouldn't mind putting on some more muscle, but I definitely want to cut the fluff, that's the priority.
I am totally super excited about doing the "arnold smash" routine...it's based on arnold's workouts when we was mr universe and it's a solid 90 min of lifting 6 days a week. I'm very excited about increasing the intensity of my lifting!!! Like a squealy little girl in a pet shop!!!
I'm still more fluffy than I would like, so for the start of the year I'm going to alternate the arnold smash and unlimited protein with p90x3 lean and calorie restriction.
Not sure what I'll do for the second half of the year, I will play that by ear and tweak after I see what kind of results I get.
As for my personal life, things are going better at the moment. We are doing a couples workbook thing, which is very freudian and annoying, but does have the advantage of structuring some relationship talk every week and that part really does seem to help. My husband has stepped up his self care so he is now dealing with his issues instead of just being delusional or in denial or whatever. We have delayed any kind of final decision regarding our marriage until the end of February, and we have agreed that there will be no further delays in making the decision, this is the final make it or break it moment. So, I am hopeful that we can work things out and absolutely committed to not living this kind of a marriage forever, so it will work out or it will end and one way or another this awful chapter of life will come to a close.1 -
I'm really sorry things in your personal life have been rough but I am glad to read that there is improvement. I hope it works out!
Awesome job on your progress in 2018! I have no doubt you'll be successful in 2019! I'll be here following along
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