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  • Vanguard1
    Vanguard1 Posts: 372 Member
    One of our family traditions is when it is your birthday, you pick the place to eat. Yesterday, my youngest picked one of my not so favorite places to eat, which happened to also be a buffet. I am happy to say I not only stayed under my goal, I significantly upped my protein (4 steaks), I had no dessert, and finally I got back to logging all of my food. It was the most I have ate lately, and I still don't feel so hot this morning...
  • Brendalea69
    Brendalea69 Posts: 3,863 Member
    edited May 2017
    I'm not feeling too hot this morning either because I had a bad experience with eggs and butter yesterday :( You stayed under goal which was good and you didn't have dessert so that was good too!!!
  • amflautist
    amflautist Posts: 939 Member
    Fantastic report, fantastic progress, fantastic results!!
  • 1MADGIRL
    1MADGIRL Posts: 838 Member
    Vanguard1 wrote: »
    One of our family traditions is when it is your birthday, you pick the place to eat. Yesterday, my youngest picked one of my not so favorite places to eat, which happened to also be a buffet. I am happy to say I not only stayed under my goal, I significantly upped my protein (4 steaks), I had no dessert, and finally I got back to logging all of my food. It was the most I have ate lately, and I still don't feel so hot this morning...

    haha perfect! great work on getting more protein in :)
  • Vanguard1
    Vanguard1 Posts: 372 Member
    1st HIIT session in the books and I am wrecked!! I am going to try to incorporate it once a week in place of one of my strength workouts.
  • blambo61
    blambo61 Posts: 4,372 Member
    What are the other lifts in you charts?

    If have to eat extra meals, go low carb which looks like you did. Bummer having to eat 4 steaks :)
  • Vanguard1
    Vanguard1 Posts: 372 Member
    blambo61 wrote: »
    What are the other lifts in you charts?
    Red is Body weight
    Blue is Squat
    Gray is Bench
    Green is Deadlift
    Purple is Overhead Press
    Orange is Barbell Row
    It is from the Stronglifts 5x5 app. The app tracks progress, programs next lifts, counts sets and times your rest. I believe SL to be one of the best beginner programs for men or women, as it starts off very light and progresses by 5 pounds at a time. When you cant get your reps, the app will reprogram your next workout for you. The website has a lot of the science behind the programming as well as the history of a 5x5 program.

    https://stronglifts.com/

  • 1MADGIRL
    1MADGIRL Posts: 838 Member
    I'm going to copy your chart if you don't mind :)
  • Vanguard1
    Vanguard1 Posts: 372 Member
    Its not mine, so copy away!!
  • Vanguard1
    Vanguard1 Posts: 372 Member
    I tried a HIIT workout 3 days ago, and as of yesterday, my back still felt very "tweaked". I really wanted to lift last night, since I had skipped my planned session for the HIIT but decided to take the night and stretch instead. I found a beginner YOGA video online that targeted lower back pain and it made a huge difference. I have never tried Yoga before, but I really think I need to plan in at least 1 day a week to stretch all of the kinks out. It was a great investment of my time!
  • Vanguard1
    Vanguard1 Posts: 372 Member
    27 Feb 17 - 225.8
    06 March 17 - 224.2
    13 March 17 - 217.6
    20 March 17 - 214.2
    27 March 17 - 214.3
    31 March 17 - 216
    3 April 17 - 213.3
    10 April 17 - 212.5
    17 April 17 - 212.6
    25 April 17 - 211.2
    7 May 17 - 210.2
    Rough week so I will gladly take 1 pound. Still doing Stronglifts, did 1 HIIT session and started some YouTube yoga. I am feeling great and see a huge difference in how my pants fit. ABOUT 9 weeks into OMAD 5i still enjoy the simplicity.
  • wsandy8512
    wsandy8512 Posts: 1,897 Member
    Very nice, Jason!! You're slow and steady, I truly think that is key. Keep up your amazing work!
  • blambo61
    blambo61 Posts: 4,372 Member
    Doing well especially for an off week!
  • amflautist
    amflautist Posts: 939 Member
    It's a joy to read your journal, Jason! Stronglifts plus OMAD. Plus averaging more than 1#/wk weight loss. You are killing it.
  • 1MADGIRL
    1MADGIRL Posts: 838 Member
    Great work :) congrats :D
  • mikseyniha
    mikseyniha Posts: 442 Member
    You're doing great! Congratulations for the loss :smile:
  • Brendalea69
    Brendalea69 Posts: 3,863 Member
    1 pound is great, I love it when I have anything from a pound or more gone :p
  • shans34
    shans34 Posts: 535 Member
    You truly are inspirational. I look forward to your updates!
  • Vanguard1
    Vanguard1 Posts: 372 Member
    I knew the day was coming, but my workout got tough yesterday!! I can feel myself still recovering today. Upping the calories, but sticking to OMAD.
  • shans34
    shans34 Posts: 535 Member
    Just keep powering through. It's tough but it gets easier then tougher and the cycle repeats! You're doing great!
  • NoMoreAfatChick
    NoMoreAfatChick Posts: 226 Member
    Vanguard1 wrote: »
    27 Feb 17 - 225.8
    06 March 17 - 224.2
    13 March 17 - 217.6
    20 March 17 - 214.2
    27 March 17 - 214.3
    31 March 17 - 216
    3 April 17 - 213.3
    10 April 17 - 212.5
    17 April 17 - 212.6
    25 April 17 - 211.2
    7 May 17 - 210.2
    Rough week so I will gladly take 1 pound. Still doing Stronglifts, did 1 HIIT session and started some YouTube yoga. I am feeling great and see a huge difference in how my pants fit. ABOUT 9 weeks into OMAD 5i still enjoy the simplicity.

    Except for once, you are loosing consistently which is awesome.. great work..
  • NoMoreAfatChick
    NoMoreAfatChick Posts: 226 Member
    NoMoreAfatChick wrote: »
    Vanguard1 wrote: »
    27 Feb 17 - 225.8
    06 March 17 - 224.2
    13 March 17 - 217.6
    20 March 17 - 214.2
    27 March 17 - 214.3
    31 March 17 - 216
    3 April 17 - 213.3
    10 April 17 - 212.5
    17 April 17 - 212.6
    25 April 17 - 211.2
    7 May 17 - 210.2
    Rough week so I will gladly take 1 pound. Still doing Stronglifts, did 1 HIIT session and started some YouTube yoga. I am feeling great and see a huge difference in how my pants fit. ABOUT 9 weeks into OMAD 5i still enjoy the simplicity.

    @Vanguard1 Except for once, you are loosing consistently which is awesome.. great work..

  • blambo61
    blambo61 Posts: 4,372 Member
    Vanguard1 wrote: »
    I knew the day was coming, but my workout got tough yesterday!! I can feel myself still recovering today. Upping the calories, but sticking to OMAD.

    Are you working out fasted?
  • 1MADGIRL
    1MADGIRL Posts: 838 Member
    Vanguard1 wrote: »
    I knew the day was coming, but my workout got tough yesterday!! I can feel myself still recovering today. Upping the calories, but sticking to OMAD.

    woo! you're lifting pretty heavy now! Hope I get to half of where you are !
  • Vanguard1
    Vanguard1 Posts: 372 Member
    blambo61 wrote: »

    Are you working out fasted?
    I am not working out fasted, but not for any nutritional reasons. My gym is in my basement so the best time I have to work out is after I put my girls to bed. I already get up at 4:30 for work, so I can't imagine an hour earlier to get a workout in!!
  • blambo61
    blambo61 Posts: 4,372 Member
    Are you bonking or is it just getting heavy?
  • Vanguard1
    Vanguard1 Posts: 372 Member
    blambo61 wrote: »
    Are you bonking or is it just getting heavy?
    Just getting heavy. I stalled on Overhead Press at 105; I got 5,5,5,4,4. Squats were at 185 and Deadlift at 215. I am just at the point where the program is catching up to where I probably should have started. I am glad I started with an empty bar though, it allowed me to concentrate on form as the weight increased. Squat, bench and rows tonight; bench and rows are still manageable, but squats at 190 will be challenging...

  • Vanguard1
    Vanguard1 Posts: 372 Member
    And, I stalled on squats, 5,5,5,4,5. I believe it is due to lack of nutrition. The high school athlete part of me wants to eat more to get stronger, faster. I'm going to stick with OMAD though, let the gains stall, and get rid of some more body fat before moving on. Plus, OMAD is easier than trying to eat all that food anyway!
  • blambo61
    blambo61 Posts: 4,372 Member
    Ive tried UCAN before lifting (super slow release starch that wont shut off fat metabolism) and done well on that while otherwise fasted. Its kind of expensive but works well. Give it a search.
  • Vanguard1
    Vanguard1 Posts: 372 Member
    I think the plan for now is to deload and keep on with OMAD. I have to remember I am training to be healthy, not to make the HS Football team! I am hooked on OMAD and honestly don't even think about it now, it just happens. So I will back off the weight some and keep on keeping on until I hit my goal weight and then re-evaluate.

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