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Thanks, Sam :ohwell: Now I want Dunkin Donuts. We will be traveling Wednesday. I just might stop and get a dozen. There's 4 of us.... 3 each lol0
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I survived Thanksgiving dinner! Yes, I know, technically Thanksgiving is not until Thursday this week. But, when you are an Expat in Germany, doing a big Thanksgiving dinner with friends is just not happening during the week. So, we usually do it on the weekend before or after. I am proud of myself. I had a little of everything without going overboard. And I didn't make myself ill from eating too much… although my friend made some incredible stuffing and it was hard not to go back for seconds! I also got in a 12km run in the morning so I feel ok about the day in general.
Today will be my rest day, although I am really fighting the urge to go do the Elliptical for a while. But, my body really needs the rest, so I will resist. Tomorrow, I lift!0 -
Good luck to all Thanksgiving peeps this week - i'm grateful our celebration was in early October because I don't want to be derailed right now, lol.
And, pmagnan, yes, I take photos/measurements at the end of every calendar month.
2 years ago I joined a fitness challenge on another forum and it demanded before-during-after photos. And, i've kept it up ever since!0 -
Mary, you made me laugh out loud for real with that one. I needed it. More drama headed my way and this involves seeking legal advice, YAY! I am praying to make it to the gym today because I can't go again until Wednesday. It will depend on when hubby gets home from his race today. I kind of feel sorry for him. It'S COLD out there. Wind chill has us at 12 degrees. My son is refusing to walk the dog. Come to think of it, I don't want to go out either. I'm thinking netflix and hot cocoa are in order.
Cowgirl, I can't get over your progress. You look AMAZING! and your attitude is one for the books. My way of thinking was forged by NOT CARING. I can't afford one moment stressing about what I eat because I have everything else to think about. I've also had a good "relationship with food" my entire life. I've never under eaten or had some kind of eating disorder. Food was just there. You eat when you're hungry, it's just food. Some is better than others, but I choose not even think about it. I've improved my diet for health reasons, but it was pretty decent to start. I didn't really change my diet when I came here, just learned to watch portions and eat more veggies. Exercise was my problem and I've fixed it. Now on to the next thing.0 -
In one of the Nia Shanks articles that I read a short while ago she said stop shaming about eating too much and change the way you look at it. She said those of us who work hard (and we here all work hard) should perhaps change the shaming to something like. I'm working hard today so I can have a little something outside my meal plan (or something like that). I'll have to go look for that actual article but I really loved that attitude!
Beeps, I am still searching for the NIH article I read about protein and older adults. Here is one that speaks to creatine supplementation http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21394604 but there were several others too.
Although I planned to go to the gym today, I ended up at the Laundromat instead - my washer took a dump last night - the spin cycle just decided not to spin. Hubs can fix it but not until after we get back from Maine, that's when the parts will arrive. So at the very least I needed to empty the washer and get that to another machine to finish it. I decided I should just go ahead and do all of the laundry so we'd have what we wanted to take with us to Maine.
I've been cleaning today too, and eventually I'll get up in the attic (cold!) and pull down the real winter clothes still up there.
Sam I wish I could say that I never worried about food - my mom ingrained it in me and in all the wrong ways. She was a perpetual dieter, she consumed incredible amounts of diet soda, and seemed interminably on a VLC meal plan which she also encouraged me to do as a teen because I was chubby. Looking back, I really wasn't, I was just built like the rest of my family - wider hips, heavy thighs, small waist. But we wanted to look like Twiggy back then - emaciated and big eyed. I guess for some not much has changed. Like you, exercise was also an issue - and I've corrected that mostly though it's still easy for me to find a convenient reason to not exercise.
My sister is NOT having turkey for Thanksgiving, so I'm cooking a small guy today. Don't know if I'll do stuffing, hubs is eating consciously right now, and I don't want to derail that. Might make a sweet potato casserole (I like mine without sweetner). I love turkey!
Stay warm everyone!
ETA Here's the Nia Shanks blog post that inspired me http://www.niashanks.com/2013/10/why-you-work-out/0 -
Lots of planning food for thanksgiving going on. I test cooked a new caulifower recipe yesterday that was eaten by all. I have a good attitude about food- I've just gotten healthier as I've gotten older. We did a twenty four hour dietary recall (you write down your remembered intake for the previous day) as a school project with my daughter. I realized that eating chocolate four times in 24 hours probably was too much.
Now I get annoyed when I decide to go for dessert/candy and it doesn't taste good for example I've become a real snob about chocolate chip cookies
I had a good workout today-- I didn't have much soreness during stage three- I started it at home and probably too light. I felt like I worked hard today but I only have one workout left in stage 3.
Beeps I keep trying to delay measuring and taking pix because it makes me down to see a lack if progress.
Sue using the laundromat is so time consuming- I am going to be grateful for my clothes washer and dryer !
Any thoughts on back to back workouts ? It seems that I can't regularly lift three x a week if I have a no lift day in between0 -
PM you are right that about realizing when we are going over board. I'm also a chocolate snob. I prefer quality to quantity now. It was very evident during Halloween. I hadn't eaten "cheap" chocolate in a long time. When I ate some of the cheaper stuff from the kids trick or treat bags, I ended up binging. When I eat the high quality stuff, I only eat my serving size and that's it. I think that holds true for any food really. The higher the quality food is more filling and more nutritious, so we will tend to not over eat.
I also inherited my bad eating habits from my mom lol. She is/was a very heavy smoker and tended to eat high sugar, high fat food. Luckily I ate dinner more nights than not with my grandmother who was a very traditional cook who prepared well-balanced meals, but my mom still shows up at the house with ding-dongs and potato chips, not stuff I normally keep in the house. The kids just think it's a special treat when Grandma comes over.
I am very happy that I made it to the gym today
I maintained my weights and cut some time off my BWM. I got it down to 3'04". My legs were shaking something firece as I was walking out of the gym. 0 -
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So, how are you doing with your weight-lifting??0
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I just finished Stage 1!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can't believe I actually stuck to it! So proud of myself. A few days off now and then onto Stage 2.
So here's my starting and finishing weights for each workout (weights are in kg)
Workout A
Squat : Start = 10kg Finish = 55kg
Press Up : Start = 60degree Finish = 30degree
Seated Row : Start = 5kg Finish = 35kg
Step Up: Start = 5kg (each hand) Finish = 14kg (each hand)
Prone Jacknife : Went from not being able to do these at all to doing 15
Workout B
Deadlift: Start = 10kg Finish = 47.5kg
OHP: Start = 5kg (each hand) Finish = 8kg (each hand)
Lat Pulldown: Start = 20kg Finish = 35kg
Lunge: Start = 5kg (each hand) Finish = 14kg (each hand)
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I just finished stage three and was not crazy about it. I thought about trying another program, but looked ahead and found that stage four is a repeat of stage two. I loved stage two. So, I guess I am still in it! Starting stage four tomorrow!0
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I was quite terrified this morning to realise that I only have 4 workouts of S1 left, especially since I'v only been managing to fit two in the past few weeks!
So gains so far:
Workout A
Squat : Start = Olly Bar Only (45lbs) Now = 95lbs (down from 115lbs as the extra weigh was affecting form)
Press Up : Start = 45 degree Now = 1 set 45 degree, 2 sets 30 degree
Seated Row : Start = 40lbs Now = 80lbs
Step Up: Start = 15lbs (each hand) Now = 20lbs (each hand)
Prone Jacknife : 3 x 12
Workout B
Deadlift: Start = 65lbs Now = 95lbs
OHP: Start = 10lbs (each hand) Now= 12lbs (each hand)
Lat Pulldown: Start = 40lbs Now = 80lbs
Lunge: Start = 12lbs (each hand) Now = 20lbs (each hand)
Swiss Ball Crunches: BW 12x3
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I just finished Stage 1!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can't believe I actually stuck to it! So proud of myself. A few days off now and then onto Stage 2.
That's awesome progress lawkora, you should be proud of yourself!! Do you have stats for your measurements etc?! Would love to see those!0 -
Got my lift in this morning. Week two of stage 1 for me. I am really enjoying this. Although, lifting is affecting my running. I am not able to keep my usual pace. But, I figure it is also to be expected, especially with this sort of lifting being so new to me. I am not worrying about it too much. I am hoping that, in the end, it will help with my running. I don't have any big races planned until late May so I should really be done with all the stages by then. Still, I got in 6.5km this evening… despite the -2 deg C outside.0
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Congrats Law and Maz!! Impressive gains! jbnl, funny how we each see the stages so differently! I hated Stage 2, loved Stage 3, and fell in love with Stage 4. I think the reason I dislike Stage 2 is because I was "fighting" the 1 pt lifts rather than just doing the best and finding a substitute. Once I did that, I fell in love with the other lifts and felt so strong as I increased weights.
I lifted today - #1 of 3rd tier - Military press. I have a very difficult time pushing the bar up out of the rack sitting down, so I did OHP in the power rack today (LOVE working out in the morning, no one was using it and no one wanted to use it while I was monopolizing it!). I only pushed 45 - that's what the program called for today - but I did 5/45 5/45 3/45 then 5/45 5/45 5/45. Then I did 5/15 of db flys, wide grip lat pulldowns and tricep extensions (at #50 an increase of 10 for me!!).
So question for y'all. is the weight you can do flys much lower than the weights you use for bench presses?
I'm going to try to lift tomorrow and Wednesday too. I will have plenty of opportunity to do cardio at my sister's home in Maine - she has 3 labs who love going for walks so I'll gladly oblige them!
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Excellent work, lawlorka and maz!
Jb, I loved 2 & 4 also!
Red, I'm sure you're body is trying to adjust to the lack of recovery time. Hopefully it's a temporary problem.
Sue, it's been so long since I've done flys, I don't have a clue!
Sam, your attitude inspires me! Being able to do everything you do plus kill it at the gym is an incredible feat. As far as relationships with food...well, I'm still working on it. I grew up very, very poor. We very rarely got treats like candy bars, etc (I was still quite chunky though). As I got older and was able to afford the yummy things I wasn't able to eat growing up, I really struggled with willpower. I still have trouble not binging at restaurants and on certain things. It's like my body still thinks, " I may not get to taste this again for a long time- eat as much as I can!!!". Fortunately, I've learned to not make myself sick on it, although I still over eat occasionally.
Rest week for me! I picked a good week. TOM hit hard this morning, I've got a million things to do before Thanksgiving, and the in-laws will be here this week. I plan to relax, log my food best I can and not stress if I don't hit my macros and cals.0 -
I just finished Stage 1!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can't believe I actually stuck to it! So proud of myself. A few days off now and then onto Stage 2.
That's awesome progress lawkora, you should be proud of yourself!! Do you have stats for your measurements etc?! Would love to see those!
I've just measured myself so here are the starting/finishing measurements. I really can see it in the mirror which is great and my clothes are a lot looser
Waist - START = 31" FINISH = 29.5"
Hips - START = 40" FINISH = 38"
Upper ARM - START = 12" FINISH = 11.5"
Thigh - START 23" FINISH = 22.5"
Weightloss wise, I've lost about 5lbs in the 6weeks0 -
Sue, yes, my flyes are at a lower DB weight then my DB bench press.
^^^ I put my necklace back on JUST FOR THIS SHOT!! It's a post-workout "GLAM-BOOM!" shot, lol.
Yesterday marked the end of a "Global Operation Lean-Out" challenge I organized (online) - "GOLO" for short. I did lose a little bit of bodyfat, the scale went down a little bit, my tape measurements came down a bit.
That is *it* for challenges for me, for awhile. I'm really focusing on "inputs" and just following a systems-approach....so, the "outputs" just have to be left alone. That's how I want to enter 2014.0 -
I finished my first workout from the book yesterday! I found today I am not as sore as I thought I should be. Anyone else have this issue? My legs felt like jelly and I could not do another step up if I had to so I'm shocked I can walk today.0
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Today is a free week for me. FINALLY! I'm suppose to cut cals for a week, increase a bit more the next, cut back again, and 4th week FREE . But due to the holidays, I switched it up. My first FREE week in SIX weeks. :drinker: I have eaten like there's no tomorrow. Not really but I haven't counted calories. Not sure if I will. Why does it matter now? Food has been consumed.
At the gym, my mind just wasn't there. I managed 30 minutes on elliptical but I didn't work as hard . I only lifted for 15. Considering this is my free week, I should up it!
Beeps, you look great. I hope to get there soon!0 -
I just finished Stage 1!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can't believe I actually stuck to it! So proud of myself. A few days off now and then onto Stage 2.
That's awesome progress lawkora, you should be proud of yourself!! Do you have stats for your measurements etc?! Would love to see those!
I've just measured myself so here are the starting/finishing measurements. I really can see it in the mirror which is great and my clothes are a lot looser
Waist - START = 31" FINISH = 29.5"
Hips - START = 40" FINISH = 38"
Upper ARM - START = 12" FINISH = 11.5"
Thigh - START 23" FINISH = 22.5"
Weightloss wise, I've lost about 5lbs in the 6weeks
Nice work lady! And even more kudos on actually losing weight!0 -
So I got some lifting in yesterday.... not inspired. I think I have identified that my problem (apart from lack of time) is a lack of progress. Basic Training is not really a progressive stage. I am hoping I will like hypertrophy better. 3 more workouts to get through to get to that. Might take me a while as so busy and uninspired. Tomorrow I am planning a swim - clear my head before exam days and also because it's freakin' warm here at the moment, lol. I'm not getting hung up on not following my program strictly - while I know I have lost strength going from 3 lifting workouts a week to 1, I accept there is nothing more I can do right now. I'll pick it up again soon - you girls will surely hold me to that??!!0
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Here, Here!
So I got some lifting in yesterday.... not inspired. I think I have identified that my problem (apart from lack of time) is a lack of progress. Basic Training is not really a progressive stage. I am hoping I will like hypertrophy better. 3 more workouts to get through to get to that. Might take me a while as so busy and uninspired. Tomorrow I am planning a swim - clear my head before exam days and also because it's freakin' warm here at the moment, lol. I'm not getting hung up on not following my program strictly - while I know I have lost strength going from 3 lifting workouts a week to 1, I accept there is nothing more I can do right now. I'll pick it up again soon - you girls will surely hold me to that??!!0
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jo_marnes - what are your "goals"?? I totally will hold you accountable, but I'd like to understand, clearly, what you are aiming for?!?!?!?
manic- your schedule sounds like a fun one - yay for a "free week"!! I feel TOTALLY guilty not logging calories (where did THAT come from?!?!?!?), so even on my "no count" days, I still count. Sheesh.
That's okay, I'm not really even in maintenance yet (although very close!)....so, it's all good "practice" so that, when I am in maintenance, I feel MORE confident with what I am doing (or not doing).
Off for dim sum today at lunch .... sheesh, won't be stepping on the scale tomorrow! Alas, I have another birthday lunch out with a colleague on thursday - thai food. More salt. Friday is SUPPOSED to be "weigh-in" day - and picture day! MIght have to wait until Saturday.0 -
Good morning everyone! I lifted today - lower body, DLs, then good mornings, split squats and abs. I ran out of time, everyone wanted to be chatty cathy today at the gym. I wasn't feeling great about this workout but I got it in and I think (now) that part of the reason is that I don't usually lift 2 days in a row. Wonder how I'll feel tomorrow when it's 3 days in a row!!
Jo, as Beeps asked, what are you goals? I find that I don't push myself as hard if I don't have direction. That's why I chose 5/3/1 - it gives me the opportunity to PR anytime I want. I know right now, for instance, that I need to stay where I am with DLs until 140 & 150 become more easy for me to do without feeling like I'm going to fall off form. But, I feel as if I can push more on my OHP, so next time, I'm going to do that! Where do YOU want to go?
Beeps I LOVE your pic! Glam YES! Awesome shoulders and look how trim you are!! All your hard work and consistency is really paying off!
terrie, welcome! Wait until tomorrow. My 2nd day of DOMs ALWAYS worse than the first.
I'll be around later, right now off to get some work done.0 -
How come you're doing 3 days in a row, sue???!?!?!?
Look how BRAVE you are!
I remember when I first dipped my toe into the NROL4W water, I actually would COUNT OUT 48 hours before i would go lift again. To the MINUTE, even.
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That's also another problem.... kinda without a clear goal right now. Increase strength I suppose. I want to see my big lifts increase. 1.5 x BW deadlifts would be cool. But a long way off!0
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