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wow this thread is busy! its hard to keep up with everyone. (which is a good thing!
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People talk about jerky all the time but I always presumed that it is a really gross food that was basically sweets rather than a form of protein. I'm not sure if i can get it here (i like in ireland) but ill have a look. also, im jealous that you can debate the different brands of Greek yoghurt, I am lucky if I can find ANY brand in the supermarket, i think its just not very popular here. Lately I have started using quark a lot in my cooking but again that is hard enough to find, the supermarket may or may not have it. I eat tons of eggs. Love eggs! and had a brief week or two when i ate lots of tinned tuna and got lots of protein but i got sick of that fairly quickly.
I'm doing stage 2, workout A3 today. still not sure I am doing the front squats right, the movement just doesn't flow very naturally but i think maybe i just need to practice it some more.
HI Doumc
I love Quark! I used to get here in the U.S. A small dairy made in northern Washington. I would make cheesecake with it and a dip or spread by adding good season italian dressing mix.0 -
Got my lifting done today!
I'm on my second time thru of the Life edition, so today was Phase 1B I think:
planks x2 I minute
kettle swings 2x 20 30#
squat press w/ 15# dumb bells 2 set 12 reps each. ( I press out ward a bit and not completely straight over head to protect my shoulder)
Split lunges w/ 15# DB 4 sets x 12 reps each leg
Assisted chin ups about 40% of BW assisted 4 set of 10 reps
dead lifts 55# 4 sets of 12 reps
elevated push ups 4 sets
I did half my RAMP to start as I was pretty warm already.
the above took an hour, then I took a brisk walk for 45 minutes later.
I really focused at the gym and didn't care about what anyone thought or feel intimidated (I worked my chin up sets in between a young guy and didn't ask I just did it). I had stuff on my mind so I was distracted by that and the workout helped relieve my stress.
Over all I feel great today.
I ate too much at a party yesterday and today I had many cookies....:ohwell:0 -
Last day of school for me with kids. Workday on Saturday.
So, AMRAPs. I sucked at Stage 1 and 2. I just totally lost focus. For Stage 3, I set the timer for 2 minutes for each exercise. BINGO. That totally worked for me and helped me stay focus. Today is Stage 3B AMRAPs.0 -
Hi ladies. I've missed so much!
Had a really difficult/busy past 2 weeks. Between marking papers/writing on reports, going to school, planning my wedding and having a huge falling out with my future mother-in-law, I barely had time to workout but I DID. Because of the fight I haven't really been motivated, especially as it pertains to making good food choices. Plus, the scale is just not budging (and even went up yesterday). I think my body is tired of being in a deficit so I'm going to attempt to eat at maintenance for this week and next and hope that when I go back to a deficit I will see the scale start moving again.
I missed you ladies! Going to go back now and read the pages and pages of all I missed.0 -
Whew! LOTS to read but I think I'm caught up now.
redlips, AWESOME numbers. I wish my inches would go down too :grumble:
pmag, I don't LOVE greek yogurt, but I use it to increase my protein. It's all of 13g for only 100 calories! That's 52% of calories! And some brands give you even more than that as others have mentioned.
jo and pmag, congrats on the PBs!
I don't remember who brought this up, but I find BSS (with top of foot on bench) to be more difficult than having toes on the bench. And definitely works my glutes more.
Cowgirl, a break is good. Hopefully you came back re-energized. I'm planning to take a 7 day break between BTII and III.
bepee, happy belated bday!
amanda, I agree with those who suggested you take a look at NROLSupercharged, I'm doing it now after doing NROL and I really like it.
ari, I've had several bad lifting days. It happens. I don't beat myself up over them anymore, and neither should you.
So my 3 goals for this month are:
1. Drink at least 6 cups of water every day. This does not include juice or anything else that contributes to water intake.
2. Get in at least 110 g of protein daily (on average).
3. Work on stretching 3 days a week to improve my flexibility. I really really want to be able to do the splits.0 -
I like your goals Temeika! So sorry about the drama with your future MIL. I hope you can get it all resolved quickly.
Good work, Rocky!
Enjoy that last day, runz!
I lift today. And I WILL eat better and log my food.0 -
And the WINNERS of our 8 week challenge are (drumroll....).........
runzalot and redlipsticky!
Pmag was only 1 point behind them!
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I'm not even going to TRY to read back through these bazillion pages of chats-lol...but just wanted to pop in and say hi! I'm a new kid around here (started today)! Thanks for having this group here. Really saved my sanity when I couldn't figure out how to make things work. 0
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Good morning ladies! I have a busy day.. Several sick people in the church that I need to cook for, work out, grocery shop, Mt. Washmore, cook for my own family, and workout.
Welcome, Anna.
Yesterday I ate like a pig. HUNGRY. I think it was close to 1900 cal!!!! My son says it is due to gaining muscle. what yall think?
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Hello to all! I'm Kiki. I am new to MFP and this group. I've been lurking for a while...:glasses: Just finished 3 months of tabata style circuit training at a women's boxing gym. Got great results but needed to switch it up now that my son is out of school for the summer. Although our summer plans include quite a bit of travel and a visit from an exchange student for 40 days. I am determined to at least maintain the fitness gains I have made and hopefully continue making more gains.
To this end, I started NRoL4W today at 6 a.m.! I loved
that I was in and out of the gym in an hour (including warm-up and cool down). One of my goals is to be able to do a "real" military push-up. I love that NRoL4W discourages the on the knees style of girly "push-up." I have been doing those forever with no progression to the floor. With the progressive decline method I finally have hope I will eventually make it all the way down to the floor! 0 -
I won? I WON?!:blushing: :drinker: My god I didn't even have a speech prepared.... I guess first I'd like to thank the academy and body fire protein powder. I really couldn't have done it without them
:laugh: Just kidding. It's been a rough week and weekend for me. I just ended a two year relationship with my best friend and the person I thought I'd be spending the rest of my life with. We'd gotten to a point where it didn't feel like a romantic relationship. More like mother and child. Dealing with that has been rough. I didn't even work out like I was supposed to so I'll be finishing stage three this week. I DID however manage to eat right. Even when my mother took me to Chick-fil-a. I stuck with my guns and my kids meal so unlike usual I'm not relosing the weight that I lost last week. I maintained perfectly. I lift tonight now that I'm starting to get my head back on straight. Welcome to all the new ladies and happy lifting! 0 -
Aw red lipstick, I'm sorry. That sucks *hug* Good for you for staying on track with eating. Sometimes you just have to do what you have to do to get through certain situations!
I start stage 3 on Friday...kinda excited. Stage 2 has gone so quickly compared to stage 1!0 -
Ouch, red, just ouch.... That's a tough situation. I hope you can heal quickly. It's always hard to end a relationship even when we know it's unhealthy. Good job sticking to your eating. You know it will be worth it.
Welcome, Anna and Kiki!
Manic, it's probably because you've been eating more. I find that when I increase my calories, my body goes into full-blown starving mode. There's a scientific explanation for it (has to do with adaptation) but I can't remember it
If 1900 cals is pigging out...I'm a total glutton, lol.0 -
I had a great weekend!
Limited calories...lots of cardio!!
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Hello, another newb here! I've been lurking for a while so I feel like I already know most of you! I started NROL4W last Wed, and talked hubby into starting NROL (he's starting today). We just finished P90X3 and I wanted to try something new.0
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Cowgirl, if you remember 1200 or less was a lot of food for me for a LONG time. It seems like all i do is EAT now. LOL I don't care I love it! wanna know why? It is a NSV to me.
Yesterday at church I was talking to someone and behind me someone was waiting to talk to me but I was in a pretty serious conversation so I couldn't put it off to chit chat . I heard someone say "no she isn't losing weight. She said she's just lifting weights." SHOOt! they left before I could turn around and see. AND I was too into my conversation to recognize the voices. AND the Sunday before that a lady asked me if I was losing weight and I said , "nope, just exercising." She said I was looking slimmer. woohoo:bigsmile: BUT the measuring tape doesn't seem to be saying that. I'll take their "eye" on it.
sorry, red .
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redlipstick: that does suck - sorry things ended and all the feelings that come with it, and you know you made a decision that's best for you. and good for you for having the courage to make that decision. you know what you need and maybe it was not that person. besides, you're the lifting winner this week!!! you've def sold me on stage 3, too. my island of fat is coming OFF!!
pudding: how was your buffalo shopping trip? lol hope you got some good greek yogurt to bring back. i guess we are at the same stage, i'm finishing up 2 this week and will aim for starting 3 on saturday!
manic i ate close to maintainence this week and didn't gain, felt so incredibly rested and healed from it, made all the difference in my workout on sunday! maybe the same for you too.
welcome to this thread of female lifters Kikki - you're gonna love it
runz like the timer strategy - gonna try for stage 3
rocky totally impressed you can do chinups - it is a goal of mine that seems far off
jamaican impressed you got workouts in the middle of all that - when's the wedding?
what is quark??
goals this week:
1. get 110 of protein/day
2. do some walking and don't reinjure that right hamstring
3. start stage 3 by saturday
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I need a lower back workout. Any ideas?
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I won? I WON?!:blushing: :drinker: My god I didn't even have a speech prepared.... I guess first I'd like to thank the academy and body fire protein powder. I really couldn't have done it without them :laugh: Just kidding. It's been a rough week and weekend for me. I just ended a two year relationship with my best friend and the person I thought I'd be spending the rest of my life with. We'd gotten to a point where it didn't feel like a romantic relationship. More like mother and child. Dealing with that has been rough. I didn't even work out like I was supposed to so I'll be finishing stage three this week. I DID however manage to eat right. Even when my mother took me to Chick-fil-a. I stuck with my guns and my kids meal so unlike usual I'm not relosing the weight that I lost last week. I maintained perfectly. I lift tonight now that I'm starting to get my head back on straight. Welcome to all the new ladies and happy lifting!
Redlipsticky that sounds tough but good for you for figuring it out now. And way to go sticking to the kid meal!0 -
I had a great weekend!
Limited calories...lots of cardio!!
and i lifted today!
Perfect Beeps!0 -
Red: I'm really sorry to hear that. that sucks. Just keep lifting and take out your tension and stress on the bar!
Dnamouse: where are you from? talking about winter when I am getting excited about the sun coming out is confusing me!
Sunshinelively: quark is very similar to cottage cheese but it has a smoother texture. it doesn't really taste of anything but it is great for adding to sauces to get the protein content up. Rocky, i like the idea of making a dip or spread out of it, im definitely going to try that.
Welcome to the new people!
I did stage 2, B3 today. For the BSS I did them with my foot on a bench instead of on the wooden step that i was using. its the same height but the cushioning on the bench makes it much more comfortable on my foot.
What is the challenge that you are all doing? Is it setting 3 goals to reach each week and then reporting at the end of the week how many of them you have met? in that case my goals are:
1. at least 100 grams of protein per day (on average)
2. lift 3 days a week
3. stay within my weekly average calories.
This week is TOM and i don't have the will power to keep to deficit calories. I am always STARVING during TOM so i am going to keep to maintenance calories this week.0 -
Red, I'm so sorry about your relationship :frown:
Sunshine, I didn't know what quark was either :blushing: Thanks, DouMc!
Are we setting 3 new goals?
Yay for me and Red! :drinker: This challenge has helped me so much. I even felt silly sometimes with the little voice that said, "Work out. It's your goal and you won't get any points if you don't..." And finally, my measurements are on the downward trend these last couple of weeks.
I love seeing the new faces! Y'all stick around and keep posting.0 -
I love seeing the new faces! Y'all stick around and keep posting.
I'm trying to but I give myself 10 minutes to read the forums on MFP and it takes me 20 minutes to catch up on what everyone else is saying so that i don't have time to post. Love that this thread is so active! :drinker: :flowerforyou:0 -
Are we setting 3 new goals?
I hope so!
Mine are:
1. At least 14- glasses of water per day (hopefully 16....)
2. 9,800 calories per week
3. No after-supper snacking.
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I'm all for setting new weekly goals!
Mine will be:
1. Get at least 1g/lb body weight of protein daily.
2. Get 8 hrs of sleep a night
3. Keep my cals at less than 2000/day
Technically I should be able to lose on over 2000/day, but I know there's a bit of logging inaccuracy I need to account for.
Manic, if you look thinner, you're doing it RIGHT! Way to go! And being able to eat makes it much more enjoyable.
DouMc, I have the same prob. It's hard to find the time to stay caught up!
Beeps, I bet you will find it's easier to stick to the goals since you've had a "break".
I think my week of de-stressing paid off. I hit a new PR on DLs: 175lbs X 5 reps and 155lbs X 8 reps. I'm gonna be sore tomorrow!0 -
Sunshine, I did buy some Greek yogurt that I can't get here near Toronto: Chobani and some other ones like coffee flavoured with chocolate chips, for a treat 0
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I was here all day yesterday. How is there 2 pages on a new thread already. I'm going to take a nap. I ate 3 trail mix bars today. Guess I was hungry. My inner thighs are still screaming from my workout Saturday, TTYL0
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Yoinks! 2 pages already since I last posted! :laugh:
Hello new peeps! :flowerforyou:Dnamouse: where are you from? talking about winter when I am getting excited about the sun coming out is confusing me!
LOL I'm at the other end of the earth I'm in Australia, but in Queensland, so when I say 'winter' I mean it gets a bit windy and I might get to wear a jacket for a whole month if I'm extra lucky :laugh:
I need to go visit my parents down south to get actually cold. I'm still sitting here in a t-shirt. I want a little bit of winter, just a little bit.
Just gonna re-post my new goals so I don't lose 'em....1. Drink 2x my water bottle every day. I'd been slacking on the water thing and my headaches are back.
2. Reduce the amount of caffeine (tea, coffee, coke) I drink each day. Again, I'd been slack and not sleeping properly. I know it's stressful around here at the moment, but let's take caffeine down a notch in the equation. Aiming for just the one cup of tea and one cup of coffee a day.
3. Lift at least 3x a week. Easy enough to do as I've actually been lifting 3-4x a week depending on the schedule. I'm hoping to not have to adjust this one in the coming school holidays (don't start until end of June).
I really need to print them out and put them somewhere. However, after two days of minimal caffeine and working hard on getting my water in, I mutually slept pretty well last night. I've had my caffeine intake today already, but I think a decaf at lunch time should be ok.0 -
I am sticking my personal goals that I set for myself earlier last month.
1. Weigh only 1-2 times monthly (HUGE goal for me)
2. EAT more protein . I had been shooting for 75 g . I will up to 90! EEEEKKKK!
3. EAT more food. Yeah that's right! No more starving myself. If I don't lose another pound (as long as I don't gain) I am ok with it. BUT no more than the Scooby of 1700 TDEE calculations to lose fat.
My awesome neighbor brought donuts. UGH. Yeah I ate one today. 1494 cals and 88 g protein. :drinker:0 -
Ok caught up now. I tried to nap, it didn't go too well and now I have a headache. Funny story, my carpool buddy had a hellacious headache today. Our school nurse told her to eat. She ate, no more headache. Her blood sugar was just too low. Starvation just ain't the way to go.
Red, I'm sorry to hear about the ended relationship, but boy do I applaud your attitude! I know to many women who spent too many years with the wrong person, so congrats for moving on...and getting that lifting done. You're a better woman than me.
Jamaica, I used to adore my MIL, then she hit menopause. Now I'm glad she lives five states and 13 hours away. This too shall pass.
DNA, hooray for no caffeine. I swear the older I get the more I drink.
Beeps, the master of consistency. Go you!
Ok, new goals:
1. Min of 100g protein a day, even if I have to go over.
2. Three days at the gym per week, four would be better
3. No eating after 9. THat's a really bad habit I have.
Lastly, WELCOME NEWBIES!!0
