Daily Chat Thread
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Sunshine - Hello, and yes, we are doing new goals :happy:
Dna - Good job on the DD Lifts!! Wohoo!!
Checking at 3/3. I had over 80g Protein, I met my caloric goal today - and then some, and the not eating "visible" carbs is coming along well!!
However, I did imbibe this past weekend - I think I had three glasses of 5oz. wine on Saturday, or Sunday :drinker:
I also had a Ruby Tuesday Chicken BBQ Flat-bread.
Lifting turned out to be fun! I was lazy when I went in...but got so invigorated that I did extra leg exercises (I always do extra leg sets when I can because I have wide hips)!!0 -
Hey ladies! I'll catch up soon. Great to see everyone chatting!
I'm a big fat 0 this week. I didn't even try! My motivation is seriously lacking in the macros/diet department and my sleep is just stupid. Ugh. I'll try harder this week!0 -
7-1 is finished and I completely understand why Lou says if you do 2 rounds of stage 7 you're a better man than him. Stage seven is non stop go go go go and by the end I just wanted to ooze onto the couch. I managed to do one Tabata complex before my body gained the consistency of pudding. It was nice to be doing normal squats again and I'm excited to do deadlifts as well. Tomorrow I go for a nice slow run as long as it doesn't run. And when I say slow I mean slow. I'm thinking a 13 minute mile. I want to burn the extra calories more than I want to get any kind of speed. I'm going to try my best to eat right, sleep, keep drinking my water, and lifting and hopefully I can knock another inch or so off my waist. I think I'll go finalize my bikini tonight!0
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I just ate a stupid amount of cereal for dinner :sick:
MY favorite food
I ate out ALL day. but I had a good day shopping and eating out with my good friend. no workouts.0 -
I'm with you . I had two breakfast biscuits because I didn't feel like cooking lol Therefore, I'm a little low on protein today.
My protein intake was half of yours :noway: :grumble: AND ladies, that happens when you eat out for THREE meals and do NOT make the best choices.
43 g protein today.0 -
Red stage seven is great- it's hard but I felt so strong
Doumc- BWM kicked me down- it took me so long I don't even want to admit it.
My intake stinks. I ate almost a thousand cal over and still did not meet my protein.
I am still having a pain flare but I am still trying to get over it- I did yoga and meditation today. Unfortunately I had a long drive to work at an outlying office and probably will pay for it over the next few days.
Hope everyone had a better start to the week than I did.0 -
Red you have to post some bikini pix0
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BWM was a total ***** hello. Could not jump for the second set and was just plain tired of being there. And When 90 second planks are oddly healing of lower back pain you know you're outta whack. I'm sure I was at the gym for at least 90 min if not more. Not used to the high rep stuff and with 2 weeks off from running my HIIT suffered. Frustrating.
Goals:
1. Get the protein
2. Stay within cals
3. Nightly foam rolling0 -
My whole body hurts today! I think I will cancel the run I had planned for this evening and just do some yoga and a walk instead.0
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Must've been something in the air on Monday.
I need to FOCUS. I'm focused.
Today, I start Stage 4 and then I'll take DS to the pool.0 -
I've got my day planned but I need 9 more grams of protein.
Anybody do oatmeal with protein powder stirred in?
I forgot to buy plain yogurt and cottage cheese :grumble:0 -
Hi everyone! Just wanted to say hi especially to my friend Beeps:-) (it's Dru.)
I just started this program yesterday. I feel like I have lots of questions so this group is a great resource. I'm very active and have lifted weights in the past but I'm that classic woman he talk about in the book who progresses from the 5# to 8# Barbie weights. In fact in the 80s I think I actually had some pastel colored dumbells lol.
So it's a huge mental shift for me to really push myself. Also I can get a little obsessed with form and with injury prevention. I'm in my 40s and don't want to be out for two months because of a stupid moment of doing something that gets myself hurt.
Starting out without pounds to lose, but wanting to feel stronger. I have had some medical issues this past year and now I'm in menopause and I've noticed my waistline kind of disappearing and my bottom/belly/thighs not looking firm. So I am looking to shift stuff around on my body and improve overall appearance plus be super strong.
So anyway, that's me--hello!0 -
jdgro!
You'll really love this program, is my bet!
Today I am only going to do half-weights/half-cardio workout....this is BETTER than most Tuesdays when I do NO workout.0 -
Is this daily chat a good place to ask questions? I feel like I have a lot! Like...he says to drink a protein shake right after workouts. How long is "right after"?
Not really a shake person but I'm giving it a try. I found a recipe for these homemade snack things that are like these balls you make with peanut butter and protein powder, I think I'd like to eat my protein powder rather than drink it.
Also re "rest"-- what do you ladies consider actual "rest" between lifting days? I take pretty challenging yoga classes (this is not just stretching and breathing; I am working!) and I also play golf and tennis. My daily cardio is walking the dog and that seems like an ideal rest day activity.
Also on push-ups--I can only do 8 and 7 (two sets) of regular military style push-ups. Is it better to do a modified version and do the full sets of 15? And can I modify by bending my knees to do "girl" push-ups or is it better to do the angle modifications he has in the book. It seems like there must be a reason he chooses to have angle push-ups instead of girl push-ups listed as an option.
Also did the prone jack knifes in workout 1A. It says they are for hip flexors but this felt 100% like an abs/core exercise to me. Am I probably doing it wrong?0 -
My whole body hurts today! I think I will cancel the run I had planned for this evening and just do some yoga and a walk instead.
totally. basically just decided the same thing.0 -
Hi everyone! Just wanted to say hi especially to my friend Beeps:-) (it's Dru.)
I just started this program yesterday. I feel like I have lots of questions so this group is a great resource. I'm very active and have lifted weights in the past but I'm that classic woman he talk about in the book who progresses from the 5# to 8# Barbie weights. In fact in the 80s I think I actually had some pastel colored dumbells lol.
So it's a huge mental shift for me to really push myself. Also I can get a little obsessed with form and with injury prevention. I'm in my 40s and don't want to be out for two months because of a stupid moment of doing something that gets myself hurt.
Starting out without pounds to lose, but wanting to feel stronger. I have had some medical issues this past year and now I'm in menopause and I've noticed my waistline kind of disappearing and my bottom/belly/thighs not looking firm. So I am looking to shift stuff around on my body and improve overall appearance plus be super strong.
So anyway, that's me--hello!
hi! welcome to middle age, which isn't really all that bad, but your notes sound exactly like me. ha
the stomach spread and the spongy legs - NROL4W can definitely help to minimize. you'll like the program! although you are right to take it slow.
i went into menopause 2 years ago but started HRT about a month ago. hot flashes stopped, dryness stopped, most of the mind fog stopped. nice side effect: skin and muscles seem firmer.
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I love coming in here back from the weekend to all these updates Ya'll make it hard to keep up, I love it!
It was a successful anniversary weekend, kinda sad it's over but we had loads of fun! Biking all Friday evening, 6 hours of kayaking on Saturday, followed by riding bikes to lunch and dinner. Bicycle/winery tour on Sunday in a lovely small neighbor town, and finally a relaxing pedicure and "last" dinner yesterday. LOTS of eatz and drinkz. However, I'm quite proud that I only had one day over calorie goal! All the food and wine was totally offset by our high activity. I quite like this strategy
Need to get back to lifting and into a routine for the week. Hope everyone's Tuesday is going great!0 -
Sam, that video was great, thanks for posting. I'm thinking about backing her kickstarter too, what a wonderful cause.0
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jdgro - I do drink a protein shake right after my work-out....however, I don't do it because Lou S. says to....I do it because: a) I work-out at lunch, and so I grab a protein shake after as my actual lunch (before racing back to the office); and b) I don't eat anything in the mornings....so, this really is my first "food" of the day - I'm usually hungry for it!
My own research seems to suggest "when" the protein shake is ingested isn't really that particular, except for very elite athletes. But, that's my own research....
You can totally EAT your protein rather than DRINK it!
When I was doing NROL4W, I literally would NOT work out until the 48th hour after my last work-out....I was TOTALLY paranoid about injury and I really felt like my body NEEDED that rest. To each his own, but that's how I got by....
In my books, you can do as much or as little cardio as you want - yoga, golf, tennis, walking the dog all counts as "cardio" (to me....I used to do bikram hot yoga thinking that was "strength"....it isn't....it's cardio! Awesome for flexibility and balance, etc. and I LOVED the feeling afterward, but it did NOT change my bodyshape like free weights did/do!)
And....for the push-ups, I am TOTALLY against the "on your knees" style....Lou S. got it right when he said to always choose a full plank position style of push-ups and then if you cannot do them from the floor, do them from stair height, or chair height, or counter height, or whatever. The work-out your abs gets is just 1,000,000 times better if you are always in that full plank position!
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Beeps, you did an awesome job answering Dru's questions!
I'm going to be baking those lemon raspberry cupcakes again tonight. AND making truffles with a chocolate wine glaze.0 -
What Beeps said!! lol
I'm blowing off the gym today. I'm tired, surprisingly not hungry with 800 to spare. I'm going to go put on the TV and veg and maybe crash on the couch. My eldest on punishment which is AWESOME!! the kids are QUIETLY playing board games. (no electronics and no going outside with his friends so he is forced to find fun ways to hang with his brother HA HA)0 -
That does sound pretty awesome, Sam!
I hit my protein goal today. Four days to go.0 -
My grumpy day from yesterday turned into a crappy night and a horrible day today. I had an awful sleep last night which meant I was exhausted and dragging today. It was a planned rest day so thank goodness, but I still had I wake up early to get my boys to school, etc. and I woke up with a cold. I am a total man when it comes to being sick: whining, moaning on the couch. And unfortunately, I let my monster get the best of me and have been bingeing all day. I feel like such a failure
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61g of protein! (I aim for 85g+)
i will lift tomorrow, so protein shake will improve that #, lol.0 -
Jdgro...I do not think it matters when to take a Protein shake (for those that do)..although I have read that within an hour of workout is best....I take it after I workout for I am craving it...and sometimes it is about 8:15pm...I sleep at 9pm, and as thus it makes sense to incorporate whey protein isolate in my juiced fruit/veggie mix, as I find that lighter....
As for push ups, I think as long as you push your body, and you have proper form, and exercising the required muscles, it matters now how you do them - but it is better to do one great push up, then 15 with wrong form. I started doing one full body push up, every night afore going to bed...then I increased to two...then stopped at 5...now I can do three sets of FB push ups (wide fly, varied fly, fly, wide diamond...still working on narrow and military style)...As Tony Horton (P90X), "do your best, and forget the rest!"
Oh..and this is a daily/minute/hourly chat if you like group...lol! And you can ask all the questions you desire. I ask a lot too, and have gotten such insight! Good luck :flowerforyou:
Just coming off my Zumba high....aaahh...what an addict..I need an intervention lol!
I am on my 81g protein today! If I manage to wolf down a Cliff Builder's bar afore bed, I will be at 101g!!
Lift on ladies!!0 -
TOM..... does that tell yall anything?
I can't get protein above 50 the past 2 days :sad:
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Hey pudding stop being down on yourself- its ok to have a bad day! Tomorrow will be better.
Jdgro-welcome Im glad you are asking questions!
Beeps has good answers.
I am wondering about nutrient timing- I think in Supercharged he downplays it.
However I keep finding cardio will make you soft-- see Rachel on the t- nation site. And I can't give up cardio. But I do most swimming and cycling on an empty stomach and usually don't feel hungry for a while afterwards.
But some people suggest that cardio in the fasted state is "the worst thing ever"
So I've been trying to eat 100-200 cals before a swim and I feel nauseated the whole time.
Any opinions on cardio and eating??
Even walking decreases my appetite
I did better on my protein today. But my kid was up with an earache last night and my lifting this morning was weak. I had to rush because one guy (of course deadlifting in the squat rack because he couldn't be bothered to move to the completely unused dl platform.) was in the squat rack for thirty minutes. I also realized that I need a lower seat for my front squats.
I tried out some new teriyaki salmon jerky - yum and some kefir probiotic yogurt drink- not as tasty but not bad - especially when it's mixed with my office coffee.0 -
Beepejaye- nice push-ups
Sam- a little quiet can be amazing0 -
Been trying for 109-120g protein or 30%. trainer said. Its not close to 1g per pound of BW but it's about all I can muster.
Beepeejaye agree on the pushups - you have a great way of adding, awesome.
Pudding maybe you need a rest. I'm thinking I do. If I don't feel better by this afternoon, I'm gonna take a week off. Restoration.0 -
I posted a pic of my bar with the weight that I lifted with my deadlift yesterday on Facebook to stir my husband up a bit and inform him in a silly way that we'll need to look for more weights (there may be a 2nd hand set up coming soon!! yay!).
A friend of mine (who is totally into clean eating, Paleo, and Michelle Bridges - 12wbt, 1200cal diet etc - nothing wrong with any of that btw, she's just VERY into it all iykwim) has just posted that I shouldn't have to lift that much and should do light weights with high reps and linked me up to a Fitness Blender workout....
*head against desk*
Her husband keeps asking me what Jillian DVD I'm doing... :glasses: They don't get it I suppose!
I did start with 30DS though lol weakling that I was :laugh:
These days I just like to walk into my garage, no music, no-one telling me what to do, get in the zone and smash it out. I focus better that way.
Pmag, I happily do cardio in a fasted state... is it really terrible? I do sometimes then have to force myself to eat afterwards, but that's ok. I just can't eat even a small bit beforehand because it makes me ill. It's water or nothing. Actually, I pretty much do all working out in a fasted state and then stuff my face afterwards... I think it's just the way I work.
It's late, I have to be up before dawn again, but tomorrow I lift 
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