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[Hannster30]

Ok, Here is what has been going on with me, and I know I haven't been able to keep my journal consistant, so it has been hard for you guys to critique what I have been doing but I have questions. I want to be able to establish a steady eating pattern along with workout, but find myself needing to critique my diet and stuff.

Ok, I have been eating lots of chicken, boneless skinless. Atleast once a day sometimes for all of my meals. I eat salads, with very minimal amounts of calories and no fat. Basically either fat free ranch which has 50 or else like fat free italian which has either 15 or 20. Along with this I have been steaming vegetables, such as broccoli, carrots, green peppers, onion, and mushroom. I eat tomatoes and pickles alot. I started out eating a lot of egg whites and fat free cottage cheese but haven't done that so much anymore really. I just recently started buying 93% lean burgers and using low carb buns to eat them with, and always eat meat with a lot of ketchup. And tuna in water.

For working out I've only been doing it maybe 2 times a week, but I run in between 3-5 miles at a fast pace to where I am gasping for breath afterwards about 5 times a week. I bought a pull up bar and do about 30 of those a day.

My body fat is about 20.1% and I weigh about 171 at 5'8 1/2. I want to be tone and more slim, not necessarily bulk. So I really don't know what the best course of lifting and eating would be. Based on what I have read, I realize I should either have a higher balance of GOOD fat or else Carbs, but I am not seeming to be able to do this. I am limited to how I can cook, I have an oven pots, pans, microwave, and a G.F. grill. Along with this oils and butter make me want to throw up. Peanut butter might be what I need or else nuts of some sort?

I think I am gonna start doing HIIT workouts as aposed to my mileage running, because I've read that to be effective from you guys.

A problem that I think has been hurting my progress, is that my schedule is terrible. I work 10-4 in the morning and sleep randomly. I sometimes go 36 hours awake then sleep for 8-12.

I know .V. recommended that I do my cardio in the morning to directly burn fat, but I have had 2 issues doing this. 1 being that I generally have class or work right when I get up. 2 sometimes I just dont have the energy, like I need to eat some carbs in order to do this. Idk, I know this sounds like a rant, but any advice, tips would be helpful and much appreciated.

[Lady C]

Maybe you could just keep a journal and log what you can do and what you eat. Others can give advice. Sometimes just making the effort to log stuff you figure a lot out on your own, too.

I would say until you can get some sort of steady routine going it wil never be ideal. Do what you can, when you can and it eventually will fall into place.

[Merrida]

I agree with Lady C. The clients I have that are "keeping food journals,"....it takes them a while to get into the practice of doing it on a regular basis. I know everyone's busy and forgets, etc., but Lady is correct in that the only way to truly critique your intake is to be able to review an overall semblence of what you are and are not doing.

When you're able to do that we can get a realistic overview and give more pragmatic input as opposed to general info.

I have one client we're STILL working on it (it's been 2 months and I still can't get one solid week out of her yet,....granted we're also measuring/monitoring her blood sugar, making that much more important,...but when you step up to the plate and can do it, we can help better).

[Hannster30]

Thank you for the advice, it obviously makes sense. I will work hard to do that, and see if I can stick too it.