Darkangel5's Journal: THE BEGGINING

[DaRkAnGel]

Ok, i have finally decided to start a journal of myself and how the progress is going. I will be taking pictures to indicate the progress but before i start taking the picture i will need to fix my digi. cam, so until then no pics. I will probably post once every 2 weeks of my progress.

[DaRkAnGel]

This is the basic routine i will be using(little change may occur):


Chest Press - 3 sets of 12

Flys - 3 sets of 10

Bicep Curls - 3 sets of 10

Bicep Pull Downs- 3 sets of 10

Triceps Cable Pushdowns - 3 sets of 10

Standing Two-Arm Dumbbell Triceps Extension - 3 sets of 15

Cable Rows - 3 sets of 10(pull up to chin) or Standing Dumbbell Upright Row (TELL ME WHICH ONE IS BETTER)

Dumbbell Bench Press - 3 sets of 15 - 20(not sure yet)

Bent Over Low-Pulley Side Lateral - 3 sets of 10

Bench Dips - 3 sets of 10

Lat pull downs - 3 sets of 10

Standing Palms-In Dumbbell Press - 3 sets of 15 - 20(not sure yet)

Dumbbell Lunges - 2 sets of 15

Maybe (Dumbbell Squats - 2 sets of 10)

Crunches - 2 set of 30

Barbells Ab Rollout - On Knees - 2 sets of 10

Air bike - 2 sets of 20

Pushups - 2 sets of 10


I have posted this in the training advice as well so any input from here is welcome as well.

[DaRkAnGel]

I have recently gained a little too much weight then i wanted(10 pounds) so i have decided to start a cutting diet:

Meal 1: 8 - 12 ounces of fat free milk with whey protein 1 whole banana, 2 eggs, (i will also take b complex vitamin)

WEIGHTLIFTING/CARDIO(HIIT)

Meal 2: Whey shake again with the banana as well as 1/2 cup of fat free yogurt, and 1/3 cup of fat free cottage cheese

Meal 3: Chicken breast w/1 whole tomato and 1 stick of celery

Meal 4: Chicken breast with some veggies again(im not very creative). I think i will need to take this out, help me out guys.

Meal 5: Whey Shake w/o banana.


I will calculate the values for this meal later on today, im a bit worn out right now. I basically need some input on what i can do to this meal. Im pretty sure this is about 2000 calories, i could be wrong we will see.

[DaRkAnGel]

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[DaRkAnGel]

I have changed my diet a little here it is now:

I have recently gained a little too much weight then i wanted(10 pounds) so i have decided to start a cutting diet:

Meal 1: 8 - 12 ounces of fat free milk with fiber one cereal(60 calories only per 1 cup, 14 grams of fiber as well), 2 eggs, one banana, 1 piece of toast (i will also take b complex vitamin)

TOTAL: 560 CALORIES

WEIGHTLIFTING/CARDIO(HIIT)

Meal 2: Whey shake with the banana as well as 1/2 cup of fat free yogurt, and 1/3 cup of fat free cottage cheese

100 for the banana + 75 for yogurt + 110 for protein + the cottage cheese but i do not have any right now because i just came back from vacation.

Total: 285

Meal 3: Chicken breast w/2 whole tomatoes

Total: 334 CALORIES

Meal 4: Same as meal # 3

Total: 334 CALORIES

THESE VALUES ARE ESTIMATED AS THE BREASTS MAY WEIGH MORE OR LESS THAN THE 6 OUNCES THAT I USE.

Meal 5: Whey Shake w/o banana.

Total: 210 CALORIES


OVERALL CALORIES: 1534


I still need some help because clearly this is not enough calories even if i am trying to lose weight, so give me some help guys.

Ignore my last post i accidently sent it.

[gregc]

Don't worry if it seems like you don't have enough calories for each day -- just add little things as you go, like a snack banana (100 calories), an orange (70 calories), stuff like that. Just start out the diet and watch what you eat, always read the labels.

[DaRkAnGel]

Originally Posted by gregc

Don't worry if it seems like you don't have enough calories for each day -- just add little things as you go, like a snack banana (100 calories), an orange (70 calories), stuff like that. Just start out the diet and watch what you eat, always read the labels.

Thanks man, i think i will also start doing some mild cardio on lifting days as well like a light 10 minute jog just to get me started or something, i really wanna drop these pounds.

[DaRkAnGel]

First day of the diet is gone by, i have changed the last meal to 2 tbs of peanut butter with celery.

Feel pretty good so far, we will wait and see how things go.

[DaRkAnGel]

Originally Posted by Darkangel5

First day of the diet is gone by, i have changed the last meal to 2 tbs of peanut butter with celery.

Feel pretty good so far, we will wait and see how things go.

Ok, ok i know its too early so far to check anything... but when i weighed myself this morning i was at 200, dead even, but that is at the beggining of the day so we will see. One thing else, i actually gained 6 pounds and not 10 as i thought, my scale was fooked up. I will take pictures later on today and post em so you can see the difference in between 2 weeks.

[gregc]

Wait a second, didn't you say you were at like 210 a day or two ago??? Or were you 206?

[DaRkAnGel]

Originally Posted by gregc

Wait a second, didn't you say you were at like 210 a day or two ago??? Or were you 206?

I thought i was 210 but i actually was 206, my scale was set to above 0.


I am looking for good back exercises, if anyone has some that i can do with free weights, i would appreciate it, thanks.

[DaRkAnGel]

Originally Posted by Darkangel5

I thought i was 210 but i actually was 206, my scale was set to above 0.


I am looking for good back exercises, if anyone has some that i can do with free weights, i would appreciate it, thanks.

PROGRESS REPORT:

Mid day i weigh 203 - 4 pounds, 2 -3 pound loss, and in the morning before i ate i weighed an even 199. Hopefully this is more than water, we will see.

[gregc]

Excellent progress so far! It may just be water, and you surely won't keep losing pounds this fast, but things aren't looking too shabby.

[DaRkAnGel]

Hey again guys, guess what? Im down to a morning weight of around 197, 198 at least one pound less than yesterday's weight. We will see how much i weigh when i weigh myself again. I am starting a volunteer job today so i don't know exactly how i will eat healthy but ill try.

[DaRkAnGel]

Originally Posted by Darkangel5

Hey again guys, guess what? Im down to a morning weight of around 197, 198 at least one pound less than yesterday's weight. We will see how much i weigh when i weigh myself again. I am starting a volunteer job today so i don't know exactly how i will eat healthy but ill try.

LOL ok here we go. My first day of work, had good breakfast by lunch i didn't make it because i didn't have time in mornining so i ate 2 slices of pizza, later on i ate a rice crispies bar, just a little to keep me from eating my co-workers. Ok so this is the bad part, afterwards i went bowling with some friends and then we all decided to go to a buffet at a chinese restaurant, MAXIM. I ate 2 bowls of stirfry which i covered to the top and plus some probably a total of a pound of chicken i would say and maybe half pound of beaf, 2 bowls of hot and sour soup, their ice cream yogurt, and some lean chicken with some noodles. Before i left my house i weighed dead on 200. Not in the morning, right after bowling. When i got home i weighed 207 pounds. That is 7 pound gain on 1 meal. I drank like 5 glasses of iced tea(good thing i didnt drink soda at least). This may be part of it but holy **** that felt so good to eat that much. LOL that was the first time in like 3 weeks that i ate enough to fill myself up. It felt so good at the time, but now that i am home i think i screwed up my diet very badly. I hope that i will get rid of this weight, no way my body can store 7 pounds of food. We will see how things go i hope i havn't killed myself.