Fatgene's Journal

[fatgene]

breakfast
grilled cheese (wheat bread) juice

20 min bike
1 hour step aerobics

lunch
spinach
lean cuisine ravioli

dinner
sphaghetti (wheat)
piece of cake


goal this week....no more sweets!!! eat more veggies and fish.

[fatgene]

Originally Posted by Lady C

You skipped the MOST IMPORTANT meal of the day - Post-Workout!!!
You are killing yourself without feeding the machine right. You need to split the nutrition evenly across the day.

i'll make sure to eat at least 3 meals....possibly 6 small meals

[fatgene]

Breakfast

Grilled Cheese *yeah, i'm a student*
Juice

Lunch

Fish (Gordon Grilled Cajun) and lima beans


Dinner

Fish (Gordon Grilled Cajun) on Sesame Seed Bun

Snack
pineapple

Dessert

Ice Cream

No gym today. Just didn't feel up to it. Think i'll go twice tomorrow. I have a history of hypoglycemia that may be causing these INTENSE sugar cravings. Stomach is flatter. Thighs are still like WHOA!

Think i'll strap myself to the lunge machine and just lunge lunge lunge these juicy fat thighs away.

[fatgene]

Originally Posted by cursor

Will do ... tomorrow morning. Happy Halloween!

I read on another post where you said NOT to have fruit in the pm. Why? I always thought fruit would make a nice, fat free after dinner snack.

[laura817]

Originally Posted by fatgene

I read on another post where you said NOT to have fruit in the pm. Why? I always thought fruit would make a nice, fat free after dinner snack.

Most fruits are high in sugar and therefore have higher glycemic indexes. A higher glycemic index means the body must produce more insulin which causes a rapid rise in your blood sugar level.

[cursor]

female
height = 68"
weight = 178 lbs (goal: 140 lbs)

questions

1. How many times per week can you dedicate to your exercise program?
2. How long can those sessions be?
3. At what time of the day will you be working out?
4. When do you get up, and when to you go to bed?
5. What specific daily activites do you have to work your fitness program around (classes, employment, etc)?

Pssst ... dessert & ice cream don't constitute "meals."

[fatgene]

questions

How many times per week can you dedicate to your exercise program?
I'm now up to 4-5. MonTuesWedThursSat (sometimes Friday)

How long can those sessions be?
1hr to 1.5 hr

6 or 8 on the lifecycle bike, (20-30 min) i try not to go any higher because i read that it would make my thighs bigger

3.8 or 4.0 on the treadmill/ incline of about 2 or 3
30 min and sometimes 50 min

At what time of the day will you be working out?
evening, getting up in the morning is HARD.

When do you get up, and when to you go to bed?
now that i've just been laid off, i'll usually crawl out about 10, today 12

What specific daily activites do you have to work your fitness program around (classes, employment, etc)?
when i was working, i said in a cube 40-45 hours a week. i would try to walk up the stair on breaks (16 flights) or around the building. Not very often though.

[fatgene]

Originally Posted by laura817

Most fruits are high in sugar and therefore have higher glycemic indexes. A higher glycemic index means the body must produce more insulin which causes a rapid rise in your blood sugar level.

Thanks

[Lady C]

Originally Posted by fatgene

no i stopped lifting. i "bulk" easily.

I would use that to my advantage. Lean body mass burns more calories than fat will. Start using a weight routine with those aerobics and the fat will disappear faster. Although, you do need to stay on track with the diet plan for that to happen. Keep asking questions but the first thing you need to do is find out what kind of nutrition plan you can stick with. Plan the whole week out and see how easy it is to stay focused! Keep your fruits to the morning hours and the veggies at night. And I would really try to shift the workout to the AM because it will boost the metabolism for the whole day.

[cursor]

It looks like she's not getting up until noon! Get outta bed and start movin'! Take Lady C's advice and get your metabolism cookin' starting with the first couple of hours. Be in control.

You didn't answer at what time you go to bed?

[fatgene]

ok today was bad.

woke up late.

at 12:00 pm had a grilled cheese sandwich (wheat bread, 2 slices of cheese)/coffee

was planning to have my next meal at 4, got distracted (errands and crap)

had a pack of peanut butter crackers and a sprite

later had green tea and a piece of cake

rode bike for 30 min/water

burnt about 100 calories.

determined to get this eating thing down.

Goal:
Breakfast
Fiberone cereal/Soy Milk

Snack
Fruit

Lunch
(Fish or Chicken) veggies

Snack
Veggies

Dinner
(Fish or Chicken) veggies

Last snack
veggies

8 glasses of water throughout the day.

6 meals!!! That's the plan :thumbup:

[fatgene]

Originally Posted by cursor

It looks like she's not getting up until noon! Get outta bed and start movin'! Take Lady C's advice and get your metabolism cookin' starting with the first couple of hours. Be in control.

You didn't answer at what time you go to bed?

Usually i go to sleep around 1am or 2am. I've become somewhat of a night owl. I'll start setting the alarm and getting up at 8am and hit the gym. :thumbup:

[fatgene]

Originally Posted by Lady C

I would use that to my advantage. Lean body mass burns more calories than fat will. Start using a weight routine with those aerobics and the fat will disappear faster. Although, you do need to stay on track with the diet plan for that to happen. Keep asking questions but the first thing you need to do is find out what kind of nutrition plan you can stick with. Plan the whole week out and see how easy it is to stay focused! Keep your fruits to the morning hours and the veggies at night. And I would really try to shift the workout to the AM because it will boost the metabolism for the whole day.

Ok, I'll start getting up earlier and hit the gym bright and early 8am.

For sets and reps.

How does the following plan look. This was recommended last year. I did it for awhile and stopped.

3 times a week

MonWedFri or TuesThursSat

Leg Press 3 sets of 12
Leg Ext 3 sets of 12
Leg Curl 3 sets of 12
Lunges 3 sets of 12

Bicep curls 3 sets of 12
Tricep Ext 3 sets of 12
Kick back 3 sets of 12

Chest Press 3 sets of 12
Lat Pulldown 3 sets of 12
Seated Row 3 sets of 12

Crunches 3 sets of 25

Light weights on all.

[Lady C]

Originally Posted by fatgene

at 12:00 pm had a grilled cheese sandwich (wheat bread, 2 slices of cheese)/coffee

You should drop the cheese and replace it with some egg whites. Cheese is mostly saturated fat. There is the fat free kind but I think it tastes like crap and won't melt. Oatmeal with protein is another good option.

[fatgene]

Well...i didn't make it by 8. I did get there before 12 though. Oh that snooze button.

Ok.

Breakfast
Another grilled cheese. I don't have any eggs. I think i'm burnt out on eggs from a long time ago. Maybe i'll start back with the fiber one.

15 min stair master
3 sets of 15 leg presses/90lbs
3 sets of 15 leg ext/30 lbs
(leg curl machine was broken)

Seated row 3 sets of 15/30lbs
Chest press 3 sets of 15/30lbs

20 min on the bike
Started feeling tired. Left.

Lunch
Lean Cuisine Santa Fe Beans
300 calories

Dinner
Collard Greens (veggies)
Chicken wings (flat ones) (protein)

Took a nap.

I think i may need to do a split routine and add more reps. Maybe Lower Body- MonWedFri and UpperBody TuesThursSat. This way it won't take as long.

Goal tomorrow. Get to the gym earlier!!! Working on new plan!