Guimond777's Journal

[guimond777]

This is the start of my journal. I dont know if I will have time to update it everyday, but I will post my happenings and thoughts as i progress as much as I can

Day ONE

20 min cardio
4 reps of 20 situps
4 reps of 10 pushups

ARMS: 16"
STOMACH: 42"
WAIST: 38"
CHEST: 42"

WEIGHT: 205


(I did my belly button and my waist measurements in case ur wondering). And yes, my chest sticks out as much as my stomach

[1more]

good luck to ya!

[guimond777]

Day Two - Weights

5 reps each at 50 lbs.

Lat Pulldown x 20
triceps pulldown w/ Lat bar x 20
Chest press x 15
Arm Curls x 10 (started at 25lbs but tapered to 10 near the end)

Current weight: 204 (lost a pound!)

I dont know the names of the exercises I did though. I'm pretty clueless on what I should do on the weight days, but I think this was a good lil routine. I'm also thinking of moving my situps/pushups over to the weight day , but not sure yet. Im also on Xenodrine btw.

Mood: :confused: if I did this right, but overall happy.

[guimond777]

Day 3

Today was much like day one, same basic routine, but instead of doing all 4 sets of situp/pushups at once, i did something like this::

10 min Bike
2 sets of sit/push
10 min treadmill
2 sets of sit/push


I'm experimenting to see what works best for me. Oh, and I went to Mcdonalds (one of my fav places to eat due to their #4 Vaue Meal) and I actually bought a chicken salad Shaker and a D. Coke. I was so proud of myself for beating the craving for my fav fast food meal in a #4.

I'm going to now switch this journal to a "week in review" cause posting everday in it is getting to seem like a bit much, since it will get redundant rather fast.

[cursor]

Congratulations on the food decision! Keep up the smart eating.

[guimond777]

Well, I went out for lunch and instead of having my usual Chicken Tender Melt Sandwhich (Perkins, if anyone eaten there), i had a turkey club, no cheese, took off the bacon, and had a salad w/ fat free Ranch. Also had it on wheat bread

I'm actually starting to enjoy this, its kind of fun.

[cursor]

Keep driving (eating) forward! One step (bite, meal ... lift) at a time.

[AARS]

One small step at a time, you are on the right track!

[guimond777]

Day 4

Still eating right, and enjoying it too. Its to the point where my brain TELLS me things are fattening and I shouldnt eat them, so far I havent had any urges to eat unhealthy. I ate turkey for lunch w/ a salad, and a Tuna Pita pocket for Dinner.

Also, I tried Cursors Upper body split he made for me. My arms are incredibly weak right now, not sore, just weak...so I know I did something right. Not feeling anything in my chest, but i'm not worried, for I know it got worked regardless of it. I modified his routine to doing 15 reps (as opposed to 10-12) and did 3 sets instead of 2. experimented w/ different weights, to get what would benifit me the most. Overall, good start.

Current Worrys = If i'm still drinking too much Diet Coke. I cut my intake in half, from 100 percent D.C. to 50% D.C. 50% Water. Not sure if I am harming myself w/ drinking that much D.C. or not. Also afraid I wont be working many muscles w/ this two day split, due to it only being 3 reps twice a week (one for upper and one for lower), and I know i need muscle to burn fat. So not sure if i'm doing enough weights, or if I will be fine with this so far.

[guimond777]

FEBUARY WORKOUT SCHEDUALE (seperated by weeks, monday - sunday)

cardio
weights - Lower
cardio
cardio
weights - Upper
rest
rest

weights - lower
cardio
cardio
weights - Upper
cardio
rest
rest

cardio
weights - Lower
cardio
Weights - Upper
cardio
rest
rest

cardio
Weights - Upper
Cardio
Weights - Lower
Cardio
Rest
Rest

As you can see, I'm resting on the weekends, and trying to mix up the cardio days and the weight days between the week. Do you think this is good? Or did I put too much time between my upper body workouts from week to week?

For those who dont know it, I'm using Cursors 2-Day Split he created for me.

[adriana]

you're doing wonderfully for someone who's just beginning this whole thing !!

i've been into this since sept. of last year and i've learned quite a lot by reading everything i could click into. i live in israel so i have to depend on the internet because this is just not something that's at all popular here.

personally, i think your workout schedule is great i understand that you have lots to loose, like me, and i would also concentrate on the cardio to burn that fat.

i also think that for the beginning the two weights days is good but when you do work on the weights push hard and make sure you are giving it your all.

i'm sure that once you start to get the hang of this and some of the weight drops that you'll want to change things around a bit, probably adding at least one more weights session.

now......... as for your food, you're on the right track of making good choices - GOOD FOR YOU !! if you want to see results and know that you are doing your very, very best in ALL aspects, then you're going to HAVE to keep working on getting the proper nutrition. 5-6 meals per day, a good balance between proten/cards/good fat. don't let up on this aspect.

i would get rid of the DC altogether and stick with the water. it might be tough, and i know that you're learning every day, but the sooner you make that switch into the proper nutrition, the happier you're going to be. because to really progress, attain real results, real good health and fitness, you're going to HAVE to do it anyway !! the sooner the better.

stick with it. one day at a time, but good planning like you're doing. change your workouts every 4 weeks. up the weights once a week, maximum every two weeks. eat clean. don't go crazy on a *free day*, limit it to a *free meal*. if you do all this you'll get to where you want to go......... i guarantee it.

if you want i can give you a whole lot of great links to some super good information. listen to everyone, read everything and then make your own personal decisions.

have a great day,

adriana

[guimond777]

Week 1 RESULTS

Did great all week i feel. Mon/Weds/Fri was cardio, and tues/thurs were weights. It worked out great w/ my scheduale so I believe I might stick w/ that.

As for food, I had nothing high in fat all week. I substituted a Salad/Cole Slaw for fries everywhere I ate, and I ate a good amount of Tuna. If I had cheese, mayo etc, it was all fat free. The only thing I ate that was remotly fattening was some chicken fingers today. Yes, they were fried. But it was chicken, a chicken tender is still better then a burger anyday. I drank plenty of water, but not as much as I would like to. I'm still drinking more D. Coke then I want to, but nothing too harmful.

My weights down to 201 as of yesterday. I did not excersise today or yesterday, i'm taking weekends off.

As a result, I feel like this week went wonderfully, I did a great job and i'm proud. I'm a lil anxious to start seeing results, but i have to tell myself that this isnt going to happen in one week, and I prob wont see results for about 6-8 months. But i feel if i stick w/ this, i'll be fine.

Summery Little fat all week, substituted, and tried to eat 4-5 meals a day. as a result, 3-4 lbs lost, and feeling great about it.

[cursor]

That's marvelous progress, guimond777. Most importantly, you feel good about what you're doing. Seriously, you'll be seeing results by the end of the month!

It's good that you're paying more attention to the kinds of food that you eat. How about the volume? Do you have a good idea of the number of calories that you're eating?

[PaulCaine5]

Well done man. Try and stick with it and youll start seeing results in no time.

Id also like to say thanks to cursor, Lee jb, mustang, sophos, ebon00 and everyone else who has been giving me advice because you all told me to lift heavy weights and do less reps. Since Ive started doing that Ive seen massive results. My friend who spots me has also been very impressed with everyones advice.

Cheers

[AARS]

Good work guimond777 you are doing great!