McFly's journal

[McFly]

Hi everybody!

I've already posted but didn't actually present myself... I'm 25, female, 5'4'' (I hope my conversion table is ok ) and 122 lbs. I'll try to keep this journal up-to-date , I guess it will help me to stay motivate!

3 months ago, I started a diet and lost 14 lbs. Begin January, I began cardio and workout, trying to train 4 times a week. I got a program from the gym trainer which I split in two: lower and upper body. I know I still have much improvement to do on my diet (and on my English, lol) so feel free to critique, give advice or whatever! I must confess I don't calculate fats, carbs and proteins intake as accuratly as some of you!

Today was lower body:

48 min cardio (4 X 12 : recline bike, step, run & elliptical)

chest press 3X12 - 20 lbs
shoulder press 3x12 - 5 lbs (don't laugh!!! )
upper back 3 X 12 - 20 lbs
Arm extension 3X12 - 20 lbs
Arm curl 3X15 - 4 lbs
Ab crunch 3X15 - 35 lbs
Rotary torso 3x15 - 20 lbs

Food was today

Meal 1: oatmeal -skim milk - protein shake
Meal 2: 3 slices of bread with smoked salmon and butter (we had a meeting from 11 to 2 and I didn't have the choice)
Meal 3: 3 wasa (swedish things - wholegrain) with low fat cheese and tomatoes

Luckily this is not my usual diet... but I didn't have anything left in the fridge and was too lazy to get something else...

[McFly]

Yesterday was terrible. We had some kind of "team incentive" at work and we went to the Spa Francorchamps circuit to learn how to drive in difficult situations... It was really fun and I got the chance to drive a 4X4, felt like the queen of the road! But then we went to the restaurant... And, of course, no workout! I hope to get back on tracks today even if I invited friends for dinner. Can I serve a white omelette?

[McFly]

31 - 01 - 2004

Today was normally devoted to lower body but I choose to go to a body sculpt lesson instead. God, that was hard... It's a bit like aerobics but with accessories (weights, step....). Fun, however, even if I sometimes had difficulties to coordinate my moves!

I was a bit early at the gym so I still had the time to do 36 minutes cardio (I skipped the run), adductors ( 3X15 - 40 lbs) and abductors ( 3X15 - 40 lbs)

Meal 1 : oatmeal - skim milk
Meal 2: 500 lbs (!!!!) raw tuna fish with soy sauce and wasabi (sashimi... yummy)
Meal 3: celery with humus (and a few macadamia nuts), then Thai chicken with rice. But we had wine...

[McFly]

1-02-04

No workout today but a visit to my parents. Though, I can still feel the effects of yesterday's body sculpt...

Meal 1: Oatmeal and skim milk
Meal 2: roastbeef with cabbage (a lot) and potatoes
Meal 3: Udon noodle soup

[McFly]

2-02-2004

Upper body today

chest press 3X12 - 20 lbs
shoulder press 3x12 - 5 lbs
upper back 3 X 12 - 20 lbs
Arm extension 3X12 - 20 lbs
Arm curl 3X15 - 4 lbs
Ab crunch 3X15 - 35 lbs
Rotary torso 3x15 - 20 lbs

Food was okay I guess:

Meal 1: protein shake
Meal 2: 2 egg whites
Meal 3: 3 slices whole bread with 70g turkey breast
Meal 4: 0% yoghurt and apple
Meal 5: banana
Meal 6: Noodle soup with surimi

I lost 1% bf! Well, I'm still at 28.5 but it helps keeping the motivation!

[McFly]

3-02-2004

Thanks god, it was lower body today. Don't know why I prefer lower body though...

48 minutes cardio (upped the step level because i felt it was too easy)

Adductors 3X15 - 40 lbs
Abductors 3X15 - 40 lbs
Leg press 3X12 - 40 lbs
Leg curl 3X12 - 30 lbs
Leg extension 3X12 - 25 lbs
Ab crunch 3X15 - 40 lbs
Rotary torso 3X15 - 20 lbs

I ate exactly the same as yesterday except I dipped my finger in the lasagna sauce while preparing it... Well, it was to check if I prepared it as I did before! I'll take my measurements today so that i can compare them with last week's... Unfortunately, my written workout diary is at work so I can't see the difference today...

[cursor]

That's interesting that you prefer lower body exercise days. I (and I think most males) prefer working the upper body. It's nice to see a different perspective. :thumbup:

[McFly]

No workout today, i went to the dentist! still have the impression to have an enormous lip!

Cursor: I think i don't like upper bidy because i'm weaker...

[McFly]

Today was strange... I first went to the gym at noon with a colleague and did my step and bike cardio, plus a few upper body exercise.

In the evening, I had taken an appointment with the trainer. Did a funny sort of "arm" bike while waiting for him. I told him that I felt I wasn't doing my workout the good way so he figured out another routine:

Day one: 1h30 cardio
Day 2: 30 min cardio + upper body
Day 3: 30 min cardio + lower body
Day 4: Body sculpt lesson.

he took me to the bench press!!!! This was my first time... The exercises he proposed were a lot more difficult but I prefer so, I really have the impression to do something! I couldn't stop laughing and saying "But no, I can't do that!!!'. Had good time!

Food was okay but I drank to much and feel like a balloon...

[McFly]

No work out today, had a very interesting occupation instead: I had a manicure! Tomorrow, I'll seize the weights with elegant hands... LOL

Something really important as well: I haven't touched a cigarette since yesterday 10 am (and it's almost midnight here). It's soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo hard. I cried at least twice today for silly reasons. My appetite had already grown since I began working out, now I'd be able to eat a buffalo!!!!

[McFly]

I woke up very early this morning so that I could go to the grocery store before going to the gym. I don't know why (pregnancy???) but I suddenly felt the urgent need to bake betzels so I bought whole wheat flour. They're now in the fridge waiting, hope they'll be good. I still have to count calories and nutrients but I'm full of hope still I made them myself...

I went to the body sculpt course, it seemed less difficult than last week. There's a girl over there, she really has a perfect body. At least, the one i dream of having: lean, tone with slightly apparent muscles... But I can't go and ask her: "sorry, how do you train to have such a body?"...

57 hours without tobacco and only three weeks left before Thailand... This time, plane travel will maybe not be a cigarette-free torture.

[McFly]

Today was off. I felt like going to another body sculpt course but my legs and shoulders muscles were so sore that I decided to let them rest. Instead, I went to a comics exhibit where people apparently disapproved of my eating a small turkey sandwich...

This morning, i took a few pics of myself but I'm not yet ready to put them online... Still happy to have them and hoping to be able to post a before/after in a few months!

Edit: almost 85 hours without a cig...

[McFly]

5th day without tobacco (There's no obstacle left between me and fitness!)

Today, I started my new routine with a cardio-only training. I did 20 minutes recline bike, 20 minutes stepper, 15 minutes normal bike, 15 minutes run and 10 minutes of "arm bike" (but what's the real name of that strange thing?). I feel sooooo good (and so tired)!

I tried as well to follow the "body for life" diet (or at least what I know of it) but It's very difficult for me to eat proteins at the evening meal so... well I skipped them today and ate a large bowl of broccolis... I'm becoming a broccoli addict, maybe there is nicotine in them!!!

When the trainer told me I gained 2% Bf since last week, I was really upset. All the more I had lost one pound!! But, apparently, I shouldn't trust so much the bf scale. From now on, I'll just rely on measurements!

[McFly]

D-Day + 6

I had a terrible day, everything went wrong and I feel like I had a weight on the chest all the time... Luckily i worked out and every problem vanished like magic! Today was lower body:

Cardio 36 minutes

3X20 40 lbs abductors
3X20 40 lbs adductors
3X20 30 lbs leg curl
3X20 25 lbs leg extension
3X20 30 lbs Ab crunch
3X15 20 lbs Rotary torso

Diet summary: 1092 calories (C=53%, P=26%, F=21%)

I absolutely need to up the protein level! I didn't eat enough today but it's difficult to tell your boss that you want to stop the meeting in order to eat...

[McFly]

I am a complete failure! I'm unable to follow a simple diet... I can't (don't want to??) lower my carbs intake. Why did I have to add those 50g soba noodles to my soup tonight? I feel so guilty!!!!

Diet summary: 1800 calories (!!!!!!!!) (C=51% P=27% F=22%)

Cardio 36 minutes (stepper, recline bike & elliptical)

3X20 - 8 lbs Arm curls
1X12 - 4 lbs/ 1X10 - 6lbs/ 1X8 - 6lbs/ 1X6 - 8lbs Shoulder rises ("wings" movement, don't know the exact name)
3X20 - 20 lbs Triceps
3X20 - 25 lbs Bench press
3X20 - 40 lbs Ab crunch
3X15 - 20 lbs Rotary torso