Sweetdream's workout journal

[sweetdream]

Originally Posted by a_welch503

Hey talia, this is my first time looking at your journal. Nine pages to go back and read, I'm a bit behind huh?

It looks like you are doing some good work and did pretty well on controlling your sweets and alcohol consumption for a week. I don't know if having 5 beers is such a good idea, but if you keep it to zero during the week, 1 or two for a treat on the weekend shouldn't hurt you much.

Thanks!!! yeah, I only started like a month ago..seeing slight results I want so for them being:
*Muscle development-my arms and legs are much more firm than flab
*increased strength
* increased agility
*increased improvement in lung capacity and heart capacity while in cardio mode

The things I have been aiming for are much harder-- losing weight--
I have changed my diet, more fruits and veg, been tracking it for about 33 days or so and the only bad bump I had was a few days ago at the concert.

My weight losss goal is 120, when I started this whole exercise scheme I was 139 (this was one of my first attempts to lose weight on my own before joining this site) when I started tracking my workouts I weighed 134.6 and a few weeks later I weighed myself and I was 131 which made me extremely happy except now I am back at 134 ish. I know the scale isn't a way to measure, but it really gets me aggrivated!!

I took the tape measure out and I lost 2 inches on my hips, an inch around my neck but NOTHING on my stomach

I know I need to be more conscious of my eating habits, but is all this weight gain just muscle gain and if so ..how will I ever reach my goal weight??? I thought about all of this yesturday and the last time I lost a massive amount of weight it took me forever and I don't remember getting on the scale quite as often but I can't seem to step away from it. I know progress is slow and I want it to be because I feel like then and only then will I see results that last forever (such as changing eating, drinking and exercising habits). I just wish the scale would move faster!!! but then again if I keep slipping up it's not going to help me get anywhere so I also must keep this in mind while I am on vacation with my beer loving friend!!! hahaha ohhh the temptations

[minime]

sweetdream, i bet you would see results in one month if you did the following :

1. get 135g protein per day
2. get about 50g fat per day
3. stick close as possible to your calorie limit on a regular day to day basis
4. no sweets, cookies, ice cream, chips, pretzels, processed foods, alcohol at all
5. keep at your workouts

if you put in a very serious effort, you will see results. the way you are going now, you will see results too.. but much slower. You just need to decide what is for you : do you want to get to 120 asap, or do you want to have beer and chips and get there more slowly.

It is not a bad thing if you choose the latter, but as pierini says you need to be honest with yourself.

[sweetdream]

^ I am definitaly going to try that minime thank you!! I really think I just need a good swift kick to the ass sometimes

anyways...I leave for my camping trip tomorrow morning. I am very excited but sad because I am really going to miss my boyfriend. we spend a lot of time together so not being able to see him for a week is going to be a challenge all on it's own.

My friend and I have discussed some eating habits which I think will help me keep on track with the diet. DOn't plan on drinking that much and she said she would do some body weight workouts with me along with all of the walkiing that we do. I am bringing some stuff to read and write so I will be tracking what we do and how many times we walk back and forth.

Food will look something like this:
Morning- banana, or french toast (they hae this french toast with bananas on it and real vermont mapole syrup it is the BOMB!

snack- smoothie- my friend went last year and said they make smoothies with real fruit (my dream come true)

lunch/dinner- meat. most likely something easy to cook like hamburgers, NO HOT DOGS DAMN IT!!! or chcken. I'd rather eat chicken the whole time though
rice and veggie bowl- they make them with meat also but much more expensive to do that.

Snacks-carrots I am bringing with ranch dressing dip

other suggestions???

oh yeah the main reason I came on here..
30 min bike ride

was going to go to the gym today but honestly I feel gross because of PMS so I feel 10 pounds heavier in bloat
have to work 12-3:34 waitressing and then 4-? in the kitchen so I will be walking around a lot today

[sweetdream]

Finally back from the festy and I had a wonderful time but now I am back to civilization and fitness.

A quick run through- walked almost everyday for hours on end so I didn't do much else of working out, It rained the first few days then was EXTREMELY hot the last few so.... working out was the last thing on my mind

food wise- i did really good- didn't drink hardly any beer-on tuesday I had 4, wednesday none, thursday 3, friday 2, saturday none and sunday none-so far
foods eaten- french toast, ate bananas, carrots, salad, steak, chicken, cheese, potatoe salads and pasta salads, granola bars, a lot of little snacking. I had a few downfalls but it wasn't drastic (ice cream and chocolate--oops)

Needless to say-- I have learned a lot about myself while I was there, my ups my downs, my pitfalls and my good sides and I think now I am more determined than ever to do what I can to this site to do. I sawa lot of things at the festival and made me think a lot about health and well being and some things I just do NOT want to happen to me or allow them to happen so back on that horse I go. I know some of you gave up on me but I was in slow mode before and now I am going to kick it up a notch so when I finally get there I can STAY THERE..
catch ya tomorrow for my workout

[sweetdream]

Yesturday: Tennis

Today--back to the gym and boy did it feel GOOD!!!

Warmup- 5 min on treadmill walking

cardio:
30 min on eliptical

upper body:

1. dips:
resistance on 7- 4, sets, 10 reps

2. pull ups
resistance 7- 4 sets, 10 reps

3. seated row
48lbs, 4 sets, 10 reps

4. flat barbell press
30lbs, 4 sets, 10 reps

Abs: 5-10 min

Wow it was tough to go through this after not doing much for a week but I feel so much better and realize that this is what I want to do. Just being there on that eliptical made me feel so much better!!

Yesturday with food I ate 1445 calories. It wasn't that much but this was because I wanted to really watch what I was eating and make sure I didn't eat too much, plus I didn't really exercise a lot at all the week I was gone so I figured it was okay

I am aiming for 1700- down from what I was eating before. I am NOT eating candy, chips, ice cream, any kind of sweets, cookies, or ahh..chocolate for a month. I may have a drink or too but nothing major as I can see it is hindering where I want to be. My gym is hiring for front desk clerk and I am pretty sure I am going to apply because maybe then I can get some insights on how to be a trainer or even get out on the floor helping people because that is one of of the three things I want to do with my life
1.trooper
2.personal trainer
3. mental health/psycholgy

[minime]

Talia, please get rid of the yogurt burst cheerios in favor of a more nutritionally balanced breakfast!! Your breakfast is 'carb central'! You need to get more protein and healthy fats in your breakfast!

good luck with the no 'bad stuff' for a month!

[sweetdream]

ok....it's tough....that's the only thing there is around here..well that my mom buys...what should I tell her to get the next time she goes? I think I go absolutely wrong at breakfast and then eat fine the rest of the day... like this afternoon I had a salad with two whole tomatoes cut up into it, croutons, chicken and italian dressing. My grandma makes it and all she uses is oils and spices so I can't really track that on thedaily plate.

I bought those egg whites (for breakfast) and they just don't fill me up, I eat them and feel even more hungry so eat more bread because I know I will be satisfied

If I could go to the store and buy myself food for the week I would but my budget just doesn't allow me so I end up eating crappy unless I am at work and then I know better

[minime]

I can't imagine yogurt burst cheerios being more filling than a good egg-based breakfast. I think you simply weren't eating enough eggs. So today you had for breakfast, yogurt burst cheerios with a cup of milk and a banana right?

so you had about 400 calories, about 80g of carb, 15g protein and minimal fat right.

instead try this:

omelette made with 2 eggs and two whites, 1oz slice of lean ham, and veggies. Add a cup of strawberries or a small apple in place of the banana and you have got yourself a nice breakfast for 300 calories. Even if you had a slice of toast with it, or 1/3 c dry oats cooked with water it would bring your total back up to 400 but with a much better macronutrient breakdown.

Your lunch looks good, but you have got to work on that breakfast! does it make you feel sluggish at all, having so many carbs in one go?

[minime]

oh and as I said before if you must have cereal, the kashi golean is pretty good, it has 13g protein and 10g fiber for 140 cals. Not every day though : oatmeal is still better of course.

You could try buying yourself some chocolate protein powder, you can get 5lbs of it for only 30$ and that should last you two months.

[sweetdream]

Today:
treadmill
5 min walk 4.5 mph
20 min run 6.3 mph
5 min walk 3.5mph

Meeting with the GM at my gym to talk to him and possibly do some measurements. I really need to put my body in prospective and see it through numbers.

[sweetdream]

today:

lower bosy

1. stiff legg-dead lifts
40lbs, 4 sets, 10 reps

2. squats
40lbs, 4 sets, 10 reps

3. lying leg curl
30lbs, 4 sets, 10 reps- the boyfriend and I were text fighting so this time I LOVED lifting it ALL and it felt good!! haha

4. calves
25 lbs, 4 sets, 10 reps

cardio:
5 min walk 3.5 mph
20 min run 6.3 mph
5 min cool down 3.5 mph

I FINALLY BOUGHT SOME WHEY PROTEIN!! wahoo..I am actually pretty excuted about it!!! : BOGO 50% off! vanilla and strawberry so if I use it in shakes it won't taste odd

[minime]

Cool! you can now make high protein shakes!

I am suggesting that you kick it up a notch with those weights... what kind of a bar are you using for squats? Do you do them in a squat rack? If there is a squat rack with an olympic bar (45lb) then get in there and put a ten on each side! you can handle it! The harder you push the sooner you can expect to see results.

[minime]

also WAY TO GO on your daily plate so far today, macro split looks great! keep it up! But wow that is some high calories bread, 150 calories for one slice?

[sweetdream]

minime- I am using a flatbarbell for squats. Thanks on the daily plate comment!! I definatly decided it was time to get rid of the yogurt burst! haha

yeah the bread is from Tops and it's not on the dailyplate so I just took the closest thing to it. The bread doesn't even have nutrition information on it either so it's hard to judge that

Tomorrow I am going to get my body fat %, measurements and weight at the gym. I am actually nervous but I am pretty sure my bf is at least 20something..I'm going to guess 25%...we'll see....hopefully if I keep up with all of this it will pay off soon!

[JMike]

Be careful with the whey. It's called a 'supplement' for a reason. It's supposed to be in addition to what you're already eating not instead. But otherwise enjoy, and good luck!