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One week update-
Well I have started my program a while before this contest but this will help me along. One main goal I had was to be more careful about what I eat. Being in college I get the "all you can eat" style of cafateria. I am making sure I don't eat more than "one serving" and definitely stay away from the soft serve machine. So the eating is going pretty well, and the workouts are hard. I started swimming this year and now I truely understand why Michael Phelps eats so much and is ripped. Swimming is hard! I am also doing sets of push ups and sit ups. Those are going well, doing 5 sets of 25 situps and pushups and 2 sets of 8 pull ups. Hopefully some snow melts so I can start running too.

Thats all for this week

-Alex RP 357
 
Well, i'll start with a picture from 2007/2008
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I had very little muscle, and a slight belly going on, so I decided to sort myself out and start hitting the gym constantly and harder.
It was hard getting the motivation, but after a couple months it just became part of who I was, and a normal every day thing for me.
Roughly 1-2 years later, here's a couple new pictures of me, the first one being from November 2009, and the second one is from December 2009.
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I'll try to get some new pictures of me as soon as I can, because during the time from November until today, I have gained an incredible amount of muscle due to switching up my weightlifting routine (Which I switch up every month), altering what I eat (and how much), and the supplements I intake.

My daily workouts for one week are as follows:
Day 1 and 4 - Biceps and chest
Day 2 and 5 - Triceps and lats
Day 3 and 6 - Shoulders, trapz, and abs
Day 7 - Cardio, back, abs, legs (Or day of rest depending)
 
The meds for my bursitis are not good for losing weight. I feel bloated, though I don't eat much, that stuff also made me lose my appetite.
But other than that, I got my food pretty much fixed:

Breakfast: low fat cottage cheese with some fruit and a maximum of 30g of oatmeal

morning snack: fruit or veggies

Lunch: Veggies with meat or tuna or yoghurt

afternoon snack: 1 slice of wholemeal toast with low fat cheese

Dinner: some fish or lean meat dish

calories: between 1500 and 1700 kcal (atm lower - hope to at least be able to lower the med intake over the weekend)
 
i played football in canada for 10 years in minor semi pro and jr teams when istoped i gained about 30 pounds non muscle ...i was 190 7%fat now im 215 .. im going to lose 20 pounds !!!
 
End of week 1 update

:eek: it was WARM today, temp.s of 40-50, so for the first time in about a month I ran. I ran four miles today, I thought about quiting after the second mile, but that thought didn't last too long, and at the end of the third mile I came close to calling it a day. The reason I wanted to run 4 miles was because that was the amount I was running almost daily before I quit, so I didn't want to do any back tracking. My routine of 25 push-ups and 35 crunches at night and 20 push-ups in the morning + today's run has made a difference in how I feel, I believe they call it a runner's high from the endorphines, but I feel good, well sore, but happy and healthy.

Also for any of those wanting to drink better but don't want to give up taste, check out Crystal Light White Grape water flavoring, you pour it in a 16oz bottle of water to give it some flavor, and man is that white grape stuff good, I'd say I drink 4 a day.
 
WEEK 1:

My goal for this past week was to be more particular about what I eat and to drink at least 64 ounces of water a day. I tried to eat healthier items this week (more salads and less fried foods). I continued running and lifting weights. I got to go out to a nice restaurant tonight and have dinner with some family (which is a rare occurence), instead of getting my usual steak and fries I got the salad bar and water!


Start Weight: 212
Current Weight 210.5
Goal Weight: 180

For week 2 I will be cutting down on unhealthy snacks. I have to stay up late for my job so I snack alot. This week if I get a late night craving I'm going to drink a glass of water instead of eating anything. I would like to lose 2 lbs by next saturday! Here goes!

Good luck to everyone and keep up the good work!
 
This weekend has been good, and bad for me. I went to Denver, Colorado for some Muay Thai kickboxing fights that three of the people I train with were in. I ate pretty bad that night (it'd been about 2 months since I'd had a nice burger and we stopped at a well known Denver establishment.) BUT! Seeing my friends in the ring with amazing muscles and looking amazing, it made me want to get into that shape. My goal now is to get into a Muay Thai fight early next year. So that means I need to eat better, train harder, and become more flexible!

Anyone have any tips for flexibility stretches? I've never been good at those.

I'll update weight in the morning.

Thanks!

EDIT: Weight as of Sunday morning was 193.00 lbs. WOOT!
 
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had a decent week, got through my 3 P90X weight workouts, subbed the cardio for elliptical or treadmill workouts. Eating was okay.

Not going to focus on the scale right now, focusing on eating low-carb, high protein for now.
 
I ate well all week and hit all my workouts. Did Crossfit Total on Friday and scored 805. Not too shabby considering this is technically my 3rd month of doing Crossfit. I had 345 for DL, 145 for SP, and 315 for BS.

I want to break 1k one day. That is my goal for this year. My running went up some this week as well and I attribute that to my getting stronger, both physically and mentally. Mental is a huge part of this, but some people forget that. I am trying to train mentally as well as physically during this. I am just telling myself I can do this, I will do this.
 
Ok, didn't exercise like I should. And I had a few sodas. Not a great start.
But I am working on the snacking and trying to drink water/tea. I am avoiding drastic measures and trying to do changes I can live with for the rest of my life. My daughter is watching everything I do. I really don't want to teach her bad body image or bad dieting habits. She is 10 and the next few years could change the way she views herself for the rest of her life. I do not want to mess that up. Maybe I am making too big a deal out of it but after teaching teenage girls I am very aware of how small things can really hurt them.
down 2 pounds,
Stacy
www.armoralleather.com
RP#607 ***I HAVE A NUMBER YIPPY***
 
LeatherRose said:
I am avoiding drastic measures and trying to do changes I can live with for the rest of my life.
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That is a good recipe for avoiding failure - make adjustments that fit within your lifestyle in general. The very reason why something like WeightWatchers often fails in the long run - peer pressure of the meetings makes people do stuff they wouldn't otherwise do, and once they don't go to the meetings any more, they slowly slip back into their old habits.
 
Beggining of week 2,

I feel like a red headed step child, I haven't been this beat in a while. ( :D a good buddy of mine is a red headed step child and hates that joke, so I use it as much as possible). Spring sports started today, I decided to play varsity tennis, the conditioning today was nothing but sprints, suicides, and various types of running (High knees, karaoke, butt kickers etc.) Still am keeping the basic game plan of 25 push-ups and 35-crunches, which is getting easier, until the end of the month then I'm adding 5 pushups to it. On the plus side I did discover some great music the other day to work out to it, Motorhead's "Dogs of War" and "Death of Glory".
 
Hey guys and gals, I would like to touch base with each of you; it is difficult for me to have enough time to email each of you indivdually so I would be able to do the greater good via phone. So anyone that will email me your phone# I will call and give the best advice I have for making your goals happen.
 
crowdog said:
I would be able to do the greater good via phone. So anyone that will email me your phone# I will call and give the best advice I have for making your goals happen.
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Do you happen do have Skype installed and working? That could make things easier for you ...
 
1) I'm doin' it! My goal is to be in the shape I was two years ago; add fourty pounds to my bench press, have my six-pack back, and slim down to 195 pounds.
2) Weight now: 226 pounds.
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3) Goal weight: 195 pounds.
4) Will post "after" photos when I'm done.
 
Got a group of us at work weighing in weekly now.

Started: 256

Today: 250

slow and steady we go.
 
I'm off to a bad start. bad eating habits dominated this week and only got one work out in. I'm changing that from here on out.

Edit: first W/O of the week done. Cardio intervals =P90X.
 
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thwolf said:
I'm off to a bad start. bad eating habits dominated this week and only got one work out in. I'm changing that from here on out.

Edit: first W/O of the week done. Cardio intervals =P90X.
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Good, keep this failure fresh to inspire the coming week. I make notes for myself during contest phases to keep my mind centered on my goal.
 
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