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This was a decent week for me, until the weekend. I did decent at eating until I visited the grandparents. Had some biscuits and gravy, porkchops, eggs, turkey bacon. Then when I got home the fiance` made turkey burgers, which isn't in itself a bad thing, but she made some homemade baked fries and I ate them till they were gone!

Workout wise I had a great week, am somewhat sore from it though. Eating more bananas because of the soreness.

Next week will be fun!
 
Week 2 was pretty good, did not cut out on the snacks as much as I wanted however. I continued running and lifting during the week like normal. I had to run the popat friday so I took two days off for that, but other than that I have stayed pretty consistent!

Start Weight: 212
Current Weight: 209
Goal Weight: 180

For week 3 I will continue be cutting out snacking all together, no more red bulls (even on those early mornings) and picking up the running a little bit. I am also switching to a circuit training style lifting routine.

Good luck to everyone for this upcoming week!
 
futurencswat said:
Week 2 was pretty good, did not cut out on the snacks as much as I wanted however. I continued running and lifting during the week like normal. I had to run the popat friday so I took two days off for that, but other than that I have stayed pretty consistent!

Start Weight: 212
Current Weight: 209
Goal Weight: 180

For week 3 I will continue be cutting out snacking all together, no more red bulls (even on those early mornings) and picking up the running a little bit. I am also switching to a circuit training style lifting routine.

Good luck to everyone for this upcoming week!
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Nothing wrong with snacks. In fact, done right they can be good for you. Humans are meant to eat small meals/portions throughout the day. Don't snack on a Twinkie, but choose a handful of berries or nuts or something not processed. A piece of fruit works well, too. That was the biggest change for me, changing my snacks to true snacks. I would down a sandwich and chips (almost a full meal) instead of a granola bar or something of the sort.

If you're hungry, eat. Don't over do it though. Listen to your body but control what you ingest.
 
amroc said:
Nothing wrong with snacks. In fact, done right they can be good for you. Humans are meant to eat small meals/portions throughout the day. Don't snack on a Twinkie, but choose a handful of berries or nuts or something not processed. A piece of fruit works well, too. That was the biggest change for me, changing my snacks to true snacks. I would down a sandwich and chips (almost a full meal) instead of a granola bar or something of the sort.

If you're hungry, eat. Don't over do it though. Listen to your body but control what you ingest.
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I find when I stick to eating every 2 hrs I don't get hungry. There's no shoving food in your face b/c you're hungry. That's when I would make my worst food choices and overindulge.
 
Eating less (calories) to me means making better choices - I seem to have found a good base on a ridiculously low 1300 kcal / day. Anything above 1350 usually gets me to 1800 which seems to be the higher stable point.

Slowly starting to work out again as my shoulder is better. Will increase intake somewhat with more excercise.
 
amroc said:
Nothing wrong with snacks. In fact, done right they can be good for you. Humans are meant to eat small meals/portions throughout the day. Don't snack on a Twinkie, but choose a handful of berries or nuts or something not processed. A piece of fruit works well, too. That was the biggest change for me, changing my snacks to true snacks. I would down a sandwich and chips (almost a full meal) instead of a granola bar or something of the sort.

If you're hungry, eat. Don't over do it though. Listen to your body but control what you ingest.
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TRUE. I should probably rephrase! I need to cut down on certain snacks!:cool:
 
Beginning of Week 3,

This week has so far been, and it looks like it will continue to be, super busy. Everything from make up work, managing the cadet core, to trying to find my sister something for her birthday..... and before anyone mentions it NO I'M NOT GETTING HER AN IZULA...... unfortunately I got her one last year so that wont work again :D. So here's my basic gameplan.

Monday, Wed., & Friday = 30 push-ups & 35 crucnches
Tues & Thurs. = curling weights and other upper body
Sat. = HOPEFULLY 8 hours of paintball, that's a great leg work out (the team divided up the responsibilities, unfortunately the guy in charge of reservations for the game and hotel hasn't done crap yet so.......)

If it ever clears up, still snowing up here, I plan on running.

:D And Sunday I'm going to regret next week, 2 birthdays my Sisters and mine, were both turning 18, as far as dieting goes.... well I'm currently very happy with my weight, and coming into the contest I mentioned my goals were to pass a PT test, but don't worry I wont tempt the other participants with "evils" so I don't plan on posting much about that night.
 
Week 3 = horrible. I have had a horrendous week! I have the flu and it really stinks. I have not been able to eat or workout. I have lost some weight from being sick and I am a little peeved because of it.

I tried working out today because I was feeling better, but my trainer at Crossfit said I was turning green and made me stop. I was getting winded during the warm-up which is never good. He told me to take the rest of the week off. Guess I am going to take a few more days of rest and see how it goes.
 
roar-k said:
Week 3 = horrible. I have had a horrendous week! I have the flu and it really stinks. I have not been able to eat or workout. I have lost some weight from being sick and I am a little peeved because of it.

I tried working out today because I was feeling better, but my trainer at Crossfit said I was turning green and made me stop. I was getting winded during the warm-up which is never good. He told me to take the rest of the week off. Guess I am going to take a few more days of rest and see how it goes.
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Let yourself heal up.
 
This week is going pretty well. I have final exams so I have been a little stressed and staying up late, but working out help me clear my head. Finally got a run in this week now that the snow is off the sidewalks. Felt good, lots of stretching was needed when done. Also feeling a lot better about my eating, my new favorite snack is rice and peas. filling and lets me get some veggies in during the day. Spring break is next week, but I will definitly continue the workout plan and will get some good home cooked food. Can't Wait.

-Alex
 
This week went by pretty well. I had training on Wednesday and Friday, and both days it kicked my butt. I also went to the gym a few times and ran on the elliptical and lifted free weights. Still stressing over the unemployment and that's taking up a lot of the time right now.

This morning's weight was 190.2.
 
Not a good week for me. While all other joints are pain free (yeah!) my shoulder is still not in working order. Less workout, a lot of birthdays coming up, and I'm already stuck weight wise. Haven't lost a single gram over the last week. The cold weather doesn't really help ...
 
Still under the weather and have not been able to workout or eat like I should. Which is pretty bad considering I should eat better if I am sick, but my throat has been sore so I have ate more ice cream, jello, and pudding than I have in quite a few years.

I can actually move around without being week, but I still am unable to breathe deep and I have chest congestion. This all had to happen the week before I have to take a physical test for a job I want to do. Just wonderful.
 
So, I told everyone that I'd post the calorie count on the pancake recipe I posted. With just the basic ingredients, about 550 calories. I tend to add in a handful of blueberries to add some sugars and some fruit into my system. With that addition it's about 600-625 depending on how many I add.

The great thing about the recipe is it's enough to last someone two or three servings and make them feel full each time. I ate about four pancakes and froze the rest (I get 8-9 out of each batch). During the day I will pull two out and stick them in the toaster oven with some meat and cheese on them for a nice sandwich, or a smear of peanut butter. They fill me up each time and give sustainable energy because the oats are great carbs for workouts and their low glycemic index. Also, the banana helps provide more energy before a workout. I like these for breakfast on a day where I have time, or an hour or so before a nice workout.

This morning I was 188.6 pounds. Lowest I've been in a LOOONG time. I'm just shy of my 185 goal. If I reach that, I'm thinking of setting it lower to 175. I want to be in prime shape for fighting later this year. My goal is to have a Muai Thai fight by the end of the year.

Thanks!
 
Beggining of week 4,

Man I've been busy the last couple of days,
Saturday I can't remember but I'm pretty sure I played some tennis,

Sunday my sister and I had our B-day party and it was sunny and warm :eek:, :grumpy: but by the time the family left it was dark and cold so I didn't go running.

Monday I was running all over the place and didn't get home till 10:30, after school I went to the rec park and played some tennis, went back to the school and picked my sister up and took her home, dropped her off and ran 2 miles, went back home and my brother in law picked me up and we took and hour or two drive to a small town to unload some scaffolding, then we drove back.

Tuesday, today I've taken it easy for the most part, I donated a pint of blood today so I did very little physical activity, except for going and hitting a few tennis balls (I know not a good idea)

Wed - Sunday, no game plans, I hope to get in a lot of running, at least every other day if I can, and I plan on continuing with 30 push ups, 35 crunches every other night, and curling in between, with taking a break every 3 rd day.
 
One birthday is still coming up, but I am now back on track.

I found out, what my mistake was: I looked at the food I ate, and it seemed ok. On closer inspection I found out, I had a fat intake of about 20g. An adult of the weight I want to have should eat between 50 and 60 g of fat (polyunsaturated fatty acids are important, cause the human body can't produce those).
A few (very few) almonds or nuts should do the trick ...
 
It's the weekend and I'm sitting at 188-190 now. Wow, I've lost five pounds of STUBBORN weight. I'm pushing myself harder and harder in training. Sifu has noticed this, too.

Example of that: Last night in Kajukenbo, we did some sparring in the boxing ring. I'm an advanced yellow belt (just a few belts in) and I was against an apprentice black belt. We also had a few other people in the ring who could mess with us when we got to close to their drills, so we had to keep an eye out for them. I did three, 3 minute rounds with him. In total, I got four chokes on him in the last two rounds. One cross choke and three guillotine chokes. I got hit a few times but overall, I won the fight. After the sparring we lined up to end class. In our system, three stripes on your belt means you've earned your next belt and you're up for promotion when it rolls around (we do them all at once just so parents and such can take pictures.) I just got my advanced gold belt on February 27th, and got two stripes last night on it. He told me that he was very impressed that I was able to control the fight and do so well. He said that I'll be wearing the advanced yellow for awhile, but I'm now considered an orange, or advanced orange.

I also have been pushing harder in Muay Thai kickboxing. I stayed after last night during open mats and did some jiu-jitsu rolling with a guy and hit the bags. This morning I did a five mile bike ride after prepping some soup. I'm using the Hostile Soup recipe that I got from MistWalker. It's still on the stove and I'm excited for it!

Doing good with eating over all, slipped a few times, but I'm slipping on the good side of things, not fast food or packaged goods, but just more portions usually. Still looking for a job, and money is getting tight so that stress is building.

My pants and shirts were already pretty big on me, but now they're quite large on me. I'm on my THIRD! home made belt hole. I started on the second to last pre made when I bought this belt about 6 months ago. Still seeing a lot of definition changes, but not weight loss. Which, I'm ok with.

That's all for now. Thanks!
 
Just got back from spring break, and it was needed. Got to get some home cooked food, also had a chance to catch up on some sleep. Kept up the workouts and they felt alot better, I think the sleep helped. Also got 3 days of running, the weather is starting to be GREAT and no snow. Rugby practice starts this week and I am looking forward to that.

Weighed myself and I am down to 162 lbs! which means I have finally gotten rid of the freshmen 10 I gained last year and I feel a lot lot better. So although I have reached that goal, I am now working on increasing my running and to maintain weight. Thanks for the help guys, especially the food ideas.

-Alex
 
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