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Thursday, May 03, 2012

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April 5, 2012

Thursday, April 05, 2012

Super creative title there, right?!?

Just a quick drop in because I hate tracking my food, but I need to have an idea of what I am eating to see where I may want to make some changes.

B: steak, hardboiled egg and a bit of seaweed salad with spicy dressing (the mayo kind you put on sushi)

S: one square dark chocolate

L: steak-um with cheddar and onions, cheese stick, rest of steak (small piece)

two cups of coffee with heavy cream and a banana

I worked out today.
5 minutes fast walking
20 mins 'lifting':
kettlebell squats 2 x 10 with 18#
weighted lunges, 1 x 10, 8#
wall push-ups, 1 x15, 1 x 20
counter push-ups, 1 x 15
over head press with 8#, 1 x 12

Later I did 30 seconds of wall sits. Will do some pre-determined time of squat jumps at home later.

  

  Member Comments About This Blog Post:

KITTYF54 4/16/2012 2:14AM

LOL how's that "post more often" working for you? I understand though. I've been off for quite a while. Hope you're doing well. Report Inappropriate Comment

LIVERIGHTNOW 4/5/2012 8:34PM

hugs Meg! Report Inappropriate Comment

Slacking!

Saturday, April 02, 2011

I really should try to get back here and post more frequently!

Life has been pretty good lately. I started lifting this week. You know, the 'real' kind :)

I did squats, lumberjack press and chest press on Wednesday. Today was dead lifts, chin-ups and dips. I already know I need to increase my weights, especially for the lower body stuff. I am going to have to venture into the weight room because the weighted bars in the workout room are too light for me.

I still have the same goals, 20-22% body fat and under 150 pounds. I am currently at 155 pounds, so my weight goal is almost there. I was at 28% body fat the other day using the impedance scale at the gym. It gave me about 42 pounds of body fat. When I did the math the percentage was actually 27.5%. My lean mass is around 112 pounds. To get to 20% BF at 145 pounds, I will need 116 pounds of lean. So, that is what I am shooting for. I still need to lose 13 pounds of fat though! That means I will probably lose about 6 more pounds of lean since lean includes water and fat has about 1 pound of water for every 2 pounds of fat. So, I need to add about 10 pounds of muscle. I wonder how long that will take for an old lady?

I will be focusing on getting enough protein. My goal is 1 gram for every pound of my goal lean body mass, 116 grams per day. Some days this is really easy and others days it seems like it is really difficult. It might take a little more planning to get the protein everyday. I am going to eat my protein first and then eat my veggies, that way I'll make the protein goal everyday.

  

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YIGOBUTTERFLY 4/2/2011 7:38AM

Sounds like you have a good plan. Jane on Guam Report Inappropriate Comment

JUSTBIRDY 4/2/2011 3:26AM

hey slacker! wondering where you have been. Report Inappropriate Comment

March 2010 vs March 2011

Thursday, March 24, 2011

I have weighed basically the same amount for a long time. Last year I weighed 154 pounds on March 12th. Today I weigh 154.5.

Last year I had 26.5% body fat.

This year I have 24%.

I don't care what the scale says. My clothes say and my measurements say...BETTER!

  

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JUSTBIRDY 3/25/2011 9:31AM

Great! Paleo is working' for you!!!! Report Inappropriate Comment

FAYETTESIDRA 3/25/2011 8:21AM

That's awesome! Good for you! Report Inappropriate Comment

24 Days of Less Than 130 Carbs

Wednesday, March 09, 2011

So far it seems to be going really well. I have not dropped a tremendous amount of weight, darn it not losing all that water! I am down 2.8 pounds since Feb 14. That is 2.8 pounds in 24 days. Not to shabby for some one that is only about 10-15 pounds from goal :0)

So there is just under a week until the 30 days is up. I have decided that 30 days really isn't enough to know for sure if I would lose vast amounts of lean tissue like I read in the article that Dietitian Becky posted on the message boards. So, I am going to continue with restricting to 130 or less. Of course I may have a bit more on say, Easter or even St. Paddy's day when I fully intend to have some Irish soda bread.

So, just thought a quick update was due. So far I have not lost a huge amount of water weight, nor have my muscles seemed to have wasted away to nothingness. I suppose only time will tell.

  

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JUSTBIRDY 3/11/2011 10:43AM

Hi Frogfarm! Now I REALLY want to go on over to MDA and see what's going on. Keeps my mind off the train wreck happening here. (a note to the monitors: that was a joke. There is no real train.) Report Inappropriate Comment

NUTMEG1125 3/10/2011 2:26AM

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JUSTBIRDY 3/9/2011 10:34PM

Oh slap me, I forgot the link: http://www.proteinpower.co m/drmd_blog/uncategorized/alter native-fuelsfor-the-brain/ Report Inappropriate Comment

JUSTBIRDY 3/9/2011 9:57PM

It's just such a fad. Who knows where you will be in another 30? If your brain runs on ingested carbs exclusively, you probably won't make it. But then again, everyone is different, so good luck with your journey and everything. Report Inappropriate Comment