Insomniac's get-in-shape log!

[insomniac0]

A brief look at the past:
- went from 210lbs to 120 , and then back to 190, and again back to 130 and back to 180. Finally determined to get over my problems. For the past 6 months I've been doing the "restrict/binge" thing which has led to quite some fat accumulated around the waist while muscle was lost due to me starving myself before. I feel like s*** and want to get myself back to where I was 3 years ago, before my ED.

GOALS :
- Stop the binge/restrict cycle
- first lose 7lbs of fat, after that clean bulk
- improve athletic ability - get close to what it was 3 years ago

Apart from those I'm also an active student ofcourse, so this doesn't really completely occupy my life.


TRAINING:
4 times a week - I do the "Reverse pyramid" program , meaning I do about 3-5 sets for each move , gradually add on weight until failure
a) Legs with focus on hams/glutes
b) chest + shoulders
c) Arms + back
d) Legs with focus on quads/calves

I do 2-3 exercises per each body part
on non-training days I do low int. cardio , just for fun and stress relief (I like long walks etc.)

DIET:
1800 calories -- 180g prot / 50g cho / 90g fat

(I expect you to tell me my calories are too low ; don't. I guess my metabolism is pretty screwed because at 2200 I wasn't losing. When I get rid of that midsection fat i'll gradually increase cals and bulk to get my metabolism back on track

I'll not post a whole menu here as I'm not going to eat the same things every day and even if I would i think it's not that important,. - Carbs are from veg/dairy only.
Will post food pics as often as possible
and of course, will post progress details

Thanks for all the support if you choose to follow my log. I really appreciate it, makes the whole thing so much easier.

[determined4000]

Is that the order you follow for your routine?
Just thinking it may be better to do L/U/L/U for adequate rest.

[insomniac0]

Is that the order you follow for your routine?
Just thinking it may be better to do L/U/L/U for adequate rest.

leg days are pretty hard and doing them twice in 3 days is very hard / counterproductive. (even tho i wrote focus on quads it doesn't mean I train only quads on that day - just the majority of exercises

[insomniac0]

Today's workout went great. Had lots of energy :)

10min warmup jog

- Leg press @ 400, 410, 420, 430x2
- Squat @ 150, 160, 180, 180, 180
+ some one-legged squats on a bosu ball, harder than i expected it to be :)

This was quite enough for today, don't wanna get too burned out

It's 9AM as I'm writing this so i'm still fasted, will post meals in the evening. :) We'll see how my new diet turns out. Hunger pangs are already here

[insomniac0]

went 500 cals over my cals limit :S Hunger was really intense

I slept for only 2 hours last night so I just wanted to take a nap at 2PM, well I got up at 5 :D :D So this means no lunch . By 6 I was already pretty god damn hungry.

Fried up 1lb of beef liver :D definitely food of the day. Awesome accompanied by some eggs and spinach . Was craving something sweet after that and I figured I could aswell eat that protein pudding I made . I guess I'll just eat a little under tommorow and it will all settle up :) nothing to go crazy about

[nuriyan]

Hey man,

I just wanted to pop in and say good luck. I know what it's like to deal with binge eating habits, and it can be hell. I have been down that road due to emotional issues, so it's best to know why you binge eat in order to combat the problem. You already have a solid base judging from your bodyspace picture, so I am more than positive you will be able to hit your goals.

Keep up the good work, you can do it!

[insomniac0]

thanks man, appreciate it.