The Chronicles of Turkey!

[Echo814]

Jelly of the Dethklok and Machine Head concert!

Glad that you got some sleep! There is no day light savings time in AZ so I didn't have to change my clocks lol.

Sounds like you are not doing to bad with the weight gain, 125lbs with clothes and stuff on ain't bad!

[gobbles23]

Glad you're having a nice weekend, chickie. Hydrate that hangover! D

Thank you! I'm trying!

Glad you had fun last night! Not glad that your body is punishing you for it hahah. Busy week ahead of you! Don't ya love it? Hahah. I love when I know what's coming and when I know I won't have much down time to make poor diet choices hahah.

Hahaha! Yeah, it's not liking the lack of sleep + too much beer + pizza two nights in a row. lol!

I do love it actually- it's much easier to stick to a diet plan when you're bringing your own lunches/snacks and can't eat anything else. lol!

The work/play balance is looking perfect in Lori-land! D

In for vids (and hair pics? )) later!

I think I'll be ok- takes a while to figure out what works! It's always a bonus knowing what's going on ahead of time, too!

Vids- Lori's too puffy! Hair pics- Lori's too lazy to blow dry hair. Haha! Was going to put it in braids while it's wet and go for the wavy look tomorrow But you'll see it in my vids this week- I'm going with pretty much the same color so it'll look pretty similar!

Jelly of the Dethklok and Machine Head concert!

Glad that you got some sleep! There is no day light savings time in AZ so I didn't have to change my clocks lol.

Sounds like you are not doing to bad with the weight gain, 125lbs with clothes and stuff on ain't bad!

I'm excited! We'll both be tired at work the next day- but it'll be worth it!

Not too bad- my after diet/back to maintenance weight back in NL was 123 the last time I was 121lbs, then taking into account the beers and pizza on Friday night.....I'm thinking I'm really not doing too bad! I've only been eating a strict 2000 cals all week, and about 2400 on Friday and Saturday. My average burn lately is 2398 since I still do a lot of walking everyday. Just planning on upping strength and trying to maintain, but if I gain a little more I'm not too worried as long as my clothes still fit. Enough time to worry about chub after chirstmas!

Workout coming up!

[gobbles23]

Beer + Pizza= Magic Powers (almost as good as cookies!)

Horizontal Push/Pull!!

Weighted Push-Ups: 3x3-5 reps
BW x10
BW + 37.5lbs x5
BW + 37.5lbs x5 (PR! +5 reps)
BW + 37.5lbs x5 (PR!!! +5 reps)

T-Bar Rows: 3x3-5 reps
80x15
110x5
145x5
145x5 (+1 rep)
145x5 (+2 reps)

A1- Incline Weighted Push-Ups: 3x8-12 reps
BW + 35lbs x13 (+5lbs)
BW + 35lbs x13 (+5lbs)
BW + 35lbs x12 (+5lbs)

A2- Inverted rows: 3x8-12 reps
BW x10
BW x9
BW x8 (These are so hard!)

B1- Barbell Rows: 3x8-12 reps
45x10
90x12
90x11
90x10

B2- Push-Ups: 3x12-15 reps
BW x22 (+5 reps)
BW x17 (+3 reps)
BW x15 (+3 reps)

Great workout! Wow, all those push-ups/weighted push-ups really work your core! It’s awesome! Oh my god I’m such a poof ball today! lol! All that salt, all those carbs....My body is not happy! But I had a great workout! And I’ve got a crazy pump on the go!

[-Lucifer]

Congrats on the PR's, Lori.

Awww!!! See- how can I be cranky when I have people like you saying things like that!

People like me? What do you mean by that? People who are fat? People who are lazy?

P.S. That quote was from The Simpsons (Homer Loves Flanders, Season 5), so don't give me credit for that.

[CharliC]

Awesome workout, chickie! Well-worth the temporary poofiness in exchange for magic powers

[Boomer29]

Strong tbar rows!

Hi Lori. Hope you had a great weekend!

[NeverSettle15]

Pizza and beer = workout cookies? What an interesting cookie. My secret formula is ice cream = workout cookies
Glad you had an awesome workout! Wowza with the weighted push ups! Awesome

[pharty]

...Zooming by Lori....

[Echo814]

Pizza and beer does equal cookie like magical super powers Lovin the weighted push ups! I can't wait until I can build them back up.

The way that you are looking Lori I wouldn't worry about gaining a little Your legs look like they are leaning out and getting more definition.

[gobbles23]

I tried multiquoting you all but the computer at work won't let me! Well, it will- it's just being a pain.

@Lucifer- lol! Simpsons are awesome!

@Charli- indeed! It's all falling off today! ....The bracket on my keyboard popped off just a few minutes ago so I don't have that key anymore...extremely happy simleys all around today! lol!

@Boomer- Thank you- but not really. You guys don't count the bar and I do. I tried it the other way but it confused me too much!

@Neversettle- Thanks! Ice cream works well too!

@P- Hai P!

[gobbles23]

@Erica's ninja post- Aww, thank you! I don't feel very fat so I'm definitely not worrying about it

[gobbles23]

Bored at work you guys! Blah! lol! Didn't get a lunch break because both girls who fill in for me are gone. I was offered a thirty minute break- but I declined. I'd rather make the 12O dollars today thankyouverymuch Really missing that bracket/zero key. lol! Though I was going to buy a pre-workout bagel at Tim's today and now I can't. Oh well- I'll have to settle for the basket of candy on my desk. Ha! Hammies and quads and triceps today! Cannot wait to get some good exersice in! Wooot! WooooooT! WOOHOO! I'm going to miss this place Must find more job.

[MissKB]

Hahah too funny about the bracket key. Looks like you know what type of environment you thrive in...maybe you should start looking in the secretarial direction and not just or maybe they'll remember you and miss you too and ask for you back! Energy is up? Must be the candy...

[gobbles23]

Hahah too funny about the bracket key. Looks like you know what type of environment you thrive in...maybe you should start looking in the secretarial direction and not just or maybe they'll remember you and miss you too and ask for you back! Energy is up? Must be the candy...

I love this kind of work to be honest. It's really all I've been applying for lately!

That would be awesome!

It is! Must be all the sitting and coffee drinking Hahaha! I did have one piece of candy though! A hard strawberry candy with that chewy, gooey innards! Yummy!

[gobbles23]

Today’s workout was alright- I was pretty tired from all weekend and I haven’t been getting much sleep during the weekdays. And I haven’t deadlifted in a while now so it was heavy. And my core was super tired from yesterday. lol! I’m sure next week will be easier though

Hamstring Dominant, Quads Accessory!! Biceps!

Romanian Deadlifts: 3x3-5 reps
135x10
185x5
220x5
240x4
240x3
240x3

Conventional Deadlifts:
175x24 PR! + 1 rep! lol! Still feels heavy

B.B Curls: 3x3-5 reps
45x10
65x5
80x5
80x5
80x5

Goodmornings: 3x12 reps
65x6
95x8
80x12
80x10

Zerchers: 3x12-20 reps
65x10
100x12 (Hurt my quad today..I stretched it in a weird way and these hurt me)

Reverse Curls: 3x8-12 reps
35x12
35x12
35x12

B.B Curls: 3x8-12 reps
60x6
60x7

D.B Curls
20’s x20

Ack! Core/back dead. I took vids but am too lazy to wait for them to upload. I did capture 2 pics though that I thought made my lats look cool! Ignore the belly chub though- stil a little fluffy Only 3 days left at my job....I like my job, I don’t want to leave

[rickiecoombs]

Heavy-feeling or not - nice workout! And nice lats! I see no belly chub. You have a large imagination, obviously! Hehe.

So glad you are enjoying your job - hopefully this will open doors for similar ones in the near future.

Dunno if I'm doin' this right... Posting from iPhone in bed. Haha.

I hope you have a super sleep tonight so you don't feel so tired tomorrow!

[swooshie]

Hi Lori Glad you like your job, but too bad it's coming to an end If they can't keep you on, maybe they'll write a letter of recommendation for you and you can use them as a reference.

Amazing workout, as usual!!

[moshvr]

Hi Lori Glad you like your job, but too bad it's coming to an end If they can't keep you on, maybe they'll write a letter of recommendation for you and you can use them as a reference.

Amazing workout, as usual!!

This. If they like you and it's a good atmosphere you should ask!

[NeverSettle15]

Way to go on the PR! Your pics are cool, too... I totally see the striations in your lat! Nice.
Where do you work? why is yourr job ending?

[gobbles23]

Heavy-feeling or not - nice workout! D And nice lats! I see no belly chub. You have a large imagination, obviously! Hehe.

So glad you are enjoying your job - hopefully this will open doors for similar ones in the near future.

Dunno if I'm doin' this right... Posting from iPhone in bed. Haha.

I hope you have a super sleep tonight so you don't feel so tired tomorrow!

Thanks Ricki!!!

The experience/references on my resume will be nice. My goal right now is purely to beef up my resume, and so far it's going good!

I had a great nights sleep last night We bought new earplugs!

Hi Lori ) Glad you like your job, but too bad it's coming to an end ( If they can't keep you on, maybe they'll write a letter of recommendation for you and you can use them as a reference.

Amazing workout, as usual!!

Hey swooshie! Thanks!! I will definitely ask them for a reference!

This. If they like you and it's a good atmosphere you should ask!

I will

And I will respond to your pm/visit your journal as soon as I get a chance!

[gobbles23]

Way to go on the PR! Your pics are cool, too... I totally see the striations in your lat! Nice.
Where do you work? why is yourr job ending?

Thank you!

Right now I'm working with an awesome company called Sandvine. It's just a temporary thing though- I'm just filling in for someone for a week. I got the job through a hiring agency so most of the jobs I'll be getting this year will be temporary ones. I like it though- I'm trying to get lots of experience/soup up my resume so I can get a better/consistent job, rather than something crap. Hard to get a good paying office type job with no experience! But I graduated with business adminstration so I'm working towards that.

[gobbles23]

Hey guys! No workout today- too tired and sore! Just waiting on the burgers and fries we're having for supper! Then I'm going to relax with Stephen for a while (he's doing a workout right now! So proud!) pop in the shower and wash my hair, and then snuggle and sleep! lol! Machine head/dethklok concert tomorrow right after work but we're really not looking forward to losing more sleep. So not sure if we're going....we're going to try to get out of it but Andrew really wants us to go

Oh! I have another job! It starts on Friday. lol! No sleeping in on Friday afterall It's at Conestoga Rovers and Associates. In an office. Still waiting to hear back on more details Yay! This one is for 2.5 months so I get to be employed over Christmas! Actually, I'm pretty freaking happy right now! Sightly less paying than the job I'm at now, but I'll take it! Oh, the bus ride's a little longer too. This one where I am now is 25 minutes. The next one may be closer to 40. Which means earlier rises and later workouts! But I like it, I just waste time in the evenings anyway, and having weekends off is sweet

Anyway, I'm going to go take care of supper and stuff. So tired of looking at a computer screen! I did catch up with you all today though. Swooshie- feels like I haven't posted in your journal in forever but I am reading it and you look awesome, as always! So sorry! And I'm glad P didn't actually quit on workouts- just on life (I do that all the time) and Ham had a sick shoulder workout, I AM reading, I swear!

Be back tomorrow with a workout if we don't go to the concert!

[MissKB]

Congrats on the new temp job!! Have fun at your concert/workout hahah.

[Cardioconvert]

Great news regarding the new job - and nice that it lasts until over the holidays! Super workouts logged as of late - I wish beer and pizza gave me such super powers

CC

[Echo814]

Yay for a longer job! Knowing that you will have income coming for a while must be nice Building up that there experience for a future permanent job.

I was going to workout tonight too, but alas I ate raviolis and French bread instead lol.

It's funny there's a concert that coming to town, Halestorm and In This Moment, that both hubby and I wanted to see, but it was in the middle of the week so we decided that it wouldn't be worth him being tired at work. Now he's laid off and has plenty of time to do whatever lol. I say if its worth it to go do it!

[dreahere]

Oh, yay for another job, chickie! Hope you enjoy it just as much as the first temp assignment.

[Boomer29]

Loved the vids!! Your conventional deads pr is donkulous!

[NeverSettle15]

Congrats on another job. Im kind of job troubled right now so I can share the worries of not knowing. But things seem to have a way of working out

[gobbles23]

Hey guys! Thanks so much! I'm a little worried about getting there everyday- it's a good 40 minute bus ride + changing buses and going for another ride + starts at 8:00am, so it may be a bit much. Brutal enough already- I seem to have contracted another head cold damn. No workout or concert yesterday- just rest and sleep. And The Walking Dead Geeze. If I'm feeling a bit better today I may get vertical push/pull in, but my back/lats are still ridiculously sore from the last workout I did. Definitely quads on Friday though. ANyway, just a quick pop in before work! Going to read your journals during the day again! Oh and Boomer- if you visit you look ridiculously amazing. Super jelly of hams!

[gobbles23]

Nobody likes a turkey today Well, I'm going to do a workout of epic proportions later today, so maybe that'll entertain you all! Tomorrow after work we're going to the mall, and Saturday I think we're going to move into that apartment upstairs ( ) so I may combine quads with vertical push pull today since I may only get one more workout in before Sunday! I'm thinking of 2 exercises each- zerchers (heavy + high rep set) deficit RDL (light...maybe...still sore! May do box squats instead...or sissy squats for quads and leave hammies out) military presses (heavy) Upright rows (moderate) Pull-ups (maybe) Something like that We shall see