Still got a ways to go...

[latebloomingmom]

gotta start charting my macros again..I eat the same stuff all the time but..now that I am gonna cut it back I better track it again..2300 going down to ? I dont know..gonna start shaving some off here and there but still try to keep the protein up and still see my lifts progress..we shall see. makes me nervous.

[vanessa40]

I need to start charting mine again too..
How is school..anyone nice looking in your class...

[latebloomingmom]

I need to start charting mine again too..
How is school..anyone nice looking in your class...

yes, indeed many sweet faced babies..they look so young V!

[latebloomingmom]

its a new day in a new week
the sun is out
spring has sprung
well sh*t...no getting out of this now..
so today it begins..I chart my macros
I become once again accountable for what I put into my own mouth
and all the many and varied reasons why I do what I do..

I should have named this journal me and my ED..
so far today: steel cut oats with cinnamon, walnuts and wheat germ. two cups coffee. 2 scoop protein shake with water. one no carb monster.
lunch: salad with chicken breast, red onion, cucs and homemade italian dressing with olive oil, iced tea.
preworkout snack: cottage cheese and a few pieces of fresh pineapple
after workout shake: plain yogurt, frozen strawberries, 2 scoops whey, water.
dinner will be: grilled chicken breast, salad, ?

[MzJules]

recap on my weight issues...came on here six months ago madder than H*ll cause the starvation dieting wasnt working anymore..lifting five out of six days a week, exhausted and fed-up..
switched from a lot of isolated exercises to compounds..lifted heavier, rested in between.
the diet? first I figured out the macros ( with help)
then I charted them on myfitnesspal.com
I am a creature of habit and tend to eat the same things over and over again
so right now I am getting lazy and not charting..

which is NOT a good thing. I think I am low on protein..too many carbs even if they are good ones.
I am maintaining til spring to heal the metabolism..or at least get it to work again.
This is the big gamble..the big what if..by eating more will my body be able to start shedding fat again?

scares the h*ll out of me actually..what if it doesnt work? I know me..I have the tendency to want quick results and I am stubborn..if cutting a little doesnt work? I will cut a lot..If walking a half hour doesnt work I will walk for an hour and a half..which is what I was doing before.

I am stronger. no doubt about it. my lifts continue to improve. I have no owies/injuries so far.
what good does it do to have all these new and stronger muscles if I cant see them?????????
aggravates the pissing snot out of me..I dont know if I am gonna make it til spring without cutting..

I especially like it when I get comments about being overweight-like this is news to me?
I get accused of not lifting...what the heck is it I am doing then?
I get categorized due to my age...my size. the big fat girl who lifts weights...
well I guess that is better then just the big fat girl..I would soooo like to tell a couple of people around here to kiss my big fat *ss..make those judgements on me..

I aint ever gonna be a 5ft 5 120 pounder. I am also not going to be 20-something years old or sweet-natured..
I will never fit that mold..I have dealt with this realization most of my life..I am what I am..funny thing is, I am used to it...most of the time. I know I stand head and shoulders above most other women. I weigh as much as my 6ft brother. I am broad across the back and I have huge shoulders..so what..
should have been a linebacker but God had a sense of humor.

Hey there Latebloomingmom ... I am laughing my ass off over here at this post. I am new in the journals here but not to the site. I weighed 314. I now weigh 209 and dropping every week while consuming 1900 calories a day. I eat something about every 2 hours. My metabolism is roaring. I just posted my workout and eating plan if you want to check it out.

I understand categorization. I am 58 but I am still badass and strong as hell. I am competing in a body Challenge in the forums with just 3 other women and a bunch of men. Everyone is very cool but I wonder sometimes what the hell I think I am doing. HaHa! I don't care!! I say be who you are. there's nothing wrong with you. You are an alpha female I think. With all the rules placed on us, being alpha and trying to comply with those rules makes for a crazy woman. I know. I am breaking rules these days. I intend to break a lot of them.

MzJ ....

[latebloomingmom]

macros: 1921 118 carbs, 82 fats, 188 prots
chest
butterflies 35lbs 3 x 8
pec/decs 35 lbs 3 x 5
bench: 75 lbs x 8
70 x 8
65 x 16

triceps
skullcrushers 45lbs 3 x 8
kickbacks 15lbs 3 x 8

[latebloomingmom]

macros today 1820: 108 carbs, 82fats, 171 prots

[vanessa40]

L know what you mean..most days i am happy being me..i know i will never be one of those 5'9 models.
I go through phases..sometimes it is the i should just be happy with me..i look better than i use to when i weighed 220.
The the other part of me is like you could weigh 125 again if you just tried harder...it is like a running sitcom in my head..maybe i am just insane..

How was class today ...

[erinlee01]

I need to get back on the tracking bandwagon, too. I got down to 140 in 2009 when I did my comp and was wearing a size 4. By January of 2010 I was already out of the size 4s and into 6s. And I put on 25 lbs that I still am carrying. I'm much smaller than I was last time I weighed this much, but still.

So, now you need to motivate me to get my ass in gear!

[latebloomingmom]

I need to get back on the tracking bandwagon, too. I got down to 140 in 2009 when I did my comp and was wearing a size 4. By January of 2010 I was already out of the size 4s and into 6s. And I put on 25 lbs that I still am carrying. I'm much smaller than I was last time I weighed this much, but still.

So, now you need to motivate me to get my ass in gear!

sh*t like I got enough motivation to track this stuff for myself..weird thing is I have not felt any different yet..course its only been a couple days but not feeling any hungrier and I shaved off at least 400 calories from what I was eating..maybe it hasnt kicked in yet?

[latebloomingmom]

1896: 89 carbs 98 fats 168 proteins.
gotta a test and a quiz to study for tomorrow
could not lift tonight which puts me in a foul temper..

[erinlee01]

When I was dieting for competition, I didn't start getting hungry or tired until I was a few weeks out and all the way down to 1200 calories. Well, hunger maybe depended on the day. But overall I felt great up until the end. Then I felt like dog ****. If you keep your macros in check, more specifically your fats, you might not feel it most days.

[latebloomingmom]

ErinLee...that would be sooooo great! we shall see..so far so good!
macros today: 1711 88 carbs, 88 fats, 170 prots
abs work
standing crunches with 75 lbs x 25
standing side bends with 100lbs 3 x 12
sitting torso rotations with 100 lbs 3 x 8
weighted crunches 85 lbs 3 x 8

[latebloomingmom]

lat pull downs
1x 5 110 lbs
1 x 5 130 lbs
1 x 5 150 lbs
back extensions 110 lbs x 50
dual axis row/rear delts
110lbs
3 x 5
bicep hammer curls
25 lbs
3 x 8
isolated hammer curls
20's, 15' lbs til exhaustion
leg press
warm up set at 320lbs for 5
350 lbs x 5
370 lbs x 5
390 lbs x 3
410lbs x 3
420 lbs x 3

[vanessa40]

Wow..
Looking good girl

[latebloomingmom]

Ya? thanks V..now if my gut would just pay attention and then go away...
1928 macros..142 carbs, 106 fats, 138 prots..ewww.

[Rowyn]

*Cough*

Training program? Still haven't even tried one? Why not, what's to hurt?

You still have a strange mixup of exercises, order, split in general, I think. You may actually SEE more results doing a proven program, trust the process.

[vanessa40]

*Cough*

Training program? Still haven't even tried one? Why not, what's to hurt?

You still have a strange mixup of exercises, order, split in general, I think. You may actually SEE more results doing a proven program, trust the process.

I know if i stayed with a program i would do better.. I need to get on board

[latebloomingmom]

*Cough*

Training program? Still haven't even tried one? Why not, what's to hurt?

You still have a strange mixup of exercises, order, split in general, I think. You may actually SEE more results doing a proven program, trust the process.

what??haaa...ya I am stubborn..actually it is hard to see any rhyme or reason in it..
it is still the big lifts..bench, squat, deads, back/lats but with alot of sh*t thrown in to the mix..
my bench is weak so I have upped the weights on my pec/decs, flies and doing some tri work.
I have one day when I will hit the abs.
I throw in some bi's here and there
what else? shoulders too..but I pick and choose what to put in
but it is always around the big lifts..
I know , weird but its working for right now
my lifts are progressing ...



Row..I am not saying I wouldnt do better on a proven program
I have been looking em over for months
just havent found one that really fits yet..
most of the time..I try to keep it even
meaning if I do a big leg exercise
then I also do some upper body work

[vanessa40]

Girl i am the same way..i look over programs and have even tried a few but i just never have the staying power. I like doing my own thing

[latebloomingmom]

HI V! I need to go find your journal and chit-chat..
macros today: 1763 81 carbs 92 fats 138 prots...low on these I see..

[latebloomingmom]

alright now...I dont get it..how do people do this anyhow?
how am I supposed to cut my calories and get in all my protein?

[erinlee01]

You should make sure you get your protein first, then fats, and carbs last.

[latebloomingmom]

You should make sure you get your protein first, then fats, and carbs last.

ya that is what I figured but ...yesterday I had
protein shake with 2 scoops whey/water and coffee for breakfast
eggs/bacon lunch
pork,zuchini/salad dinner
still drank a shake after dinner
still came up waaay short.
it's ticking me off actually...

[erinlee01]

Hmm, something seems off. I don't see many carbs, unless your shake has a lot of them.

[latebloomingmom]

sh*t I made up for it today..2594 macros 165 carbs, 128 fats, 201 prot's...holy crap. good thing I lifted.
butterflies 35 pds 3 x 8
pec/decs 35pds 3 x 8
skull crushers 45 lbs 3 x 8
leg extensions
150lbs x 8
160lbs x 8
170 lbs x 8
180 pds x 8
190lbs x 8
200pds x 8
step ups 100 pds
2 x 10

[gwnorth]

I've just started perusing the journals and thought I pop in and see what you were up to. That's some serious weight and you've come a long way since your first journal entry.

When I was dieting down, to be honest, I found it near impossible to hit my protein macros and stay within my calories without using the shakes. My lifts weren't progressing like yours though, and my main focus was the weight loss, so I didn't sweat it if I didn't always hit my macros. I figure by the end of the week it mostly evened out. My biggest issue was the weekend when I didn't work out. I didn't want to drink the shakes so those days I usually was short on the protein and way over on my carbs. The rest of the week I ate lower carb, so I considered it a bit of a re-feed.

[latebloomingmom]

I've just started perusing the journals and thought I pop in and see what you were up to. That's some serious weight and you've come a long way since your first journal entry.

When I was dieting down, to be honest, I found it near impossible to hit my protein macros and stay within my calories without using the shakes. My lifts weren't progressing like yours though, and my main focus was the weight loss, so I didn't sweat it if I didn't always hit my macros. I figure by the end of the week it mostly evened out. My biggest issue was the weekend when I didn't work out. I didn't want to drink the shakes so those days I usually was short on the protein and way over on my carbs. The rest of the week I ate lower carb, so I considered it a bit of a re-feed.

Hey thanks for popping in. I like visitors!
ya I usually do one cheat meal on like a friday night with the kids. then its back on the eating plan the next day. when I did this eating style before I was lifting but not heavy like I am trying to do now..this is all new for me. Today I tried to do as suggested by a friend...eat my proteins first..
I had one scrambled egg with two egg whites for breakfast
tuna for lunch
two whey shakes with water
chicken, asparagus and salad
macros: 1552 69 carbs, 67 fats, 167 proteins. the protein amount is better but still could be a little more..

[DubfromGA]

Very good eats and awesome stats on that food. ^^^^^^^^^^^

What is your desired number on protein ?

It does seem tough to get elevated levels but keep calories down. Looks like you are carving out room by limiting those carbs. That demonstrates a heap of discipline. Impressive. I'm trying to do the same. Doubly impressive is that you are doing this and lifting hard.

I've got to locate some of those no-carb Monsters. I wasn't aware of them.

Gritty determination for the long haul > momentary frustrations. You are doing great.

[Rowyn]

Row..I am not saying I wouldnt do better on a proven program
I have been looking em over for months
just havent found one that really fits yet..
most of the time..I try to keep it even
meaning if I do a big leg exercise
then I also do some upper body work

Well, I will tell you this. There are people out there getting paid BIG money to figure out the best way to get athletes to reach their goals. Proven programs work because they are actually proven, lol. If muscle hypertrophy was as simple as doing a little of this and a little of that and being okay with it as long as you can lift more the next week then people would be getting paid to figure out other things. Progression, rep schemes, volume, tempo, periodization.....all of these things factor into programs that have been intensively studied and used.

I don't understand about picking the "best" program. Unless you try it, how do you know what is "best"? And what is good for one goal one year may be different for the next goal six months down the road. You want one that looks like what you already do, right? If you always do what you have always done, you will always get what you always got. Or something like that lol. What is the purpose of the idea "if I do an upper body thing, then I make sure to do a lower body thing to balance it out"? That doesn't really make any sense to me at all. If you are doing a FULL BODY day, then do a full body day! Chest, back, shoulders, legs, abs.

Also, at least do your big stuff first and the iso stuff last or not at all. Butterflies are an accessory, not a compound. They actually don't do a whole lot for your chest compared to the myriad of other things out there but you always have them first. Step ups are a compound, not an accessory. Leg extensions are WAY inferior to compounds because a leg compound exercise hits more than your quads (it hits, adductors/abductors, hams, glutes as well as quads).

I just see so many women be all wishy washy with their training and I fervently urge them to take the bull by the horns and really ride it! Those are some of the chicks who spin their wheels, in my opinion. Do you ALWAYS have to do a program? No. Once you can train intuitively, programs are not a requirement. But the upper level bodybuilders often PAY for specific programs, they trust them that much.

Just because you are still progressing in strength gains does not mean you couldn't do better, especially with hypertrophy goals.

Off soapbox! But that goes for you Vanessa, too, lol. If WEG were here I would be waving at her as well hee hee. Pick something and stick it. I haven't been in here in 3 months or so, hows the physical progress coming along? Just something to ask yourself.