****Official "OBF" 2010 SPECTACULAR SPRING Contest Thread***

[ImmieV]

you didnt have to get it from library.. its free online

http://www.discussbodybuilding.com/downloads/Max-OT.zip

Link isn't working but its cool, considering the reading I got right now. Should have the book in 2 weeks.

[xXJennyXx]

^^^ It worked fine for me.

do you have a program that will unzip files? :P

[MsTropix_ll]

hello i am checking in. my diet has been hard to stick with. when i am visiting with my mama she helps me keep more control of my goals but its still hard. a few weeks ago i left a bag of easter candy at mamas house and i forgot about it. she hid it from herself and me. but i was scrounging through everything looking for chocolate one night this week and she gave me 2 small pieces of candy to help. but thats all i had. mama bought me some protein bars and some sweet n salty bars too. they were actually pretty good. i have been at the gym a lot and i have muscles in my arms now. it feels good to have some. i have jiggly underarms and i hate it. my bf has been going with me. he gets on the treadmill and runs for an hour. there is no way i can run that long and i thought i was in better shape than he is. but he is active with basketball and i am not active at all except at work and the gym. but he helps me keep going and tells me i look good. maybe i should go play basketball with h im. its good exercise. and he plays for hours. yesterday was mamas cheat day so we went to the outback. we split a chicken sandwhich. that was our cheat. the rest was veggies and a potato which is not a cheat for her. so she did good and so did i. i go back to work tomorrow night so i wont be able to update again until my next days off. good luck everyone.

[KRAZA00]

Just made an excellent cutting meal.
I used 96/4 Lean ground Beef (1 lb) = 640 Cals
1/2 Box of Whole Wheat Pasta = 600 Cals
1/3 Of the Ragu Sauce = 240 cals
3/4 Cup Shredded Cheese 2% = 240 Cals
1720 Cals

Divide by 4 and 430 Cals a serving.
My plate was actually closer to 1/5 of the pan.
Filled me up and tasted so good. Great cutting meal. Around 30 grams of Protein, legit good carbs, not too much sugar, cept the Ragu sauce.

I didnt use any Olive Oil, just Pam cooking spray.

May've used a tad too much pasta/pasta sauce though. I'd suggets using a little less pasta to cut down on carbs and a little less pasta sauce. Still really tasty and fairly cheap. The 96/4 beef was like $3.50 lb at wal mart! I had been paying $5/lb for 92/8 at Kroger! Never knew walmart had it so cheap!

This looks yummy not in my meal plan...but I will try it for a cheat meal....

[cawiau]

Ok, done with my cheat meal for today... total 3,800 calories

Just made an excellent cutting meal.

Looks good bro

[Jlock126]

FYI-

I messed up! Week # 2 ends tonight at midnight, not last night. Contestants have until midnight to post in Week # 2. All previous posts by me, concerning this, have been deleted and/or updated.

Sorry for any confusion this may have caused. Week # 3 Starts at midnight!

Glad I jumped on and checked. I know I have posted once here since the 13th....so I want to make sure I don't get DQed for not posting enough.

Anywho...
I did great the first week. However, on the 13th my Dad passed away suddenly at the young age of 54. He had a heart attack, no warnings. We have been dealing with arrangements and visitors all week. Needless to say, no workouts and the diet was out the window. I didn't completely pig out either.

I'm not trying to bring you folks down or garner sympathy...I just want to remind everyone that your health is important and showing the loved ones in your life that you care should be done sooner rather the later.

I wish you well this week and I'm back to the routine tomorrow.

Jenn

[tnagger]

I'm still here doing my thang! been extremely busy and will be for the duration of the competition (hence no log) but I will be posting in here whenever I can

[DomesticDiva]

on the 13th my Dad passed away suddenly at the young age of 54. He had a heart attack, no warnings. We have been dealing with arrangements and visitors all week. Needless to say, no workouts and the diet was out the window. I didn't completely pig out either.

I'm not trying to bring you folks down or garner sympathy...I just want to remind everyone that your health is important and showing the loved ones in your life that you care should be done sooner rather the later.

I'm so sorry for your loss, Jenn. ((hugs))

You're so right. Getting healthy and staying healthy is the most important goal. And always express your love to your family/friends/LO's.

[longhorns_p]

my cheat meal for today... total 3,800 calories

better have been good! what'd u have?

[hyacinth30]

I did great the first week. However, on the 13th my Dad passed away suddenly at the young age of 54. He had a heart attack, no warnings. We have been dealing with arrangements and visitors all week. Needless to say, no workouts and the diet was out the window. I didn't completely pig out either.

Im so sorry to hear about your loss Jenn, it must be hard. It's great you are getting right back into it tomorrow. Stay strong.

[Ms_Doodikins]

Just made an excellent cutting meal.
I used 96/4 Lean ground Beef (1 lb) = 640 Cals
1/2 Box of Whole Wheat Pasta = 600 Cals
1/3 Of the Ragu Sauce = 240 cals
3/4 Cup Shredded Cheese 2% = 240 Cals
1720 Cals

Divide by 4 and 430 Cals a serving.
My plate was actually closer to 1/5 of the pan.
Filled me up and tasted so good. Great cutting meal. Around 30 grams of Protein, legit good carbs, not too much sugar, cept the Ragu sauce.

I didnt use any Olive Oil, just Pam cooking spray.

May've used a tad too much pasta/pasta sauce though. I'd suggets using a little less pasta to cut down on carbs and a little less pasta sauce. Still really tasty and fairly cheap. The 96/4 beef was like $3.50 lb at wal mart! I had been paying $5/lb for 92/8 at Kroger! Never knew walmart had it so cheap!
http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/a...f/SDC11032.jpg
http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/a...f/SDC11033.jpg

Legit meal! I'll make this (not exactly, but similar) and split it into 6 portions and it serves as lunch for most days of the week Super easy to tuberware and just grab when needed.

My diet has been on point after a little slip up last week. Haha I had my wisdom teeth taken out and apparently went through a whole tub of vanilla ice cream!! I have no recollection of this due to the pain killers but ah well.

Been a bit lazy with my online log as I have a tendency to spent way to much time browsing the forums so I've just been keeping my notebook log for now. Hopefully I'll update sometime in next week, pics/weight/bf% updates included.

[niCe99]

ditch the tobassco and use a REAL hot sauce



or if you want a hot sauce with garlic...





to me, tobassco taste horrendous. its not spicy at all and it is more vinegar tasting then anything.

[HappySnowBunny]

ditch the tobassco and use a REAL hot sauce



or if you want a hot sauce with garlic...

^^^This! Always! It will change your life!

[ShayZ]

ditch the tobassco and use a REAL hot sauce



or if you want a hot sauce with garlic...





to me, tobassco taste horrendous. its not spicy at all and it is more vinegar tasting then anything.

Uhm, those are for chinese food and I have both at home and use them often. They wouldnt taste right on a pasta.

[niCe99]

Uhm, those are for chinese food and I have both at home and use them often. They wouldnt taste right on a pasta.

to say that it is strictly for chinese food is ignorant!

you properly dont like it with your pasta but i find it goes well with any type of food...be it hot dogs, curries, risotto, fried rice, sushi

but i do encourage people to try this hot sauce out, especially while on a caloric deficient diet. makes a world of difference and keeps you sane

[cawiau]

better have been good! what'd u have?

Recalculated, more like 3,900 - 4100 calories.
And yes it was good

Ground turkey Chili with red beans
6 Oreo cookies with peanut butter

[kingjameskjf]

I'm following Bill Starr's 5x5 program, and I find it interesting that I can squat 3x per week without my legs getting sore...and I'm definitely seeing results.

Today I'm planning to walk 8 miles to the next town and pick up my car (a friend was working on it for me). I'm calling it a LISS session

I had some of my best results with the 5x5 program and loved it!

[cawiau]

I had some of my best results with the 5x5 program and loved it!

I have 3 friends on here doing it and they are seeing amazing results and also loving it.
Thinking of doing it as soon as this contest is over doing the summer!

[kingjameskjf]

I have 3 friends on here doing it and they are seeing amazing results and also loving it.
Thinking of doing it as soon as this contest is over doing the summer!

yeah, I agree with your earlier post that it's better for a bulking program but I really did like it.

[cuse88]

ditch the tobassco and use a REAL hot sauce



or if you want a hot sauce with garlic...





to me, tobassco taste horrendous. its not spicy at all and it is more vinegar tasting then anything.

Agreed man!! That hot sauce you can put on just about anything to give it a little flavor, especially Brown Rice and if you're having a cheat meal cheese pizza.

[niCe99]

Agreed man!! That hot sauce you can put on just about anything to give it a little flavor, especially Brown Rice and if you're having a cheat meal cheese pizza.

hot sauce lovers unite

[MsTropix]

"Hot sauce lovers unite": UNITED I am!

Had my delicious BBQ today. I BBQed mama a steak and some chkn thighs for my sis. I had one chckn and one bite of steak. Baked potato. Salad w Bleu Chs drssng. Unsweet tea. Will eat my ice cream before the night is spent. Its a miniature one serving size cup from Eddys, chocolate slow churned, light recipe.

[Ndeserranno]

hello i am checking in. my diet has been hard to stick with. when i am visiting with my mama she helps me keep more control of my goals but its still hard. a few weeks ago i left a bag of easter candy at mamas house and i forgot about it. she hid it from herself and me. but i was scrounging through everything looking for chocolate one night this week and she gave me 2 small pieces of candy to help. but thats all i had. mama bought me some protein bars and some sweet n salty bars too.

Years ago, i cut chocolate out of my life for awhile and had Granola bars as a treat for doing well with my workout, months later I didnt want chocolate and when i did (after 4 months i puked..) try to get useful addicted to something better, but small pieces are good too

ditch the tobassco and use a REAL hot sauce



or if you want a hot sauce with garlic...





to me, tobassco taste horrendous. its not spicy at all and it is more vinegar tasting then anything.

I have this almost every day with fried potatoes, chicken and ketchup!

Recalculated, more like 3,900 - 4100 calories.
And yes it was good

Ground turkey Chili with red beans
6 Oreo cookies with peanut butter

never had turkey chili how is it? assuming you took down marco, just curious of what they are.

[BeardBrahhh]

That sauce with the rooster on it is awesome!!!

Not to sidetrack anyone but it took me a minute to find which thread I should be posting in but I'm pretty sure this is right one. I've been trying to shed some bodyfat and things have been going pretty good. Hit the beach yesterday here in Florida... it was Sunny and 78 out!

Summer is coming too quick!

Hope everyone is doing well with their goals...

[Jlock126]

I'm so sorry for your loss, Jenn. ((hugs))

You're so right. Getting healthy and staying healthy is the most important goal. And always express your love to your family/friends/LO's.

Im so sorry to hear about your loss Jenn, it must be hard. It's great you are getting right back into it tomorrow. Stay strong.

Thanks Ladies. It's the worst losing a parent but it's a great motivator to stay healthy and enjoy life.

[wada]

ditch the tobassco and use a REAL hot sauce



or if you want a hot sauce with garlic...





to me, tobassco taste horrendous. its not spicy at all and it is more vinegar tasting then anything.

I throw this stuff in mayonnaise and use it as a sauce for dipping sushi (w/ brown rice of course!)

[ronniec02]

checking in had a great day at the gym today. cant wait till its time to go again tomarrow

[19again]

Thanks Ladies. It's the worst losing a parent but it's a great motivator to stay healthy and enjoy life.

So sorry Jen! Lost my mom 6 years ago to emphysema from smoking for 30 years. Stay strong! We learn a lot from our parents, even after they leave us... keep Smiling! Dad is watching over you!

[jkliveng]

hot things just turn me over. When I ate fast food a lot I tried getting the wendys spicey chicken sandwich and could not even handle that... sigh

[j. ViLLA]

So i was just looking at the pix of hot sauce, and i need to know if it's just me. I love hot food and was trying to build my tolerance up to keep up with my new co-workers....however, while my mouth and stomach can tolerate it, my ass can't!
Does the ass ever build a tolerance? I gave up on eating spicy b/c i couldn't handle it anymore. hahah sorry tmi.