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[midnight_maraud3r]

i haven't done a log before so this will be my first one. i lost the majority of my fat crash-dieting eating eggs, chicken breasts and raw carrots every day. after that i found bb.com and learned about proper nutrition. i lost even more weight last summer doing a 40/40/20, which by the end of it i was skinny as hell (~150lbs) with little to no muscle.

then i bulked for a little while, got to where i felt fat, then did keto for a while and then started i guess around december i started slacking off with lifting and dieting. i literally CAN NOT eat chicken breasts or ground beef anymore. it's almost to the point where i have formed a gag reflex for it. so now i'm going to stick with eggs, bacon, sausage, sirloin patties, flounder and other types of fishies, cheese, broccoli, and almonds.

i'm making this so that i can come here every night before i go to bed and post that i made it through the day without cheating.

they also finally re-opened the pool at my college, so i will be doing that for cardio instead of the treadmill which i absolutely despise. i'm going to get my abs this time. i can't fail. i won't fail.

the pic in my avatar is pretty recent...maybe a couple weeks old, it was right after a grueling shoulder/back/bi workout. i will post pics periodically in here to track my progress...i'm also gonna weigh myself tomorrow morning after i drop a bit of water. the last carbs i ingested were last night, a bowl of cheerios with a scoop of whey in it. today i've done keto with a cheese omelet for breakfast, a bowl of broccoli and cheese earlier, and i'm about to have a nice piece of steak before i leave for work. oh ****...which i need to leave, lol.

[midnight_maraud3r]

finished yesterday at 70/5/25...vary naice. today when i get out of class i'm going to sam's to buy some meat and fish. tonight i'm going to an internet business convention which will have a free dinner. think i'm just gonna eat before i go.

[midnight_maraud3r]

1/23/08 - 188.6 lb's

my piss reeks today so i'm already in keto. i love how i can enter it so quickly...i know it takes most people a few days but i can go low carb for 1 day and already be in it. i think it might be because i low carbed it for so long when i was crash dieting.

[frivolousz21]

you should post images for before and after

[the-spas]

1/23/08 - 188.6 lb's

my piss reeks today so i'm already in keto. i love how i can enter it so quickly...i know it takes most people a few days but i can go low carb for 1 day and already be in it. i think it might be because i low carbed it for so long when i was crash dieting.

I'm the same way, it takes like nothing to get me in ketosis.

[midnight_maraud3r]

eating a couple beef patties and some fish oil pills before i head to this seminar...i will not eat anything there!!

[midnight_maraud3r]

didn't eat anything at that seminar last night. i started putting sliced colby jack cheese on these patties i've been buying and it tastes too good. today when i get out of class i'm doing chest & tri's, with a little cardio afterwards.

the pool at my school is open for only a couple hours a day, and depending on the day it's either while i'm in class or a few hours afterwards. so ixnay on that...guess i'm sticking with the treadmill. i think when it warms up a little more i'm gonna go check out this trail that's near my house. at least i think it's a trail, i'm not even sure. just for a little variety.

[midnight_maraud3r]

well, i got called into work yesterday as soon as i got out of class so i didn't get to work out. but i didn't break my diet, so no problems there. i'm about to make an omelet and a piece of sausage then workout. chest/tri's/abs then some cardio.

i don't have work or school today, and it's also cold and rainy outside so it's a good day to sit inside and veg out. i'm not going to drink any alcohol tonight unless i end up going out, which how the weather is, i probably won't.

[midnight_maraud3r]

had a great lifting session with some boxing and jogging afterwards, i feel great. now i'm about to shave, hop in teh shower, and go pick up my paycheck...this log is really helping to keep me in check. it's so much easier to stick with your goals if you write (or type) them out.

[midnight_maraud3r]

man...i am really sore. i also somehow pulled my right lat yesterday while lifting. so i will be taking a few days off the weights until it heals up.

anyway, i'm about to brush my teefs and do some cardio. i'm thinking about doing a small carb-up tonight to aid in the healing process, but i'm not sure if that's how it works.

[midnight_maraud3r]

i ended up drinking last night and pigging out before i hit the sack...just like every other time i drink. i'm just gonna have to cut it out completely, i can't control myself on it. i probably reversed all progress i made the last few days, but lesson learned i guess.

[midnight_maraud3r]

alright...been rolling on the keto train for 2 days now. i didn't exercise at all yesterday, but i stuck with the diet. tonight when i got off work i did 20 minutes of HIIT on the treadmill. so...woohoo.

[midnight_maraud3r]

had a good day...brought a bag of almonds to class today so i could eat some before i got out of class so i didn't have to come home and wait for food to digest or run on an empty stomach. i think i'm gonna start doing that. i just wish i had time to lift between class and work. i get out of class at 12:20, get home around 12:45, and have to be at work at 2:30. that's just not enough time to eat a good pre-WO meal, workout, PWO shake, then wait an hour to eat again. no fridge or microwave at work, otherwise i'd bring some stuff. i could always eat cold chicken but i can't possibly handle the task of choking down some nasty ass chicken. **** chicken. i get home from work at 8ish, so if i wanted to lift i really wouldn't be done until late. and i'd never fall asleep.

****, this semester is not good for lifting. i'm just gonna have to try and keep lifting to friday's (no class) and saturday and sunday. which would work i guess. plus that would keep me from drinking on the weekends!

[midnight_maraud3r]

ugh...don't wanna do cardio. legs are sore. and my hip hurts. wahhhhhhh... but i'm about to. then i'm gonna grill some burgers before i head to work.

YAY WORK!

[midnight_maraud3r]

well...my back still feels kind of messed up but i don't have work or school today so i'm going to lift and see what happens. i should probably stick with light weight. gonna do some cardio after that. i broke my diet a little bit last night but the meal wasn't really that bad. sausage, kidney beans, ham hawks, and rice. it was delicious and completely worth it.

[midnight_maraud3r]

alright...had an excellent lifting session and my back pain has dissipated. i guess i just had to work it out or something, but it feels better than it did before i worked out. just had my PWO shake and now i'm about to take an hour long stroll on the treadmill.

[midnight_maraud3r]

haven't updated this in a while. been going strong with the exception of last night. i ran out of propane and didn't feel like eating flounder, so i ordered a pizza and ate some chocolate covered raisins after that. it was nice.

[midnight_maraud3r]

woop woop...had time to lift today. my ethics class was cancelled so i came home and hit back/shoulder/bi's. i have had a bottle of endorush sitting in my fridge for a while so i finally tried it today, and man - that **** is awesome. i just didn't want to stop and i think i may have over-trained a little bit, lol. but it's been a while since i've been able to lift so i think it's ok. i tried to do a bit of cardio afterwards but my right calf cramped up after about 2 minutes, so i stopped. will do some hardcore cardio tomorrow though.

**** it feels so nice to exercise...

[midnight_maraud3r]

warmed up with a 5 minute jog at 6mph, stretched, then walked at 3.5mph for 45 minutes, upping the incline every 10 minutes. then for the last 3 minutes i bumped it up a notch every minute.

now i'm eating a cheeseburger..

[midnight_maraud3r]

had the munchies bad last night and got a bit carried away with the almonds while watching lost...it's all good though. just ate an omelet and am gonna do chest/tri's/abs in about 45 minutes. gonna down some endorush before i do...that stuff is awesome. i am still extremely sore from my workout the other day...that's the only thing i don't like about keto. always sore.

[DarkDefender]

i've noticed that as well. Recover time seems to be much longer. It seems that I'm sore for a good 3-4 days after a workout, vs. very little soreness previously.

Perhaps it'll get better as we get more fat adapted.

[midnight_maraud3r]

i'm about to start taking beta alanine and see if it makes any difference. the soreness kind of makes me shy away from working legs because it makes cardio pure hell. but with my new cardio routine (the uphill powerwalking), they seem to actually be getting a little bigger...or maybe it's just in my mind.

[midnight_maraud3r]

did cardio this morning then cut the grass. me and my dad also quit smoking cigarettes today.

[midnight_maraud3r]

went ape**** on the almonds again last night...lol, i either gotta quit doing that or just stop buying almonds. don't really feel too bad about it though, i figure i was probably at around 3,000 cals yesterday. i'm about to write a rough draft of a paper that's due soon, then i'm gonna hit the weights. the first time i took my endorush it made a beast out of me. the second time i drank a 1/3 of the bottle instead of a 1/4 like i did the first time and while i felt something, it didn't feel anything like the first time. so i have like ~30ish % of the bottle left and i will use that today. gonna see how it makes me feel. when i get paid in a few days i'm going to be buying a few new supps so we'll see if i buy any more.

quitting smoking is going great. i only smoked maybe 2-4 a day and to be honest i don't feel any sort of withdrawals at all. the only time it's bad is after i toke up which is when i would always have one anyway. my dad on the other hand, is practically losing his mind. i'm doing everything i can to support him though, it's gonna be really hard for him.

duuuude i am dreading writing this paper...i think i might unplug my internet until i get it finished.

[midnight_maraud3r]

didn't hit the weights today since that paper took a little longer than expected to complete...but i did an awesome job on it so i think that's more important than working out. i went ahead and finished my HW that i was gonna do tomorrow evening so when i get off work i can hit the weights with a vengeance.

[midnight_maraud3r]

just got out of class and am about to walk for an hour...then go to work. i'll get home at about 8pm, lift for an hour, then hopefully get done studying ethics before jay leno comes on...

[midnight_maraud3r]

well i drank the other 1/3 of that bottle of endorush before my workout and man...that was even better than the first time i tried it. i was in the ****ing zone! did back, bi's, and a light leg routine. my back is sore as hell and i feel great. eating my PWO meal right now, a 3 egg cheesy omelet. my parents took a trip to the butcher shop today and came back with about $100 worth of steak. i've got a bigass sirloin marinating right now...gonna grill it tomorrow night when i get off work. i might not do cardio tomorrow and study instead, since i have 2 exams on wednesday.

oh and i have officially been in keto for a whole week today. i've been doing keto for a while but with a lack in dedication. i think this is the longest i've actually been in keto, and i think i'm finally starting to understand what it feels like to be fat adapted.

[midnight_maraud3r]

didn't exercise today but i stuck with my diet. when i got out of class i studied and grilled some beef patties. just got off work and am gonna study for a while. i had a real ****ty day today, emotion-wise. my co-workers knew something was up but after i talked to my best friend on the phone i was ok. every once in awhile depression gets the best of me but keto really helps my moods...i don't know how or if it's all just in my head.

[midnight_maraud3r]

alriiiiiight...got all my studying done. gonna wake up 30 minutes early tomorrow and drink a double serving of green tea and cram some more. all this for an associate's in general management. is it even worth it? lol

[midnight_maraud3r]

i think i got at least a B if not an A on both exams, so yeah...glad that's over with.

got paid last night so i just placed a hefty order at bb.com's store:

syntrax nectar (apple) - no carbs, no fat, 23g's protein and a ****load of bcaa's...seems too good to be true, so i'm gonna try it.
prolab beta alanine - supposed to be godly so i'm gonna try it
now adam multi - i'm almost out, great multi
xtend watermelon flavor - i have yet to try this and everyone seems to be in love with, so i have to try it.

i got a free t-shirt since my order was so much.

no cardio or lifting today - i'm still sore pretty much every square inch of my body so i'm taking it easy, i have to revise and type up a final draft for a paper due tomorrow anyway and have some other homework. then i have to work today too but when i get off i'm eating a big steak and watching 3:10 to Yuma.