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[phoenix4444]

600 mg is quite a lot for supps. A pre-workout too?

Yeah you want to be careful. Back a couple of years ago I was doing nearly 1000 mg a day with caffeine pills and pre-workout and it messed me up, resting heart rate remained high, nervousness. Stopped the pre-workout but it took me months to feel right.

I have anywhere from 500-800 mg a day with no issue and that is with my primetene. You probably have a pretty high tolerance. Good to be cautious with stimulants.

[NoCarbsNoSugar]

Yes.
I am being cautious.
Thanks!
I think 600ish is actually less than what I've been doing with coffee and green tea and pre-workouts.

Will see how I feel in a couple days.

[justinlando]

Yes.
I am being cautious.
Thanks!
I think 600ish is actually less than what I've been doing with coffee and green tea and pre-workouts.

Will see how I feel in a couple days.

Yowza that is a lot of caffeine *for me*

Do you feel an appreciable difference in your workouts beyond just the standard ~feeling wide awake, ready to go~? I don't have anything against caffeine, but I have never supplemented it because I have never had an energy level issue at the gym. Does it just push you over the edge to get *that* much more of a workout, like youd be fine without it, or does the caffeine keep you from having very lethargic workouts?

SRY if this comes off as very basic questions, I've just never supplemented caffeine for workouts

[NoCarbsNoSugar]

I never included caffeine in my diet on purpose, for increased-energy purposes.

I always drank coffee, lots of it, just cause I like the taste. I drink it black, dark, bitter, strong, with nothing in it. Also, lots of green tea - bottled and brewed.

So far today, I feel no difference due to the change. If anything, I am sure this is actually less caffeine than I usually take in.

I sill have to do my workout tonight, and I will take the pre-workout for that... Will see how that feels, especially since it'll be late at night.

Not so concerned as I was this morning.

Gosh... how much caffeine was I really taking in before??? Maybe these supps are actually helping me bring DOWN the caffeine levels...???

[NoCarbsNoSugar]

Daily Food & Exercise Log

Monday, February 1, 2016

No Intermittent Fasting - Ate Freely Throughout The Day

Meals
Raw Food:
Romaine Lettuce

Cooked/Processed Food:
Microwave Eggs • Cottage Cheese • Greek Yogurt
Roasted SeaWeed • Canned Tuna
5 TicTacs •2 Beef Franks
Dymatize ISO-100 Protein Powder: 3 Scoops

Supplements
Dymatize Dyma-Burn Xtreme • Dymatize Amino Pro
Dymatize M.P.Act

Macro Totals
C:1640 F:55g Cbs:50g Sg:26g P:231g

Exercise
Dumbbell Lifting Routine:
Crunch 2X12 (30 lbs)
Squat 2X12 (2X20 lbs)
Reverse Crunch 2X12 (30 lbs)
Lunge 2X12 (2X20 lbs)
Standing Shoulder Press 2X12 (2X20 lbs)
Floor Pullover 2X12 (20 lbs)
One-Arm Isolated Biceps Curl 2X12 (20 lbs)
One-Arm Extension 2X12 (20 lbs)
Two-Arm Row 2X12 (2X30 lbs)
Two-Leg Calf Raise 2X12 (2X30 lbs)
Chest Press 2X12 (2X30 lbs)

FitBit Dashboard
8,135 Steps • 11 Floors Climbed • 3,105 Calories Burned

♫ Spotify Tracks ♫
None

Comments
It feels very different to count macros again
Glad to be counting again for a while
Thanks for reading my log

[NoCarbsNoSugar]

It strangely feels very good to count macros again.
Not talking physically but mentally...
Two things:

1. Knowing exactly how many cals, fat, carbs, sugar, protein, etc. I am putting in, somehow gives me a sense of assurance that I am doing the right thing. It is quite motivating.

2. Counting macros causes me to eat less. Almost every time. I usually end up around 6PM with +-1000 calories to go and wonder what I could eat for that amount. I end up eating 500-700 more before bed, and I end up in a good deficit.

It's good to count again.
Will continue at least for a while.

[phoenix4444]

Two very valid points there. Intuitive eating is great but when trying lose body fat knowing what you are consuming keeps you more aware.

[NoCarbsNoSugar]

I was concerned with my caffeine intake before starting my new Dymatize stack.
Here are a few thoughts about that.

It turns out that using the stack actually causes me to intake LESS caffeine than before. At least that's what I gather so far... The 650g from the Dyma-Burn, Amino Pro, M.P.Act scared me a bit at first, and I decided to drop all other caffeinated products: coffee, green tea, etc.

Yesterday I went without coffee or green tea of any sort, and I took the Dyma-Amino-M.P. combined stack. In the evening as I was driving to church, I was very very sleepy. Could barely keep my eyes open at the wheel. Now, I am usually tired because I like to go to sleep late and get up early, so I guess I could blame my sleepiness on that, but I really think it was the fact that I actually took in less caffeine.

Actually, when adding up all the black coffee, green tea (brewed & bottled), as well as the C4 Cellucor I usually liked to sip on at lunch, the amount got up into the 900s and even 1000 some days. Not good!

The thing of it is, I do not notice much difference when i DO intake so much caffeine, but i DO notice a difference when i do not...

Sticking with the Dymatize stack MON - WED - FRI is actually a step-down in caffeine intake for me, which is a good thing. I will continue to do this, and will continue to cut my caffeine intake on my non-workout days (TUE-THU-SAT-SUN).

Go figure... what I thought might hurt me is actually helping me reduce my caffeine intake.
Long live Dymatize!

[phoenix4444]

At least you can enjoy the pleasure of drinking coffee on your off days. I know for me it is one of my biggest joys of my afternoon.

[NoCarbsNoSugar]

At least you can enjoy the pleasure of drinking coffee on your off days. I know for me it is one of my biggest joys of my afternoon.

The thing of it is, I like drinking coffee and green tea, but they don't do anything to the way I actually feel. At least not in a way that is really noticeable. I just like the taste. So then I wonder if it's really worth drinking them in the first place, and load up on caffeine simply for the sake of enjoying the taste.

[bettendomain]

nice tranformation! Congrats!

[NoCarbsNoSugar]

nice tranformation! Congrats!

Thank you!

[NoCarbsNoSugar]

This came in today.
I have now been Dymatized beyond measure

[NoCarbsNoSugar]

I did not manage to do any type of exercise today.
I was going to go to the indoor pool with the kids, but I wasn't feeling well so I napped on the couch a bit.

That's alright. Whatever exercise I end up doing on my off days is extra anyways. Sometimes rest is better than overworking oneself.

Anyways, I had a great day with lots of rest and great food.
I found red peppers and orange peppers at the local market for $0.89.
Can you believe it? Very fresh. They always have very fresh produce.
I got two large bags of 'em.

Here's a couple of them, right before my meal tonight:


And my meal: Meatballs, Fried Chicken Breast, Peppers...

[NoCarbsNoSugar]

Daily Food & Exercise Log

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

No Intermittent Fasting - Ate Freely Throughout The Day

Meals
Raw Food:
Red Pepper • Orange Pepper

Cooked/Processed Food:
3 Microwave Eggs • Cottage Cheese • Kirkland Greek Yogurt
Skim Milk • Fried Chicken Breast • Kirkland Meatballs
Grenade Hydra6 Protein Shake • Animal Whey Protein Shake

Supplements
Dymatize Dyma-Burn Xtreme X2 • Chewable Vitamin C X2
Bayer One-A-Day Multivitamin • HumanEvolution Amino 5.0

Macro Totals
C:1955 F:52g Cbs:66g Sg:44g P:247g

Exercise
None

FitBit Dashboard
5,506 Steps • 4 Floors Climbed • 2,305 Calories Burned

♫ Spotify Tracks ♫
None

Comments
Better on the calories today
Thanks for reading my log

[NoCarbsNoSugar]

went to bed sick as a dog
bad sinus headaches, flu-like

woke up feeling much better
had my Amino Pro from Dymatize on the way to work
feeling even better now
stinks to be sick

not totally recovered, but much better
wife has the flu, so maybe this was an attempt of the flu to invade my body...
a failed attempt, I hope

[NoCarbsNoSugar]

I opened my Orange Dreamsicle tub from Dymatize today. Made a slushie for lunch and brought it along in my thermos.

This tastes phenomenal! The thermos kept it cold, ice bits and everything...

Awesome.
Awesome.
Awesome.

[MTubz]

The thing of it is, I like drinking coffee and green tea, but they don't do anything to the way I actually feel. At least not in a way that is really noticeable. I just like the taste. So then I wonder if it's really worth drinking them in the first place, and load up on caffeine simply for the sake of enjoying the taste.

I would say as long as your drinking enough in general it doesn't matter but if drinking the green tea and such helped you get enough liquid in it might be a really good thing. If you cut a lot of liquid out dehydration can also make you feel tired and drowsy.

[NoCarbsNoSugar]

I would say as long as your drinking enough in general it doesn't matter but if drinking the green tea and such helped you get enough liquid in it might be a really good thing. If you cut a lot of liquid out dehydration can also make you feel tired and drowsy.

Thanks.
I am still drinking lots of liquids - mostly caffeine free tea.

[phoenix4444]

I did not manage to do any type of exercise today.
I was going to go to the indoor pool with the kids, but I wasn't feeling well so I napped on the couch a bit.

That's alright. Whatever exercise I end up doing on my off days is extra anyways. Sometimes rest is better than overworking oneself.

Anyways, I had a great day with lots of rest and great food.
I found red peppers and orange peppers at the local market for $0.89.
Can you believe it? Very fresh. They always have very fresh produce.
I got two large bags of 'em.

Here's a couple of them, right before my meal tonight:


And my meal: Meatballs, Fried Chicken Breast, Peppers...

Beautiful peppers. And a stellar meal there big guy.

went to bed sick as a dog
bad sinus headaches, flu-like

woke up feeling much better
had my Amino Pro from Dymatize on the way to work
feeling even better now
stinks to be sick

not totally recovered, but much better
wife has the flu, so maybe this was an attempt of the flu to invade my body...
a failed attempt, I hope

A flu fail....awesome. That there good nutrition keeping the evil flu away. I will cross my fingers for yah.

[NoCarbsNoSugar]

Beautiful peppers. And a stellar meal there big guy.



A flu fail....awesome. That there good nutrition keeping the evil flu away. I will cross my fingers for yah.

Thanks!
The meal was very satisfying.

I still feel a bit drowsy, but much better this morning.
I was thinking... maybe it's not even the flu... maybe its the fact that I stopped drinking coffee...???

[phoenix4444]

Thanks!
The meal was very satisfying.

I still feel a bit drowsy, but much better this morning.
I was thinking... maybe it's not even the flu... maybe its the fact that I stopped drinking coffee...???

Could very well be coffee withdrawal.

[NoCarbsNoSugar]

Could very well be coffee withdrawal.

and here I was, thinking that coffee had no effect on me...

[phoenix4444]

and here I was, thinking that coffee had no effect on me...

Until you go without it.

I had to quit coffee less a few years back when I was heavy due to acid reflux. Cannot remember how long it took to detox.

[bbowsh54]

went to bed sick as a dog
bad sinus headaches, flu-like

woke up feeling much better
had my Amino Pro from Dymatize on the way to work
feeling even better now
stinks to be sick

not totally recovered, but much better
wife has the flu, so maybe this was an attempt of the flu to invade my body...
a failed attempt, I hope

Hope you recover to 100% soon!!! Best wishes to the wife, as well...

Nice job on the orange dreamsicle slushie... Sounds great!

Take care, buddy!

[NoCarbsNoSugar]

Until you go without it.

I had to quit coffee less a few years back when I was heavy due to acid reflux. Cannot remember how long it took to detox.

Haven't had any coffee since last Friday.
Feeling much better now.
Maybe it's a good thing after all.
Time will tell.

Hope you recover to 100% soon!!! Best wishes to the wife, as well...

Nice job on the orange dreamsicle slushie... Sounds great!

Take care, buddy!

Thanks Bow.
The orange dreamsicle is very tasty for sure.
Wife has the flu for real
I was just having coffee withdrawal symptoms

[NoCarbsNoSugar]

Daily Food & Exercise Log

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

No Intermittent Fasting - Ate Freely Throughout The Day

Meals
Raw Food:
Tomato

Cooked/Processed Food:
3 Microwave Eggs • Cottage Cheese • Kirkland Greek Yogurt
5 TicTacs • Baked Chicken w/Cauliflower & Carrots • Canola Oil
Skim Milk • Dymatize ISO-100 Orange Dreamsicle

This was my dinner tonight:


Totals For This Meal:
C:598 F:18g Cbs:26g Sg:16g P:69g

Supplements
Chewable Vitamin C X2 • Dymatize Amino Pro
Dymatize Dyma-Burn Xtreme X2
Dymatize M.P.Act • Bayer One-A-Day

Macro Totals
C:1678 F:38g Cbs:62g Sg:45g P:245g

Exercise
Outdoor Walk:
5,824 Steps • 50 Minutes • 437 Calories Burned

FitBit Dashboard
16,973 Steps • 10 Floors Climbed • 3,551 Calories Burned

♫ Spotify Tracks ♫
Tommy Emmanuel "The Guitar Mastery"

Comments
Too much Protein this week
Too much protein powder that I love!
Have to switch to less-tasty powder occasionally...
Dymatize and Hydra6 are to blame
Thanks for reading my log

[NoCarbsNoSugar]

This is my most recent attempt at baking with protein powder. It did not come out as I had imagined it – it actually came out much better. Well beyond any expectation for this inexperienced “chef”.

SWICY HOT DOG PROTEIN EXPLOSION
with Grenade Hydra6

A delicious combination of sweet and spicy (SWICY) that is definitely different than any protein meal I’ve had before.

I usually don’t eat bread/pastries, so for my taste this was awesome. If you are used to bread, pizza and cheesecake, you should know that this will have quite a different texture.

I loved it and will make it again for sure.

INGREDIENTS:
• Grenade Hydra6 Strawberry Protein: 3 Scoops
• Skim Milk: ½ Cup
• 1 Egg
• Beef Franks: 2 Links
• Fresh Hot Pepper
• PAM Spray

DIRECTIONS:
• Mix milk into protein powder – thick mixture
• Cut beef franks into 1” links
• Use knife to cut hole in each link
• Cut hot pepper into small pieces & insert inside links
• Spread aluminum foil on bottom of small oven tray
• Apply thin coat of PAM
• Roll each link into the mixture and place on tray
• Add remaining mixture on top of links, inside tray
• Beat egg and add on top of each link inside tray
• Add entire egg mixture – allow to flow in between links
• Preheat oven at 325˚
• Bake for 35 minutes
• Remove from oven and let cool
• Remove from tray and refrigerate for 1-2 hours
• Cut into pieces as desired

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION – entire tray
C:870 F:41g Cbs:28g Sg:12.5g P:95g

SERVING SUGGESTIONS:
You can eat this cold but you can also microwave it for 30 seconds – it doesn’t have to be hot, but it will help make it softer.

You can also cut around the links and serve as little nuggets, with your favorite dip.

I cut mine into two large slices: I ate one slice cold and the other I warmed up in the microwave for 30 seconds. I liked the warm slice better.

Here are some photos:









Before going into the oven...



After 25 minutes in the oven, 10 minutes of baking left...




Out of the oven...

[NoCarbsNoSugar]

Daily Food & Exercise Log

Thursday, February 4, 2016

No Intermittent Fasting - Ate Freely Throughout The Day

Meals
Raw Food:
Tomato • Orange Pepper

Cooked/Processed Food:
Beef Franks • 1 Egg • Skim Milk • Fried Chicken Breast
Canola Oil • Cottage Cheese • Greek Yogurt • Kirkland Meatballs
Grenade Hydra6 Protein Powder: 3 Scoops (recipe)
Animal Whey Muscle Food (protein shake)

Supplements
Chewable Vitamin C X2 • HumanEvolution Amino 5.0
Dymatize Dyma-Burn Xtreme X4 • Bayer One-A-Day

Macro Totals
C:2132 F:77g Cbs:94g Sg:60g P:254g

Exercise
Unscheduled Outdoor Walk:
5 Miles • 80 Minutes • 625 Calories Burned

FitBit Dashboard
17,585 Steps • 14 Floors Climbed • 3,378 Calories Burned

♫ Spotify Tracks ♫
Tommy Emmanuel "The Guitar Mastery" - again

Comments
Trying to lower the Protein numbers
Thanks for reading my log

[NoCarbsNoSugar]

DYMATIZE PROTEIN WET SPONGES

INGREDIENTS:
• Dymatize Birthday Cake P-Powder: 3 Scoops
• 2 Eggs
• Skim Milk: 1/2 Cup
• Vanilla Sugar: Small Dash
• Baking Powder: 1/8 Tbsp
• Hot Tea: I used Strawberry
• PAM Spray

DIRECTIONS:
1. Mix 2 Scoops P-Powder with the eggs and milk. Mix well into smooth mixture.

2. Add baking powder to the mixture and mix well.

3. Lay sheet of aluminum foil on the bottom of baking pan, spray with PAM evenly. Add mixture to baking pan.

4. Bake at 375˚ for 35 minutes.

5. Brew tea, making it strong-flavored by doubling the suggested dose. You can add sugar or Splenda if desired. I did not add anything.

6. In separate bowl, mix the 3rd P-Powder scoop with some of the tea and a small dash of vanilla sugar. Add only as much tea as will create a creamy paste in the bowl. Mix well.

7. VERY IMPORTANT: UPON REMOVING MIXTURE FROM THE OVEN, LET COOL, CUT INTO PIECES (DESIRED SHAPE & SIZE) AND BATHE ALL SLICES INTO REMAINING TEA - MAKE SURE THE SLICES ARE WELL COVERED WITH TEA. LET SOAK FOR AT LEAST 3 MINUTES. IF YOU SKIP THIS STEP, YOUR TART WILL TURN OUT DRY AND RUBBERY. I CALLED THESE "WET SPONGES" FOR THIS VERY REASON...

8. Remove slices from tea bath and place on serving plate.

9. Pour the P-Powder-Tea-VanillaSugar mixture on top of the slices.

10. Spread a bit of fresh P-Powder on top of the slices.

11. Serve immediately. These are to be served/eaten with a fork/spoon. If you've soaked them sufficiently, they will break if you hold them in your hand.

TASTE:
If you are used to eating a lot of pastries, this will probably not taste the same. For a more pastry-like taste, you should consider adding flour to your mixture before baking.

I do not eat pastries or bread, so for me, this tasted very good.

Here are some photos...





While baking, the mixture will rise a bit. Once you remove it from the oven, it will flatten out, because there is no flour in the mixture. If you want it to stay puffed up, you can use flour in the mixture...




This is where I mix the last scoop of P-Powder with the tea and Vanilla Sugar. Do you like my bowl?...