Reading and Nutrition

[Fiction2Fitness]

Not the most nutritious day but delicious and worth it.

1. strawberry, kreme filled, glazed donuts (yes a bit over half of my calories came from donuts)
2. jalapeno jerky, chocolate protein bar
3. veggies and egg whites

Around 1500 calories so not too bad considering. More sugar than usual and a little less protein though not that far off from goal. Scale this morning was 128.4.

[okayest]

Way to celebrate national doughnut day! Sounds delightful.

[Fiction2Fitness]

Way to celebrate national doughnut day! Sounds delightful.

They were delicious!


And my period decided to start a few days early. Annoying but at least explains a little while I've felt a bit more rampagy and snacky than usual. Just a little bit of cramping for day one so not bad and managed through my lifting though I did go and try the salt & straw new flavors so some of calories were spent on treats again. Bw was 128.6 so hasn't spiked up yet but it might in the next couple of days.

1. coffee and a little bit of creamer
2. salt and straw duck crackling and cherry preserve scoop, plus taste test of three June flavors
3. pretzeticks
4. brocc, egg whites, mediteranean chicken skewers
5. half serving of nuts and more cookie butter pb

I stopped at Vitamin Shoppe today but they didn't have much that I wanted on sale. Most of the time the products are a little too high priced there for my preference. I try not to pay more than 2 dollars for a protein bar when possible. The nuts n more wasn't on sale but I did get a single one this time. Purchased the maple chocolate pretzel one. mmmm

[Fiction2Fitness]

Started a little rough cause sleepy and hormones but then had a change in plans result in no lunch so eh, evened out.

1. pure protein bar, nuts n more pb
gym then called in to work
2. butternut squash "noodles" and bourbon bbq grilled chicken chunks
3. half slice corn bread, salt and straw goat cheese and black olive brittle ice cream

And a nice picture of dessert cause that's what we want to see on diets.

[Fiction2Fitness]

Tad behind. Had some light food days. Bodyweight went up then back down as tends to go with monthly cycle. Busy at work as we're all basically having to do over time since we don't have enough people to cover the shifts. Makes skipping the gym tempting but I have a meet on the 30th to prepare for so no skipping. BW went 129.5, 130.2, 131, 129 and now 127.4. Maybe will see below 127 soon.

6/5 (1450, 92 protein)
1. lenny and larry chocolate protein cookie, nuts n more maple pretzel
2. bbq chicken chunks, butternut squash noodles, brocc
3. chocolate chip protein bar, part of a dark chocolate bar

6/6 (1200, 73 protein)
1. chocolate twinkies, chocolate potein cake bites
2. chicken breast slow cooked in jungle curry sauce, brocc, carrots, poppy seed protein bar
3. half a serving of fire sour patch kids (that aren't spicy at all unfortunately), 2 pieces of dark chocolate before bed
gym for max testing

6/7 (1200+, 87 protein)
1. think thin protein cakes, 2 pieces of dark chocolate
2. mega turkey sandwich
3. brocc, egg whites, pepperjack cheese slice, oreo chocolate bar

Budget is a bit low right now as sister owes me her share of rent still. So, it's eat whatever I have and probably no more coke zero until get more money.

Today should be:
1. last of the dark chocolate squares, lenny and larry cookie
2. tofu, shredded brussel's sprouts, brocc in lemongrass basil sauce
That is all planned so far. At just over 900 calories so maybe I'll eat the pint of enlightened after the gym or something. Not a lot of options other than candy I have stashed and can't have that every day. We'll see how I feel when I get home as quick turn around for work tomorrow (close shift today, morning tomorrow).

[Fiction2Fitness]

Today had a surprise in that there were donuts by the time clock, so I had one heading to the gym. hehe

Yesterday's food ended up as 1400 calories and 83 protein
1. dark chocolate, lenny and larry cookie
2. 1/2 the food I brought to work. tofu, brocc, brussel's sprouts in lemongrass basil sauce and pina colada boba coworker brought me
3. think thin protein cake
4. caramel protein shake, few bites trying halo top pumpkin pie

Today is 1300 calories and 80 protein.
1. think thin protein cake bites, almond honey protein bar
2. rest of the tofu, brocc, brussel's sprouts and lemongrass basil sauce
3. chocolate covered donut
4. brocc, brussel's sprouts, egg whites, slice of pepper jack cheese
5. serving pumpkin pie halo top

[phoenix4444]

How is that Halo top. Was tempted to buy some but the sugar substitute weirded me out.

[anandagirl]

How is that Halo top. Was tempted to buy some but the sugar substitute weirded me out.

Halo top usually tastes pretty good, but the sugar alcohols can fuk with ya.

[Fiction2Fitness]

How is that Halo top. Was tempted to buy some but the sugar substitute weirded me out.

They are okay. Pretty much all of the ice cream alternatives have some decent options available. The sugar subsitutes never bothered me but I probably consume too much of that in general. Haven't had digestive issues from it thus far. I wasn't a big fan of the non-dairy halo top that I tried due to texture. Sweet Habit was okay but very hard. The texture is not the same and having to wait to let them soften is something I struggle with in all of them. The pumpkin pie was interesting cause it did remind me of pumpkin pie. I've also liked the seasonal gingerbread one and I like the oatmeal cookie from Halo Top. Enlightened has some decent flavors too. I didn't care for Arctic Zero as the old pints were really low calorie but had barely any flavor. Haven't tried the newer ones as haven't seen them in stores. It is nice to get to eat the whole pint for less than 400 calories but definitely not the same as regular calorie ice cream.

[okayest]

Mmm, jungle curry is delicious and the lemongrass basil sounds good.

Congrats on being well under 130. Getting to a new bracket and staying there is such a great feeling.

[Fiction2Fitness]

Mmm, jungle curry is delicious and the lemongrass basil sounds good.

Congrats on being well under 130. Getting to a new bracket and staying there is such a great feeling.

Thanks though still struggling to stay under 130. Last few weigh-ins have been 130. Pesky day of maintenance and digestion issues not helping. Need to buckle down for the rest of the month before the meet.


Sunday I had around 1700 calories, partly in ice cream and such. Just took it as a mental break (was my only day off this week from work with our weeks being thursday-wednesday). Scale has been blah since then but also on this cut my digestion is being a nuisance. Regularity is umm not even close. Almost have considered over the counter options just to aid cause looking at more like 1-2 times a week type of situation. Today in fact, my stomach was not happy and it's still achy now.

Monday ( 1250 calories, 85 protein)
1. my protein snickerdoodle cookie, think thin protein bites
2. chicken breast, brocc, carrots, jungle curry sauce, black bean noodles
gym
3. lenny and larry cookie

Tuesday (1350, 85 protein)
1. chicken breast, jungle curry sauce, carrots, brocc, think thin protein bites
2. spicy jasmine rice, egg whites, shredded brussel's sprouts
3. 1 serving movie night enlightened, chocolate twinkies

Today (1250, 90 protein)
1. glazed donut (saved from work cause not passing up free food)
2. turkey and cheese on wheat
3. chicken, brocc, carrots, jungle curry sauce, black bean pasta, peanut butter smash quest bar
4. part of serving of mint crisp m&ms

[Fiction2Fitness]

An okay day overall. No gym and got off work on time. Stopped by grocery store and got some veggies too. Scale was 129.2 so heading back and hope it keeps going lower. Calories are just under 1100 right now, could have a snack before bed but haven't decided yet.

1. black bean spaghetti, chicken, curry (red curry sauce, garbanzo beans, squash)
2. carrots, brocc, cauliflower, egg whites, wasabi ranch snap pea crisps

[Fiction2Fitness]

Scale is going in the wrong direction but eh, it's okay. Was at 129 yesterday morning. This morning, after eating out late with coworkers 132. Still so full from all that protein. Went out to a delicious korean bbq place over in k-town and I haven't gone out much ever, which made being social worth the detour on the diet. And I'm still going to be in an okay weight class even if it's going to be harder to be competitive at this compared to the one below it. Weight isn't moving this month like it should but did a little less cardio and looser on the diet so gonna adjust and keep pushing through for September goal.

At least I got enough protein yesterday.

Food was:

lunch (12:30 pm) - turkey melt (heated in microwave at work and kinda greasy so not very good) and luna protein bar
dinner (11 pm) - shrimp, pork, chicken, brisket, pork belly, kimchi, other picked veggies, a little bit of salad, half a serving of rice and a couple shots of soju






10:30 am the next morning and still full.

[okayest]

That definitely sounds worth a diet pause. Sounds like a good time.

[phoenix4444]

Meat fest extravaganza! Worth the calories. You have been dieting hard so I think you deserve a little slack.

[Fiction2Fitness]

That definitely sounds worth a diet pause. Sounds like a good time.

Thanks. It was nice to be a little social since i rarely go out anywhere and don't really have any friends. Even with going out with coworkers we managed to have a fun time and oddly enough, didn't talk about work that much, which is unusual for outings with coworkers.

Meat fest extravaganza! Worth the calories. You have been dieting hard so I think you deserve a little slack.

It was delicious but unfortunately not helpful considering I had a maintenance day a week ago and my weight still hadn't recovered from then. I also don't weigh everything so really should tighten up the numbers since not showing any loss really this month. But was nice to be social.

Yesterday ended up really low calories as I wasn't hungry all morning and by the time had appetite, was at the gym so didn't get to eat anything until after 5 pm. Then tried to go to bed cause was tired, dozed off for a bit but wore up a little hungry so ended up with a candy bar at 12:30 am but still, lower than usual calories for the day. Have today off from work too then I work 6 days in a row, fun times.

Yesterday's weigh in was 132, calories about 1000 and protein at least still got over 80 grams.
1. coffee (couple of bites of S&S ice cream when I was putting them away)
2. buffalo chicken roller, luna caramel protein bar
3. brocc, cauliflower, carrots, egg whites , caramel protein shake
4. fastbreak candy bar


Today weigh in was 129.8. Had coffee so far with a little bit of coconut white chocolate cocoa as creamer from 7-11. Not sure what I'll eat. Have some veggies to cook but protein options are limited cause got veggies at the store but not chicken or anything. Considering protein powder options. I have some but don't use it at all and bought them years ago so maybe time to find something else. Just not a big fan of shakes and don't take the time to make other things with the powder.

[Fiction2Fitness]

Reading - Still need to finish Songmaster by Orson Scott Card. I had to recheck it out from the online library as it had expired but only have 2 sections left to listen to in order to finish. Trying to decide what to check out next.

Food today. Already pretty much at calories for today and it's only 5 pm but oh well. Might try to go to bed early.

1. coconut coffee
2. lenny and larry cookie, nuts n more
3. buffalo chicken roller, quest cereal bar
4. brocc and chipotle chicken sausage

Around 1200 calories at this point and just under 80 grams of protein. Also have measurement comparisons from this month and last month. Although I was 129 at beginning of month and still 129 now, comparing over time still showing slow progress.


5-3 measurements (for comparison)
weight 134
overbust 35
underbust 32
upper stomach 36
midsection 35
hips 37
bicep 11
tricep 8.5
thighs 21.5
calves didn't measure

6-15-18
weight 129
overbust 34.5
underbust 31
upper stomach 35.5
mid section 34.5
hips 37
bicep 11
tricep 8.5
thighs 21.5
calves 12.5

[anandagirl]

measurements going in the right direction!

[Fiction2Fitness]

measurements going in the right direction!

Yes... ish. Too bad we can't pick and choose cause seriously, the chest can stop now and that'd be great. By the time I'm in the healthy weight class I'm going to be nearing A cup status.


Scale is meh. 129.4 yesterday and 130.6 today. At least in my weight class so no worries there, though definitely not low enough to "water cut" to the lower weight class. Whenever my weight takes a swing up it takes so long to get back down to new territory. Testing my patience levels.

Food yesterday (1300, 90p)
1. leftover coffee from panera with creamer, nuts n more (actually had that at like 1 am, had issues sleeping and headache)
2. turkey sandwich
3. chicken breast, brocc, carrots, veggie rice, red curry sauce and garbanzo beans
gym


Today (1000+, 75p)
hungry but didn't get food till about 5th hour at work
1. veggie rice, red curry sauce, brocc, carrots, sriracha tuna packet (was pretty good)
2. donut hole (coworker brought some in but I waited till leaving so kept it to just one)
3. taylor farm stir fry with half the sauce, handful of spiraled beet, chipotle chicken sausage
4. quest pb brownie smash bar for the protein

[anandagirl]

[phoenix4444]

Shoot I don't lose anything on my chesticles when I lose weight. More is a big pain in the arse.

[Fiction2Fitness]

Yep. That is pretty much what happened.

Shoot I don't lose anything on my chesticles when I lose weight. More is a big pain in the arse.

I didn't mind a little loss but now it's like, you can stop now. That and I had a hope that my stomach wouldn't stick out further than my chest when I got to the healthy weight for my height but alas, not looking plausible.


Today the scale still at 129.8, so no loss going on right now cause blah. Though also not regular, which is getting to be a bit of a nuisance. Had around 1200 calories for today but protein is a little low.

1. one blueberry protein bar, quest pb and brownie protein bar
2. kale salad
3. brocc, cauliflower, sweet potato gnocchi, ground chicken

[Fiction2Fitness]

Another work day though this week had morning shift instead of close which changed things a little. Scale still isn't down, though it went to 129.2 so sort of heading back where it belongs, just need to return back to 127 so can finally get lower.

Food 1200 calories, 90 protein
1. raspberry no cow bar
2. sweet potato gnocchi, ground chicken, peas, smores quest bar
3. brussels sprouts, italian chicken patty, curry sauce with garbanzo beans


Going to be drinking more liquids over the weekend to do a sort of mini water cut though not really trying to drop to the lower weight class or anything. Considering miralax or something for Sunday just cause digestion is such a pita. I'm not even interested for it affecting the scale, just to get a little forced regularity but eh, almost sounds like a nuisance. One more work day then I get a day off. Weigh-in for meet is in 1 week.

[phoenix4444]

Jebus that water weight is holding on tight.

[Fiction2Fitness]

Jebus that water weight is holding on tight.

Yeah... My body will jump up a couple of lbs real quick but it's a struggle to get it back down. Doesn't help when I struggle to adhere to calories either.

Today was an off day. I was tired, had woken up often in the night thinking of food, finally on a day off so food didn't go well or even close to what I had planned. I had the whole day planned and it all went out the window.

Woke up, had lenny and larry cookie and a candy bar. Went back to bed. Up again around noon (was awake but just stayed in bed resting part of the time) and ended up having ice cream, the Salt and Straw one as don't have any "diet" ice cream that I like right now. More naps. Did walk a little today but not the cardio I had planned. Drank a lot of water as doing a mini water cut so high water sodium today and tomorrow then cut it back before weigh-in. Dinner was a microwave pho with veggies and ground chicken.

Weight still 129 this morning. It was hot too today plus headaches and such. Need to refigure out how to approach the cut after the meet cause progress is not where it should be as struggling with work, food and activity balance.

[Fiction2Fitness]

And the days continue but with work involved too. The 2 days work then 1 day off ended up changed to working 3 days so instead I get 4 days off. Probably better since I have the weight in Friday and the meet Saturday but was looking forward to 5 shifts this work week instead of 6 and had planned my food/water cut around that initial schedule but oh well.

BW... can be guessed at this point cause yep, still 129. But the high sodium/water some carbs (I never really got very high on carbs) is ending with tomorrow cutting down on water and low sodium with Thursday being protein shakes and just a little water for the day planned. Not so worried about the end number as I'm in my weight class already just following a little tradition that I have so far with pre-meets and a little bit of wanting to see the number on the scale be lower for at least a little bit before I know some will increase cause the fun of meets includes not being in a deficit the day before and of the meet. Not going to go super wild or anything but still, not diet. Day of competition, I tend to have a calorie energy drink (maybe bagel or something, snack on jerky, candy, donut after deadlifts then have a fast food meal or something for dinner. Not a large quantity during but enough for energy, still more than the 1300 calorie deficit goal. Day before after weigh in just plan to have a little fun, maybe get a scoop of ice cream and enjoy some fun foods out, maybe sushi or something and definitely have more carbs.

But for now, prep.

Monday (1400 / 79p)
1. cranberry walnut salad and beet spirals
2. bagel chips and half the small thing of strawberry cream cheese dip
3. italian chicken patties, mushrooms, sweet potato gnocchi
4. carb killa protein bar
gym
5. sugar cookie poptart (just the one, not the pack)

Today (1400 / 118p)
1. cold brew, mocha eas myoplex shake
2. italian chicken patties, veggies, diced sweet potato, quest brownie/pb bar
3. chopped salad and chicken thigh


Plan for tomorrow so far:
1. kevita meyer lemon apple cider sparkling probiotic (just for a little variety)
2. chicken thighs (no salt/seasoning), sous vide beets found on clearance
3. bday quest bar
gym
4. protein shake
Trying to keep carbs below 100 and calories are going to be low and Thursday are going to be low but it's one day and don't plan to be this low much in the future.



Reading: started an interesting book called Beauty Sick. Focuses on women, body image and the concept of being "beauty sick" with the impact affecting our day to day lives on a regular basis.

[Fiction2Fitness]

Made it to the end of the water cut. Weigh-in for the meet is tomorrow at 9 am and competition is Saturday. So foods tomorrow and Saturday are whatever though going to try and not go too wild. Still expect the scale to be back up Sunday/Monday since this week's loss was temporary, done on purpose knowing it will be for the one weigh-in.

Yesterday wasn't too bad. Ate what I'd posted and got enough protein while limiting sodium and kept cars under 100. Today was rough but more because I had just a couple sips of water and nothing else until after 3pm. Reason being, spent 6 hours at the dmv. Some of that time was spent waiting in line outside in the heat. At least got to sweat off some water weight while I waited. But it was rough.

Only had a few protein shakes today. Not a big fan of the muscle milk one that I tried, the premier protein caramel definitely tastes better. Weight yesterday morning was 128.6 and this morning 127.6. Last time I did a water cut I only dropped a few lbs (think it was 138 down to 135) so not expecting a big drop, just a little more.

Haven't made up my mind yet on food post weigh-in. Considering sushi or poke. Also want to go try ample hills ice cream since there is a location not that far from here. Need to get some carbs in and might get a bagel for pre-meet breakfast as I liked that my first meet. That or a muffin cause I never eat muffins due to the calories. Also contemplating pizza or maybe habit burger. I'd do thai or something else but for tomorrow need something that won't bother my stomach. So many options it's hard to pick.

[anandagirl]

Wooohooooo!!! Have an amazing time!

[phoenix4444]

Good luck at the meet!

[Fiction2Fitness]

Wooohooooo!!! Have an amazing time!

Good luck at the meet!

Thanks to you both.


Today has been nice with eating food and not counting calories. Though oddly, after weigh in my stomach decided to get rid of things. I probably ended up down an extra lb, lol. Some pictures of the food just cause.


Gooey butter cake scoop and a pint to bring home of cream puff ice cream


Poke bowl


Barbecue charburger and tempura green beans (red chili sauce added at home)