NOonish: homemade spahetti sauce (no noodles)
ground turkey
stewed tomatoes
mushroooms
tomato paste
6:30pm 2 laughing cow cheese wedges
1 small bag of sun chips
Was NOT a good day for diet. At all.
NO workout (too sore could barely move)
I actually drink the stuff myself and love it. Its easier for me (full time work/full time school and full time gym stuff) to just grab it as either a meal replacement (i know i know) or to carb my incessant need for sweets. It's relatively balanced despite the "stuff" in it.
just one fools...
I switched to distilled a while ago. I've always been a bottled water fan (damn CA water is dreadful!) I have noticed a huge difference in taste for sure. I can barely drink anything but distilled now. Very pure tasting.
Tuesday-
7:30am Fiber Oats 1c.
1/2c vanilla soy milk
2pkgs splenda
8:10 am 1/2 a dark chocolate bar
9:30 am pretzels
(i was starving- no protein this morning)
I used to split my weight days into upper body and lower body but (at the advice of my former trainer) went back to full body workouts every other day.
Currently I'm doing:
4-6x a week cardio
(non-weighted day I do 60 mins in target hr)
(weight days I do full body workout and then 40 mins...
Thought I'd put up my measurements as well: (will start a new thread for logging purposes.)
Chest - 38
Waist - 32 (damn diet!!)
Hips - 39
Biceps - 11 3/4
Neck - 13
Thigh - 24
calves - 16
When I used to compete (many many years ago in my early 20's) I was always getting nic'd for my legs...
THanks to everyone for the awesome information. (and trust me:: i take no offense to anything that helps me to learn.) The nutrition part has always been hardest for me: not so much from lack of knowledge but rather from ingesting too much information and trying to decipher the good from the...
Fat loss yes, muscle gain no. I tend to put on size extremely quickly (legs especially.)
My eating schedule would go something like: (workout day)
7:00 AM Muscle Milk Shake
10:30 AM 3 slices of Healthy CHoice turkey meat
1 0z String Cheese
12:30 PM Lean Cuisine...
Ive been actively using Fitday.com to track my calories and food break-up (currently striving for a 40-30-30 diet.)
My goal is to keep my cal intake between 1350 (low) and 1500 (high)
Background:
30yr old female
30% BF
158lbs
5'3
Work out appox 4-5x per week
45-60mins cardio in THR...
how are you figuring out the percentages of what you eat? and are you following the 40-30-30 plan? I have a really hard time doing all the math??? and knowing how to balance everything out. Any suggestions? What protein shake are you drinking?
I've read through the majority of this board (among others) and have some lingering questions. About me:
Female - 30yrs old
158lbs (BF? been awhile - more on that later)
5'3
I've been in and out of the gym for over 10 years (fomer fitness instructor/personal trainer)
Weight has gone up and...