Roonytunes 2005

[Roonytunes]

Fri, Dec 16th

Scale weight: 121.5lbs

7:30am: 30 mins cardio
5 min steady-state warmup on elliptical
20 mins stairmill in varying 10sec intervals
5 min cooldown on elliptical

9am:
1/4 cup oats
1 cup liquid eggwhites
1 scoop whey

12:15pm:
1 turkey burger patty
veggies - eggplant, mushrooms, hot peppers
2 brown rice cakes

2pm:
4 oz marinated chicken breast
veggies - eggplant, mushrooms, hot peppers

4:30pm:
4 oz marinated chicken breast with hot peppers
15 almonds

7:30pm onward:
CHEAT MEAL!!
(home cooked dinner at friend's house followed by a holiday pajama party with green apple martinis and red cherry jello shots...HELP!! )

 

[scorpiogirl]

7:30pm onward:
CHEAT MEAL!!
(home cooked dinner at friend's house followed by a holiday pajama party with green apple martinis and red cherry jello shots...HELP!! )

I wish I had HALF as much fun as you do!!!! lol

 

[Roonytunes]

I wish I had HALF as much fun as you do!!!! lol

Be careful what you wish for, SG! My cheat meals/social life is why I can never break the 120lb or 14%bf mark

Here are some pics from last night's bash...I'm in the leopard PJ bottoms

Before sugar:
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d143/ap5591/26292df6.jpg

After sugar:
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d143/ap5591/f8a7d04e.jpg

The dinner beforehand turned out to be indian vegetarian food which essentially translates into carb city: butternut squash, potato, white basmati rice, lentils followed by chocolate fudge for dessert.

And then the holiday party was just a table of chocolate-themed desserts (truffles, cookies, chocolate covered strawberries and marshmellows, cookies ) with sugar-filled drinks....

Happy holidays - thank goodness this season only rolls around once a year!

 

[buffalogal]

You look great girl! Glad you had a good time last night. Enjoy it for another week or so. Soon the parties will be over and it's back to the same ole, same ole...

p.s. enjoy that chocolate!!

 

[Roonytunes]

Thanks, BG!! I actually have two more weeks to go since NYE is the bigger 4 day weekend celebration for me than X'mas....sigh!

Sat, Dec 17th

Scale weight: 124.5lbs (big suprise....not!)

10:30am:
30 mins bootcamp class

30 mins cardio:
10 mins on stairmaster (varying 10sec intervals)
10 mins on stairmill (varying 10sec intervals)
10 mins on elliptical (steady state)

1:30pm:
5 oz steamed chicken
5 broccoli florets
1/2 cup brown rice

3:30pm:
4 oz steamed chicken
5 broccoli florets
1/2 cup brown rice

5:30pm:
3 oz steamed chicken
8 broccoli florets
15 almonds

8:30pm:
1 cup eggwhites
1 scoop whey powder
1 tbsp natty PB

9pm onward:
round 2 of holiday parties....just cocktails, no food <fingers crossed>

 

[mermaid]

Great photos - gotta love those martini glasses! (Or rather, what's in them *sigh*)

Please tell me, what's NYE? New York E-----?

 

[iceprincess]

Great Pics Rooneytunes - glad to hear that you had a good time! Lookin good girl!

 

[Roonytunes]

Great photos - gotta love those martini glasses! (Or rather, what's in them *sigh*)

Please tell me, what's NYE? New York E-----?

No mystery...just New Yrs Eve The only two occasions I really celebrate are that and my birthday!!

This year, I have a group of friends traveling with me to Chicago for New Yr's (Vegas & Miami were too pricy by the time we actually got it together to plan) where we're taking a mini break for 4 days - it's going to consist entirely of eating, drinking and shopping. For NYE specifically, we're going to a black & white ball in one of the downtown hotels. It's not going to be good for my bodyfat, but I SO need it right now.

I'm really glad you're back, Mermaid. Hasn't been the same without you here the last few days....

 

[Roonytunes]

Great Pics Rooneytunes - glad to hear that you had a good time! Lookin good girl!

Thanks IP and Mermaid...I did have fun even though I consumed way too much sugar.

I was better behaved last night. The party wasn't that fun...a lot of superficial small talk and chit chat. I was bored so I did eat two small paper plates of food - tried to stay to the more healthy items like shrimp cocktail, pita/hummus and crab dip. I didn't go near the cookies or desserts even though they looked rather tempting!

 

[Roonytunes]

Sun, Dec 18th

Scale weight: 124.5lbs

I had an unplanned "unclean" day of eating and I'm upset with myself.

I know partly it's because I'm stressed and feeling a little down about certain aspects of life....but still that's NO excuse, especially since I have enough planned cheat meals coming around with the holidays.

10am:
1 South Beach meal replacement bar
16 oz flavored coffee with 1/4 cup skim milk

1pm:
Despite picking a diner with salad and grilled chicken options for lunch with a friend, I ordered:

Grilled Tuna on whole wheat toast with some swiss cheese melted

This wouldn't have been terrible, but I ended up eating the entire plate of fries that it came with as well. It started with just wanting to have a few, but I couldn't stop. I HAVE to remember that fries and pizza are my red light food items that I have NO control over

All afternoon:
Felt like a total but got a good bit of studying done

7:30pm:
Still not hungry

8pm:
Will force myself to down
1 cup liquid eggwhites
1 scoop whey powder

 

[mermaid]

No mystery...just New Yrs Eve

OK, let me just reconnect that loose cable in my head.

LOL, what an idiot I am

 

[scorpiogirl]

Roony - you are adorable!!!! I love the pics!

As far as the fries go....I do the same thing. I have to substitute a baked potato or steamed veggies. It's very rare that I can eat just a couple fries!

 

[Roonytunes]

Thanks, SG!! I am slowly discovering my red light foods and making a mental note of them. Another odd one is hummus. I can't stop till I finish up the entire container.

Mon, Dec 19th

Scale weight: 120.5lbs

7:15am: AM Cardio for 45 mins
12 mins elliptical trainer - warmup to steady state
20 mins boxing - 5 sets of high intensity sets
10 mins stairmaster - 10sec varying intervals
3 min elliptical trainer - cooldown

9am:
1 cup liquid egg whites
1 scoop whey powder
1 slice spelt bread

11:45am:
1 turkey burger patty
mixed veggies - spinach, broccoli,, mushrooms, eggplant, hot peppers
2 brown rice cakes

1:45pm:
3 oz chicken breast
mixed veggies - spinach, broccoli,, mushrooms, eggplant, hot peppers
2 brown rice cakes

4pm:
3 oz chicken breast
15 almonds

6pm:
1 tbsp natty PB

6:30pm: Lower body workout

Leg Press:
2 warm up sets of 12 reps each with 90lb plates & 140lb plates
4 sets of (8 slow reps +8 fast reps) with 180lb plates

Smith Machine Squats:
4 sets of (7 low to med squats, 7 high to med squats, 7 full squats) with 40lb plates

Steps up with 6 risers:
2 continuous sets of 5 4-legged wide step ups on each leg with 15lb dbs
2 x (3 continuous sets of 5 4-legged normal step ups on each leg) with 20lb dbs
1 x (10 4-legged normal step ups on each leg + 5 4-legged normal step ups on each leg) with 20lb dbs

7:45pm:
PWO shake of 1 scoop whey mixed with water

Totals: ~1280 cals (64g carbs, 168g protein, 39g fat)
Macros: ~20c/50p/30f

 

[Roonytunes]

Tues, Dec 20th

Scale weight: 121.5lbs

6:30am:
45 spinning class

8am:
2 jalapeno chicken sausage links
1 slice spelt bread

11:30am:
1 turkey burger patty
mixed veggies - spinach, eggplant, broccoli, mushrooms, hot peppers
2 brown rice cakes

2pm:
3 oz marinated chicken breast
mixed veggies - spinach, eggplant, broccoli, mushrooms, hot peppers
2 brown rice cakes

4:30pm:
3 oz marinated chicken breast
15 almonds

7:15pm: ab work
3 sets of:
30 lying scissors
30 alternating bicycles
15 v-crunches

7:35pm:
1 cup egg whites
1 scoop whey
1 tbsp natty PB

Totals: ~1350 cals (65g carbs, 164g protein, 47g fat)
Macros: ~20c/50p/30f

 

[Roonytunes]

Warning: This is a rant!

I have today off. I told my trainer such and asked him to fit me during the day. The only time slot he had available was 7:15am. Even though I was reluctant to get up so early, I thought it would be good to get my weight training out of the way...I could follow it up with cardio and then the rest of the day would be mine to be productive.

I wonder what I was thinking as I get up at 6:30am this morning. I can't help thinking it's such a waste of a vacation day to get up so early as always. I make it to the gym and my trainer is working out with someone else. He claims I have a 7:15PM appointment. AAGGGGGGHHHHHH!

I also drank a whey shake beforehand since I thought I'd be lifting. So I didn't really think it would be all that beneficial to do my usual AM cardio which I'd normally have done had I still been on an empty stomach. AAGGGGGGHHHHHH!

I really am trying hard not to be annoyed. It's my trainer's 53rd birthday today. His memory probably is slipping....I did get him a gift basket and filled it with some Trader Joes products - trail mix, salted peanuts in shell, bruschetta and chocolate truffles (but they were organic!).

Now I'm sitting in bed, groggy and not in the mood to do anything. My trainer is supposed to call me to see if he can work out with me this afternoon instead. I have a X'mas dinner this evening, so I can't make the 7:15pm appointment that he thinks we have. Hopefully, it'll work out. I am saving my cardio for after lifting. I really NEED to get in a workout today. Tonight's X'mas dinner is an 8-course Puerto Rican feast!!...it is the mother of cheat meals!

Can't help thinking I should have just gone to work today as always....

End of Rant

 

[buffalogal]

Sorry to hear that RT! Especially on a day off...

Is there anyway to do a workout without your trainer, just to get it in? That way you won't be steamed about it at the dinner tonight and mentally, you'll feel better. Or do you have to have your trainer there?

Just a thought. Until then, you can curl up on the couch and take a nap. That's sometimes (okay, always for me) the best thing in the world! Maybe you can get up and do some cardio afterward. Hang in there and try to enjoy the rest of your day off. And the dinner tonight...

 

[scorpiogirl]

Is there anyway to do a workout without your trainer, just to get it in?

Yes, and maybe that might let him know that you may not to keep him on your payroll if he screws up again.

 

[buffalogal]

^^^ Might shake him up a little...

 

[Roonytunes]

Thanks for listening, girls. I took BG's advice and lay in bed and sulked for two hours...then I called my trainer to see what his schedule looked like for the rest of the day. I now have a 4pm session so I can squeeze 30 mins of cardio in afterwards.

I like my trainer for the most part. We've worked together this whole year and he makes me accountable for training hard with him 3x/week. Otherwise, I know my lazy ass self would never push myself or be that commited. And because I shell out good money on him, this makes me obligated to do the rest of my share in terms of diet and cardio. Funny how the human mind works....

As for this morning, I think it was a misunderstanding. We both just had 7:15, so obviously the am/pm portion wasn't shared as I had thought.

I took a nap this afternoon, so I'm in a better mood!

 

[Roonytunes]

Wed, Dec 21st

Scale weight: 123lbs

6:45am:
1 scoop ON whey mixed with water

9:30am:
1 jalepeno chicken sausage link
1 slice spelt bread

11:30am:
3 oz marinated chicken breast
1/2 cup cooked spinach
2 brown rice cakes

2:30pm:
2 oz marinated chicken breast
1/2 cup cooked spinach
30 almonds

4pm: Upper Body workout

V-curl chest press machine:
4 x 15 with no weight

Lat pulldown, narrow v-grip:
4 x 15 with 55lbs

Shoulder press machine:
4 x 12 one shoulder press with 20lbs

Bicep curls on cable machine with narrow v-grip pull:
1 x 12 with 30lbs
3 x 12 with 25lbs

Tricep pulldowns on cable machine:
4 x 12 with 47.5lbs

5pm: 40 mins cardi0
5 mins on elliptical machine
10 mins on stairmaster (varying 10 sec intervals)
20 mins on stairmill (varying 10 sec intervals)
5 mins cooldown on elliptical

Total cals burned according to new heart rate monitor: 583

7pm:
BIG CHEAT MEAL
(completely enjoyable 8-course feast with red wine and dessert...and totally worth it to me!!)
Unfortunately, the holiday dinner invites keep coming....can't wait till the year is over and done with, so I can go back to regular schedule


Supps taken: 12 l-rex, 6 sesapure, 2 CB

 

[Roonytunes]

Thurs, Dec 22nd

I paid the price for last night's meal. Woke up incredibly bloated with my stomach overhanging and with a belly ache...sigh! I've decided to cut out some of my holiday plans as a result, festive season or not.

I will be staying in Fri night, doing only X'mas Eve dinner as my next cheat meal, bailing on X'mas Day dinner and just going out for drinks that night instead. I'm also missing out on a friend's b'day dinner next Tuesday since it is a prix-fixe pasta meal

Did not weigh self purposely

7am: 40 mins cardio: mix of stair mill, elliptical and ended with 20 weighted ab crunches and 20 leg raises
According to HRM, 400 cals burned

9am:
1 cup liquid eggwhites
1 scoop whey

11:30am:
1 turkey burger patty
veggies - eggplant, broccoli, mushrooms, peppers
2 brown rice cakes

2:30pm:
4 oz marinated chicken breast
veggies - eggplant, broccoli, mushrooms, peppers
1 brown rice cake

4:30pm:
4 oz marinated chicken breast
15 almonds

6:45pm:
Worked out with a new trainer because my current one is off on vacation for the rest of the year. This new trainer has clients who train for competition. But I was surprised to find out she believes in high reps?!

Leg Press:
20 reps with 90lb plates
20 reps with 180lb plates
2 sets of (15 wide leg reps with toes pointed out + 10 reps with closed feet) with 140lb plates

Step-Ups:
4 sets of 12 reps of step-ups with each leg with 15lb dbs

Ball Wall Squat:
4 sets of 20 squats with 9lb medicine ball held with straight arms

Leg Press:
20 reps with 45lbs
2 x 20 reps with 50lbs (ouch!)

Hamstring superset:
4 sets of (15 lying leg curls with 45lbs + 20 wood chops with 9lb medicine ball)

8:15pm:
PWO shake - 1 scoop whey mixed with water

10pm:
2 tbsp natty PB

Totals: ~1370 cals (43g carbs, 183g protein, 56g fat)
Macros:~12c/52p/36f

Supps: 8 l-rex, 1 t-rex, 3 sesapure

 

[Roonytunes]

Fri, Dec 23rd

Scale weight: 126lbs (holy sodium batman!)
But I actually look good since my skin is all filled out nicely and not saggy

7am: 45 mins cardio
15 mins elliptical in crosstrainer mode
15 mins boxing (4 rounds of punching)
10 mins stairmaster (varying 10 sec intervals)
5 mins elliptical steady-state cool down
According to HRM, 315 cals burned

9am:
1 cup liquid egg whites
1 scoop whey
1/4 cup oats

11:30am:
1 turkey burger patty
veggies: eggplant, spinach, broccoli, mushrooms, hot peppers
2 brown rice cakes

2:30pm:
3 oz marinated chicken
veggies: eggplant, spinach, broccoli, mushrooms, hot peppers
2 brown rice cakes

4:30pm:
4 oz marinated chicken
15 almonds

7pm:
1 scoop whey mixed with water
2 tbsp ANPB

Totals: ~1430cals (64g carbs, 179g protein, 48g fat)
Macros: ~20c/50p/30f

I turned out a couple of invitations, including a particularly tempting party in NYC, to purposely avoid the temptation of alcohol tonight. I usually never stay in on a Friday night! This is progress....

Edited to add:
I was starving again by 9pm even though I was on the high calorie side today. I drank water, tea, but no avail...I gave in and had a jalepeno chicken sausage at 10pm. I feel much better now!
New Totals: 1510 cals (66g carbs, 189g protein, 53g fat)

 

[scorpiogirl]

If your STARVING - EAT!!! lol

I'm sure you didn't overdo it. You know what you're doing!

 

[Roonytunes]

Sat, Dec 24th

Happy X'mas Eve!!

Scale weight: 124.5lbs

9am:
45 mins spinning class
2 sets of ab work:
20 weighted crunches on ab machine
20 hanging raises
12 hyper extensions with no weight

10:15am:
2 jalapeno chicken sausage links
1/2 cup blueberries

12:30pm:
1 cup liquid egg whites
1 scoop whey
2 tbsp all natty PB

3pm:
3 oz marinated chicken breast
1 brown rice cake
1/2 cup cooked spinach

5pm:
3 oz marinated chicken breast
1 brown rice cake
1/4 cup cooked spinach

X'mas eve dinner is scheduled for 7pm, so cheat meal #2, here I come!!

I'm bringing 2 bottles of wine and a bottle of eggnog...'tis the season to be jolly!!

 

[Roonytunes]

X'mas Day Confessions:

Merry Christmas everyone!!

I ate FAR too much last night unfortunately. Eating well all day did not help me eat less at my X'mas eve meal. I literally was in pain for an hour or two afterwards and had to wonder why I do this to myself. My other 5 dinner companions were just as impressed with my appetite and asked how I maintain my girlish figure. Yeah, if only they read this log....

Damage done last night:
-4 glasses of wine
-2 cups of coffee with brandy eggnog

-appetizers: 4 ginger snap cookies with brie cheese, greens salad

-sides eaten: candied yam, sauteed carrots, sauteed portabella mushroom, roasted brussel sprouts with pine nuts, good portion of mashed potatoes, a piece of homemade cornbread

-main course: a HUGE slab of turkey with skin. I asked for the wing and didn't realize how big it would be...everyone joked that I had a pound and a half of turkey at least. Hopefully they were just joking?

-dessert: an incredible caramel cheesecake ordered from online...at least I had the good sense to only have one piece even though there were seconds available

Somewhere in the middle of last night's meal, I agreed to X'mas dinner tonight at a Malaysian restaurant! That wasn't part of my plan. I have to figure out if I can live with the guilt now of making up some lame excuse to get out of it....

I am so ready for this year to be over so I can go back to my regular scheduled programming!

 

[Roonytunes]

Sun, Dec 25th

Scale weight: 124lbs

I got out of all meal and drinks obligations for the day..yay! My stomach certainly appreciates it and I feel much better overall

Gym was closed today. I wanted to go for a long walk, but it started raining unfortunately

2pm:
1 South Beach meal replacement bar
16 oz flavored coffee with 1/4 cup skim milk and 1 splenda

4pm:
2 jalapeno chicken sausage links
1/2 cup blueberries

6:30pm:
1 cup liquid egg whites
1 scoop whey
2 tbsp natty PB

9:45pm:
6 large shrimp (4.2 oz)
3/4 cup steamed veggies

Totals: ~1060 cals (56g carbs, 127g protein, 38g fat)
Macros: ~20c/50p/30f

Hope everyone had a good holiday. It's been too quiet here this weekend...

 

[scorpiogirl]

LOL - you're holiday meal sounds a lot like mine. I ate until I felt I was going to BURST!!!!!! But DAMN it was good!!!! OK, back to the regularly scheduled programing........

 

[Roonytunes]

Mon, Dec 26th

Scale weight: 124lbs

9:30am:
1 cup egg whites
1 scoop whey

11am: Back/Chest workout with substitute trainer
3 x 15 Assisted Pull-ups on Gravitron
3 x 15 wide grip low rows
4 x 12 lat pull downs
4 x 15 incline press with 15# dbs
4 x 15 sitting chest press machine
4 x 15 Pec Dec machine

I wasn't able to jot down weights used since a lot of the machines were new to me since we are in a different gym. The trainer was also telling me how she's been on a raw, vegan diet for the last two years (she competed for 7 years) and I was very fascinated listening to what she could eat. All of a sudden, it seemed like my clean eating options were so plentiful in comparison

12:20pm: Cardio
(after waiting 20 mins for a cardio class that never started!)
30 mins elliptical in cross-trainer mode
According to HRM: 300 cals burned

1:30pm:
5 oz steamed chicken
1 cup mixed steamed veggies (broccoli, snap peas, onions, celery)
1/2 cup brown rice

5pm:
4 oz steamed shrimp
steamed broccoli florets
1/2 cup brown rice

7pm:
3 oz steamed chicken
steamed broccoli florets
15 almonds

9pm:
3 oz steamed chicken
steamed broccoli florets
15 almonds

Totals: ~1250 cals (65g carbs, 167g protein, 32g fat)
Macros: ~20c/55p/25f

Back to work tomorrow again...I'll miss sleeping in!

 

[Roonytunes]

Tues, Dec 27th

Scale weight: 123lbs

7am: 45mins cardio
15 mins elliptical steady-state mode
15 mins boxing
10 mins stairmaster (10 sec varying intervals)
5 min cooldown on elliptical
According to HRM: 470 cals burned

9am:
3 oz broiled salmon
1/2 cup brown rice
1/4 cup blueberries

11:45am:
3.5 oz marinated chicken breast
veggies - spinach, broccoli, mushrooms hot peppers
2 brown rice cakes

2pm:
3.5 oz marinated chicken breast
veggies - spinach, broccoli, mushrooms hot peppers
2 brown rice cakes

4pm:
2 oz marinated chicken breast
15 almonds

7:30pm:
8oz cooked shrimp
15 almonds

Totals: ~1155 cals (70g carbs, 151g protein, 34g fat)
Macros:~25c/50p/25f

Edited to add:

10pm:
2 tbsp natty PB (as a pre-bedtime snack since I was hungry)

New totals: ~1355 cals (74g carbs, 159g protein, 50g fat)
New Macros: ~22c/46p/33f

 

[Roonytunes]

Wed, Dec 28th

Scale weight: 123.5lbs

9am:
1 scoop whey mixed with water

10am: Shoulders & bis/tris workout with substitute trainer

Lat Raises
15 reps with 8#s, 8 reps with 10#s & 8 reps with 5#s, 6 reps with 10# and 10 reps with 5#s

Shoulder Raises - v curl machines
3 sets of 15 with 45lbs, 50lbs, 52.5lbs

3 sets of 12 uprights rows combined with 12 bar bicep full curls
3 sets of 12 rope pull downs combined with 12 bicep curls on cable machine
3 sets of 12 tri pushdowns combined with 12 tricep dips

11:20am: 45 mins cardio
15 mins on elliptical in steady state mode
20 mins on stairmill in varying 10 sec intervals
10 mins on elliptical in steady state and cooldown mode

12:30pm:
10 oz cooked shrimp
steamed broccoli
1/2 cup brown rice

4pm:
4 oz broiled salmon
1/4 cup blueberries
1/2 cup brown rice


7pm:
3 oz broiled salmon
steamed broccoli
15 almonds

8:45pm:
1 scoop whey mixed with water
2 tbsp natty PB

Totals: ~1360cals (~71g carbs, 165g protein, 47g fat)
Macros: ~20c/50p/30f

 

[mermaid]

Have a fabulous weekend and a very Happy New Year!!

I look forward to your 2006 log and goals

 

[Roonytunes]

Have a fabulous weekend and a very Happy New Year!!

I look forward to your 2006 log and goals

THANKS, Mermaid!! I was just getting in here to put in my final entry for the year and close out my log....

Have a wonderful new year as well down under and I will be thinking of you as I throw down a few martinisthis weekend.

 

[Roonytunes]

Thurs, Dec 29

Scale weight: 122.5lbs

7am: 45mins cardio
20 mins elliptical in cross-trainer mode
10 mins stairmill in varying interval mode
10 mins elliptical in steady-state mode

9am:
3 oz broiled salmon
1/2 cup brown rice
cooked spinach

11:45am:
4 oz marinated chicken breast
veggies: broccoli, eggplant, spinach, hot peppers
2 brown rice cakes

2:15pm:
3 oz marinated chicken breast
veggies: broccoli, eggplant, spinach, hot peppers

5pm:
4 oz marinated chicken breast
15 almonds

7:45pm:
1 scoop whey mixed with water
2 tbsp natty PB

Totals: ~1190 cals (57g carbs, 143g protein, 41g fat)
Macros:~20c/50p/30f

Tomorrow, I have my 3 meals planned before I board my flight. I'm also heading to the gym for my routine am cardio.

Meal 1: 1 cup eggwhites mixed with 1 scoop whey

Meal 2 & 3: 3oz marinated chicken breast with 1/2 cup brown rice

After that, all bets are off for the rest of my weekend vacation. All I'll have to lean on is a bottle of sesapure and a prayer

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

 

[Roonytunes]

It's time to close out my 2005 journal. I'll be back on Tues, Jan 3rd with a new 2006 log!

What I learned in 2005:

- it isn’t too hard to eat clean 5 days a week. I am still working on getting through the weekends.

-to get up for AM cardio (it wasn’t easy!) and that yes, my body unfortunately requires it to stay lean

-not to mix fats and carbs in the same meal.

-that everyone’s body responds differently and patience is very important

- it is possible to get off the program when life calls and when you need to (vacations, family trips etc.), but still get back on the wagon right away when you can.

Year in review:

After a couple of years of working out, 2005 turned out to be the one where I finally tightened up my diet.

I was able to go from an average 23% body fat to maintaining in the 15% range without drastic changes in my day to day lifestyle. However, interestingly, I could not break the 120lb mark on the scale.

Eating clean and working out makes me feel focused, in control and I enjoyed having fitness challenges and goals.

Logging here on EF made me accountable to myself and I learned a ton from the wonderful ladies on this forum.

See you all in 2006!!

 

[buffalogal]

Happy New Year hun! Enjoy yourself, and congratulations on what looked like a fantastic year! Can't wait for 2006.