Getting back into things (or trying to)

[Shorty]

Workout: repsxweight
Leg press: 12x10, 10x16, 8x20, 10x16, 12x10

Static lunges: 12x6, 10x10, 8x16, 10x10, 12x6

Squats/plie squats superset: 12x10, 9x16, 7x20, 10x16, 12x10

Deadlifts: 12x10, 10x14, 6x16, 10x14, 12x10

Calves (no weight): 16, 12, 10

Floorwork (no weight):
hamstrings
inner thigh
glutes
outer thigh

Diet: 1400 cals, 28p/54c/17f
1) ww flax cereal, vanilla almond milk, peach
2) Ezekiel pita, chicken, eggplant sauce, wheat berries(grain), sweet and sour sauce, applce sauce I'm always HUNGRY after weights, stomach felt a bit full, but not too bad
3) chicken, sweet and sour sauce, buckwheat, wheat berries (grain), almond milk
4) Ezekiel pita, turkey (deli), eggplant sauce, ww flax cereal, lecithin

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Anyone else feel supper hungry after weight work (especially leg work)? For some reason cardio never does that to me, only weights.

Our garage door broke so I had to go get this "spring thing" for it. After leg work carying that spring wasn't fun. Balance was not my friend I didn't fall but I wasn't walking very streight at all.

[Shane]

What is an Ezekiel pita?

[Shorty]

Shane..Ezekiel pita... there's also Ezekiel bread which is made out of whole sprouted seeds reather then flour. It has more enzymes then whole graine bread, no sugar, more protein and fiber. Good stuff! So this pita is the same brand. They usually keep this bread and pita in the freezer.

[pruneman]

Anyone else feel supper hungry after weight work (especially leg work)? For some reason cardio never does that to me, only weights.

Like you wouldn't believe. If I'm having a regular meal after training its usually something like 2c oatmeal, skim milk, banana, PB sandwich, maybe a can of tuna. I'm usually hungry about 1.5 hrs later too. I am a big advocate of food.

[Punky]

Yeah...food rules!

Just saying "hi" to a fellow shorty!

Stacy

[Shorty]

Pruneman... That's like 3 meals in one for me. Glad I'm not the only one who's starving after weight work.

Punky... Food does rule, especially the kind I'm not suppose to eat lol.

[Shorty]

Workout: 1 hr walk...why do my legs get so fatigued even after walking? Couldn't even walk in a streight line.

Diet: around 2000 cals (guessing here)
1) ww flax sereal, almond milk
2) apple, Ezekiel pita, eggpland sauce, turkey (deli)
3) ww pasta, veggies, chicken, buckwheat, eggplant sauce, soy sauce, banana
4) ww flax cereal, almond milk, carob, blueberries buckwheat, maple syrup, granola bar tuttut not suppose to have granola bars (has oats & cranberries)
5) grrrrrr adding this... some kind of rice dish (not even suppose to have rice) with chicken, bread w/ jam...was at a friend's house and they made me eat.. it was hard to say "no" since I've been hungry all day grrrrr

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I was hungry all day today Does that mean I'm loosing fat? lol
Stomach felt a bit weird after meals 2 and 3 but seems to be better now. Seems like it wasn't as much food realated as workout related. Won't stop me from working out though
I think I need to start journaling my water intake too. Yesterday I hardly drank any.

[dissipate]

i'm so glad to see your calorie intake raised, shorty about the low protein, is there any medical reason why you're not able to consume more protein? sorry, i'm just trying to understand your situation better, not trying to be nosy, cos i think the protein and fat intake can be higher and the carb intake can be lower.

p.s. i use calorieking.com's diet diary to help track my daily macronutrient intake and i prefer it to the other diet programs out there (except when it comes to asian food heh).

[chops]

legs being tired after leg day is totally normal. i hear stories about ppl wanting to throw up after a hard leg day, so good thing it's not that i either skip cardio or do a light session and i usually use the bike because it's easier on the legs.

you could try cutting down on sugar or substituting some of your carbs to see if it helps you from becoming hungry. instead of the pita bread, pasta, or flax cereal (processed food) try oats, sweet potato, beans,llentils, brown rice, etc. what's your weight and your target cal range?

how do u eat the wheatberries? i thought about buying them but don't know what to make with it.

[TheGimp]

lol I'm gonna have to put on some sunglasses to read that blue

I'd be interested to hear why you can't have rice or oats?

[Shorty]

dissipate... You're not nosy at all The reason my protein intake is low is because I have to eat more fruits, whole grains, and veggies, so protein naturally becomes lower. Also, protein can be harsh on the liver and when the liver is weak it can affect the stomach. I do need to incrase my fat intake though.
I use fitday.com but sometimes look things up at calorie.com too (it has a lot more stuff).

chops.. glad to know it's not just me I think I'm gonna have to move my rest day to the day after leg work. I wish I had a bike, I workout at home so I have no excess to a bike. For Cardio I usually do workout videos (kickboxing, step).
I don't eat any sugar (took a while to get to this point as I LOVE sweets lol), to sweeten things I use stevia. As for oats, sweet potato, beans,llentils, brown rice.. I have food allergies to all those, it sucks since they used to be the staple of my diet. I think I'll have to post a list of all the foods I'm allergict to hu?
Wheat berries is a grain so you can use it for anything that you'd use grains for. I used it instead of rice with chicken/shrimp/veggies. I also like it with vanilla flavored almond or soy milk and some sweetener (I use stevia).

TheGimp hehe.. sorry about the blue, I'll use a different color next time.
The reason I can't have rice or oats (as well as many other things.. will post the list) is because I have food allergies...cause my stomach to act up, and fixing my stomach problems is my #1 concern.

[Shorty]

Thought I should post the foods I have alleriges to (that cause my stomach to act up...bloating). I found this out through a food allergy test (blood test).

Food Allergy List
AVOID:
clams
cane sugar
coffee
lemons

OK ONCE IN A WHILE:
all dairy (even yogurt),
cranberry,
cod,
oyster,
egg (white and yolk),
asparagus,
carrot,
mushroom,
sweet potatoe,
string beans,
tomato
corn gluten,
kidney beans
pinto beans
oats
penuts
pecans
chocolate

It seems like a lot, but after a while I found some other foods to eat, so its not as bad anymore.

[Shorty]

Workout: 40 min step aerobicshad to take some breask

Diet: 1220 cals 31p/53c/16f
1) ww flax cereal, vanilla almond milk
1 carob covered almond
2) ww pita, turkey (deli), eggplance sauce, peach
3) chicken, sweet and sour sauce, ww flax cereal, vanilla almond milk, banana
4) edited... high protein cereal

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I realised that some of the enzymes and suppliments I take have about 10-20 cals in them, that I haven't been entering in (that's about 60 cals.. all carbs I think).

My back was hurting today again (not too bad though), so I went to my uncle's house who has all these massage chair things (it's a pad that you put on the chair and it massages you), felt soooooo good. So he gave me one to take home

[Shane]

good lord...eggs? coffee? sugar? tomatos? You're allergic to some of my favorite foods! I couldn't live like that.

[Shorty]

Shane... yeah, some of those were my favorite foods too ...oats, tomaotes, carrots, sweet potatoe, rice, oysters.. and hardest of them all.. sugar and CHOCOLATE (ofcourse I shouldn't be eating that anyway lol)

[pruneman]

Shorty my heart goes out to you. That list pretty much covers my entire diet.

[Shorty]

pruneman I said the same thing when I looked at it. Took me forever to find other things to eat.

[dissipate]

The reason my protein intake is low is because I have to eat more fruits, whole grains, and veggies, so protein naturally becomes lower. Also, protein can be harsh on the liver and when the liver is weak it can affect the stomach.

hmmm ok.

wow good thing only 1 type of fish is on the list and poultry is not on the list at all eh!!

great job with the 40 mins step aerobics even though you had to take breaks. 20 min improvement from the last step aerobics session! i bet you'll gradually find these easier and easier to get through.

hope your back's better with the massage chair pad thing.

[Punky]

Hi Shorty...you've inspired me to start (restart) my journal! Now I've just gotta remember to write in it!!!

TTUL,

Stacy

[Shorty]

dissipate... thanks

Punky.. YEY! glad you're starting a journal.

Workout:
20 min interval step aerobics (was taking a break after each interval)

Chest Flies: 12x5, 6x8, 8x5, 10x5, 12x3
Cest Press: 12x5, 6x8, 8x5, 10x5, 12x3

Tricep Kickbacks: (double arm) 12x1, 10x3, 8x5, 10x3, 12x1
Overhead Tri Extensions: 12x5, 10x8, 8x10, 10x8, 12x5

Hammer Curls (double arm): 12x5, 10x5, 8x5, 10x5 , 12x5
Bar Bell Curls: 12x10, 10x14, 8x14, 10x14, 12x5

Crunches on stability ball: 40, 20
Side to side motion holding a dumbell: 20

Diet: 1500 cals, 23p/64c/13f
•10:00 = 1c ww flax cereal, 1/3c almond milk
•11:00 =1 c cereal, 1/2c high protein cereal, 1/2c kamut, 1/3c vanilla almond milk, 1/2c apple sauce, 1 fruit thing (no idea what it's called), maple syrup eh, not a good start.. woke up REALLY hungry and was still hungry after 1 bowl of cereal.. way too much food for 1 meal, but suprisingly I'm still not full
•3:30= chicken, sweet & sour sauce, eggplant sauce, 1c kamut, 1/3c buckwheat, Ezekiel pita, apple sauce, cherries
•6:00= cherries

ok.. no more food.. I promiss...


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Had some cereal before going to sleep yesterday. For some reason I wake up hungry if I eat too late the day before. No more eating after 6PM!!!
Meals were not spaced out well at all tuttut

[Shorty]

Workout: 20 min step aerobics

Diet: 1200cals 24p/51c/20f

11:00= apple stomach wasn't feeling well
1:00= ww pita, 3/4c eggplant sauce, 1T soy sayce, 3oz chicken
3:00= banana
4:00= 1c kammut, 3oz chicken, 1/4c eggplant sauce, 1Tsoy sauce, ~60 pumpkin seeds
6:00= 1c ww flax cereal, 1/3c almond milk
+ suppliments

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hungry all day today, but not too bad
Need to to drink more water, waking up dehydrated is NOT fun!

My uncle does some kind of enrgy work, I never believed in it but my mom told me to go try it (won't hurt to) since my backs keeps on hurting. So he did that energy work on me (he just kind of waves his arms around.. not sure exactly how it works) but my back isnt hurting.. CRAZY! Oh.. and.. he showed me this water thing he does.. he made me drink water, then, the held his hand over it and made me drink it again.. the water TASTED SWEETER.. CRAZY!

[dissipate]

1 fruit thing (no idea what it's called)

lol.

nice workout, good diet shorty.

[Shorty]

dissipate.. thanks oh, yeah, that fruit thing is called a "fruit leather" lol

[TheGimp]

Hey Shorty. I was wondering what the actual reason was for the stomach bloating. How serious is the bloating? As in could it cause serious harm or just discomfort? Is there any kind of treatment available? Just curious

Workouts are looking good

[Shorty]

TheGimp... there are many reasons why the stomach is bloating (some are being fixed and some I'm still waiting for the results.. just had a test done). The reasons so far are: deficiency in enzymes, DHEA and progesterone are low, food allergies. I have a feeling that other test will show something else.
It's nothing seriouse, many people actually have stomach bloating, some just don't have it as savear or just don't really pay attention to it.
As far as treatment...Regular Drs just told me that what I have is IBS and I just have to live with it, because there's no cure. And the meds they gave me just made things worse in the long run. So now I go to naturapths (wholistic Drs) and they are the only ones who have been able to help: avoiding allegy foods, watching how and how much I eat (can't combine fruit with meats for example) taking homeopathic remedies, enzymes, herbs..etc).

Workouts are looking good

Thanks