NROL - Week 13 - Friday

Today was Fat Loss IIA, with 60 second rest periods.

[superset w/ full rest]:
front squat 3x12x35
bent over bb row 3x12x45

[superset w/ full rest]:
supine hip extension w/ leg curl 3x12xbw
bb push press 3x12x40

[superset w/ full rest]:
dynamic lunge 3x12x10 (per leg)
upper body Russian twist 3x12x10 (per side)

6:50 AM - apple & cottage cheese

10:30 AM - coffee w/ cream & Splenda

1:35 PM - chicken breast & baked sweet potato w/ ketchup & mayonnaise; I know I went too long without eating but I got busy with housework

5:45 PM - turkey bacon, scrambled eggs w/ green pepper, onion, pepper jack cheese, salsa & sour cream

9:30 PM - rice cakes w/ peanut butter & Splenda, coffee w/ cream & Splenda

Calories - 1728
Carbs - 141 (15 fiber)
Protein - 110
Fat - 78
C/P/F Ratio - 33/25.8/41.2

NROL - Week 13 - Thursday

My body hates me today, and will surely hate me even more tomorrow. Every muscle aches, and I still have my class at the fitness center today. With that in mind, I skipped my regularly scheduled cardio this morning. I will make it up Saturday if I feel like I need to but I really think I'm going to rest. I have 400 more pages to read in the book I'm on, so I have to get that done this weekend.

Okay, I missed my class. Want to know why? As I was getting ready to leave, my son's 45 pound pumpkin burst open and spewed pumpkin stuff everywhere! Part of my living room carpet is ruined. The front of my bar is going to need to be redone. The top of the bar might be shot too, because I can't move the pumpkin until my husband gets home. I have nothing to maneuver it into - did I spell that right?? So now, I've missed my class and I'm sitting here gagging because my house smells like rotten pumpkin. I tried to clean up the carpet but our shampooer isn't the greatest.

8:00 AM - coffee w/ cream & Splenda

10:50 PM - apple & cottage cheese

3:15 PM - toast w/ butter

7:15 PM - Tendergrill chicken sandwich & medium fries from Burger King; I was in a bad mood and didn't want salad. At least I accounted for it on my tracker

Calories - 1506
Carbs - 160 (15 fiber)
Protein - 80
Fat - 68
C/P/F Ratio - 40.7/20.2/39.1

NROL - Week 13 - Wednesday

FAT LOSS IIB SUCKS!!!!!!!!!! I really did think my legs were going to tear apart while I was doing it. I hate it. HATE IT! But I did it!!! And I'll do it again next week. Twice. I'm sure I'll still hate it.

I forgot to mention in Monday's post that the rest period is 60 seconds.

[superset w/ full rest]:
snatch grip deadlift 3x12x60
push up (on knees) 3x12xbw - these are supposed to be T push ups but I can't even do regular push ups yet, and I don't feel guilty for subbing

[superset w/ full rest]:
Bulgarian split squat w/ overhead db press 3x12x10 - these were the worst bitch of an exercise I have ever done, and I had to do sets of 6 in order to get through them, and no, I don't feel guilty for doing that!!
underhand lat pull 3x12x68 - since I can't do chin ups, these are an acceptable substitution

[superset w/ full rest]:
Romanian deadlift w/ bent over bb row 3x12x45
lower body Russian twist 3x12xbw (per side)

It all sucked.

The fitness trainer from that place where my husband won the sessions called. I start tomorrow. He's a champion powerlifting squatter or something. I'm terrified LOL

6:50 AM - apple & cottage cheese

10:00 AM - coffee w/ cream & Splenda

12:35 PM - chicken sandwich; the power went out in the house for about 2 hours and I couldn't make anything to eat

4:40 PM - rice cakes; I've been running around all afternoon and haven't had time to eat, and now I'm just waiting for dinner

6:20 PM - roasted chicken (dark meat) & broccoli in garlic butter

I know my numbers aren't great today. I have no appetite at all.

Calories - 1055
Carbs - 87 (13 fiber)
Protein - 102
Fat - 37
C/P/F Ratio - 32/37.6/30.4

NROL - Week 13 - Tuesday

I hate exercising when it's cold in my house. I freeze my ass off from the time I get into my workout clothes until I get warmed up. If I dress in something warm, I'm too uncomfortable during the workout. So it's always a challenge to get motivated on cold mornings. Today was the first of those. I also hate drinking water on cold days, especially cardio days. When I lift weights, there's plenty of opportunity to get my water in. With cardio, I don't get those breaks so I end up with a lot left to drink after I finish exercising. I really need to learn to spread my water out during the day, but there's just something about getting it out of the way that's satisfying to me.

Anyway...

I did the Turbo Jam 20 Minute Workout today. I was going to throw in a Tabata but my legs - especially my glutes - hate me today. I'll try to reintroduce Tabatas next week. It's going to be hard enough to lift tomorrow.

My husband rocks. He won me a free week of something and a free session with a personal trainer at a local fitness place. Finally, I'll have help with squat and deadlift form!!!!

8:35 AM - apple & cottage cheese, coffee w/ cream & Splenda

12:15 PM - tuna fish, mayo & cheese on wheat bread, coffee w/ cream & Splenda; I haven't been able to find my double fiber bread in weeks - it's pissing me off.

1:30 PM - coffee w/ cream & Splenda

6:00 PM - broccoli & cauliflower w/ Caesar vinaigrette dressing, cube steak

Not a stellar day in terms of calories but I'm really not hungry.

Calories - 1179
Carbs - 91 (15 fiber)
Protein - 100
Fat - 47
C/P/F Ratio - 30.6/33.7/35.6

NROL - Week 13 - Monday

I'm back and feeling pretty good. I have no idea what the damage was from my 3 weeks of whatever that was. I don't want to get on the scale for a while. I just want to focus on getting back into things, and I'm worried I'll be discouraged if I see it. So, no scale for a while.

Today's workout was Fat Loss IIA. Except for the front squats, I loved it. I have a hard time with barbell placement, even though I researched and practiced yesterday afternoon. I think it's one of those things that just comes to you with practice. My weights were ridiculously low, but until I'm comfortable with the bar in front of me, I have to keep it that way. It was a bit disappointing, though. And I'm sore already.

[superset w/ full rest]:
front squat 3x12x25
bent over bb row 3x12x45

[superset w/ full rest]:
supine hip extension w/ leg curl 3x12xbw
bb push press 3x12x35

[superset w/ full rest]:
dynamic lunge 3x12x10 (per leg)
upper body Russian twist 3x12x10 (per side)

7:50 AM - apple & cottage cheese

11:50 AM - bacon ranch salad w/ grilled chicken from McDonald's; I forgot we might be going to lunch after voting this morning

3:10 PM - cauliflower; I had forgotten how good vegetables can be

5:30 PM - eggs w/ mozzarella cheese, green pepper, onion, garlic, sour cream & salsa, turkey bacon

7:20 PM - apple, cottage cheese, rice cake

Calories - 1436
Carbs - 111 (18 fiber)
Protein - 133
Fat - 53
C/P/F Ratio - 30.4/36.5/33

NROL - Week 12 - Rest of the Week

It's been a week of horrible eating. Between my son being so sick and me dealing with the other stuff going on, my mind has just not been in this at all. I am disappointed that I couldn't get through this without eating badly. I did have some small binges, but for the most part, it was just a matter of eating bad things, even in normal quantities. All I can really do is start fresh tomorrow.

NROL - Week 12 - Tuesday

8:40 AM - apple & cottage cheese, coffee w/ cream & Splenda

10:30 AM - homemade soup, coffee w/ cream & Splenda, Dibs ice cream; I had a few of my son's Dibs - he won't even eat ice cream :(

3:10 PM - yogurt

4:10 PM - croutons; I ate them out of a huge bag for 20 minutes :(

4:30 PM - hot dog; I think I'm losing control

7:00 PM - sandwiches, baked beans, chips; I no longer think...