16 weeks out on Monday and discouraged

[mermaid]

Maybe I'll start a journal as well...

You have a great base and 16 weeks. You also have the awesome girls on EF to help you - I don't compete but they have helped me in more ways I can say....

You can do it.

Good luck - I look forward to reading your journal

 

[velvett]

This is what I am currently doing

Meal 1: 6:00 AM

.5 cup oats
3 egg whites
.5 cup fat free cottage cheese
.33 cup skim milk powder

Meal 2: 9:00 AM

4 oz extra lean ground turkey
.5 tsp olive oil
green beans
fish oils

Meal 3: 12:00 PM

4 oz extra lean ground turkey
.5 tsp olive oil
broccoli
fish oils

Meal 4: 3:00 PM

Casein powder - 24g protein
.66 cup oats
small banana

Training

Meal 5: 6:00 PM

whey isolate powder - 25g protein
.66 cup oats
.75 cup blueberries

Meal 6: 9:00 PM

.75 cup fat free cottage cheese
.5 oz walnuts

I drink at least a gallon of water a day. No supplements at this time.

I've been doing a heavy pull/light push/light pull/heavy push routine for about 12 weeks now. Focused on deadlifts, squats, bench press with some accessory work as well. Cardio was 2 days of HIIT or fartlek training. I am on active rest doing 3 full body days per week.

Hmm

How long have you been following that diet? How do you feel? What changes have you noticed - good or bad?

Also, what sort of gains have you made in 12 weeks? Have you been doing the same thing for 12 weeks? What is the cardio now?

 

[velvett]

OK, it's bugging me.

I think your dairy is too high, greens too low and oats too high.
By dairy I mean the cottage cheese and casein.

Any reason she's got you drinking casein in addition to all that cottage cheese? Other than pre w/o, aminos, slow digesting?

I'd lose the banana too replace it with berries.

How mush fish oil are you consuming per day?

I'd edit Meal 1, 4 and 6.


ps. Whenever you feel discouraged do what you did - get talking, express what you're feeling thinking and listen to your body it knows better than anyone else.

 

[FlyBrownChick]

Hey Velvet!

Actually, that's not the diet that she created. I used that to put on some muscle while trying not to gain much fat. I tend to put on muscle under the worst circumstances. I should be getting that diet from her today. I'll post it once I get it.

Greens too low? I eat about a pound at a time...is that still too low? I'm having 10g of fish oil per day. I've been eating like that for the last 12 weeks or so.

Cardio now is 2 days of alpha cardio. I haven't gotten the training from her yet because I was honestly thinking about dropping her. That should come today as well.

Thanks for your help!

Thanks for the vote of confidence, Mermaid.

$750 for two suits, Trei? Yea...I think I'll stick to jeweling my own. haha

 

[velvett]

Hey Velvet!

Actually, that's not the diet that she created. I used that to put on some muscle while trying not to gain much fat. I tend to put on muscle under the worst circumstances. I should be getting that diet from her today. I'll post it once I get it.

Greens too low? I eat about a pound at a time...is that still too low? I'm having 10g of fish oil per day. I've been eating like that for the last 12 weeks or so.

GOT IT! So that's not your cutting diet.

Nope - a pound of broccoli reminds me of Ceebs (old member).

I'm sorry if I sounded rude - it just struck me odd yesterday and on occassion I have a big mouth. apologies.

Good Luck

 

[FlyBrownChick]

You did not sound rude at all. I know that you only meant the best. No need to apologize, miss.

Yes...I'm a veg head. I can eat a whole heart of celery in a day...in one sitting... Today's veggie of choice is a pound of asparagus...

No wonder I am stil single. I probably reek of vegetables!

On another note...I think that I might start my journal today. I am unofficially starting to do some work cutting for the show. I took pics this morning too...

 

[*Bunny*]

woo hoo ... start it up

 

[Roonytunes]

oats too high.

I'm just curious how much oats becomes too much? It has become one of my preferred choices of complex carbs and I eat anywhere from 1/2 cup to 1.5 cups, although most days I stay within 1 cup or under.

 

[treilin]

$750 for two suits, Trei? Yea...I think I'll stick to jeweling my own. haha

If I could I would do it... but heck I have to much on my plate to be taking up jewel classes. Then I could just see I would have them popping off on stage or I would look ghetto fab.

 

[FlyBrownChick]

Then I could just see I would have them popping off on stage or I would look ghetto fab.

THAT would not be good!

I am not going to glue mine on...I'll be using the little clip ones. And I am not going to classes either...no time for that. I am just going to get the ones with the prongs and use a jeweling book for design ideas. I've also been looking at suits online for ideas.

Hmmmm...maybe I will be looking ghettto fab!