Amy' S GeT Right Get Tight Journal

[believeNme]

OK LADIES!!! I've been around for far far far too long not to have started a journal before now. I've enjoyed watching you all, day in and day out fight to eat right and stay strong and motivated, and pick yourselves up when you do fall. The encouragement you generously give to each other is so sweet and you've become a family and a suport sysem; friends! So, with all that said... Here go I!!! My current stats are: 5'4" about 120 pounds. (body weight= ?) very active, cardio atleaset 5 days a week. atleast 30 minutes running on treadmill at intervals or HIIT, etc. And i work every muscle group once a week. EXCEPT my lower body. I know everyone has told me many conflicting advice on building tone without "size" on my glutes, thighs, hips, BUT for me, it's just not the case, so I use sprints and stretching as lower body worouts. Diet is horrible in that i hardly eat anything all day then eat constantly at night. I've been a vegetarian for 22 years, no fish either. No fried foods or refined carbs or sugars, lots of water, supplements; whole food vitamins, digestive enzymes, sesapure(love that stuff!) and EFA's. I need to get back to eating smaler portions throughout the day! I know this has gotten long! I am planning on starting to log my food tomorrow as it is late tonight!! But as I go, please feel freee to give any input or comment along my journey!!! I admire you all and look forward to being apart of your lives

 

[momsgettinfit]

Good Morning AMy and welcome to the wonderful world of logging!!!!! Good luck and we are here for ya anytime!

 

[jenscats5]

Good Morning AMy and welcome to the wonderful world of logging!!!!! Good luck and we are here for ya anytime!

True dat!! Good luck!!

 

[badgergrl]

Welcome and good luck girl!!!

 

[getnfit06]

Best of luck reaching your goals!

 

[Aries13]

Hey girl...well we already 'discussed' certain VERY important things! Im so glad you're doing this but now...take some time, sit down, and figure out an eating schedule! Try to eat 5-6 meals/day ...eating every 2-3 hours(4max). You mentioned you wanted to do a 40/30/30 breakdown so play around with fitday and see what would work for an average day for you.

In reference with the legs and now working out your legs. Same concept as for everything else....Building muscle= increases overall LEAN body mass....and therefore increases your basal metabolic rate(how many calories you burn on a daily basis by just functioning as a human....you know, breathing, digesting, walking...etc). If you are HAPPY with the way your legs work, then dont change anything .... but if I were you I would DEFINITELY to my legs with some squats,legg presses, lunges, leg extensions, AND leg Curls. The sprints that you do for your lower body workout I would just look at as a cardio session

You've alreaady gone through the hard part .... actually starting a log....now you just got to stick to eat, READ A LOT on EF, not worry too much about that so called carb fear....think about *complex* carbohydrates as the FUEL your body needs to live. The best form of energy there is....not to mention lots of fiber which moves thing along very nicely .... Throw AT LEAST one serving of oatmeal(so many EASY great recipes with this), brown rice, and a sweet/baked potato in your day....red kidney beans are a GREAT source of carbohydrate, protein, and fiber ....so eat them too if you can

Protein is an issue(since you are a vegetarian....and Im curious what your reason is?). THe vegetarian diet(when done properly) is the healthiest way to live!!!!!

I am looking forward to reading your log.... I gotta run right now but I'll check in pretty soon later today !

 

[mermaid]

Good luck Amy! You're in the right place

 

[gemini269]

Thank you SO very much for the warm welcome ladies!! =))) It's been a long long day and very sporadic. I will HAVE to call this my farewell to "old ways" day... cause it was comprised of a coffee for breakfast, a glass of wine for lunch, depression and a few out of NO WHERE smokes for mid evening and a big yummy salad with avocado, olives, egg whites, and veggie patty for dinner. and now a protein shake. ?!?!? No excuses for myself, only a promise to myself to start this whole heartedly tomorrow...GOTTA LOVE MONDAYS AND FRESH STARTS...(the weekends are always a tricky time to start "new" ventures!!!) I also know it takes 21 days to "create/break" a habit, so I want to challenge myself to not drink alcohol for that long, like Rooney did =))) I won't swear it off.... cause that spellls disaster immediatly, but I will try!! Anyhow.....Here's to tomorrow!!! See you guyys then! Night all!

 

[gemini269]

uhhh, by the way... does anyone know why i have two seperate names? and one of me is platinum? LOL!? =)

 

[Aries13]

uhhh, by the way... does anyone know why i have two seperate names? and one of me is platinum? LOL!? =)

I was just about to ask the same thing...hmm ???

Well .... hows the new start??? Eat something GOOD this morning? Some oatmeal and egg whites????