Bluebird's Flight to Fancy Schmancy

[Tatyana]

Looking good hun, but your calories are still REALLY LOW!!!

I had a few cheat meals while in NYC, kept my calories still quite reasonalbe, around 2000/day, and my mid-section tightened up.

 

[Bikini Mod]

Madamoiselle.... you are harming yourself this way.

Hello... we are telling you to back of a bit on training and allow for a cheat DAY!.... you think we are telling you this because we want to harm your efforts?!?!?!

You will be so much happier if you listen to our advice.

 

[BlueBird]

Sorry, I meant I consider the last three months one big, fat cheat meal. I hadn't eaten clean at all, so I'm a bit disappointed in myself.

Each day for the last week, I've upped the cals, but with better food choices and I'm only doing two body parts per day with the exception of legs.

Apologies for the confusion.

Chest

bench press 15/15/8 50#
flies 3 sets at 20 15#
inc db press 3 sets 15 15#
cable crossovers 3 sets of 20 bw%
DB pullovers 3 sets of 10 25#

Bi's
BB curl 3 sets of 12 35#
db curls 3 sets of 20 15#
Kickback 2 sets of 12 15#
French press 2 sets of 12 12#

Abs
crunches 3 sets of 20
rev crunches 3 sets of 20
oblique crunch 2 sets of 15 each side

 

[bw1]

Took some pics to motivate me back to proper eating and training. I actually think my back looks better than before (weird), but as you can tell, crappy nutrition and becoming lax on the wts has made me flabby around the middle again. (I need to carve me out a waist ) Granted, I hadn't even made it close to my goals, regardless, my committment is renewed and I will succeed.

Ate clean Sat, sun, and so far, today. Revised my wts training so I won't burn out fast and make excuses to forgoe any sessions (my biggest fault)

Mon March 17

Cardio (am)-30 min treadmill

M1-Fruit/veg smoothie w/jumpstart juice
1/2 ser Protein Powder
Tablespoon Flax seed.
Tablespoon tuna/mayo

 

[BlueBird]

 

[Tatyana]

How about a cheat once a week?

I would also recommend you get a copy of Tom Venuto's burn the fat, feed the muscle.

Just an example, my diet has been about 1800 kcals/day. My weight is stable but fat is coming off, which means I am putting on muscle.

My calories are going to INCREASE.

Eating fewer calories will have your body adapt to those lower calories, and it will want to get rid of the most metabolically demanding tissue, MUSCLE.

Less muscle, lower metabolic rate, fewer calories required, MUCH harder to maintain a lean physique.

When I was sub 10% (my avvie right now), I was eating close to 3000 kcals/day.

Funny how that works, but it DOES.

 

[BlueBird]

How about a cheat once a week?

I would also recommend you get a copy of Tom Venuto's burn the fat, feed the muscle.

Just an example, my diet has been about 1800 kcals/day. My weight is stable but fat is coming off, which means I am putting on muscle.

My calories are going to INCREASE.

Eating fewer calories will have your body adapt to those lower calories, and it will want to get rid of the most metabolically demanding tissue, MUSCLE.

Less muscle, lower metabolic rate, fewer calories required, MUCH harder to maintain a lean physique.

When I was sub 10% (my avvie right now), I was eating close to 3000 kcals/day.

Funny how that works, but it DOES.

Thanks Tat. I will have a cheat day on Saturday. I understand exactly what you're saying, and I'm trying to incorporate more, and better, food options.

 

[BlueBird]

March 20

AM Cardio-30 min treadmill

PM wts

Legs
Walking Lunges 15 sets/6 steps
Squats 3 sets of 15
Ext 3 sets of 20 75#
Curls 15/10 45/55
Calves raise 3 sets of 20 75#

Abs
Crunches 3 sets of 20
rev 3 sets of 20
Bicycles/sciccors ss 15 sec inter

M1-1/2 cup oatmeal w/cin sugar
1 tb flax seed
1 Cup j. juice

M2-Protein Shake
1 cup mixed berries

M3-1 can tuna
2 rice cakes

M4-4 ounces tilapia
baked potato
1 cup green beans

M5-Protein shake
1 tb flax seed
orange
1 cup pineapple


Total Cals-1280
Protein-37%
Carbs-42%
Fat-20%

 

[BlueBird]

March 21

AM Cardio-3 mile jog

 

[curvymommy]

March 20

AM Cardio-30 min treadmill

PM wts

Legs
Walking Lunges 15 sets/6 steps
Squats 3 sets of 15
Ext 3 sets of 20 75#
Curls 15/10 45/55
Calves raise 3 sets of 20 75#

Abs
Crunches 3 sets of 20
rev 3 sets of 20
Bicycles/sciccors ss 15 sec inter

M1-1/2 cup oatmeal w/cin sugar
1 tb flax seed
1 Cup j. juice

M2-Protein Shake
1 cup mixed berries

M3-1 can tuna
2 rice cakes

M4-4 ounces tilapia
baked potato
1 cup green beans

M5-Protein shake
1 tb flax seed
orange
1 cup pineapple


Total Cals-1280
Protein-37%
Carbs-42%
Fat-20%

Wow, nice record keeping girl! I really aspire to keep great records like that. I'll try it too. Do you use fitday.com or do you just keep a food diary?