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Hi everyone! I started a journal on this board almost two years ago when I was first getting into bodybuilding. I posted about a month before other things that I can't quite remember grabbed my attention. This time around I plan to be more consistent. Hopefully, you wonderful ladies will support me in that endeavor.
A little background.
I started lifting seriously in Dec. 2004 with a bodybuilding couple who nearly killed me with their super intense workouts despite the fact that they are 15 years my senior
. When I started training with them I was about 150 and 23-24% bf. When I stopped lifting with them in Aug. 2005, I was around 155 and 17-18% bf. Two short cycles helped with the recompositioning effort. I looked good and was really strong last year, but I was burned out and overtrained. I stopped lifting for awhile then started back half-heartedly and sporadically at the beginning of '06. I quit working out altogether early this fall. Moreover, my diet has been crapola for well over a year. Now I'm a white, fat, and pasty 173lbs at god knows what bf--I'm guessing 26-29%. Typical of a female, most of it lives on my ass and thighs. Oh yeah, and I'm 27 years old and not getting any younger. Height is 5'4" when I stand up tall.
The goals.
I started back at the gym about a month ago and have reclaimed some strength and fitness. I have no trouble getting to the gym now, pushing myself during my workouts, etc. My weakness is the diet, and so that's what I have to focus on. My goal is to lose 1-2lbs a week until I hit 150lbs. I suspect this will take anywhere from 12-22 weeks depending on how quickly I improve my diet. I would like to be at lower bodyfat than I was last year--14-15% would be ideal. I have no plans to do a cycle during this process. But once I reach 150, I will re-evaluate.
Why I'm here.
As I mentioned earlier, my weakness is my diet. I know this. I also know I need accountability, occasional support, and criticism from people knowledgeable in nutrition. This forum has got it all. Ya'll are AWESOME! My plan is to post my diet every day and my workouts. Hopefully, after four or five months, my booty will be gone and I'll post some pics. My 10 year reunion is next year (omg, am I that old already??), so I better hustle! Thanks everyone!
A little background.
I started lifting seriously in Dec. 2004 with a bodybuilding couple who nearly killed me with their super intense workouts despite the fact that they are 15 years my senior
. When I started training with them I was about 150 and 23-24% bf. When I stopped lifting with them in Aug. 2005, I was around 155 and 17-18% bf. Two short cycles helped with the recompositioning effort. I looked good and was really strong last year, but I was burned out and overtrained. I stopped lifting for awhile then started back half-heartedly and sporadically at the beginning of '06. I quit working out altogether early this fall. Moreover, my diet has been crapola for well over a year. Now I'm a white, fat, and pasty 173lbs at god knows what bf--I'm guessing 26-29%. Typical of a female, most of it lives on my ass and thighs. Oh yeah, and I'm 27 years old and not getting any younger. Height is 5'4" when I stand up tall.The goals.
I started back at the gym about a month ago and have reclaimed some strength and fitness. I have no trouble getting to the gym now, pushing myself during my workouts, etc. My weakness is the diet, and so that's what I have to focus on. My goal is to lose 1-2lbs a week until I hit 150lbs. I suspect this will take anywhere from 12-22 weeks depending on how quickly I improve my diet. I would like to be at lower bodyfat than I was last year--14-15% would be ideal. I have no plans to do a cycle during this process. But once I reach 150, I will re-evaluate.
Why I'm here.
As I mentioned earlier, my weakness is my diet. I know this. I also know I need accountability, occasional support, and criticism from people knowledgeable in nutrition. This forum has got it all. Ya'll are AWESOME! My plan is to post my diet every day and my workouts. Hopefully, after four or five months, my booty will be gone and I'll post some pics. My 10 year reunion is next year (omg, am I that old already??), so I better hustle! Thanks everyone!
I'm just happy you can look back now and know that you were overtrained.
I'm going to see if my doc will call in a script for Ambien, but I doubt she will without forcing me to make an office visit. I think she likes that easy $100. What a choad. Anyway, I've been doing about 2-3 easy-does-it 20-30 minute cardio workouts a week for about a month now. I was walking and then progressed to jogging, but developed shin splints. Now I'm doing the elliptical trainer and, on occasion, the stepper. Ideally, I'd get my ass out of bed around 630 every morning and go bust it at the gym for half an hour. Instead, I usually do cardio after weights or on non-lifting days. I'm thinking that maybe, just maybe, and for a little while, I might be able to get away with very minimal cardio if my diet is impeccable.
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