Introducing Myself

[rocky_road]

I'd like to introduce myself now, while i'm just getting started with this website, before I have a question and forget to.

- your stats: weight, height, bodyfat% 137 lbs, 5'5" and 1/2, not sure..
- your goals -- what are you trying to accomplish? (A) To pass the Navy Seals fitness test by the end of my Senior year (I am a Junior in high school), which requires me to do 6 or less pull-ups depending on if they lower the number for girls. (B) To be stronger, which should help my sports performance (C) To be leaner and lighter, to make my body appear nicer and more fit, and to be a lighter cross-country runner.
- your current training & cardio schedule Morning-stretch for 5-10 minutes. After school: sport (cross country, swimming, or track, seasonally)
After dinner: ~2 days/week lift and/or do more cardio at the gym. Weekend: I usually lift again on Saturdays
- your current meal plan, including with each meal, portions, what you are eating and when you eat. I eat a very nutritive breakfast every single morning. Usually a combo of 2 or 3 of the following, but one from each group: [main] Oatmeal, cereal, [side] egg beaters, whole-weat bread, [fruit]apple, banna, grape, orange. For lunch at school I occasionally choose the unhealthy thing such as school pizza or tacos. Usually I go through the salad line and pick either a grilled-chicken salad or a pasta salad (I dont eat very much of the pepperoni, because i hear it is high in saturated fat--no clue what kind my school uses but i'm sure its not very good). My dinners are sometimes cooked in butter, but lately my mom has stopped this habit. They are on the way to becoming healthy, as i'm preety much taking charge of my family's eating habits Well, as much as I can :-/
- any salient medical concerns Of course not !


See ya guys around!

-Jessica

 

[nelmsjer]

Welcome, Jessica!

(Yeah, I'm a guy posting in the Women's section, but my wife - IcePrincess - posts here, and I enjoy seeing all the support the ladies give.)

 

[Sassy69]

Welcome to the boards Jess! Congrats on your goals for the Navy Seals fitness test. Dam. That makes me hyperventilate just thinking about it. Sometimes I'm extremely happy I am too old to even get recruited for military duty.

Just a thought - you might want to explore a diet that has meals every 2-3 hrs instead of the standard three. The two additional meals could be something like a handful of almonds and a yogurt or something. You also might be interested in bringing your own meal for lunch instead of eating the stuff at school. A hunk of chicken and salad or a 3 oz potatoe + salad. Somethign like that. At your age I woudlnt' want to introduce tight diet constraints because you are still growing.

If you have time for some spare reading, Bill Philips' book "Body for Life" has some great basic guidelines for nutrition that might be a great place for you to get the most out of using nutrition to get where you want to go. You might just peruse thru the book in the book store one day.

 

[iceprincess]

WELCOME Jess!!

 

[rocky_road]

Hi again everyone. Sassy, just to let you know, i'm not taking the Navy Seals test to actually join the Navy Seals. A few guys from my school have been taking the test the past few years, and they get their name engraved on a plaque in our school gym. I want to be the first female at school to get this honor. Also, you read my mind about the book thing! The other day I thought to myself that as soon as i'm done with the book i'm reading right now, i should pick up a diet or fitness book to be able to read without getting online.

I forgot to mention that I do eat quite often. I have the latest lunch period, and I can't stand to go long without eating~when I do, I feel really sick, get a headache, stomach growling, can't concentrate~ so i bring a snack to school-i mix it up- vegetables, pretzels and raisins, or a piece of fruit. Also, right after my school workout but before dinner, I pack a granola bar or beef jerky. Beef jerky is great because I like the way it tastes, and it is mostly 100% protein.

As a sidenote, I really like unsalted pretzels just as much as the salted kind, but I can't find them often. Any ideas of where to get them? Their aren't really any health food stores around here- the only place my family gets food is from Krogers, Sam's Club, or Jebbia's (a local fruit market).

That's all for now, i'm going to take a nap. I was able to skip school today because i'm exempted from semester exams. Woo!

-Jessica-

 

[jenscats5]

Welcome to EF Jess!!

I get my unsalted pretzels at the grocery store.....sometimes they are on a lower shelf....but they are there....

And I LOVE your goal on the Navy Seals test - way to go!!