Ironbabe's return to iron

[ironbabe]

Ok, all you guys' logs seem like a great way to stay accountable with the diet and training stuff. So I'll join the party. Here is my food intake for the last two days:

Mon 2-6

Meal 1

1 scoop P.P.
Banana
.75 teaspoon Natural PB
(as a shake)

Meal 2

myoplex lite mrp

Meal 3

5 oz albacore tuna w/mustard
8 oz light yogurt

Meal 4

Natures own sugar free whole wheat bread (2 slices)
1 tablespoon Natural PB
1 scoop P.Powder

Meal 5

1 scoop P.P
apple

Meal 6

4 oz chicken breast
.5 cup brown rice
1.25 cups green beans
16 grapes


Training

6 sets of squats at a miserably low weight
6 sets of stiff leg deads at as miserably low weight
20 min intense cardio on an eliptical

Tues 2-7

Meal 1

Scoop P.P
Banana
.75 teaspoon Natural PB
(as a shake)

Meal 2

4 cups smart pop fat free popcorn
1 scoop P.P


Meal 3

4 oz chicken breast
.5 cup brown rice
1 c green beans

Meal 4

1.5 cups grapes
1 scoop P.P

Meal 5

4 oz chicken thigh (bought on accident - need more chicken breasts!)
.5 cup brown rice
1 cup green beans

Meal 6

apple
1 scoop P.P


Training

6 sets mil press
6 sets reverse flies
20 min intense cardio on eliptical

That's it! I'll post regularly

 

[scorpiogirl]

Hey, IB!!! Nice to have you!! Good luck on the log!

 

[wlmcrae]

Great to see another log! IB - you'll come back fast, having trained before and I'll watch with envy!

 

[iceprincess]

Great to see that you have started a Log!!

Good luck, I am sure that it will come back to you rather quickly. Just try not to get to frustrated at the begining! (though you know that already, I am sure)

 

[mermaid]

Welcome

 

[ironbabe]

Wow....my body is making me pay for being away so long. It's hard to believe such low weights could make me hurt so damn bad!! Strangely though, as much as I am limping around, it still feels really good to be using my muscles again.

 

[Gymgurl]

Welcome and great to see another log

 

[scorpiogirl]

I always remember the phrase....MUSCLES HAVE MEMORY!!! You'll be right back where you were (hopefully surpass it) "with a quickness"!!!

 

[ironbabe]

Wed 8

Meal 1

1 scoop P.P
1 Banana
. 5 teaspoon Peanut butter

Meal 2

4 egg whites
.5 cup oatmeal (measured dry)

Meal 3

.5 cup brown rice
.5 cup green beans
3 oz Chicken thigh (last one, bought chicken breasts for dinner)
5 fish oil caps

Meal 4

8 oz lite Sug Free yogurt
1 scoop P.P
5 flax oil caps

Meal 5 (post workout)

5 oz chicken breast
1 cup brown rice
1 cup green beans

Meal 6

8 oz lite S.F. yogurt
1 scoop P.P.

Hunger finally starting to kick in. I'll finally be able to up the carbs and protein a bit to better fit a 6 ft tall chunky woman .

Workout

crunches - 6 slow sets
standing calf raise - 6 slow sets
20 min intense cardio on eliptical

 

[ironbabe]

Thurs 2-9

Meal 1

4 egg whites
.5 cup (dry measure) oatmeal
221 cal/20 pro/2.5 fat/29 carb

Meal 2

.5 bag smart pop popcorn
1 scoop P.P

225 cal/25 pro/2 fat/32carb

Meal 3

4 oz Chicken breast
1 c peas
.75 c brown rice

474 cal/46 pro/5 fat/58 carb

Meal 4

8 oz litle yogurt
1 scoop P.P

230 cal/30 pro/2 fat/22 carb

Meal 5

4 oz chicken breast
2 slices natures own sugar free whole wheat
(as a quick sandwich - rushing out the door to kids' soccer practice and almost forgot to eat)

289 cal/41 pro/7 fat/22 carb

Meal 6

myoplex lite
10 flax oil pills

290 cal/25 pro/12.5 fat/18 carb

Daily total - 1730 cal/188 pro/30 fat/181 carb

Training - off day
Cardio - off day

Upper body muscles healing well, quads still very sore. Taking a couple of days off cardio to get them better (today and tomorrow are my off training day this week anyways.) Muscles already starting to puff out under the fat! I know they are all swollen from the new training trauma, but I am amazed that I can see them -must have held on to more muscle than I thought. I guess it was all that overfeeding (grin) .Still thinking (knowing) my cals are too low. Might have to (gulp) post statistics to get some unbiased advice. Will get hubby to do BF testing this weekend and let you guys know how bad it really is.

Notice to the guys out there - when I post my stats do not pick on me about my current adipose condition or I will pay you no attention when I'm a hottie again.

 

[iceprincess]

You're lookin good IB! What is the macro split you are trying to shoot for daily? 40/40/20 (P/C/F)?

 

[ironbabe]

You're lookin good IB! What is the macro split you are trying to shoot for daily? 40/40/20 (P/C/F)?

Yeah 40/40/20 or there abouts.

 

[ironbabe]

Mmmm mmmm mmmm! Red beans, brown rice and chicken breast shredded up and mixed in. Tastes too good to be healthy!

 

[ironbabe]

Fri 2-10

Meal 1

Myoplex lite

190 cal/25 pro/2.5 fat/18 carb

Meal 2

4 egg whites
.5 cup (dry measure) oatmeal

221 cal/20 pro/3 fat/29carb

Meal 3

4 oz Chicken breast
1 c b rice
.5 c red beans

518 cal/47 pro/4 fat/65 carb

Meal 4

3 oz Chicken breast
1 c b rice
.5 c red beans

471 cal/39 pro/3 fat/65 carb

Meal 5

myoplex reg

280 cal/42 pro/4 fat/22 carb



Daily total - 1680 cal/174 pro/16 fat/199 carb

Training - off day
Cardio - off day


Too little fat today, and I missed a meal. Oh well, back on track tomorrow! (I did pass up the pizza and carrot cake at a gathering of friends tonight ) Legs starting to feel much better. Ready to throw in the eliptical with my training tomorrow.

 

[ironbabe]

Feeling alot leaner today - my body is finally letting go of all the water I was holding. Had two days off from training and I'm looking forward to working my bi's and tri's today. Didn't even want to cheat last night when I was with my friends, even though carrot cake is normally my weakness.

Can't find my #*&!# calipers!! I just moved into this house a week ago and I am tearing up half unpacked boxes trying to find them. My bio impedance (useless) one I found, but not my calipers arrrggg. I will be forced into more unpacking this weekend so I can find them.

-Hope

 

[ironbabe]

Well. the weekend went to hell in a handbasket - that's what I get for not planning ahead. We had an insane amount of running around to do and on the few times I made it home inbetween, I did eat the right types of foods, but my breaks between meals were just too big and I never did get enough calories in on either day. So.....by 4:00 pm sunday I was light headed, starving, and Chili's was looking pretty good.......

Over all my calories were far too low (even with the chili's meal) so I am ravenous this morning.

Going to plan better for next weekend (pack a cooler). I know I'll do fine during the week because I have a normal predictable schedule, but the weekends are going to be more of a challange for me.

 

[ironbabe]

Wow that's good. Mango peach isopure with frozen strawberries in a blender. Mmmm. Almost good enough to stick some alcohol in it....(no, don't worry I didn't.)

 

[ironbabe]

Mon feb 13th

Meal 1

1 scoop isopure
banana

cal/p/f/c 210/26/1/27

Meal 2

2 scoop isopure
2 c strawberries frozen

cal/p/f/c 314/51/1/27

Meal 3

2 slices whole wheat bread
1.25 tbsp nat pb
protein bar

cal/p/f/c 435/27/19/47

Meal 4

Isopure RTD
banana
1 t-rex (ups came yea!)
2 sesapure

cal/p/f/c 265/41/1/27

before meal 5
2 levorex
2 glucorell

Meal 5 (post workout)

6 oz chix
1 cup mix veg
1 c b rice
1 c mix melon

cal/p/f/c 692/63/7/91

total cal/p/f/c 1916/208/28/218

Calories were a bit high for me, even though I am 6 ft tall.

training:

bi's db curl 6 sets 8-10 reps
tri's db overhead tri press 6 sets 8-10 reps
HIIT cardio eliptical 20 min

 

[ironbabe]

Hmm....only feeling the t-rex a little bit (my hubby about wigged out on one this morning) gonna take a total of three today unless the second one really hits me. So far I had one yesterday afternoon and one this morning.

It did kill my apetite though, found myself WAY late for my second meal. Probably can only fit 5 in today now. Have to adjust my meal plans .

Still got reason to be happy - One week in the bag and only a lifetime of weeks to go. I LOVE WORKING OUT AGAIN!!!!!

 

[*Bunny*]

Hmm....only feeling the t-rex a little bit (my hubby about wigged out on one this morning) gonna take a total of three today unless the second one really hits me. So far I had one yesterday afternoon and one this morning.

It did kill my apetite though, found myself WAY late for my second meal. Probably can only fit 5 in today now. Have to adjust my meal plans .

Still got reason to be happy - One week in the bag and only a lifetime of weeks to go. I LOVE WORKING OUT AGAIN!!!!!

Dang 6' tall ... How tall is your hubby?

I took 2 trex today and I feel wired, but not as much as I should be b/c the oxycalm is more powerful, as if the two are working against each other for dominance Oxy is winning by a nose lol ...

That is a runon sentence if I ever saw one ...

 

[ironbabe]

Hubby is 6'4 and our kids are off the doctor's charts LOL!

 

[ironbabe]

7:00 Meal 1

1 c strawberries
1 scoop isopure
10 fish oil caps
1 t-rex
1 sesapure

Cal 257 /Protein 26 /Fat 11 /Carbs 14

10:40

1 glucorell
4 levorex

11:00 Meal 2

Isopure rtd
.75 c oats (dry measure)

Cal 396 /Protein 50 /Fat 4 /Carbs 40

1:00

1 Glucorell
4 levorex

2:00 Meal 3

Meso bar
1 t-rex
1 sesapure

Cal 320 /Protein 25/Fat 8/Carbs 38

4:30

1 Glucorell

5:00 Meal 4

1 scoop isopure
banana
10 flax caps
1 t-rex
1 sesapure

Cal 310 /Protein 26 /Fat 11 /Carbs 27

6:30 Training

Squats & deads 10x10 GVT
HIIT on elliptical 20 min

7:20

2 Glucorell
4 levorex

7:40 Meal 5

6 oz chix
1 c br rice
1.5 c mix fruit
1 c green beans

Cal 674 /Protein 59 /Fat 6 /Carbs 87

Total cal 1957
Total pro 186
Total fat 40
Total carb 206
P/F/C % 39/19/43

 

[ironbabe]

Gonna drop the elliptical. 40 min intense lifting is enough, and with only 60 sec between sets my heart gets a work out anyways. On a positive note, the t-rex does help my exercise induced asthma.

 

[ironbabe]

Wed 2-15

6:40
1 sesapure
1 glucorell
4 levorex

7:00 Meal 1

2 scoop isopure
6 oz lite yogurt
10 fish oil caps
1 t-rex

Cal 390 /Protein 57 /Fat 11/Carbs 13

10:40

1 sesapure
2 glucorell

11:00 Meal 2

Isopure rtd
.75 c oats (dry measure)
1 t-rex

Cal 237/Protein 23/Fat 3/Carbs 29

1:00

2 sesapure
1 glucorell
4 levorex

1:30 Meal 3

7 oz potato
5oz chicken
1 plum
1 t-rex

Cal 456/Protein 50/Fat 5/Carbs 50

3:30

1 sesapure
1 glucorell

4:00 Meal 4

1 scoop isopure
6 oz lite yogurt
1 t-rex

Cal 185/Protein 32 /Fat 1/Carbs 13

6:30 Training

db bench 10 x 10
r flies 3x 10

***Got really nauseous – guess yogurt and protein powder isn’t substantial enough for a t-rex dose. Workout cut short.
Ate a high carb protein bar to buffer the t-rex in my stomach, then had dinner later.

7:40 Meal 5

Protein bar
Isopure RTD
7 oz potato

Cal 527 /Protein 60 /Fat 7/Carbs 57

Total cal 1794
Total pro 222
Total fat 27
Total carb 162
P/F/C % 50/14/36

 

[*Bunny*]

***Got really nauseous – guess yogurt and protein powder isn’t substantial enough for a t-rex dose. Workout cut short.
Ate a high carb protein bar to buffer the t-rex in my stomach, then had dinner later.

In this case, to help with nausea, try eating something with a decent fiber content prior to T-Rex ...

 

[ironbabe]

Doing much better with the t-rex. Fiber helps .

 

[ironbabe]

Ordered a new pair of calipers. Still a bit worried about the outcome, I'm rather soft in the middle and my thighs - ugh. . But I gotta know how bad it is so I'll know (later) how far I've come.

 

[*Bunny*]

Ordered a new pair of calipers. Still a bit worried about the outcome, I'm rather soft in the middle and my thighs - ugh. . But I gotta know how bad it is so I'll know (later) how far I've come.

Numbers, oh how they can phuck with your progress ... ... they are everywhere ... on the scale, on the food scale, calipers, tape measurements, clothes sizes, ... and so on and so on

Calipers are another way to track your progress and to break your mind when they aren't in your favor. If you LOOK & FEEL better, & the mirror tells you different than those #'s ... you are still moving in the right direction & focus on a tight diet ... Diet diet diet

 

[ironbabe]

Numbers, oh how they can phuck with your progress ... ... they are everywhere ... on the scale, on the food scale, calipers, tape measurements, clothes sizes, ... and so on and so on

Wow. Almost makes me want to write a poem. "How can I phuck with thee? Let me count the ways . . ."

 

[ironbabe]

Note to self: If you miss your afternoon dose of t-rex, DO NOT take it at dinner.

 

[ironbabe]

Thur 2-16

7:00

1 sesapure
4 levorex
1 gluc

7:15

1 scoop isopure
banana
2 t-rex

cal 210/pro 26/fat 1/carb 27

9:15

1 gluc

9:30

2 scoop isopure
2 c strawberries frozen

cal 314/p 51/f 1/c 27

12:40

2 sesa
1 gluc
4 lev

1:10

2 slices whole wheat bread
1.25 tbsp nat pb
protein bar
2 t-rex

cal 435/p 27/f 19/c 47

3:30
1 gluc
2 sesa
4 lev

4:00

Isopure RTD
banana
1 t-rex

cal 265/p 41/f 1/c 27

6:30

2 gluc

7:00

6 oz chic
1 cup mix veg
1 c b rice
1 c mix melon

cal 692/p 63/f 7/c 91

total cal/p/f/c 1916/208/28/218

 

[ironbabe]

Did much better this weekend. Ate the right stuff in the proportions I'm getting used to and at good times. Only thing I screwed up on was writing the stuff down. I kept thinking, well, when I get home I'll remember, but I didn't. I didn't train because I hurt my back moving my new couch in with hubby. He about pushed me over with the couch (I was walking backwards) because my foot got caught and he didn't realize it. Back is only a little bit sore now, and I am ready to train again tonight.

On a positive note, got a really nice leather couch from Sam's for about 400 bucks because they were discontinuing the model. Yea!

 

[ironbabe]

2-20 mon

6:40
2 sesapure
1 glucorell
4 levorex

7:00 Meal 1

.75 c oatmeal
10 fish oil caps
Isopure RTD
2 t-rex

Cal 496 /Protein 50 /Fat 14/Carbs 41

9:40

1 glucorell

10:00 Meal 2

4 Egg whites
Banana

Cal 169 /Protein 14/Fat 1/Carbs 28

12:30

2 sesapure
1 glucorell
4 levorex

12:45 Meal 3

1 c g beans
4oz chicken
.75 c brown rice
2 t-rex

Cal 404/Protein 40/Fat 4/Carbs 43

3:45

1 glucorell

4:00 Meal 4

1 c mix melon
Isopure protein
10 flax cap

Cal 285/Protein 25 /Fat 10/Carbs 21

6:30 Training

Standing calf raises GVT style
Ab crunches GVT style

7:40
2 sesapure
2 glucorell

8:00 meal 5

6 oz chicken
.5 c brown rice
.5 cup red beans
1 c green beans

Cal 553 /Protein 65 /Fat 6/Carbs 51

Total cal 1907
Total pro 195
Total fat 36
Total carb 185
P/F/C % 42/17/40

 

[ironbabe]

Hey guys! I wanted to give an update. I have dropped a whole clothing size in the last two weeks and my legs and arms are really shaping and growing. My hams and quads are starting to stick out and giving my legs some nice shape again, and my shoulders are starting to show some shape again too. I got my calipers, but I didn't succeed in taking my own bf% the tricep one was just too hard. Joe has promised to do my bodyfat for me soon. For now though, I can see the muscle forming and I am getting stronger by leaps and bounds and my stomach is shrinking. In a couple of weeks I may just have the guts to show progress pics. I don't want to get any guy's hopes up, I'm still pretty high BF right now, but I am seeing huge differences and I wouldn't mind posting pics in the near future (especially since they will be next to the ones I took two weeks ago )

 

[ironbabe]

2-21 tues

6:40
2 sesapure
1 glucorell
4 levorex

7:00 Meal 1

.75 c oatmeal
10 fish oil caps
1 sc isopure
2 t-rex

Cal 341 /Protein 35 /Fat 4/Carbs 41

9:40

1 glucorell

10:00 Meal 2

4 Egg whites
.75 c oatmeal
10 fish oil

Cal 400 /Protein 23/Fat 14/Carbs 42

12:30

2 sesapure
1 glucorell
4 levorex

12:45 Meal 3

6oz chicken
.75 c brown rice
2 t-rex

Cal 449/Protein 59/Fat 6/Carbs 34

3:45

1 glucorell

4:00 Meal 4

1 c mango dices
Isopure protein

Cal 225/Protein 26 /Fat .5/Carbs 28

6:30 Training

Stretching
Box squats (not gvt – did 4 sets, 10 each no weight, working on form)
deads GVT style

7:40
2 sesapure
2 glucorell

8:00 meal 5

6 oz chicken
1 cup rice
1 c green beans

Cal 554 /Protein 59 /Fat 6/Carbs 55

Total cal 1969
Total pro 199
Total fat 31
Total carb 200
P/F/C % 42/15/43

 

[*Bunny*]

Hey guys! I wanted to give an update. I have dropped a whole clothing size in the last two weeks and my legs and arms are really shaping and growing. My hams and quads are starting to stick out and giving my legs some nice shape again, and my shoulders are starting to show some shape again too. I got my calipers, but I didn't succeed in taking my own bf% the tricep one was just too hard. Joe has promised to do my bodyfat for me soon. For now though, I can see the muscle forming and I am getting stronger by leaps and bounds and my stomach is shrinking. In a couple of weeks I may just have the guts to show progress pics. I don't want to get any guy's hopes up, I'm still pretty high BF right now, but I am seeing huge differences and I wouldn't mind posting pics in the near future (especially since they will be next to the ones I took two weeks ago )

That's great!!! Keep up the good work !

 

[ironbabe]

I am probably going to quit keeping the log gals. I'm doing the right things and I am going to keep doing them, but I need to not hang out on this board so much. I just get back into fitness things only three weeks ago and I've been posting like crazy. Starting to feel like one of those really "cool" people who live their life thru the internet. If I have questions I know where to find you guys....

Meanwhile, their is a dock on the bay behing my house and my kids and my fishing pole are calling