LG's *first* Journal

[Thandie]

I have my macro's down to 125 protien/ 100 carb/ 25 fat per day..
but my calorie intake is still super low ( maybe just over 1000).
Is this common? Im confused. Diet has always been my biggest issue- if I could just find exactly what works, I would eat that EVERYDAY! haha..

LG, If you want to get lean and be cut, you have to lower your calories. However, you're not having those macros for long. When I'm competing I go that low for about 2 or 3 weeks. My calories now are 150 pro, 160 carbs and 25 fat. In a week or two, I'll initially drop some of the carbs. The protein I may not have to drop much because I'm already lean. So the question is when do you want to look lean? in a month? 6 months? The further away you need to be lean, the slower the process.
How do you feel with those macros? are you hungry all the time? are you droping any weight?
This is not long term, but temporary untill you get the results you want. You're not going to get lean with the same calories, and you already learned that no product will make you lean; just diet. I learn that the hard way..

 

[localgirl]

I get it now- haha, I musta just had one monster brain fart, cuz I was sitting here, looking at my fitday for the day- and I was like dang, Ive got the macro's down pat ( maybe a point off here or there), but my calories are teenie...and thats when i got .

Thanks Than- that really helped ( as usual!)

Im actually finding those macro's are good. I am a little bit hungry- but I'm tweaking my "feeding" times a bit to try to resolve that. And I am drinking 3 liters of water ED, so that fills the void.

My new short term goal is to be leaned out by Xmas vacation.
I want to continue to build muscle, but I dont want to get the rounded physic as I normally do- any word on a rep/ set range that would benefit this goal?

 

[Thandie]

I get it now- haha, I musta just had one monster brain fart, cuz I was sitting here, looking at my fitday for the day- and I was like dang, Ive got the macro's down pat ( maybe a point off here or there), but my calories are teenie...and thats when i got .

Thanks Than- that really helped ( as usual!)

Im actually finding those macro's are good. I am a little bit hungry- but I'm tweaking my "feeding" times a bit to try to resolve that. And I am drinking 3 liters of water ED, so that fills the void.

My new short term goal is to be leaned out by Xmas vacation.
I want to continue to build muscle, but I dont want to get the rounded physic as I normally do- any word on a rep/ set range that would benefit this goal?

You'll be hungry initially, then it gets better. I usually have green tea when hungry and have to wait for the next feeding.

Xmas vacation? that's a while from now.
Let me know how much you have lost in a week. I might have to increase your food. We're talking about 4 months and that's too far. But let's start here and yake it from how much you have lost. Everyone loses at a different speed.

As far as training, you can check my thread for the workout I do now; that might help. Remember to do cardio, but since you have till xmas, I'd take it slow. 35 minutes a day; 5 days a week. Again, we can adjust as we go..

 

[*ebony*]

Hi LG,
i've been out for a few days but i'm back to EF. glad you figured things out!!

Thandie and OneBreath are great and helpful as usual of course.

 

[localgirl]

Start of a new week - Boo to back to work!

Tryed keeping it very clean this weekend, kept those macro's - maybe off by a little bit. Its getting tighter & tighter daily. I find I can tweak gradually till I find my sweet soft w/ eating

Im doing the green tea thing between meals & keeping up w/the water.
Took mon-fri. off from the gym last week, felt great to get back to it.
Ive kept my strenghtns from the var so far, though it is a LOT harder to push through the last few reps.

135lbs.

 

[Thandie]

Start of a new week - Boo to back to work!

Tryed keeping it very clean this weekend, kept those macro's - maybe off by a little bit. Its getting tighter & tighter daily. I find I can tweak gradually till I find my sweet soft w/ eating

Im doing the green tea thing between meals & keeping up w/the water.
Took mon-fri. off from the gym last week, felt great to get back to it.
Ive kept my strenghtns from the var so far, though it is a LOT harder to push through the last few reps.

135lbs.

Great!
Keep an eye on your weight and how you get (hard/soft)
I want you to weight yourself daily. I don't know if you're a fan of that, but is best to tweek things early and not when you have either gained or lost too fast.
drink plenty of water..

 

[*ebony*]

LG have you looked into L-Carnitine for a supplument, maybe you could add it with the green tea. from what i've read its supposed to great for burning some fat off. its supposed to be cycled and i guess you could give it a try for a few weeks.
you can disregard this amature suggestion b/c you probably know all this anyways.

 

[localgirl]

EB- Ive read about that. I may give it a shot sometime. Are you supp. it? Do you find it works?
By green tea, I mean, actual tea, I buy the TAZO stuff ( from starbucks). The refresh & zen is delicious.

Than- I have been weighing myself daily, what time of the day do you find you get the most accurate reading? I usually drink a glass of water & weigh myself in the morning.

I find Ive definately softened up a bit, but I am leaning out quit nicely.

I havent got the time to do the am cardio in addition to pm cardio- but I am running intervals on the treadmill ( good for leaning out correct?).

I'll keep this up & let you know how I progress

thanks so much for all your help & support.

The thought of training to compete next year has crossed my mind once or twice, can you enlighten me to any of this? procedures, training, how do i... etc.

 

[Thandie]

EB- Ive read about that. I may give it a shot sometime. Are you supp. it? Do you find it works?
By green tea, I mean, actual tea, I buy the TAZO stuff ( from starbucks). The refresh & zen is delicious.

Than- I have been weighing myself daily, what time of the day do you find you get the most accurate reading? I usually drink a glass of water & weigh myself in the morning.

I find Ive definately softened up a bit, but I am leaning out quit nicely.

I havent got the time to do the am cardio in addition to pm cardio- but I am running intervals on the treadmill ( good for leaning out correct?).

I'll keep this up & let you know how I progress

thanks so much for all your help & support.

The thought of training to compete next year has crossed my mind once or twice, can you enlighten me to any of this? procedures, training, how do i... etc.

L-Carnitine is a great supplement. I use liquid (with no added sugar) and add it to my protein powder. I also use Opti-CLA powder, which I alo add to my pp. I didn't nentioned supplements b/c I thought you had that taken care of.
In terms of getting hard, I get hard from dieting and should be getting harder. If you look at my thread, I am pretty hard with striation. That's due to diet, which is the reason I asked you to keep an eye on how hard you get.
The tea should be real hot green tea.

Weight yourself when you first get up in the morning, in order to get an accurate weight since there's no food in your system.
I usually use the bathroom first, but I'm ocd

At least you're doing one session, which is fine since you have so much time to lean out.
If you want to compete, I'll help you, but one thing at a time. When you're ready, we'll talk..

 

[localgirl]

Thanks Than- we'll talk when the time is right.
As for sup's I use Glutamine- added to my protien powder & I do use CLA already, along w/ a multi & milk thistle. So, yah, I do have that covered

I will go get some real green tea ( any brand you prefer, that I should check out?)

Ok, so I am weighing myself at the right time I do the same, after the washroom!!

I do have a long time to lean out, but the sooner the better, obviously! lol
Would it be useful to do an am & pm cardio session 2x a week? I wake up much too early for work to do it during the week, unfortunately.

You do look amazin' Than! Im so gratful to have you be my guidence