Mermaid's Log

[iceprincess]

I admire you for getting to the gym that early...what time do you have to get up to make it there by 5:15 AM!! My body just doesn't function well in the gym that early! Macros are looking good, nice protein intake! Keep up the good work girl

What time zone are you in...reason why I ask is I am in the middle of my Dec. 8th which is ahead of the US and you seem to be finished with your day already!! Just curious

 

[mermaid]

I admire you for getting to the gym that early...what time do you have to get up to make it there by 5:15 AM!!

What time zone are you in...reason why I ask is I am in the middle of my Dec. 8th which is ahead of the US and you seem to be finished with your day already!! Just curious

I'm living in Australia - I spent 7 years in the US where I met my Australian husband - we moved back to his homeland just over a year ago. I know, it's strange - I've finished my day before the US even starts - you must be in the middle!

Getting up so early is new and difficult. Fortunately I live only 5 mins drive away from the gym so the alarm goes off at 5am, pull on some clothes and away I go. Going to put in more of an effort to do this. And like I said, reading your journal and the other logs on this board and the feedback from the girls, helps to push me in the right direction

 

[mermaid]

Friday 9 December

I'm on a roll and feeling good - largely thanks to you ladies

5.30am Gym
25 mins steady state cardio - treadmill - 4mph @ 9%
500ml water

6.30am
1 cup bran cereal
1/2 cup FF milk
1 cup whites, 1 whole egg scrambled

500ml water

9.30am
Protein bar
500ml water

 

[musclemom]

Friday 9 December

I'm on a roll and feeling good - largely thanks to you ladies

I'm GENUINELY happy girl!!! As my son likes to say, kick a** and take names!!!!

Extra bonus for you, you're nearly into the weekend, most of us still have another day to go!

Now if I can just get myself motivated ... maybe I can pull the old "I'll just do a short one," trick again ...

 

[iceprincess]

I'm living in Australia - I spent 7 years in the US where I met my Australian husband - we moved back to his homeland just over a year ago. I know, it's strange - I've finished my day before the US even starts - you must be in the middle!

Getting up so early is new and difficult. Fortunately I live only 5 mins drive away from the gym so the alarm goes off at 5am, pull on some clothes and away I go. Going to put in more of an effort to do this. And like I said, reading your journal and the other logs on this board and the feedback from the girls, helps to push me in the right direction

Makes sense now!! Keep up the good work and like I said before, I admire you for getting up and into the gym so early! Got to love those feel good, on a roll times...grasp them and run!!

 

[mermaid]

Friday 9 December

I'm on a roll and feeling good - largely thanks to you ladies

5.30am Gym
25 mins steady state cardio - treadmill - 4mph @ 9%
500ml water

6.30am
1 cup bran cereal
1/2 cup FF milk
1 cup whites, 1 whole egg scrambled

500ml water

9.30am
Protein bar
500ml water

1.00pm Took a new manager out for lunch
Flour tortilla w/
about 3oz grilled chicken breast
1/2 cup eggplant
1/2 cup spinach
1 tbsp sour cream and green salsa
1 cappucino

3.30pm Oh this is bad
2 pieces chocolate covered chocolate fudge
500ml water

7.00pm
4oz grilled chicken breast
1 1/2 cups mixed cauliflower/broccoli - ugh, forced it down
1/3 cup cottage cheese w/
1 tbsp almond butter
1 tsp cherry jam

1 liter water
multi, flax, zinc, 2 sesamax, 2 levorex

Forgot supps at work this week. Not enough water. But it's Friday night and I've not had any wine/vodka!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Saving that for dinner out tomorrow.

~1550 cals P:41 C:31 F:28 Fiber:14g

 

[scorpiogirl]

You mentioned making the arm workout more exciting....well, I don't know if it's exciting but have you tried preacher curls or doing some cable curls to add a little variety? ....or one of my faves is db incline curls. Tilt the back of the bench at a 45 angle and let your arms (db's in hands) hang straight to the floor, turn your palms out and do your curls. Elbows pointed to the floor at all times. Head flat to the bench at all times. I LOVE those things!!

 

[mermaid]

Thanks SG, I'll try those

Saturday 10 December

Scheduled day off gym and cheat day.

8.30am
Oatmeal protein pancakes
1 tbsp almond butter
1/4 cup blueberries

Went to work - stock taking

12.30pm At local bar
Poached chicken w/smoked salmon
Had the sauce on the side so just dipped fork
About 1 cup fries
1 liter water

5.00pm
A friend came over and we went out for dinner, cocktails and dancing. Went to a Japanese restaurant - the food was fantastic, it's just at the end of our street so will become our weekly cheat except it's not that bad when you eat sashimi and shabu shabu.
8 pieces tuna and salmon sashimi
3 pieces mixed sushi
Chicken/beef shabu shabu
3 small sake

Went to the casino - danced for over an hour - I haven't done that for months! It felt good. Also had many vodka cocktails

Then it all went pear shaped. On leaving the casino and minding our own business I hasten to add, a group of young drunk guys were hounding us, calling me names, obviously out for trouble. They threw the first punch and P ended up quite badly beaten but then that's easy when there's 3 of them and only 1 of him. I tried to break it up but didn't help much.

I now remember why I don't go to these kind of places anymore. Too many f**kwits around who can't handle the alcohol. I hate meaningless violence and unfortunately you experience it often when going out on the town now. God, I sound just like my mother.


Sunday 11 December

I spent the day cleaning wounds and washing blood out of clothes. I felt so upset and sick that I just couldn't eat. I ended up having eggs on toast about 6pm and that was it.

No gym.

I don't know why I put my whole life in this log. Therapy, I guess.

 

[Roonytunes]

Oh no, Mermaid, that SUCKS!! SO sorry that you and P had to deal with all that unnecessary violance this weekend. It sounded like your weekend was going so well and you were enjoying yourself until you ran into those drunk idiots...is that really so common where you live? I've only very rarely seen the occasional bar brawl here.

In any case, I hope you feel better

 

[mermaid]

..is that really so common where you live?

Thanks RT .

You know, for some reason the English are the worst with this kind of thing and Australians aren't too far behind. A lot of them are just a bunch of angry people when fuelled with alcohol - you may have heard about the soccer and race riots on the news over the past few years. Actually, only last night there were violent race riots south of Sydney.

I must admit, I didn't experience brawling in the US at all in the time I lived there.

But I guess there is some kind of violence wherever you go