T-Cake's 2006 Log

[Gymgurl]

Thanks, Roons. That made me feel just awesome. You rock too, darlin'! And yes, I'm the queen of going out to eat and making it work -- so ANYTIME you want pointers or suggestions, just stop by here or just PM me!!!


Thanks, babes! I do my best to just be myself -- up or down -- and present myself as honest as possible regardless of how I'm doing. I think I am best at helping people who just need to know they're not alone in the struggle... and I really really try on other threads and on here in general to just give the info that I feel other people could use. I mean, if someone wants to know about ME... they can come to my thread and read my babbling... but in all other cases -- I'd try to present things in a way I hope anyone can relate to.

Cause for small C E L E B R A T I O N!​

Had my weigh-in today and, after two weeks of a gain and then a maintain... I dropped FIVE POUNDS this week! I'm down to 160.8! I started at 185 in February and 260.25 in '99.
That is a grand total lost of... 99.4 lbs!!! I have 0.6 to go until I reach the 100 mark! Ahhhhh!!! Very very excited! I'm burnin' major rubber now.​

T-Cake's MEGA UPDATE​

Friday, June 30, 2006

Exercise
* 60 minute walk outside, 9:30am, first thing on an empty stomach.
* No lifting/SuperSets today.

Food & Nutrition

B @ 10:30am
3 scoops ISO-AGB in 1 L Crystal Light

L @ 11:45am @ Panera Bread
Strawberry Poppyseed Salad with Chicken
1/2 sourdough roll

S @ 4pm
Peanut butter Clif bar

D @ 7pm @ Amigo's
Tortilla chips (~ 2 corn tortillas, whole) w/ 1/2 c. salsa
1 c. diced grilled chicken with 2/3 c. onions/peppers cooked (fat added)
1/4 c. melted cheddar (on top of chicken)
3/4 c. "refried" pinto beans No lard is added to these at this restaurant!

"TREAT" @ 10pm
1 wine glass (3.5 oz) of red wine
Served dual purpose -- 1) I had a rough day emotionally... 2) Ulter wanted to get me out of the apartment to relax a bit and 3) I had WI the next morning and the wine is part of the tactic to release water. It put me over for the day, but I thoroughly enjoyed it, it relaxed me and I slept GREAT.

TOTALS
1742 calories
39% p / 32% c / 25% f
Had I anticipated the wine, I would have skipped the tortilla chips... but que sera. I enjoyed it -- no regrets!

Saturday, July 1, 2006

Exercise
* 60 minute outside walk @ 7am pre-Weigh-In, empty stomach
* SuperSet Day TWO Schedule for SHOULDERS (see below) @ 4pm
* POST-lift 30 min. additional cardio on rowing machine

T-Cake's SuperSET Day TWO -- Shoulders​

Ulter had to rewrite it a few times for me because "we" don't want to overwork my shoulders. Curgeo had posted past information about this (amongst others here on EF) so I started today with two super sets as follows. Ab work is a must every time I lift, so that is listed as well.

SuperSet #1 =
Seated Military Press (Smith Machine) <SMP> & Arnold Press <AP>

SMP bar + 20 = x 10 Direct quote: "Ow... Mommy?"
AP 12 dbs = x 8
SMP bar + 20 = x 10
AP 12 dbs = x 8
SMP bar + 20 = x 10 At this point, wanted to just die...
AP 12 dbs = x 6 Aimed on all parts to land 8 to 10 reps... but I maxed out... I was goin' realllly slow the last few pushes on each of these. I levitated and made it, though!

SuperSet #2 =
Seated DB Side Lateral Raises <SLR> & Bent-Over Read DB Laterals <BLat>

SLR 8 dbs = x 10
BLat 12 dbs = x 10
SLR 8 dbs = x 10
BLat 12 dbs = x 10
SLR 8 dbs = x 10
BLat 12 dbs = x 10
Notes: Felt silly using smaller dbs, but I have to remind myself that this is a SMALL muscle group I'm workin' on. Decided to leave this set up how it is and try it again... form is decent and push is good... just going to focus on straightening arms more and lifting a bit higher on my up-swings. If I go to lighters weights, it'll be too easy... bigger weights will kill any good form I already have.

Ab Work
The usual...
25 lb plate oblique dips x 2 per side, no rest
40 mat crunches
40 ball crunches
2 sets x 25 each declined sit-ups

Food & Nutrition

B @ 9am
3 scoops ISO-AGB in 1 L Crystal Light

L @ Noon @ Applebee's with FL WWers Board Ladies
WWer Menu Chicken Tortilla Melt
Information found on Calorieking.com then plugged into Fitday as custom
LOTS of water!

S @ 4pm
1 T ANPB pre-workout

S @ 5:30pm PWO
3 scoops ISO-AGB in 1 L Crystal Light
1 c. red seedless grapes

D @ 6:45pm @ Sweet Tomatoe's
3 c. mixed salad greens
4 oz grilled chicken breast
1/4 c. chopped beets
1 c. red cabbage, shredded
1 T low-calorie BBQ dressing
1/2 c. sweet pickle slices
3/4 c. Sugar Free chocolate mousse (made with Splenda)
1/2 c. chocolate frozen yogurt
Ok, so at the restaurant, I put my stuff into my fitday and still had plenty of room left for the fro-yo... but just now as I'm typing this in, I realized I only entered 2 oz of chicken instead of 4 (I must have been thinking about the 2 cup things of chicken I put onto my salad when at the salad bar). Bad news -- I shouldn't have had the fro-yo... good news -- at least my protein is higher than I thought for the day AND I have that extra rowing in my corner!

S @ 9pm
1 T ANPB
Remainder of ISO shake from earlier today

TOTALS
1681 calories
43% p / 34% c / 22% f
Not as good as what I thought it was earlier... but whatchagonnado?

All I got for now -- I should hope so! This thing was DAMN LONG!

YAY 99.4 pounds...you are almost there!!! Hang on push yourself..you can go it!!! Im so happy for you!

 

[treilin]

*beaming* Yeah, I'm pretty proud --it's not official til next week (I hope I hope I hope!!!) but I need to be at 155 to get WWer goal (read FREE MEMBERSHIP AT LAST!!!) so I'm super close to THAT too!!! Cheer me on!

And yes, it's super nice to have so many choices in Orlando, you're so right. But I love to cook tons too, so it's the best of both worlds for me. I appreciate great food now.

Cheering you on woohhhoooooo!!!!
Great job on rebounding back to the work-outs so quickly after the frazzled move!!!

 

[que_66]

 

[treilin]

HAVE a HAPPY 4th in Florida Miss T-Cake

 

[T-Cake]

HAVE a HAPPY 4th in Florida Miss T-Cake

Thanks, treil! Holy cow -- SMOKIN' pics ya' go there girl! *cat call* HAWT. I cannot wait for you to compete! You've got to be getting super excited by now! Speaking of which, I saw this woman at the gym today who definitely is a bodybuilder of some sort, possibly a competitor. It was cooooooool. I pointed her out to Ulter and said, "Now SHE is kick-ass!"

Hey sweetheart! Thanks for poppin' in!

YAY 99.4 pounds...you are almost there!!! Hang on push yourself..you can go it!!! Im so happy for you!

GG! I am so fired up by now (as you'll read in my workouts when I post them in a bit) there is nothing stopping me. I had better hit that goal this weekend -- I'll be absolutely floored if I don't -- but in that case, I just have to be ready to chalk it up to gain in LBM, right? I know how to work that game.

Anyhoo... 4th of July was a fun time. Had a quality day with Ulter and some of his family; really great dinner and then a tiny fireworks show. I got to wear my new ruffly pink skirt and I just felt great all-around. Got my cardio in yesterday and took the day off from lifting -- which was SMART because 1) it was closed (duh) and 2) because I was hurtin' from the lower body SuperSet. Ugh -- YOWZA! I'll live.

BIG NEWS!!! Guess what I'm doing in J A N U A R Y??? Walt Disney World Half Marathon! I am SO excited about it! I've always wanted to do one, and think that article that I posted on my progress site and on here about the woman that did the triathalon really got me interested and thinking about it. As of late, I've been being brave and going for things and trying to live my life on a whim -- and I'm not ready to stop!

Alright, I'm going to put together my progress pics now in some concise form so I can put them up tonight. I know -- some of you are sooooo excited. But hey -- credit is due so it's time to show people my... er... progress. *sigh*

 

[sbt2082]

Hey you! COngrats on the half marathon that is an AWESOME goal to have thats for sure... definate props

 

[T-Cake]

Hey you! COngrats on the half marathon that is an AWESOME goal to have thats for sure... definate props

Thanks, duckie! I'm just PUMPED to say the least!

Comparison Photos​

Disclaimer: For those of you who would like to see how hard I'm working aside from my obvious diet and workout logs... here is a look at what I look like. They are not pretty -- I am a normal girl who works a normal job. I'm not a competitor -- but I was 260 lbs at one time... and so there's excess skin and flab. Not what you usually see here on EF... it's not pretty -- but I'm here to show myself and everyone else how hard I work and how proud of myself I am. SO... if you don't like it -- step off. If you got props for me -- then bring it on!​

Front and Side BEFORE Photo = Feb. 17 (2 weeks into training via Ulter's advice)
Front and Side AFTER Photo = June 5 (yes, I need new pictures -- I'm about 6 lbs lighter NOW)​

Back Comparison = March 30th vs. June 5th -- didn't take back shots until much later.​

OK, that is by far the hardest thing I've ever posted on here... and I will probably yank them off at some point. I have BEFORE (like at 260) photos somewhere on this thread I think... or on my website which I have linked in my profile... but this is what I have accomplished since February. Thank you for looking.

 

[jenscats5]

T-Cake: Bravo girl! Brav-O!!

You are looking GREAT!! You have made Splemendous progress!! Truly inspirational you are....

 

[T-Cake]

T-Cake: Bravo girl! Brav-O!!

You are looking GREAT!! You have made Splemendous progress!! Truly inspirational you are....

Thanks, honey! That made me feel GREAT! By the way, I just put up the recipe for that crustless pumpkin pie on the recipe thread -- so look for it!

 

[jenscats5]

Thanks, honey! That made me feel GREAT! By the way, I just put up the recipe for that crustless pumpkin pie on the recipe thread -- so look for it!

I'm glad you feel great!! You did a lot of hard work & deserve BIG TIME props for it.....

And thanks for the recipe!!!