WW's New SUMMER Log ...

[WoNderWoMan25]

LOL I love your location... Guess mine girls will forever remain children lol hahahaha

Ha! I thought we were setting up a fundraiser so we contribute to Bunny's Grow The Twins fund??

My updated location should be 'back in the gym'. It feels so good to be there.

Question though - I need your advice! I am already 'feeling' the lack of weight training - I weighed myself and found that I am already losing weight, even if it is only three pounds. But I feel like it is totally muscle mass that I am losing. Do you think it's all in my head... if not, how do I fight it?

 

[*Bunny*]

Ha! I thought we were setting up a fundraiser so we contribute to Bunny's Grow The Twins fund??

My updated location should be 'back in the gym'. It feels so good to be there.

Question though - I need your advice! I am already 'feeling' the lack of weight training - I weighed myself and found that I am already losing weight, even if it is only three pounds. But I feel like it is totally muscle mass that I am losing. Do you think it's all in my head... if not, how do I fight it?

The muscle mass you lost/will lose , I am sure you will recover it no problem and be back to where you were before, muscle memory. DO NOT freak out about losing muscle & start overdoing it then possibly getting hurt or affecting your new friends.

Through personal experience if the scale was dropping & I wasn't training, I definitely think muscle loss is inevitable. I think I took 3 weeks then 2 weeks then 4 weeks off total and I looked flat & depleted. Whether I was eating a caloric deficit or excess while NOT training, I lost muscle either way. The only way I think you can be certain is if you got your bf done before & compare that to now and look at the LBM, even THEN I think there is a margin for error. If you are eating maintenance, NOT below, that is one of the best ways to well, 'maintain' ... but there still may be some loss, just prevents too much if you know what I mean.

I think it is important that you nourish your body while the insides are trying to recover though, and not limit veggies (all the colors), fruit & other nutrionally plentiful foods. This MAY not be in line with your current diet.

If I were you I would focus on what you're doing, getting back in there, baby steps, working yourself up to 'more' weight ... you'll get back to where you were, your mind is in the right place and that is all that matters

 

[WoNderWoMan25]

Tired today. Going to hit the gym around 5:30 or 6 PM for at least 30 mins of cardio, some calf raises and walking lunges. Also thinking about hitting the tanning bed. Bunny might yell, but it's been raining so much and it will feel SO good.

Figured out why I'm still sore/swollen on the right side - Its the position of my desk/chair and the movement between my mouse and keyboard. Def causes my pecs to tighten up. I don't know how to change it. I've already fiddled w/my chair a bit.

 

[WoNderWoMan25]

4 PM - 1.5 liters of water down, another half or full bottle to go!!

M1 - whey shake with one cup skim
M2 - tuna/lettuce on ezekiel toast, peppers, baby carrots
M3 - medium granny smith apple
M4 - 1/2 cup fiber one w/skim
M5 - ground sirlion burger and broccoli
M6 - TBD - Need ANPB - Will want 100 calorie bag of popcorn

 

[WoNderWoMan25]

The muscle mass you lost/will lose , I am sure you will recover it no problem and be back to where you were before, muscle memory. DO NOT freak out about losing muscle & start overdoing it then possibly getting hurt or affecting your new friends.

Through personal experience if the scale was dropping & I wasn't training, I definitely think muscle loss is inevitable. I think I took 3 weeks then 2 weeks then 4 weeks off total and I looked flat & depleted. Whether I was eating a caloric deficit or excess while NOT training, I lost muscle either way. The only way I think you can be certain is if you got your bf done before & compare that to now and look at the LBM, even THEN I think there is a margin for error. If you are eating maintenance, NOT below, that is one of the best ways to well, 'maintain' ... but there still may be some loss, just prevents too much if you know what I mean.

I think it is important that you nourish your body while the insides are trying to recover though, and not limit veggies (all the colors), fruit & other nutrionally plentiful foods. This MAY not be in line with your current diet.

If I were you I would focus on what you're doing, getting back in there, baby steps, working yourself up to 'more' weight ... you'll get back to where you were, your mind is in the right place and that is all that matters

Thanks girl! I remember you being out of the gym awhile back. I thought that if the scale was dropping & I'm not training my upper body - that I will begin to lose muscle. I don't want to get flabby and need to get my bf done. Also, take pics maybe?? Also need to make sure I am eating enough. I should hit up fit day this week but I should be between 1300-2000 calories on any given day. I am not limiting veggies - never do - but what would you say my macros should be? Taking my vitamins and supps, eat at least one piece of fruit per day, and I am taking in less protein then I was before when training really hard.

Thanks for the advice. I am focusing on cardio but even there I kind of fizzle out after 30 or 40 minutes.
I guess I just need reassurance that I WILL get back to where I was. My 'fat days' are haunting me, too.... You talk about muscle memory, I have fat memory, lol....

 

[*Bunny*]

lol girl you are an adult & in charge of your own skin. I would never
I LOVE tanning.. LOVE it ... I miss it so friggin much. So relaxing .. RIP tan blonde bunny lol

 

[BiggT]

Thanks girl! I remember you being out of the gym awhile back. I thought that if the scale was dropping & I'm not training my upper body - that I will begin to lose muscle. I don't want to get flabby and need to get my bf done. Also, take pics maybe?? Also need to make sure I am eating enough. I should hit up fit day this week but I should be between 1300-2000 calories on any given day. I am not limiting veggies - never do - but what would you say my macros should be? Taking my vitamins and supps, eat at least one piece of fruit per day, and I am taking in less protein then I was before when training really hard.

Thanks for the advice. I am focusing on cardio but even there I kind of fizzle out after 30 or 40 minutes.
I guess I just need reassurance that I WILL get back to where I was. My 'fat days' are haunting me, too.... You talk about muscle memory, I have fat memory, lol....

I just want to second that you'll have NO problems getting back to where you were.....in fact all athletes take an extended 'deload' at times and take up to a month (sometimes even more in the case of 'in-season' athletes in most sports) of non-training and active recovery. Just think of yourself as playing a sport, and this is your in-season, where you back off from the weightroom stuff. You'll recharge mentally, any nagging little pain or joint issues you may have had will go away, and when you come back and reacclimate yourself to hard training, you should actually surpass where you used to be.....it'll be fun making progress at such a fast rate when you come back, so you have that to look forward to.

To be honest, besides yourself, nobody will even notice a change in your physique after a month to 6 weeks.....you'll have to recondition yourself to train of course, and rebuild up to your old weights over the course of several weeks obviously, but appearance-wise, I am telling you, don't sweat a thing, you'll be fine.

 

[WoNderWoMan25]

FOUND THIS ON WEIGHT WATCHERS.COM -

Thinking outside the Lunch-Box

Nothing tastes better than a freshly made sandwich. Bring your (pre-sliced) ingredients separately and build your sandwich at work.


Always bring condiments separately – plastic bags and containers both work. Mustard, mayo, tomatoes and chutney won't make your bread soggy when they're added at the last minute.


Go outside and eat your lunch in a comfortable environment. You'll enjoy it more if you don't eat it at your desk.


Keep a bottle of hot sauce at work. It can perk up anything from a sandwich to a salad.


Add treats. A few pieces of dried apple or a small box of raisins go a long way toward curbing your sweet tooth.


Buy a nifty lunch box. It'll make any lunch more fun.


Every now and then, alternate your sandwich with something unexpected.

Lunch Ideas

Vary the bread on your sandwiches. Try pumpernickel with turkey, oat bread with tuna, rye bread for a turkey BLT, and sourdough with roast beef.


Try a wrap instead of a traditional sandwich. Wrap a wheat tortilla around roasted veggies or a spinach tortilla around meatloaf, or spread a soft corn tortilla with peanut butter and jelly before rolling.


Bring containers of dips, such as hummus or baba ghanoush, and veggies like celery and carrots to dip into it.


Keep a large bag of salad greens at home and fill a plastic container with them each morning. Try a different addition each day such as kidney beans, chickpeas, tuna, shredded carrots, chopped hard boiled egg whites, raisins, chopped roasted beets, water chestnuts or cucumbers. The juice of a few lemon wedges will make a simple and snappy dressing. (Read Salad 101 to get more salad savvy.)


Roast a chicken on Sunday and use it all week for lunch. Shred breast meat and toss with fat-free mayo, curry powder, chopped celery and radishes. Bring drumsticks along with fat-free salad dressing as a cool dip. Thigh meat is great in a corn tortilla with jarred salsa and shredded lettuce. And chopped leftover chicken can always be tossed with some frozen mixed vegetables. They'll defrost by the time you eat lunch and you'll have an instant chicken primavera salad. A little hot sauce makes a great dressing.


Make a pot of veggie chili over the weekend and bring it in a thermos for lunch. Top it with something new each day, such as fat-free shredded cheddar, chopped scallions, fat-free sour cream, shredded corn tortillas, chopped cilantro, chopped red onion, fat-free yogurt or a squeeze of lime juice.


A cored apple or pear stuffed with raisins and a little peanut butter or fat-free cream cheese makes a fabulous sandwich alternative.


Eat in season. Add a chopped peach to tabbouleh in the summer. Add fresh orange segments to a green salad in the winter.


Make new and exciting sandwich condiments. Blend jarred pimentos with fat-free mayo for a tasty spread. Mix curry powder into a little mango chutney for a condiment that goes with any meat. Make your own honey mustard without oil and just a little honey. And use sliced fruit, like plums, on sandwiches instead of sugary ketchup.

 

[WoNderWoMan25]

4 PM - 1.5 liters of water down, another half or full bottle to go!!

M1 - whey shake with one cup skim
M2 - tuna/lettuce on ezekiel toast, peppers, baby carrots
M3 - medium granny smith apple
M4 - 1/2 cup fiber one w/skim
M5 - ground sirlion burger and broccoli
M6 - TBD - Need ANPB - Will want 100 calorie bag of popcorn

M5 - Turkey mignon - this sucker had under 300 calories, 8g fat, and a ton of protein. not too bad on sodium and soooo yum!

M6 - 100 calorie bag of popcorn

Drank almost three liters of H20 plus a ton of crystal light last night. Go me!

 

[BiggT]

M5 - Turkey mignon - this sucker had under 300 calories, 8g fat, and a ton of protein. not too bad on sodium and soooo yum!

You realize those two words should not be allowed next to each other, lol, it is almost as bad as Boca and Burger.