Hi Martin,
I know you don't mean to complain and I understand that you get frustrated because you don't feel like youre making progress. Keep in mind though Martin that EVERYBODY has obstacles that we have to overcome. NOBODY has it easy. I really do think it would be a good idea for you to browse the forum a bit and look at other peoples journals... this may help you to get an idea of what other people are going through and possibly help you to see that we ALL have to fight like hell if we want to achieve our goals. It makes me crazy when you say (something like) "I just want to get rid of this fat" then you say "I just ate a bunch of unhealthy food" then you say "I don't feel like working out today" Then you complain again about being fat.... then you complain again about eating more unhealthy food. I have a hard time understanding this cycle?
Meals today look good.
Workout looks fair. So youre benching 5 times as much as youre squating? Do you feel like youre getting a solid leg workout with those weights?
Either eat the eggs or throw them away but please stop eating them then complaining about it.
I'm guessing that calorie figure it how much you EXPEND (or use) in a day through exercise and normal daily activities. This means that you can eat 2535 calories per day without gaining weight and if you eat fewer than that many calories you should be losing weight. If you eat more than that many calories you should be gaining weight.
Fat Around Button Area?
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Re: Fat Around Button Area?
Look at it like this dude. You need to break the "I don't", "I feel" cycle.
There's no point saying, I don't want to eat much today, I don't want to workout today, then saying I feel fat.
So one way to get over this is say, why did I feel this way? What must I do to not feel this way?
Attach feelings of guilt to things you know you should be doing, then when you don't do them, it feels bad and puts you in a situation where you wouldn't want to be again.
You're not considering the way, you sometimes talk yourself out necessary things like this, as a mistake or an opportunity to have a small failure, so it doesn't feel like there will be a price to pay for these wrong choices.
Then when you start saying things like you feel fat, you feel bloated etc etc, you don't attach the mistakes or failures to it, you look as if you're seperating them, or not making the connection in your mind. The connection between not eating properly and / or working out sometimes and feeling dissatisfied.
Kind of like people who start smoking, failing to make the connection between the increased potential for disease, because they start doing that at an age, where they don't really consider related things like disease or death, because they're still young, invincible, too headstrong, irrational etc etc. Smoking comes with absolutely ZERO tangible rewards, same as drugs and anyone who tells you different, is living in a fools paradise.
In the case of failing to give effort to workouts, or failing to eat properly one day, you get ZERO rewards, because you can't benefit from something positive, you don't allow yourself, or don't take advantage of when you have a chance.
The other thing is, you then get a situation where you don't appear to get a big problem. It's not like you eat a ropey meal, or miss a workout, then suddenly within an hour, you put on another inch of gut and actually look fatter round the middle, instead of just feeling it.
Until you make the connection in your head, between missed or failed opportunities and the way you feel sometimes, you won't be able to properly tell yourself, that not doing one or two things now and then, does matter and will make you feel wrong or funny or less at ease with yourself.
I had an occasion some years ago, where I was on the phone to an internet provider all afternoon and then couldn't go to the Gym. I made a lame excuse about needing to sort some files on computer and didn't go later when I had the chance, it was only about 40-50 minutes before they shut, that I knew going would be pointless, because of the half arsed session I'd get out of it.
I was guilt tripping for about 1.5 hours, thinking I've got to do this, but I've still got time to go, etc etc, it felt pretty bad. It's not like it would have been that bad if I hadn't gone, but I had no real excuse, like I felt a bit unwell, or I had a stiff back or anything I could relistically try to use as an excuse.
That guilt trip felt pretty bad.
If you don't feel bad or guilty, for missing opportunities to help yourself physically, either through diet or exercise, then you will keep doing such things, then cowing about the way you feel some days. Feelings that could be directly attributed to said missed opportunities or minor failings of yourself.
You need to create some kind of mental / emotional bond, between failings in diet and exercise and these I feel fat feelings.
So perhaps, be really extreme and imagine that one missed session or one skipped / rubbishy meal, might possibly put you in hospital or kill you. Even if it's not true, or almost certainly could never ever happen, you attribute some kind of fear factor to those things, that subconsciouly makes you not want to do them, os you will eat properly all the time and will keep working out whne you should.
The other way is to place some kind of value on yourself.
So you create a chart on some paper, with something like £10,000,000 on it and then say that's at least what you think your value could be as a person.
Then you create another number like £100,000 and say that's your current human value.
Everytime you miss a meal, eat badly or skip a workout, cross off the £100,000 and take say £1,000, or £2,000 off the value, whatever the value was you decided you are worth right now.
When you do a good thing, like eat well or train properly, add half the amount you would sometimes take off, onto your human value, so then you realise for every missed workout and poor or missed meal, you'll need to least 2 good meals, 2 good workouts, or 1 good workout and 1 good meal, to atone for it, to put you back at your previous human value.
Example.
I want to have a human value of at least £10,000,000
I currently value myself at £100,000
Daily Target: +£7,000, (6 good meals and a workout).
I had 5 meals, 4 were good, 1 not, plus no workout.
1 skipped meal -£2,000. 1 poor meal, -£2,000. 1 skipped workout -£2,000. 4 good meals, +£4,000
At the end of today, -£2,000, so I have £98,000 of human value. That might feel sucky mightn't it. Especially when it's in your face for you to read.
This holds you more accountable, by placing worth or value on your efforts, instead of just seeing them as some kind of bit of fat loss, that never happened or something liike that.
In a strange way you then have something to aim for, because instead of feeling fat or bloated, eventually you could feel £1,000,000, then say I feel like that, because I'm worth that.
It gives you some sort of added aim, instead of just I want ot look like some kind of famous person or something like that. It's a value it's a number like say having to get 70-50% to get at least a C grade on a test.
You don't need all the waffle on the sheet, just the value you wish to achieve, current value, then work out the +'s and -'s each day, cross out the current value and write the new one on the sheet.
Imagine at the end of the week, if you are supposed to eat 42 meals and have around 5 workouts, you'll feel good when you have £47,000 more value.
The main thing is, not to make the incentives too good, that you could reach the target value in about 1-2 months, make it so it might be at least 2 years, or maybe longer like say 10 years, or 20 or more even, then you've always got a life-long goal to be aiming for.
It's just the same as keeping a journal everyday, but just a few simple calculations based on performance and target.
Projected Value.
Current Value
Daily Target Increase
Actual Increase.
New Current Value.
You could even add this tuff into your journal on here, so you remember to do that. Then you can read it and can't hide from it, plus we can all see it too.
Does that sound like something you could realistically stick to, or would want to do?
There's no point saying, I don't want to eat much today, I don't want to workout today, then saying I feel fat.
So one way to get over this is say, why did I feel this way? What must I do to not feel this way?
Attach feelings of guilt to things you know you should be doing, then when you don't do them, it feels bad and puts you in a situation where you wouldn't want to be again.
You're not considering the way, you sometimes talk yourself out necessary things like this, as a mistake or an opportunity to have a small failure, so it doesn't feel like there will be a price to pay for these wrong choices.
Then when you start saying things like you feel fat, you feel bloated etc etc, you don't attach the mistakes or failures to it, you look as if you're seperating them, or not making the connection in your mind. The connection between not eating properly and / or working out sometimes and feeling dissatisfied.
Kind of like people who start smoking, failing to make the connection between the increased potential for disease, because they start doing that at an age, where they don't really consider related things like disease or death, because they're still young, invincible, too headstrong, irrational etc etc. Smoking comes with absolutely ZERO tangible rewards, same as drugs and anyone who tells you different, is living in a fools paradise.
In the case of failing to give effort to workouts, or failing to eat properly one day, you get ZERO rewards, because you can't benefit from something positive, you don't allow yourself, or don't take advantage of when you have a chance.
The other thing is, you then get a situation where you don't appear to get a big problem. It's not like you eat a ropey meal, or miss a workout, then suddenly within an hour, you put on another inch of gut and actually look fatter round the middle, instead of just feeling it.
Until you make the connection in your head, between missed or failed opportunities and the way you feel sometimes, you won't be able to properly tell yourself, that not doing one or two things now and then, does matter and will make you feel wrong or funny or less at ease with yourself.
I had an occasion some years ago, where I was on the phone to an internet provider all afternoon and then couldn't go to the Gym. I made a lame excuse about needing to sort some files on computer and didn't go later when I had the chance, it was only about 40-50 minutes before they shut, that I knew going would be pointless, because of the half arsed session I'd get out of it.
I was guilt tripping for about 1.5 hours, thinking I've got to do this, but I've still got time to go, etc etc, it felt pretty bad. It's not like it would have been that bad if I hadn't gone, but I had no real excuse, like I felt a bit unwell, or I had a stiff back or anything I could relistically try to use as an excuse.
That guilt trip felt pretty bad.
If you don't feel bad or guilty, for missing opportunities to help yourself physically, either through diet or exercise, then you will keep doing such things, then cowing about the way you feel some days. Feelings that could be directly attributed to said missed opportunities or minor failings of yourself.
You need to create some kind of mental / emotional bond, between failings in diet and exercise and these I feel fat feelings.
So perhaps, be really extreme and imagine that one missed session or one skipped / rubbishy meal, might possibly put you in hospital or kill you. Even if it's not true, or almost certainly could never ever happen, you attribute some kind of fear factor to those things, that subconsciouly makes you not want to do them, os you will eat properly all the time and will keep working out whne you should.
The other way is to place some kind of value on yourself.
So you create a chart on some paper, with something like £10,000,000 on it and then say that's at least what you think your value could be as a person.
Then you create another number like £100,000 and say that's your current human value.
Everytime you miss a meal, eat badly or skip a workout, cross off the £100,000 and take say £1,000, or £2,000 off the value, whatever the value was you decided you are worth right now.
When you do a good thing, like eat well or train properly, add half the amount you would sometimes take off, onto your human value, so then you realise for every missed workout and poor or missed meal, you'll need to least 2 good meals, 2 good workouts, or 1 good workout and 1 good meal, to atone for it, to put you back at your previous human value.
Example.
I want to have a human value of at least £10,000,000
I currently value myself at £100,000
Daily Target: +£7,000, (6 good meals and a workout).
I had 5 meals, 4 were good, 1 not, plus no workout.
1 skipped meal -£2,000. 1 poor meal, -£2,000. 1 skipped workout -£2,000. 4 good meals, +£4,000
At the end of today, -£2,000, so I have £98,000 of human value. That might feel sucky mightn't it. Especially when it's in your face for you to read.
This holds you more accountable, by placing worth or value on your efforts, instead of just seeing them as some kind of bit of fat loss, that never happened or something liike that.
In a strange way you then have something to aim for, because instead of feeling fat or bloated, eventually you could feel £1,000,000, then say I feel like that, because I'm worth that.
It gives you some sort of added aim, instead of just I want ot look like some kind of famous person or something like that. It's a value it's a number like say having to get 70-50% to get at least a C grade on a test.
You don't need all the waffle on the sheet, just the value you wish to achieve, current value, then work out the +'s and -'s each day, cross out the current value and write the new one on the sheet.
Imagine at the end of the week, if you are supposed to eat 42 meals and have around 5 workouts, you'll feel good when you have £47,000 more value.
The main thing is, not to make the incentives too good, that you could reach the target value in about 1-2 months, make it so it might be at least 2 years, or maybe longer like say 10 years, or 20 or more even, then you've always got a life-long goal to be aiming for.
It's just the same as keeping a journal everyday, but just a few simple calculations based on performance and target.
Projected Value.
Current Value
Daily Target Increase
Actual Increase.
New Current Value.
You could even add this tuff into your journal on here, so you remember to do that. Then you can read it and can't hide from it, plus we can all see it too.
Does that sound like something you could realistically stick to, or would want to do?
Re: Fat Around Button Area?
Thanks for the feedback guys and Boss Man that is alot of knowledge there and seems a good idea. However i read over the part about being in hospital, and like you said chances are it wouldn't if i missed a workout or meal, it's just im worried if i start that i'll cause problems for myself, brother has OCD, where at night, he keeps having to check things, otherwise he feels something bad will happen, i don't want to end up down that road as it'll drive me insane. I mean don't get me wrong, it sounds like a good plan and all, and id be up for it, just, i don't want it to rule life if that makes sense? I mean i'll put in the work where i have to and do all i can, and don't mind doing things like the money thing to see where im getting, but if it's alot of work to be honest id rather leave it, the journal seems alright, but 90% of the time i know what im eating and i read nutriton labels all the time. And normally post on here. Thanks so much though it's really appreciated and i'm still interested in all your advice.
Day 272
Breakfast, protein shake with small bit of milk.
2 shreaded wheat with milk.
Did 1hour cardio where ive been picking at eggs lately, im probably burning/consuming the right amount of calories, and i might just give the rest of the eggs to brother, not because i don't want them, but i don't want them to affect progress, i mean i may be still burning alot, but eating them will affect progress, where i want to be ripped for summer. Wouldn't you agree?
And Cassie about the 2500 calorie expend, im not sure i even eat 2500 calories in a day, however i still stay the same weight, and don't lose any fat, which is what i don't get.
Still, have to keep on i suppose, just hope i don't get any side effects from all this, since ive changed eating ways though i haven't been feeling as "ill" as often, which is a good thing.
Can of beans.
Few table spoons of probotic natural yougurt, and chicken slices.
Oh and Cassie, i find it easy squating with 10kg, and been doing more bench press so it evens out chest, as i feel it's out of proportion, that too with back (between shoulder blades, is quite flat)
Had another can of beans
and slice of bread as everything else i seem to be eating isn't filling me up.
Dinner, mash, chicken piece (removed batter) and sweetcorn.
Day 272
Breakfast, protein shake with small bit of milk.
2 shreaded wheat with milk.
Did 1hour cardio where ive been picking at eggs lately, im probably burning/consuming the right amount of calories, and i might just give the rest of the eggs to brother, not because i don't want them, but i don't want them to affect progress, i mean i may be still burning alot, but eating them will affect progress, where i want to be ripped for summer. Wouldn't you agree?
And Cassie about the 2500 calorie expend, im not sure i even eat 2500 calories in a day, however i still stay the same weight, and don't lose any fat, which is what i don't get.
Still, have to keep on i suppose, just hope i don't get any side effects from all this, since ive changed eating ways though i haven't been feeling as "ill" as often, which is a good thing.
Can of beans.
Few table spoons of probotic natural yougurt, and chicken slices.
Oh and Cassie, i find it easy squating with 10kg, and been doing more bench press so it evens out chest, as i feel it's out of proportion, that too with back (between shoulder blades, is quite flat)
Had another can of beans
and slice of bread as everything else i seem to be eating isn't filling me up.
Dinner, mash, chicken piece (removed batter) and sweetcorn.
Last edited by MartinBoy on Fri Apr 09, 2010 1:30 pm, edited 3 times in total.
Re: Fat Around Button Area?
Well the second thing I said about the money, was more what I was thinking of. The other thing about equating failures to fears was just a thought.
Re: Fat Around Button Area?
Oh right, and Les that's typical lol.
Day 273
Breakfast, protein shake with small bit of semi skimmed milk
Wheatabix with semi skimmed milk.
Protein shake with semi skimmed milk before workout.
Can't get into it though, it's a nice sunny day but i just feel fed up depressed, as usual and it is affecting progress. Ive become alot more spotty on back and chest.
Workout i just don't feel like i want to do it, i dunno if it's the same routine or what but i just can't get into it, the cd songs i put on i just don't feel interest me for some reason and it's a huge waste.
Bench press 4 sets 50k rep 6-8
Bent over barbell rows 3 sets reps 8
Then did deadlifts on the first set phone went off so got distracted.
And then just stopped because i got so bored of it i feel lazy.
Came in did 3 sets of pull ups but i just don't feel interested in it at all today and i hate feeling like it as i know it'll affect progress and it's pointless me eating well if im not doing anything for it.
Came in, decided to watch a few videos, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00X-A2qz ... re=related" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
After this one i decided to go back for the workout.
Finished another set of deadlifts
Done 38kg barbell military press 3 sets reps 6-8
17kg dumbbell hammer curls 2 or 3 sets can't remember and reps 6.
17kg dumbbell flys (flat) 3 sets reps 6-7
17kg dumbbel squats reps 10 sets 3
17kg dumbbel lunges sets 3 reps 10.
Pack of chicken slices after.
And there is some good news about today, i gave easter eggs away lol.
Finished the tub of probotic yogurt.
Bannana and kiwi.
Can of tuna
Can of beans.
It's 2:15 am, just got home, had 2 bottles of magners and a sausage roll, but i was out and fuming. Bad night really, bout 8 people who i thought and believed were mates turned out to be, i was going to do something really bad, but i didn't which is good.
Day 273
Breakfast, protein shake with small bit of semi skimmed milk
Wheatabix with semi skimmed milk.
Protein shake with semi skimmed milk before workout.
Can't get into it though, it's a nice sunny day but i just feel fed up depressed, as usual and it is affecting progress. Ive become alot more spotty on back and chest.
Workout i just don't feel like i want to do it, i dunno if it's the same routine or what but i just can't get into it, the cd songs i put on i just don't feel interest me for some reason and it's a huge waste.
Bench press 4 sets 50k rep 6-8
Bent over barbell rows 3 sets reps 8
Then did deadlifts on the first set phone went off so got distracted.
And then just stopped because i got so bored of it i feel lazy.
Came in did 3 sets of pull ups but i just don't feel interested in it at all today and i hate feeling like it as i know it'll affect progress and it's pointless me eating well if im not doing anything for it.
Came in, decided to watch a few videos, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00X-A2qz ... re=related" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
After this one i decided to go back for the workout.
Finished another set of deadlifts
Done 38kg barbell military press 3 sets reps 6-8
17kg dumbbell hammer curls 2 or 3 sets can't remember and reps 6.
17kg dumbbell flys (flat) 3 sets reps 6-7
17kg dumbbel squats reps 10 sets 3
17kg dumbbel lunges sets 3 reps 10.
Pack of chicken slices after.
And there is some good news about today, i gave easter eggs away lol.
Finished the tub of probotic yogurt.
Bannana and kiwi.
Can of tuna
Can of beans.
It's 2:15 am, just got home, had 2 bottles of magners and a sausage roll, but i was out and fuming. Bad night really, bout 8 people who i thought and believed were mates turned out to be, i was going to do something really bad, but i didn't which is good.
Re: Fat Around Button Area?
Day 274
Breakfast, protein shake and bowl of wheatabix.
Going to take day off today, haven't had much sleep and usually have a sunday off. I'm so annoyed about last night, it's bothered me. But im not going to talk about it unless you guys don't mind, i don't want to always bring personal problems here it isn;t fair.
Bannana
Can of beans, few bits of ham.
Might do a bit of cardio but maybe only like 30mins. Feel a bit fat which is why.
Roll
Can of tuna.
Bread
Bread
Breakfast, protein shake and bowl of wheatabix.
Going to take day off today, haven't had much sleep and usually have a sunday off. I'm so annoyed about last night, it's bothered me. But im not going to talk about it unless you guys don't mind, i don't want to always bring personal problems here it isn;t fair.
Bannana
Can of beans, few bits of ham.
Might do a bit of cardio but maybe only like 30mins. Feel a bit fat which is why.
Roll
Can of tuna.
Bread
Bread
Re: Fat Around Button Area?
Day 275
Breakfast, protein shake with semi skimmed milk.
Shreaded wheat x3 with semi skimmed milk.
Lunch time, bought a jacket potato with beans. Burnt mouth though.
Got home, there was a bit of french stick on the side/baguette, with an egg in it so decided to have it. Perhaps not the best bet though.
I feel and look alot fatter today, however ive weighed myself and im the same. Plus i don't see how i could of put on weight that quickly. So, if i continue to do weights, say an hours worth of cardio every other day, and really watch what i eat, can i get ripped soon? I mean im not overweight or obese.
Going to do weights soon.
Breakfast, protein shake with semi skimmed milk.
Shreaded wheat x3 with semi skimmed milk.
Lunch time, bought a jacket potato with beans. Burnt mouth though.
Got home, there was a bit of french stick on the side/baguette, with an egg in it so decided to have it. Perhaps not the best bet though.
I feel and look alot fatter today, however ive weighed myself and im the same. Plus i don't see how i could of put on weight that quickly. So, if i continue to do weights, say an hours worth of cardio every other day, and really watch what i eat, can i get ripped soon? I mean im not overweight or obese.
Going to do weights soon.
Re: Fat Around Button Area?
Il try best Les!Lesplease wrote:Not with your diet like it is. Abs are about diet. You are going to need to really be strict and solid in your eating. 100% all the time.MartinBoy wrote: So, if i continue to do weights, say an hours worth of cardio every other day, and really watch what i eat, can i get ripped soon? I mean im not overweight or obese.
Going to do weights soon.
Just did workout.
Had protein shake before.
Workout
17kg dumbbell flys 3 sets reps 6 (flat bench)
Did few pull ups before, 1 set on pull up bar indoors, but out in the garden on the decking we have a pagolia up, probably spelt that wrong, it's like a garden piece high up, ive been doing pull ups on that lol, if dad catches though he'l go mad as i shouldn't be doing it as it'll eventually break so i wont.
50kg barbell bench press 4 sets reps 7-10
50kg bent over rows - lats? 3 sets reps 6-8
50kg barbell deadlifts 3 sets reps 10. For deadlifts do you have to bend your knees? Because ive been keeping mine straight? :s
38kg barbell military press 3 sets reps 6
29kg barbell curls 2 sets reps 6
20kg dumbbell rows 3 sets reps 10 each arm
20kg dumbbell squats 3 sets reps 10
20kg dumbbell lunges 3 sets reps 10
only problem with the leg exercises is that it's hard to get the weight on and off without a spotter, i mean i can do it, just feel like im scraping shoulders off, with the squats that is, lunges are fine too.
So i think ive done well on todays workout, only thing im annoyed about is, i took time which is fine right, didn't rush it. But, i was out there same 1hour 30mins? Had a 500ml bottle of water, and had to go a toilet 4 times? What the hell.. It's only water, not caffine, i don't see what's wrong with me.
Can of baked beans after.
I'll try and get some pictures up this week, any ones in particular i should take? I mean like from front to back etc.
Re: Fat Around Button Area?
Day 276
Breakfast, protein shake with semi skimmed milk.
3X shreaded wheat with some semi skimmed milk
Breaktime had a pack of prawns, 125 cals, 31g protein.
Lunch had a pack of beef, about 200 cals, 36g protein.
Going to hopefully do an hour cardio soon, but maybe in a hour or so, just got in and legs are aching a bit.
Meals are good though?
Had a bannana when i got in.
Here's some pictures i just took, after doing a couple sets of pull ups and eating a can of beans, however beware, these pictures are really bad in opinion, and to be honest i think i actually look better than what i do in these pictures, it's hard to take as i have to hold the camera far away from me and then it still zooms in quite alot.
Im really embarrased of body but thought id be worth posting some pics, i know they aren't too good but i don't know how to take any decent ones,
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http://.tinypic.com/r/2zp1u28/5" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://.tinypic.com/r/2cjzvn/5" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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http://.tinypic.com/r/1zlzk1z/5" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Breakfast, protein shake with semi skimmed milk.
3X shreaded wheat with some semi skimmed milk
Breaktime had a pack of prawns, 125 cals, 31g protein.
Lunch had a pack of beef, about 200 cals, 36g protein.
Going to hopefully do an hour cardio soon, but maybe in a hour or so, just got in and legs are aching a bit.
Meals are good though?
Had a bannana when i got in.
Here's some pictures i just took, after doing a couple sets of pull ups and eating a can of beans, however beware, these pictures are really bad in opinion, and to be honest i think i actually look better than what i do in these pictures, it's hard to take as i have to hold the camera far away from me and then it still zooms in quite alot.
Im really embarrased of body but thought id be worth posting some pics, i know they aren't too good but i don't know how to take any decent ones,
http://.tinypic.com/r/28thkx4/5" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://.tinypic.com/r/2zp1u28/5" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://.tinypic.com/r/2cjzvn/5" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://.tinypic.com/r/2moxdol/5" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://.tinypic.com/r/xbkbci/5" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://.tinypic.com/r/1zlzk1z/5" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Last edited by MartinBoy on Tue Apr 13, 2010 10:53 am, edited 1 time in total.
Re: Fat Around Button Area?
God body is hidous, nipples are huge, i feel embarrased in myself just for uploading them, i know they aren't that great, if there's any way to take a better picture, like a certain position or whatever, id be glad to give it another go as im sure those aren't much help, but hopefully you can see a bit what i mean about the fat or even "skin" around ?
Thanks going to attempt to do 1hour cardio now although im tired il do best.
Did the 1hour cardio, burned 1015 calories according to it, first thing i needed when i got off was the toilet as i drunk a 500ml bottle of water. Now im really hungry.
Had small bit of protein scoop, some onion + chieve flavoured cottage cheese per 100g = 84 cal, 10.9g protein, 2.5g fat.
And 4 slices of cooked ham.
Going to run a bath then probably have a can of chilli con carnie, (kidney beans with beef and some wheat protein or some sort)
(264 calories, 18g protein, and i think 5g fat)
Damn, pretty good meals today wouldn't you say?
ALSO
i would like to mention this now incase i don't hear back from you guys in time.
Tomorow afternoon i am planning to go away for 2 and a half days, well wednesday afternoon to maybe saturday afternoon, i won't have access to weights. But just going to caravan for few days break as i feel it'll do me good, tomorow i'll do weights in the morning before i go, however i'll probably miss 2 days, hopefully not 3 as i'll have time when i get back but could be 3, but yeah, if i continue to eat sensibily and well, may even take some protein powder, and just eat as i normally would, i'll be fine right?
Had the tinest piece of 18th cake, as i just cut it, i know i shouldn't but haven't eaten anywhere near 2500 calories today and was just a small bite, seeing as i just cut it, lol.
Thanks going to attempt to do 1hour cardio now although im tired il do best.
Did the 1hour cardio, burned 1015 calories according to it, first thing i needed when i got off was the toilet as i drunk a 500ml bottle of water. Now im really hungry.
Had small bit of protein scoop, some onion + chieve flavoured cottage cheese per 100g = 84 cal, 10.9g protein, 2.5g fat.
And 4 slices of cooked ham.
Going to run a bath then probably have a can of chilli con carnie, (kidney beans with beef and some wheat protein or some sort)
(264 calories, 18g protein, and i think 5g fat)
Damn, pretty good meals today wouldn't you say?
ALSO
i would like to mention this now incase i don't hear back from you guys in time.
Tomorow afternoon i am planning to go away for 2 and a half days, well wednesday afternoon to maybe saturday afternoon, i won't have access to weights. But just going to caravan for few days break as i feel it'll do me good, tomorow i'll do weights in the morning before i go, however i'll probably miss 2 days, hopefully not 3 as i'll have time when i get back but could be 3, but yeah, if i continue to eat sensibily and well, may even take some protein powder, and just eat as i normally would, i'll be fine right?
Had the tinest piece of 18th cake, as i just cut it, i know i shouldn't but haven't eaten anywhere near 2500 calories today and was just a small bite, seeing as i just cut it, lol.
Re: Fat Around Button Area?
Just go and do it dude. Frankly, it's 2-3 days, it's not like you're going away for two weeks of no exercise and constant daily splurging on food, so you're not going to undo about 4-5 weeks of hard work in that respect.
Just do your thing, come back and get on with it again yeah.
Just do your thing, come back and get on with it again yeah.
Re: Fat Around Button Area?
Yeah it shouldn't hurt Boss Man, and that's what i mean Amatlack, it seems like skin to me too, but where there's alot of it, it makes me feel bloated and ends up looking like fat.
day 277
Breakfast, protein scoop, with semi skimmed milk.
3x shreaded wheat with semi skimmed milk.
Going to do weights in a minute after a couple more sets of pull ups.
Taking the following types of food with me, can of chilli con carne, beans, tuna, low fat cheese, natural yogurt, beef, wheat/whole meal bread, jacket potato, may even take some scoops of protein powder, just feel i could do with the break, had alot going on and could do me good to get away from it all.
Workout
50kg barbell bench press 3 sets reps 10
50kg barbel bent over rows, 3 sets reps 6-8
50kg deadlifts, think i may have donne them right this time, 3 sets reps 10
38kg barbell military press 3 sets, well 2 because 3rd didn't do pass 3 reps.
29kg barbell curls 3 sets reps 6
got two dumbbells already made 5kg, did reverse flys (leaning forward/bent over) then standing up, reverse flys, 6 reps per type, and 3 sets.
Had bannana and can of tuna after.
Thanks guys.
day 277
Breakfast, protein scoop, with semi skimmed milk.
3x shreaded wheat with semi skimmed milk.
Going to do weights in a minute after a couple more sets of pull ups.
Taking the following types of food with me, can of chilli con carne, beans, tuna, low fat cheese, natural yogurt, beef, wheat/whole meal bread, jacket potato, may even take some scoops of protein powder, just feel i could do with the break, had alot going on and could do me good to get away from it all.
Workout
50kg barbell bench press 3 sets reps 10
50kg barbel bent over rows, 3 sets reps 6-8
50kg deadlifts, think i may have donne them right this time, 3 sets reps 10
38kg barbell military press 3 sets, well 2 because 3rd didn't do pass 3 reps.
29kg barbell curls 3 sets reps 6
got two dumbbells already made 5kg, did reverse flys (leaning forward/bent over) then standing up, reverse flys, 6 reps per type, and 3 sets.
Had bannana and can of tuna after.
Thanks guys.
Re: Fat Around Button Area?
Back, ate fairly well but must admit did pick on a few things, going to do 40-1hour cardio now though.
Re: Fat Around Button Area?
Day 278
Breakfast, protein shake with semi skimmed milk, shreaded wheat with semi skimmed milk.
Kiwi and a slice of 100% wheat bread.
Workout
50kg bench press 3 sets reps 10
50kg barbell bent over rows, 3 sets reps 6-8
50kg deadlifts 3 sets reps 10, found workout alot harder after these though.
38kg military press 3 sets reps 5-6
16kg dumbbell flys 3 sets reps 5-6
20kg dumbbell rows 3 sets reps 10
20kg dumbbwell squats reps 10 sets 3
20kg dumbbell lunges 3 sets reps 10.
Can of tuna and a slice of wheat bread.
Dinner being cooked - salad, jacket potato and cheese, but the cheese im having is the low fat one, per 100g = 280 cal, and about double the amount of protein to fat.
Breakfast, protein shake with semi skimmed milk, shreaded wheat with semi skimmed milk.
Kiwi and a slice of 100% wheat bread.
Workout
50kg bench press 3 sets reps 10
50kg barbell bent over rows, 3 sets reps 6-8
50kg deadlifts 3 sets reps 10, found workout alot harder after these though.
38kg military press 3 sets reps 5-6
16kg dumbbell flys 3 sets reps 5-6
20kg dumbbell rows 3 sets reps 10
20kg dumbbwell squats reps 10 sets 3
20kg dumbbell lunges 3 sets reps 10.
Can of tuna and a slice of wheat bread.
Dinner being cooked - salad, jacket potato and cheese, but the cheese im having is the low fat one, per 100g = 280 cal, and about double the amount of protein to fat.
Re: Fat Around Button Area?
Day 279
Breakfast, protein shake with semi skimmed milk, wheatabix.
Break + lunch, tuna sandwiches on wheat bread.
Bought a pack of mango pieces.
Got home, a slice of wheat bread and rest of can of tuna. And a protein shake with semi skimmed milk.
Ment to be cardio today, however legs are aching i think from weights yesterday and lower back is in a bit of pain i think from sitting akwardly yesterday in driving lesson.
I was hoping any of you could advise me on what to do about the workout, i don't mind it, but it's getting harder where it's repetitive?
So yeah going to not do cardio today and hopefully do it tomorow.
Dinner - jacket potatoes and brussells, i know not enough protein here, nothing was ready to have, left out some chunky chicken pieces that i found in the freezer but they may not be defrosted in time, so can have them for sandwiches tomorow, later might have some porridge oats.
Breakfast, protein shake with semi skimmed milk, wheatabix.
Break + lunch, tuna sandwiches on wheat bread.
Bought a pack of mango pieces.
Got home, a slice of wheat bread and rest of can of tuna. And a protein shake with semi skimmed milk.
Ment to be cardio today, however legs are aching i think from weights yesterday and lower back is in a bit of pain i think from sitting akwardly yesterday in driving lesson.
I was hoping any of you could advise me on what to do about the workout, i don't mind it, but it's getting harder where it's repetitive?
So yeah going to not do cardio today and hopefully do it tomorow.
Dinner - jacket potatoes and brussells, i know not enough protein here, nothing was ready to have, left out some chunky chicken pieces that i found in the freezer but they may not be defrosted in time, so can have them for sandwiches tomorow, later might have some porridge oats.