Skully's Journal (Diet/workout)

[skully]

Got some good news:

1) Yours truly can do bicep curls with 8 kgs (6 reps max)....awesome, eh?

2) I was able to do pull off 8 REPS with 27.5 kgs for a Bench Press, in first set. The rest were, 5, 5, 4, 4.

I want to attempt to do 30kgs, but I have this fear that I won't be able to handle it, especially when no one is there to help. Hm...

Food eating is SLIGHTLY getting better. The only crappy thing I had today was "ice cream" which mom bought without asking me. I would've said no. I mixed a bit of it with protein shake, and had some of it after workout, so "not too much harm done."

As for that "thing" i recently started...I am really not addicted to smoking or anything. It's been more than a wee since I had one. I swear I have one when I'm completely out of it or anxious to the extremes. At the moment, I am not so anxious.

I finished a major project that I am happy with the outcome. I have literally 3 more uni days to go, then I'm off to work for 3 months, Ramadan, 1 month off (everything!) and then uni again.

I am hoping that everything will be fine and be more scheduled and fixed once next week is over. I'll have to sit and think things through about workout, eating habits...etc. I realize I did some (not so much) damage to body this month because of the stress, but I will get back on the horse once next week is over.

[Fygle]

I want to attempt to do 30kgs, but I have this fear that I won't be able to handle it

See if you can get hold of a couple of 0,5kg discs so you can bump the weight by less. Helped me out a lot. Shouldn't cost much.

[Boss Man]

Now there you go posting a load of good stuff . Makes me wonder why you had to be so darned negative all the time, as if you had nothing at all to look foward too .

Hopefully you can start to treat yourself the way you deserve to, because you don't need to be a victim to your emotions, you CAN progress and you CAN move on, but part of that is recoginsing that it is possible and coming to terms with it.

If you're not sure about the Bench press, wait until you can handle 10 reps, then add the weight on. Then you shouldn't drp below 6-7 reps on the first set with the new weight.

Keep up the hard work and keep making the positives work for you, don't suppress them or make them feel like a temporary sensation that fades.

Oh and don't come here in a few days and tell us your work sucks, they don't let you eat, they give you funny looks, you want to quit etc etc, just don't . If it blows, tell yourself it's only three months and learn it live with it okay

[skully]

Lets have a little bit more good stuff =P

Okay I am not happy with weight or how I look, but i dont like bad at all...Anyway, one week and that will change!

I can squat with 37.5 kgs, not bad! Next week ill attempt to squat with 40 kgs.A few months and I'll be squatting with weight.

Anotherrrrrrrr good thing. workplace is A LOT closer than I thought it would be! In fact, It's even closer to the gym. it's just a few turns a roundabout and im there. So time is not going to be an issue AT ALL.

The issue though, will be...food.

Lets say work place is in a street filled with junk food. So here i have to figure out how I'll go about eating lunch. I am sure to some extent i'll be able to find "some" healthy food. But yeah... first week may be a mess due to adjusting, which is fine, because I dont know what Im up against, the rules of the company..and what they do exactly...so i have to adjust and figure it out. But I'll have to def up cardio in the summer. I know when I work I tend to gain weight. NOT this time.

I can actually do cardio what work...Wellllllll...the office is in the 17th floor. So take a guess what I'll do? Walk up the stairs indeed. Of course not all 17th floor, that's more than hour, eh?

I'd do this.

Take the elevator up until the say....10-12th floor, and wake up 5 floors (not sure how long that would take, so I'd experiment.) I'd do that 3 times

- Before I go into the office
- During lunch break
- Before I leave.

Sounds, fun, eh!

I would assume 10-15 minutes. Adding them together that's 30-45 mins of cardio everyday without a gym. Adding one intense cardio workout, and maybe bodycombat, with 3-4 days weight lifiting...should be enough to keep in good shape, if not better!

Okay examination time is killing right now...so wish me good luck and that I get the GPA I want. im kinda sad Im not graduting with the rest of classmates...i got held up one semester...

I'm just CROSSING fingers everything works out and I be happy for the next 4 months.

[Boss Man]

Prepare food and take it with you. Can't that be the answer?

[skully]

I am not sure if I'l' be able to heat the food...I mean all I eat at home is rice, and chicken...and I do plan to bring food sometimes...not always...but i dunno ...

[Boss Man]

No I mean do it before work either early on, or the night before. You cook things like Chicken, then make Sandwhiches to take work a cartons of Juice, Peanuts, Nuts, low Fat Cheese, Ham Sandwhiches, Fruit those sorts of things.

[skully]

Yeah, i'll be brining all snacks with me and stuff, but in head, which is still a bad hting..is I need to have a proper lunch...and proper lunch when Im out means "outside food" It sucks...I mean, as long as I can find grilled chicken, I'm happy! Cuz I love eating grilled chicken. For the first few days I'll see how things go at work, what is acceptable and what is not...to get scope around their routines and stuff before I settle in with own.

I intend to keep or bring with me cereal, low fat yogurt, nuts, and those stuff everyday...but for me..i need to have that one proper full meal sort of thing for lunch.

but things like home-cooked chicken/rice needs to be put in a fridge, reheated...and i have no idea what they have in the office. so i'll have to do a lot of adjusting the first week before I really kick in with routine. The important thing is that I keep working out despite the time...

And Im psyched about using the stairs, lol! Get some cardio in there while i'm at it, eh!

[Boss Man]

Chicken doesn't need reheating. A cooked breast can be eaten within a few days when cold, as long as it's not kept in unhygenic conditions. It won't taste like poo either. Possibly a bit bland to some perhaps.

[skully]

but I like food warm! Lol....I'll see what I can do...I can definitely eat whole wheat pasta with chicken and take that with me sometimes....i just need to figure and alternative for dinner. I honestly have been eating whole wheat pasta with chicken/turkey 90% of the time for months now. I can't come up with "new ideas" to eat food. Thats problem. I get comfy with one type of food and stick to it, and never change until I get bored/hate it.

I am not good with recipes and know stuff about food at all...plus im sooooooo picky. Bleh! fave whole wheat tortillas and no longer sold in the supermarket, and these tasted goodm had GREAT nutrional value...a whooping 21g of fiber...I loved them..=(...and now they took 'em away! So ya ive been eating a whole lot of pasta.

[skully]

Guess what?

I benched with 30kgs today! How awesome is that! I was able to do 5,5,4,4,2....Not bad moving from 27.5kgs, eh? OF course, i could've done more reps if i had a spotter, but since I am alone, I have to make sure I can lift the weight one last time to put it up safely.

Is 30kgs for a female who weighs 53 kgs, considered good? or still weak?

I mean today in first set, I did 17 "man" push ups. Last week I did 14...so that's an improvement!

I find it extremely strange how I am gaining muscle and strength in upper body, but not lower. I am working lower body just as hard, but I don't feel or see a difference....

I realize I missed a couple of lower days due to some timing issues...and I will do this whole week cuz of exams....

I ate pretty clean today. Can't say I had anything real bad, except for the bag of popcorn I just ate...which btw...makes me feel A LOT lighter in the morning.

I havent been eating enough calories the past 4 days. I am having a lot of weird appetite moodiness. Lunch time I'm not hungry...late at night I am...bleh.

Next week, come already!

[Boss Man]

Yes 30kg's is good. You CAN be proud of the improvement you have made. I'm proud of the improvement you have made, so you just need to keep using all these little positives and turning then into a big positive .

[skully]

so...i cant write a lot!

ive been so busy recently too much happening, but tomorrow a normal routine will kick in....i have great news.

it takes literally 5-mins from work place to gym...so i am soooo happy about that. i am not sure how work place would feel about me eating frequently...and...bringing food to the office and stuff. tomorrow ill have more clear ideas on what i can do, and cant do...

ive been feeling a little sick recently actually...i feel dizzy and tired ...i couldnt go through workout yesterday, i feel light headed and stuff....i just hpe ill be okay tomorrow...and everything will be fine.

[skully]

So, I am at work right now.

And it seems to be, there may be days where life is NOT going to as balanced as I hope it would be. But I plan to manage, anyhow.

So far, I ate the following:

8:30 egg whites + pro-shake

11:00 a handful of nuts

1:15 Macdonalds caesar salad, with ving dressing (hald of the pack, no crutons) IS it bad? Or is it okay? I don't think I ate more than 350-400cals, didn't have soda, or fries or anything...just water and the salad.

Soon, 4:30 p.m. Turkey sandwich with cottage cheese and some olives as a pre-workout...then go to the gym around 6:00-6:15 and do...I dont know. I feel that I've gained weight. I may go from doing legs to doing cardio. Depends on how I feel when I get there. This week in terms of exercise is going to be a mess. I don't know what days I am doing what. but yeah...I may even not be able to make it to bodycombat ='(!! arghhhh!

at 5:30 (was told its okay to leave early) Did weight for an hour. I am reconsidering workout. I want to know what exerice out of the 6 I can remove and still get a decent workout for upper/lower.

6:45 Protein shake (figured a way to do that thing! ugh! drove me cazy)

8:00 Whole wheat pasta/turkey + 3 vine leaves

I am more or less doing good, eh? Better than a month ago. I hope I can keep up, and lose the weight I slightly gained in the past couple of weeks. Only day I am allowed to let loose is Thursday.

Otherwise, I have to be careful about how much I eat and where from..and all that crap.

I'll do it...I'll DO IT!


Out of these, which I get remove and still get a GOOD leg workout?

Squats
Leg Press
Leg Extension
Leg curl (hamsrings)
Calf raises
Walking lunges

[skully]

So, today was second day of work. Funny thing happened. The internet stopped working, so most of us left early.

I wanted to take advantage of that and go exercise, although I decided yesterday to take the day off - due to really hectic seven days, which I did not have a break from. Eventually, I decided not to go because I actually seemed to have pulled a muscle yesterday -nothing too much, but would affect cardio performance.

Otherwise, I am taking the stairs majority of the time, so I am compensating a little there.

Eating so far is good.

9:00 Protein shake and brown bread with low fat labneh and zatar

11:00 Stirred yogurt and cappacino (with a sweetener)

1:15 Whole wheat pasta and chicken and green tea afterwards

4:30 a bit of hummus eaten with bread, and special K protein plus cereal

8:00 1 egg, hummus, broccoli, corn, olives

11:00 half a popcorn bag (70 cals), protein shake