Fat Around Button Area?

MartinBoy · Post by **MartinBoy** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 5:15 am

Day 44

Breakfast - Master Crumble cereal, strawberry crisp like the cereal i explained before, with a cup of milk.

Lunch - 2 slices toast with peanut butter 4 slices of ham some peanuts and a vitality yougurt.

Bannana

42min stat bike cardio.

vitalityy yougurt

a homemade brownie (sorry couldn't resist)

Dinner - jacket potato, carrots, collier flower and 2 pieces of roast chicken.

Got in had another scotch egg and vitality yougurt.

cassiegose · Post by **cassiegose** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 1:22 pm

Hi there Martin,

Breakfast: Needs protein

Lunch: Looks great! :)

Banana: Should have some nuts or perhaps some eggs/eggwhites with this meal

Yogurt: Not bad, yogurt can be high in sugar.... although sugar after cardio can be good as it replaced glycogen levels. How much time passed between this meal and dinner? Thinking you could add some protein here?

Dinner: Looks great friend!

Brownie: Everybody needs a brownie sometimes. Don't sweat it. :)

Good job Martin

MartinBoy · Post by **MartinBoy** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 6:00 pm

Um i think 1-2 hours it was between the meal.

I was out today with a few friends, i lifted top up - don't ask why lol, anyways i said to them, i look fat and one replied nah you don't and they said your looks different i said no it doesn't and they said yeah it does, and another agreed, also they said that it looks different and i said it still looks the same and they said that it's because i look at it every day.

They could just be saying this as there friends, but i doubt it, i mean what would they be getting out of it, they would just say nah youve lost a little bit of weight or something like, your fine.

Hopefully i have lost a bit of fat even though i can't see it as there's still enough there to bother me

MartinBoy · Post by **MartinBoy** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 7:08 am

Day 45

Sorry couldn't get on to post,

Breakfast - oat cereal with half scoop of protein powder

Lunch - 3 boiled eggs with 2 slices of toast with peanut butter

Weight training

Protein shake

Dinner - quarter pounder burger with oven baked chips and beans, went out that night had a couple of beers. And chicken nuggets, onion rings during night

MartinBoy · Post by **MartinBoy** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 7:09 am

Day 46

2 slices of toast with peanut butter - woke up late due to getting in at 3 am

And thanks Les i am reading your posts

Vitality yougurt, some peanuts, lunch - 2 slices of toast with peanut butter and 5 slices of ham.

Snacking on stuff throughout day ie peanuts, crispbread.

Dinner - spaghetti boloangse, with collier flower, peppers and carrots.

Had a brownie!!!!

Although im still eating mainly decent foods/ foods trying to get as much protein as possible, ive noticed that the longer this has gone on ive been picking at things which aren't protein for example a brownie, a biscuit or 2 the odd day, possibly staying over a friends again tonight so god knows what will happen there

Vitality yougurt.

Was out this evening and was hungry, only thing open was a chicken shop.. bought a small-medium sized bag of fries.

I feel bad lately because ive been eating some junk food and stuff where ive been in situations that i wouldn't usually be in, and been eating foods which aren't mega bad however i shouldn't possibly be eating as im trying to lose the fat which i still have and tone up.

MartinBoy · Post by **MartinBoy** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 8:31 am

Day 47

Breakfast - oats with milk, half scoop of protein powder.

Lunch - 2 slices of toast with peanut butter, 3 boiled eggs, some peanuts.

Bout 35mins weight training

Protein shake after.

Dinner - Some oven baked chips, beans and beef and onion pie.

2 crisp bread with low fat butter.

more crisp bread and an apple and just eating more because im hungry, not sure on what's causing it as ive only basically done just weight training today, could be growing? I hope.

cassiegose · Post by **cassiegose** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 2:33 pm

Hi Martin,

I would guess that your abs DEFINITELY look different. I think you don't notice it because, as was said, you look at yourself everyday and there for don't notice the change. Its such a subtle change that it would be very hard to notice. Plus, I kind of get the impression that you are looking for a DRASTIC and sudden change and thats why you don't see your progress. I KNOW you are making progress. You're doing great!

I wouldn't worry too much about the sweets. As long as youre getting enough protein and eating enough calories I think its ok to let yourself have some treats every so often. Hows the weight training going? Did you decide to buy those weights?

Your diet today looks great. Its amazing that you're been at this for 47 days! You're doing so great Martin. I'm proud of you!

Cassie

MartinBoy · Post by **MartinBoy** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 4:00 pm

Thanks Cassie, maybe you are right, for example arms are probably a bit bigger and rounder than a month or so ago however still some fat on them which needs to go. Also will update post above in a minute and about the weights, i haven't decided to buy them yet, as a couple of other friends say you can get them elsewhere (in other words it's not a great deal) but then again not bad, i was intrested in buying them because i thought the price was good? However, i would have to speak to dad about making room for them in the garden if i did buy them, so yeah not bought yet, maybe i should hurry and decide as he might sell them soon?

Thanks

MartinBoy · Post by **MartinBoy** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 6:16 am

Day 48

Breakfast - 3wheatabix with milk, haven't had for a while so decided to make a change, don't really know what good protein foods there are for breakfast other than eggs?

Lunch - 3 slices of toast with peanut butter, 5 slices of ham. Was doing eggs for about 8-10mins and they came out crap so just had to chuck them. Also 1 oatcake biscuit, 46 calories 1g protein.

Did about 58mins stat bike cardio.

Had 1 and a half slice of crisp bread after, each crispbread = 40 calories.

I will update after dinner however, i know ive probably gone on about this so much but where it's been 48 days surely i should be seeing better results? will i ever get a 6 pack? I mean me myself i haven't noticed any results/any significiant results however like ive mentioned before other parts of body has got skiny and waist now fits into jeans that little brother has, he's almost same height as me and hes 14.

Basically just mentioning this to see if there's anything else i can do to improve moving fat from the areas of the stomach and a bit from the arms.

Thanks again Cassie and everyone else hopefully im doing ok? Or do i need to make anymore changes.

Oh something id just like to mention what i explained the other day about me feeling completey out of it and dizzy around by eyes, i feel like that now and it's after ive been on the bike, before i felt ok?

cassiegose · Post by **cassiegose** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 11:00 am

Hi Martin,

For breakfast if you absolutely have no other choice I would just have a protein shake with the wheatabix. It really doesn't matter what kind of protein you eat for breakfast (although solid protein is always better than the protein shake because it is more filling). You don't necessarily need to stick to "breakfast" foods for breakfast... You could always have some lean meat, low fat cheese, soy, or fish for breakfast as your source of protein.

Lunch looks good.

Good job having carbs after cardio. That is excellent for replenishing glycogen stores.... however you do need mroe calories in the post workout meal. You could add some yogurt or have a bit more of that bread with maybe some kind of protein or something.

Martin, you have made progress you just aren't seeing it for some reason. The 6 pack takes time. If it was that easy to have a 6 pack don't think everybody would be walking around with one? It takes time. Keep eating protein to build up the muscles, make sure youre getting enough calories, and keep hitting the weights with all you've got. You'll get there.

With all due respect Martin... regarding your question of whether or not you need to make any more changes... you still aren't following the advice that i've been preaching for the past 48 days. The only changes that i would suggest at this point is to make sure that you're eating enough protein with every single meal and getting enough calories. Some days you'll do really great with the whole protein thing and other days you don't do as well. I actually have a food diary that I take with me everywhere so i can write down what i'm eating, how much i'm eating, and when i'm eating it. This helps me to make sure that i'm eating protein with every meal and getting the right amount of calories. You might consider that.... its kind of a pain but it really helps. :)

good job martin.

MartinBoy · Post by **MartinBoy** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 12:14 pm

Oh, I was surprised by this Cassie, as you have been the one to make me eat more of these protein foods, i really am trying to follow your advice as best as i can

Dinner - half of a puff pastry steak pie, now i read the label earlier and it was 440 calories per 1/4 of a pie.. i thought that this was alot.. it had a high fat percentage aswel like 37% i think. I just had dinner and im really full now so hopefully won't be hungry later, anyway i had half a pie, mash, collier flower and peas.

I didn't realise a dinner like this is a lot of calories? And it makes it feel like long excercise sesion was for nothing as stomach feels bloated now.

cassiegose · Post by **cassiegose** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 4:05 pm

I just went back and re-read post from earlier today and realized that I sounded very rude in that post... I hadn't meant for it to come off like that so i want to clarify a bit... and apologize for sounding like such a you-know-what. By saying that you aren't following the advice that I've been preaching for the past 48 days... I should have said that you aren't following as well as you could. You asked if there is anything you can do to move the fat from your stomach and arms... Really Martin the only thing you can do is to make sure you're staying on track with your diet and make sure you're really pushing yourself with those weights. If you want to see a 6 pack you really must build those muscles... and to do that the best advice that i can give you is to make sure you're eating protein with every meal. NO EXCUSES. You ask if you will ever get a 6 pack... That is up to you friend. If you want it bad enough and you continue working towards it then yes I would almost guarentee that you will eventually have a 6 pack. However, if don't eat enough calories, don't eat enough protein, don't push yourself with the weights... then no you may not ever have a 6 pack. Nobody can do this for you. You have decide how bad you want it then go for it.

I think I would stay away from things like pastry pies. Those things are loaded with sodium and saturated fats. As for your stomach being bloated... thats probably just salt... However I don't know of many people who get six packs eating pastry steak pies.

MartinBoy · Post by **MartinBoy** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 4:17 pm

Yeah, sorry yet again it was parents that cook the food, however there was probably still about 40g of protein with that dinner, and its not like i eat pastry pies often.

I'm doing well though right? And should see the results i want soon with routine and diet?

Also Cassie, lets say 3 wheatabix with milk is about 400 calories? I always try to work out the max the calories could be so anything under is a bonus. Say i had a protein shake with it, that would be around an extra 300ish calories. Meaning 700 for breakfast, lunch would possibly be around 500, making it 1200 calories, say i had a protein shake after a weight training session another 300 calories meaning im limiting myself to 500 calories for dinner.

This is sometimes hard considering i want the last of the fat to go to get a 6 pack and to build muscle, it's seems a bit too much wouldn't you say?

MartinBoy · Post by **MartinBoy** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 4:35 am

Ok Les, that's what ive been trying to mainly do though.

Day 49

Had 3 wheatabix with milk and had half a scoop of protein powder at the bottom of the bowl for more protein, didn't come out good though, the powder was lumpy in the cereal

Lunch - 2 slices of toast with peanut butter and a can of tuna chunks.

33mins weight training

Protein shake after.

Dinner - curry with onions, peppers and mince meat, some fresh bread

MartinBoy · Post by **MartinBoy** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 4:22 am

Day 50

Breakfast - 3 wheatabix with half scoop protein powder, going out for the day so wanted something that will probably feel me up longer than eggs.

Was out all day just got in so was limited to what i could eat.

Lunchtime - bought a chicken burger, just a small piece of chicken in a bun. Wasn't that big.

Got round a mates, he cooked us a burger grilled in a bun.

Was around another mates til late this evening so had a hash brown few pieces of chicken and some potato wedges.

Today was ment to be a cardio day but ive been out all day and am really tired now so going to have to give it a miss.

I know meals aren't exactly great today but i was limited to what i could eat as i was out.

I still feel uncomfortable about appearance however, it's too much skin making it look fatty/horrible. Just an unattractive look that's really letting me down.

Got dinner indoors and its 4 sausages, had 2 already and mash with onions and gravy. Im hungry so mite eat it however that would possibly mean going alot over 2k calories a day and im still trying to get a 6 pack. But im hungry so i should just eat it right?