Fat Around Button Area?

[MartinBoy]

Day 51

Breakfast - 3 eggs with 2 slices of toast with peanut butter.

a piece of crispbread before lunch.

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

Couple crisps after

weight training - at first i had all the weights on 1 dumbell and just did a few reps and pulled a muscle in back/side on the left side so this affected training.

Did 30mins weight training

Protein shake after

Will update.

For weight training, the weights are still hard, however im thinking of buying some heavier ones because on each dumbell it's about 5 kilos and thats to even it out. It's still quite hard being able to do reps of 10 or just over but im thinking of buying some heavier ones if it's not too expensive as, if i have heavier ones and can only do a few reps, the harder it is the bigger muscles you'll get right?

Dinner - 2 chicken breasts in sauce, half a pack which i suppose is 1 chicken breast is 34.0 grams protein! Never knew chicken was so much and only 220 calories or so. So i assume 68.0 grams protein for dinner.

Possibly most protein ive consumed in a day

However some bad news.. i was out with mates tonight and was hungry, they went MC D's, i bought a large diet coke, and a chicken salad deli. Was looking for a decent meal which wasn't too bad for you. Might of been sweet chilli chicken. Chicken in a bun with sauce and some salad. Hopefully this won't affect me too much

I suppose i probably have made some progess however i still want this last fat and the last fat round arms to go!!

[MartinBoy]

Day 52

Breakfast - 3 wheatabix with milk and half a scoop of protein powder.

52mins cardio - stat bike.

Lunch - 1 baguel with peanut butter and about 8 slices of wafer thin ham. Had another baguel a short while after as was still hunrgy plain.

Snacked on apple and crispbread.

Dinner - probably the oddest dinner yet anyway, i was in and on own not much foods in the house, mum and dad need to go shopping so here's what i did myself.

Bowl of tomato soup = about 232 calories and 2 slices of small white bread with low fat butter so probably around 400 calories in that meal. And i was still hungry after so i did a biggish bowl of cereal - crumble cereal with strawberry pieces, bit like clusters but not. Perhaps 400 calories in that? If i get hungry in a while i might have a protein shake as i can allow myself an exta 100-300 calories to go just over 2000 calories and reach it.

I just hope i don't get hungry again after that protein shake if i have to have one.

[MartinBoy]

Day 53

Went out last night, had a can and a half of cyder, and some shots, woke up late this morning due to being out late so had a biggish glass of protein shake for breakfast.

Lunch - 2 baguels with peanut butter, 1 with wafer thin ham slices, 1 with just peanut butter.

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I'm thinking of buying some heavier weights, i have 5kg on each dumbell at the moment. It is still hard but id like things to be even harder, i was looking for more plates/heavier ones, that 30kg set there is £60, thats pretty expensive for me as i don't have alot of money, what would you recommend.

Dinner - cheesy beans on toast.

Another protein shake however it didn't feel me up much.

[MartinBoy]

Day 54

Breakfast - 2 slices of toast with peanut butter - 3 boiled eggs.

Treated myself to a choclate bar (240 calories) haven't had one for a long time.

Lunch - 2 slices of toast with peanut butter and 3/4 a can of tuna chunks.

Off to medical centre for a blood test then when i get back il do some weights.

Did weight training, session lasted about 36mins, however it went quite fast and for some of the excercises that required only 1 dumbell i put on an extra 2kg onto a single dumbell, it is hassle having to change it around however, will 7kg of weights per dumbell, will this make me get bigger muscles. The set i have is 14kg and i have 5kg worth of plates on each dumbell so 2kg must be from the thigns to keep the weights on and the pole.

£70 is alot of money for me so i'm not too sure on having to pay for that.

And that's ok Cassie

Dinner - Bunch of peas, Bunch of mash, and half of a puff pastry chicken and bacon pie. Kinda high in calories and fat % i think. However, it is dinner and i didn't cook it and didn't exactly have alot of options, it's not that bad right? Not like im eating fried junk.

[cassiegose]

Hi Martin,

Sorry I haven't responded in a while. I haven't had access to a computer for the past5 days so haven't been able to check in. Looks like you're doing great with the diet! Keep going! I'm proud of ya! I'm glad you're looking into buying those weights. I definitely think those will come in handy for you. ;)

Cassie

[MartinBoy]

Updated post above

Day 55

Breakfast - special K cereal.

Went to get some shopping.

Today is ment to be a cardio day but i think il give it a miss, ive already been out and possibly going out again soon and it's just im ready to go out and if i go and do cardio im going to need a wash and get ready again, also if i did today i would possibly be doing 3 times a week, and not sure if it's best to do 2 or 3 times a week.

Lunch - 2 big thick slices of fresh bread with peanut butter on, 5 ocean sticks.

Had another big piece as i was hungry.

Dinner - spaghetti bolognase with peppers and onions.

Couple hours later had a bigish glass of protein shake. Possibly consumed around 2200 calories today?

Just something id like to mention, a mate of mine has offered me to spot with him on his bench press. Might try this out somedays if ican.

[MartinBoy]

Day 56

Breakfast

Woke up late, so decided to have, a protein shake and 2 slices of toast with peanut butter. Possibly around 600 calories?

Lunch - 2 slices of toast with peanut butter, 5 slices of wafter thin ham (11 calories a slice)

Les a ocean stick is this - http://www.goldenoceanseafood.com/prodp ... 0STICK.jpg It's fish.

Did 30mins weight training, had a protein shake after, probably consumed around 1400 calories today so that leaves only 600 for dinner and anything i may snack on after?

Not sure whats for dinner however i think a mate of mine is having a bbq, would this be ok to go too?

Went round a mates, didn't have dinner til late. Had 2 sausages broke into 4 pieces in a piece of french stick/bread and some pieces on there own after with butter and tomato sauce. Few wine gum sweats, 2 25cl bottles of shandy. And some wine gums.

I hope this won't affect things too much. Also, in 2 days it's dads bday and he's getting an indian takeaway, again i hope i will be able to have this, as it;s his birthday, however if i can't i spose il have to have something else.

Also, the day after possibly going away with a few mates for a couple of days what i talked about. So possibly won't be able to do weights and stuff and not eat the foods im going to need. EG. protein shakes, eggs, tuna.

Will this affect me much, as i have seen some results over the past 55 days but obviously not significant ones.

[Nokie173]

Imitation Crab Meat (According to the pic)

[MartinBoy]

Day 57

Woke up, breakfast - 3 wheatabix with milk with half scoop of protein powder.

53mins stat bike cardio.

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

About 4pm, mum got back, bought me a dougnut from the bakers, i wasn't going to eat it, but i was hungry, it was a sprinkled donut, tiny little sprinkles with a little bit of icing to keep them on and the rest was just doe as in a dougnut, not a jam one or nothing, Possibly around 300 calories or so in that? Hopefully this won't affect me however there is a indian tomorow night for dinner And then going away day after, i will try to keep eating habits best as for these days, however eating that donut today, at least ive done a good 53 mins cardio, so shouldn't affect me?

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Sort of like that, but not as much icing on it.

However, after eating foods like this and other ones that i think i shouldn't, why is it that you always feel fatter and look fatter to urself?

Sorry to bring this up thanks alot again

Dinner - mash, with mince meat, onions, peppers, veggies.

Snacking on stuff like crisp bread, some kettle crisps, slice of bread with peanut butter as ive been hungry, also went round a mates to do some bench presses.

[MartinBoy]

Day 58

Protein shake and 2 slices of toast with peanut butter for breakfast.

Parents may be getting an indian take away tonight for his bday so would this be possible to have.

Lunch - 2 slices of toast with 3/4 can tuna.

Did weight training bout 30mins also, the push ups and some chin ups i did before. I seem to struggle with, i think it's mainly due to breathing, for example i can do quite a few push ups, but i get out of breath and have to stop. Same when doing chin ups, i feel i can probably do more but still have to cut myself short due to the breathing. When breathing i don't do nothing, for example some people breath in through mouth out nose etc. I just do nothing, make no noise complete silence.

Also today i feel drained and really tired - in the mood where i can't be bothered doing a thing. I still did the weights tho for example as i know im going to be away for a couple of days. I feel like i could lift more weights but sometimes when doing them i have to stop due to wrists hurting. The bench press i was going to buy i think now has 35kg weights, i will sort out about buying this sometime next week. Will this improve pecs, biceps alot?

Also, where ive mentioned arms have got a little bit wider, and more rounder due to weight training, the muscle isn't much bigger for example when i tense, will the bench press help this?

Thanks again Cassie and everyone, im sorry to bother you.

Dinner - Indian takeaway, surprisingly wasn't full after it, didn't releaise i had such a big apetite

However i still feel bloated and fat already. Saying that though, i must have lost weight, maybe didn't need to though, even if the scales say i have sometimes and haven't sometimes, i can fit into 14 year old brothers jeans. boxer shorts are loose on me and hips never used to stick out so much

[cassiegose]

Hi Martin!

I'm glad to see you're getting protein with most of your meals now. Good job friend!

For the breathing... you need to breath while youre lifting! When i'm doing bench press I breathe in while the weight is coming down, then breathe out while i'm pushing the weight up... almost like i'm pushing the weight up with breath. I know that sounds kind of funny... but yes definitely breath while you're lifting.

I do believe having access to heavier weights will help to improve the size of your muscles. In order for your muscles to grow, you must overload them by regularly increasing the amount that youre lifting. By regularly increasing the amount of your lifts, your muscles will be forced to grow to handle the increased weight. If you always lift the same amount, your muscles will not grow as they will not need to. Make sense?

You say your arms have gotten wider and more rounded... This, to me, says that youre muscles have gotten bigger. Bench press, pull ups, push ups, rows, squats, deadlifts, dips.. will all help your muscles get bigger. Bench press focuses more on chest and triceps while pull ups and rows focus more on back and biceps.

The bloated feeling is caused by the food. It will be gone before you know it. I'm assuming indian food is quite high in sodium... make sure you drink lots of water. The scale if fluctuating because of water.. mine fluctuates by up to 3-4 pounds daily.

Good job friend! As for your hips sticking out... keep eating.

Cassie

[Boss Man]

Without question you need to also focus on Breathing more when you lift.

It is hard sometimes to remember, when you're really homing in on good technique. I've had times when I've done a set of something, and the Heart's going like a 100m runner wearing Lead Boots, but if you don't breathe properly, you could be hindering your ability to lift, and you'll potentially create more Lactic acid, by not giving your body and importantly the muscles, a more comprehensive re-oxygenation process.

Plus you could be increasing muscle fatigue, which if so, would be causing premature burn-out on some exercises.

Plus you might be giving yourself inadequate rest.

On big muscles, aim for 90-120 seconds. Small ones around 60-90. So you might get problems, if you're having 40-50 second breaks on biggies, and 30-40 seconds on small ones, when your body cannot re-oxygenate muscles fast enough, to allow you to repeat something for the same kind of duration, or intensity for reps.

[MartinBoy]

Back, was away for couple of days, and i have a BIG problem.

I haven't eaten too well, the reason i have been HUNGRY CONSTANTLY i don't know what is causing it and i feel like i am going to put on so much weight. For example, 1 day down caravan, for breakfast i had 2 slices of toast with peanut butter then about 30mins later i was STILL hungry, therefore i had a bowl of cereal, 30mins after STILL hungry, had another 2 slices of toast with peanut butter. Basically just been eating alot bigger meals and more often, 1 night had a 1/4 pounder and chips too, other night bought an admiral pie (324 calories) (mash, some cheese and fish in a pie).

But yeah, ive not been eating much protein foods as i usually would. However im back now and hopefully can get back on track.

However i feel i will put on weight. What is this, even now as ive just got in and hungry, i ate 3 wheatabix with milk, this was litreally 15mins ago and i am hungry again. What could be causing this? I had to go to the doctors down there, which basically ruined weekend and i asked them if i had worms and theyve given me a prescription for it which is just one tablet. I will get the prescription however the doctor didn't think that it would be worms as it wouldn't cause me to be hungry, however backside is sometimes itchy. However saying about getting hungry i remeber mentioning this 3 days ago when i said apetite is quite big as after i ate the indian i could eat another plate. Even now, i just did 30mins weight training then had a small protein shake and im still hungry, it's like it's going through body.

All this has occured since yesterday and even now im hungry and need to eat which is going to lead to me gaining weight. I'm really worried, what should i do guys, ive been at this for almost 2 months, i will be devastated if i end up putting the weight back on please help me!!!

[MartinBoy]

Weight training sessions

Hi, im sorry to bother again but if you could listen to what i have to say about weights i would appreciate it so much, firstly though i hope i get through big problem that i posted above!

Ok, so i did 30mins weight training, i had a set of 14kg of weights, dumbells. I had 5kg in plate weights on each dumbell so must be 7kg when it comes to the pole and the things you hold the weights on with. Is this big enough to make arms bigger. I could lift more weight like for instance earlier where i haven't done weights for a couple of days, i decided to add 4kg of plate weight onto 1 dumbell and use on the excercises i use only 1 dumbell for.

For example heres routine.

3 sets of dumbell lunges reps of 10

3 sets of dumbell squats reps of 10

Lay on floor, knees bent, back on floor and used 1 dumbell in one hand pushing up and then down. Increased the weight for this excercise (example) then repeated with other arm.

Bench press with both dumbell weights (equal weights) but not bench pressing, on the floor, 3 sets reps of 10. Then i lay on floor still arms out with dumbell weights on ground too and pull them in towards chest, sort of a chest excercise.

Hold 1 dumbell in one hand tilt hips to that side for 10 reps then the other side.

Sit in chair sitting down, sit down bench press, lifting weight above me in air, 3 sets reps of 10. Both dumbells

1 handed dumbell rows, the ones you posted before cassie, most of these excercises are from the ones u posted. For example where you need 1 dumbell for these used the increased weight for it. 3 sets for both arms, reps of 10-12.

Standing dumbell rows, 1 dumbell (increased weight) 2 or 3 sets, reps of 10.

Stand up, both dumbells in hands, hands out and then moving backwards, towards back, so it's sort of stretching chest. sets of 3 reps of 10.

Then 2 or 3 sets of curls on each arm increased weight sometimes reps of 10.

Sorry to go on, that's most of routine, i tried breathing alot more today when i did weight training and i did find it helped a bit. I also do push ups and try to do as many chin ups as i can even though it's not usually alot.

Is routine good, been at it for about 2months now. Lasts around 30mins.

Will sort out about buying the bench press from mate this week. Was wondernig mainly about the weights as it is annoying having to change the weights where you have to take apart both dumbells, however a 30kg set of dumbells is £70 cheapst i found and i don't really have that money to spare, would the bench press do well instead?

Thanks for taking the time, couple of mates have said they noticed the difference and i have too a bit, not major but obviously a difference which is great! Now it's just about getting back into routine and finding something to cure this hungar problem as it's really bothering me and will make me end up putting on weight/getting fat!!!!!!

For dinner today ive had 5 small burgers (sounds alot but there only just over 100 calories each) small amount of oven baked chips + spaghetti and few small pieces of bday cake. (not for dinner) I will get back on track tomorow

See, and now it's litreally only 1hour later, and i am hungry!!! After that food!

[cassiegose]

Hi Martin,

goodness this new format is really hard to get used to.

As for your hunger problem. If youre hungry then EAT! You know me... I'm going to bring up the whole protein thing... I've found that eating protein helps to fill me up a lot more than eating carbs. If I were you I would eat when i'm hungry, just stick to healthy foods that are going to fill you up without being too high in calories. I wouldn't be too worried about putting on weight, however I know you've worked hard to get where you are so still try to get around 2000 calories a day. I would stick to things like whole grains, lean protein, veggies, oatmeal, fruit, eggwhites... these will fill you up with fewer calories. Stay away from things like fast food, junk food, fried food, sweets... as these things are higher in calories and unhealthy fats and honestly probably won't fill you up as well as the other mentioned foods. I'm currently on a very strict diet and there are some days when I feel like I could eat everything in site. On days when this happens, I make sure to have a big bowl of oatmeal with eggwhites mixed in, first thing in the morning, then about 2-3 hours later will have another big bowl of oatmeal with eggwhites, then 2-3 hours later will have a serving of fish or chicken (not fried!) with a HUGE serving of green veggies (these fill you up with adding a bunch of calories), then 2-3 hours later will have more fish or chicken with veggies, then 2-3 hours later will have some kind of lean steak with more veggies. If I've eaten like this and still feel famished then i will throw in a another bowl of oatmeal with eggwhites. The key is to pick foods that fill you up without loading you with a ton of calories.

As for the weights... having a hard time picturing some of the lifts youre doing but it youre doing the ones I previously suggested then you should be fine. Keep it up. As for it being annoying that you have to change the weights... I don't know what to tell you there. It can be annoying but don't let that minor nuisance keep you from lifting the heavier weights. You could try to plan your workout so you do your heavier lifts first, then do your lighter weights toward the end. Use the heavier weight for all of the exercises that you need it for, then change the weights and use that weight for all of the lifts that you need it for.. and so on.

As for your friends noticing a difference... If its a noticable change then it is probably a bigger differance than what you realize. That is great! It means that you're making progress! Good job!

Cassie