Dani's Diary

Yawn

ok so since i am at school and im broke there is no way for me to eat something that i did not pack (i.e. somethign unhealthy) so here is my day:
B: 1 peice of whole wheat toast with peanut butter
3/4 cup of skim milk (chocolate)
Small yogurt
S:Cranberry &Citrus yogurt granola bar (100cals) and small apple
L: Black forest ham on whole wheat with 1 teaspoon of mayo
S:popcorn Orville 100cal bag (didnt take the entire bag so this is a really low cal snack lol)
D:?
Worked out last night while watching runway. I got 25minutes on the bike, breaking every so often to do weights.
I took the advice of Stingo and did more of a full body workout. I did arms abs and legs, a couple of exercises each. But I will get a more planned workout together
I have to get to work now on some homework, but i have a break after my first class so i plan to go to the gym since i work 6-10 tonight. I dont know what Im going to do for energy if I continue to do these 6-10 shifts on tuesdays. Im tired enough as it is. I NEED more sleep, but i dont have time to get it. How can i fix this?!
 
talk about getting more sleep! I went to bed around 9:45 last night and got up at 6:30 actually feeling awake. I woke up without my alarm clock because i did not set it last night, so i guess i got the amount of sleep that my body wanted :D
Did not get to the gym yesturday at school, since my cuzin called me up and we met for lunch and watnot.
Then i was kinda fighting with my boyfriend last night so i didnt go to work and then he came over and i didnt work out.
Dinner was pasta with my mom's tomato sauce. She uses lean ground beef and extra vergin olive oil, so i have no problem eating this and i never plan to cut my mother's pasta from my diet. Even if it just becomes a once a week/once every two weeks thing. Im Italian im not giving up my pasta! lol.
So here is my day so far:
Breakfast 6:30am:Life cereal with skim milk and a large strawberry diced up
1 hard boiled egg
Snack9:30am: handfull of blueberries and strawberries
Lunch12:30pm: tuna sanwich whole wheat 1 tbs of mayo (post workout)
Snack3:30pm:apple with peanut butter
Dinner6:30pm:?
I am really likeing the eating every 3 hours, i was happy to see that at 12:15 i started to feel a little hungry, right on schedual lol. Im never hungry, and its not because i am constantly stuffing my face, its because i am having controlled meals at set times!! yea nutrition!!

I did 25 minutes on the treadmill (including 5 minute warmup) 5.5mph and warm up was at 3mph
then i did 25minutes on the recumbrant doing the 'fat-burning zone' which i apparently dont like because it doesnt feel like much of anything is going on...so im going to go back to using the manual settings.
 
You don't need to give anything basically healthy up - just have it in moderation. This includes pasta. And yes - the 2 or 3 hour plan does work, and it's pretty convenient too.
 
Dani_rugby_baby said:
I hear much about this full body workout...Im not too sure what it incorperates, Is is all weight training? is it a mix of weight training and cardio? WHy is this full body thing 3x a week better then my 6days a week of exercise?
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The point of a full body workout 3 times a week is to increase the frequency at which you work each muscle group. Assuming muscles grow with each workout and require only 48 hours of rest between workouts, then if you work each muscle more times per week it grows more in a shorter period of time.

The workouts need to be intense and therefore short. Focus on heavy compound exercises: squat/lunge/stepup, deadlift/clean, bench press/pushup, bent row/pullup, overhead press.

Most people who are focusing on reducing body fat combine this with cardio on alternate days:
Day 1 - weights
Day 2 - cardio
Day 3 - weights
Day 4 - cardio
Day 5 - weights
Day 6 - cardio
Day 7 - rest
To maximize fat loss many people also do HIIT 2 days of the week and LSD (Long Slow Duration) cardio the 3rd day.

Hope this helps.
 
so i can keep my basic workout plan but instead of having upper body and lower body days i make thoes days fullbody.
Also i read on the HITT forum that the HITT you are all talking about is not real HITT, and that it is just plain old interval training. BUT i do want to work in some interval training into my cardio, but i want to gain more stamina first, I can only go for 20minutes right now and i want to work on getting better and better.
Odly enough i dont feel too tired to get off the treadmill, but i am compelled to get off sooner. I think i might just be lazy.
I'll update later when im at school. byee
 
I get the urge right around the 20 minute mark to get off the elliptical/treadmill etc, even though I know I could complete the 30 minute routine. But I stick it out til the end, because I know I'd never live with the thought of not completing what I'd set out to do.
 
hello,
Ive eaten well taday (i think) heres my day: so far
breakfast: 1 piece of whole wheat toast w/ 1 tbs of peanutbutter
6:30am 1 cup of chocolate skim milk
1 hard boiled egg
1 strawberry yogurt

Snack: 4 strawberries and ahandful of blueberries
9:30am

Lunch: 2slices of whole wheat bread with light tuna w/mayo
12:30pm (i am unsure about this since it is the same can of tuna from
yesturday and so it should be divided in half i guess)
1 Lecleric 100 calorie whole grain vanilla and raspberry yogurt bar
Snack: baby carrots and brocoli
3:30pm

Dinner:?
6:30pm​

I think i might be eating too much bread, I have to find other healthy options for lunch but i cant think of any right now.

Thanks for the comment Stingo, i know i can do the 30minutes too but i commit to 20 and then once i hit 20 i start watching the clock a lot more and it feels like its all dragging by when just a few minutes before i was like 'Oh 5 minues just passed!!' Im going to start really pushing myself, isnt that what exercise is about, pushing yourself and getting results?
 
Yup - you should try for at least one improvement every time you work out. If it's weights, more sets, higher weights, different exercises, or cardio, higher intensity, distance and/or time. Food plan looks good - I'd try just plain fat free yogurt and add my own fruit to it. Have you considered oatmeal as a breakfast option?
 
well, i have access to a microwave at school, so reheating is an option. Im basically looking for portable but healthy lunches...
i have oatmeal and i will attempt to make it today (its not that pouch stuff its in a big bag)
 
What sort of prep tools do you have to make your food? Reason I ask is because if, for example, there's a lot of quick and easy crockpot recipes that you could do. Make the full recipe, then refrigerate/freeze the meals for the week. Here's an example:

Chicken with Black Beans, Corn, Salsa and (Fat Free) Cream Cheese

Which is pretty much just open the cans, and put the chicken and everything else ('cept for the cream cheese) into the pot and put it on. Then put the cream cheese in half an hour before it's done. It freezes well, is filling, tastes good, and isn't too bad nutrition-wise.
 
hmmmm....i DO have a crockpot...and this does seem easy enough, i think i will try it! lol, thanks stingo.
I had a good until evening day yesturday...my mom made garlic bread with dinner and i kinda went crazy on it.....but im planning on doing much better tonight.
 
yesturday was ok. I had cereal for breakfast with skim milk
i didnt end up getting a break so straight to lunch..which was
a PB&J on whole wheat and a banana
a 100 calorie bar.....and then....the mandarin
i started off having soup and salad and steamed veggies to fill
me up before having the chicken balls and the like i think i did
pretty good
 
i work in a deli too, and when i feel like im having too much bread i usually will make myself a chicken ceaser salad, or just roll ups you know like a slice of turkey with lettuce and mustard inside and some fruit. i mean im not a health pro but it does help to replace one meal of bread. also try a light whole wheat it cuts calories like in half.
 
todays menu::
Breakfast:6:30am: bowl of life cereal with milk, blueberries, and blackberries

Snack:9:30am: Yogurt with blueberries and black berries (again)

Lunch:12:30pm: Lite tuna with 2tsp of mayo on regular white bread, banana

Snack:3:30pm: 100cal yogurt/granola bar

Dinner:6:30: ???its a mystery

I didnt have a chance to get online yesturday night, i spent the whole day walking/hiking with my friends in the woods (well 3hours not the whole day) but spending time with them took the whole day lol. We were filming for a project and it was cold! this was my day, granted i woke up later then usual:

Breakfast: 9:30am Cereal with skim milk & strawberries and blueberries and blackberries

Lunch:12:30:....wow i cannot remember lunch!!! but i remember feeling happy with my decision....i'll think about it and get back to you lol
Snack: skittles (about a handful)....oh i just remembered!! I had a piece of toast with peanut butter and banana, i wasnt very hungry
Dinner: 5:30:pork (not fatty) with green beans and mashed potatos (i love eating at my boyfriend's house its almost always healthy food, if a little bland)

and then i worked from 7-9pm as a favour for my boss, and went home and shared half of a veal cutlet with my boyfriend, it was fried but i only had a couple of bites, and one boconccini ball at work (yummmmm...cheese)

and that is my weekend
 
if u look above i usually eat whole wheat bread, i love it, we just ran out and i have no choice but to eat what is there.
 
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