Toning Up

tonymcclellan said:
Sorry I did notice a turkey sandwich one day lol ;) As for all that yogurt, I'll say Yoplait for example so when you get a yogurt with 6g protein, your also getting 20g of carbs. You should try to get 1g per lean pound of bodyweight as a guide. Whoever that speaker was, should not be speaking to anyone again. Get your calories up, your body is probably wondering where they are. Good Luck.
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Are the carbs in yogurt necessarily bad since I do a lot of endurance running? And I have no idea what my bf% is, and probably won't till late Aug when the exercise phys lab is running :( (I don't have the $$ to get it done at a local gym). So, what's a general guideline protein-wise? And yeah, that speaker was a dud--I think he has books and certifies doctors to say that they know the basics on vegetarian dieting, which is disappointing after his seminars:rolleyes: .

Today I did eat a little more (b/c I went out for dinner, and though I ate 1/2 my entree b/c of giant portion sizes, it was still more cals than my regular dinner), getting roughly 30g of protein +an undisclosed amount from dinner. The protein portion (not the whole thing)of dinner consisted of maybe .3oz chicken breast and 1oz ground mix of beef/veal/pork.

I finally had an afternoon off that was sunny (well, half the time), and got to see my boyfriend :) (whose summer work keeps him out of town a lot of the time). So, I got to do some outdoor activity :D ! I rollerbladed around campus, played a little tennis, and shot (? correct past tense? I don't think so!) some hoops on rollerblades. And you know what? I discovered that I'm an extremely slow rollerblader...though not due to my legs being tired or something like that. Note to Self: work on rollerblading skills in private!! Also, I ran for 50 minutes on the treadmill...but I couldn't be as aggressive with the speed because of my allergies :mad: .
 
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Greene, Ash, and Kegan rollerblade. I don't like I used to because of tennis, but I will skate. We all love it. It's a fun sport. If you like it, keep it up.
 
Wow, I'm tired of this humidity already--I feel like I have to trudge through the soupy air! I love the warmth, though:) ...maybe I should move somewhere like TX with dry heat (does Texas have dry heat? :confused: Or is is still humid & southern??)

Anyways, I spent my morning studying for a final...I think I aced it:) ! However, every class I signed up for for the next set of summer classes has been cancelled! Every single one :mad: ! Only like 6 classes were cancelled out of everything they offered, and why is everything left stuff I don't need?! I don't care, I'm writing the papers for those classes and handing them in to the professors' houses! I'll even pre-grade them if necessary :D ! I just want to be educated!

But enough of that. I ate string cheese, orange, boca burger on 2 slices lite rye w/smart beat cheese substitute & red onions, 3/4c steamed carrots, apple, ½ c light ice cream, lean glazed chicken tv dinner, piece meatless jerky. I think I upped my protein, too--I estimate 43g! Woohoo! However, it's like when don't eat a lot of yogurt, my digestive system gets weird :( .

Today, when I was at the gym (30 min straight running, 20 min treadmill hills program, 15 min hard-core stairmaster), the head of the cross-country team approached me. He said that he's dying for girls like me with lots of endurance, because he sees me in there running most days of the week (and I have good form or something, too. Who knew?). He wants me to join the team and do races/ take me out running. But I don't know! I always feel like I've been a terrible, slow runner, and I don't know if I'd have the time for the practice b/c I have I gigantic courseload and work, too. Or maybe I should just go for it??? I don't know :confused: !
 
Thats cool. Always nice when hard work pays off...even if in a weird round about way :)

Think hard before you say yes or no. It takes a great deal of committment and joining a sport in college can be really taxing....but FUN too :D just ask yourself what kind of time management person you are :)
 
CollegeGirl said:
I think I upped my protein, too--I estimate 43g! Woohoo! However, it's like when don't eat a lot of yogurt, my digestive system gets weird
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Try to get that up to 80g per day.

Your digestive system probably is like wow, whole foods, not these liquid type things lol.
 
Unfortunately, I had to bite the bullet and finish up that near-expired yogurt today (only one cup left that MUST be eaten by tomorrow!), so my protein intake suffered again, but I'm planning to have some grilled chicken for lunch tomorrow as a protein boost! I estimate I only got in 28g today:( .

I ran for 56 minutes today at increasing speeds (random number, I know) and walked at high incline intervals for 20 minutes. This evening, I probably went for like a 60-80 minute walk. Did a little bit of work on my arms. After my walk, I was a little hungry for something unhealthy, but I roped in my desire with a 40-cal sugar free fudgesicle:) .

I was a little sad today because I realized that my best friend and tennis partner pretty much hates me now because she's jealous of my academic and tennis-wise success (we have the same major--not that I ever share my grades). :( Ugh! I hate the cattiness of college life. What spurred this random outburst (I've heard) is that she finally bought her own car and no longer needs me for transportation purposes, so doesn't need to stick it out with me. Ouch! Sometimes, I just lose all faith in humankind.:mad:
 
Not a true friend. Sucks that you had to go thru life with her and find her to do this to you. Just not fair:( Don't let it discourage you. You still have us.:D
 
I'm sorry about the friend :(
That kind of thing can be really hard and distracting.

Switching topics a minute. I often have yogurt too. Its great for you but try to find sf kind and try adding some soy or whey protein powder to it. It will boost your cals and protein and its actually quite good!
 
I'll have to try that protein, but I might have trouble finding it. But eventually, I swear I'll get some. However, I'm just concerned that protein powder may be expensive--this huge drum of weight gainer my sister bought was like $26 (she's way underweight b/c --get this--now that she's no longer @ college with a meal plan or living w/ a boyfriend that cooks for her, she's just too lazy to make meals for herself. I seriously taught her how to make Jell-o last month. My mom literally makes dinner for her and brings it to her. Ah, youth today.:rolleyes: She also refuses to go to the grocery store because they just remodeled it and she doesn't know where anything is.)

Anyways, I went for a short 2mile run this morning and did some walking, then an hour Gilad tape. She(+ numbers) has been chatting about rollerblading, so maybe I'll give it another go tomorrow morning on a secluded level surface :p .

I ate 6/24/06: reduced sugar oatmeal w/H20, ½ small chicken finger, grilled marinated boneless skinless chicken breast, steamed veggies, orange, 6oz fruit on the bottom yogurt, cherries, blueberries, 3 strawberries, serving chex mix, ¼ c ice cream. I was going to have the chicken for lunch, but despite spending 4.5 hrs in the fridge, it was still frozen solid by lunch. So, I had it for dinner after work (like 7:45ish) and still had to microwave it to completely unthaw! And I admit that I shouldn't have had the chex mix...it started out as a handful, but then I got carried away:( .

I'm receiving this big deal academic award tomorrow, and when I was at work I was sooo surprised that they gave me a cake/card & took my picture :D ! It's one of those 1/8 sheet cakes...haven't touched it yet:) . And I was proud that instead of planning on going out for a celabratory dinner, I've opted for a healthier (and protein-packed) steak & veggie dinner I'll grill myself.

And as for the friend, I probably won't be able to really buddy it up with anyone intensely until school starts in Aug :( , but I guess at least I'm not wasting my summer with a pseudo-friend:eek: .
 
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I have found that Walmart has protein powder for $10. Our store only had chocolate flavor. I haven't used it as part of shakes, defintely will have to try that. Trying to get rid of the protein balls before I do anything else w/it.

Food is getting better. Don't worry about the chex mix. It happens. Don't let it get you down. Tomorrow is another day.

Congrats on your award. The supper sounds good. Who doesn't like steak and veggies? Oh so good.
 
I'll have to check out the protein powder at Walmart next time I'm there...ugh, I hate Walmart, but you really can't escape it. Mine just transformed to a supercenter, and clearly a woman didn't plan the layout because the women's lingerie section is a)right next to the men's and b)in full view of the people in the food aisles.

I was very proud when I was wearing a dress for this award thing that I swear I didn't have a lower-belly pudge :D ! And good thing, because it was kind of hot to try to smush down any pudge with those industrial strength control-top pantyhose that always leave fat over the waistband...even if they're practically hiked up to one's neck:) !

Anyways, had a healthy breakfast/lunch, and roughly 5oz of steak & mushrooms for dinner. Had to have a (small) baked potato with it instead of steamed veggies because I was all out and didn't feel like running to the store. However, my family bought me a different cake, and I did end up having a piece of that :eek: . But, at least it was 1-layer, white and not chocolate, and light on the frosting (no excessive flowers). Ah, well, will give my sis the option of a piece and if she doesn't want the rest I'll just toss it to keep myself from the temptation.

I didn't get around to rollerblading today, it looked like it was on the verge of rain all day, and despite what that crazy old weatherman siad, it didn't rain a drop. So, I did an hr. tape of Gilad and 30 min intervals on the exercise bike. I have a tennis date tomorrow, weather permitting:D woohoo! Unfortunately, i think the young lad I'm playing with is interested in me on a romantic level despite the fact that I have repeatedly told him that I have a boyfriend :rolleyes: , but I'd feel too guilty cancelling. I wanted to sic my boyfriend on him, but unfortunately he's busy with a job interview and I don't think he's gotten into a real fight since the fifth grade :) . In that respect, I just hope it rains:p .
 
Our walmart is layed out with ladies lingerie across from the shoes one way and across from plus size the other way, but plus size is across from men's.

I hate dresses and pantyhose, so I feel your pain with that one. Feels like I could strangle myself with them. They don't make any for short people, but whatelse is new.

Good job on the food. Hate to throw away a perfectly good cake so you can pass it on my way. I'll take it off your hands for you.

Have your boyfried go with you for your tennis date. The other guy won't try anything then or do a rain dance and pray it works.
 
CG,i cant open your pics in before/after section:(
 
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