The "I just got back from the gym" and this is what I have eaten thread.

[SenselessChiefsFan]

Okay, so there are a ton of guys in here that are working out, trying to work out, or 'thinking' about working out.

So, I figured I would start a thread. I am all about making myself accountable. The more people that I tell about working out, the more people I would let down by not going.

If you go to the gym.... then post here when you get back. If you do P90X, post here when you get done. If you ride the excercise bike.... post it here.

Anything you do to get in shape.... share with the board. I know I have gotten some great advice and feedback.

Also, post what you eat. If you post everything you eat, and you know others will be critical, you may think twice before you grab a Twinkie.

Okay, so, I went to the gym. I did five minutes on the cross climber to warm up. I stretched for about three minutes.

Then, I did three sets of squats with just 135. I did back extensions and hanging leg lifts. Three sets each. I did leg curls, calf extensions, abductor and adductor excercises as well.

On my leg day, I do very light chest exercises to work on my explosive power. I do three sets of six pushups as explosively as I can. I throw the excercise ball up like a chest pass while laying on the bench.

Then, I finished off my workout with 30 minutes on the eliptical.

As far as my diet.

Breakfast two pieces of peanut butter whole wheat toast, protein shake, and banana.

I have had another banana, two yogurts, and a handful of cashews as snacks.

I didn't have a 'lunch' per se.

Kids had sloppy joes with lean beef (as if that makes it great).... I took a baked potato, and put a serving of sloppy joe over it, with jalapenos and 2 oz's of lowfat cheddar cheese.

I have also had shotgun with water, and synthesize with water.

I won't eat again before bed.


Okay, I know putting everything down here will open me up to criticism. I know some will think that I am doing things all wrong. I appreciate any advice, but I have done a lot of reading and talking to trainers.... so, I have an idea of what I am doing.... or at least what I think I am doing.

The point of this thread, isn't to get into pissing matches about how to do things.... but rather to give ourselves a gold star for making an effort.

Try not to beat anyone down on this thread, because this is about encouragement.

[luv]

Fasting has become pretty easy for me. Last meal was a salad at noon yesterday. My stomach was growling a little this morning, but now I'm not feeling that hungry. I'm getting ready to go home for lunch, but I think I'm going to wait until tonight to eat anything.

[Simply Red]

Originally Posted by Pestilence

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[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by Simply Red

[Omaha]

Doesn't fasting slow down your metabolism?

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by Omaha

Doesn't fasting slow down your metabolism?

Paging Silock......paging Silock.

[ArrowheadHawk]

Originally Posted by Omaha

Doesn't fasting slow down your metabolism?

Fail.

[cookster50]

Originally Posted by Simply Red

Just sit over there and observe, as I squat 9000lbs.

I don't think sitting on a toilet counts.

[Silock]

Originally Posted by Omaha

Doesn't fasting slow down your metabolism?

No. At least, not in the short periods that we are doing it for. If it were extended for days and days and days, then yes, it could. But not in shorter cycles.

Even if it DID, you'd still be more fat than if you weren't; it just might not be at the expected rate.

[Silock]

Originally Posted by Omaha

Cool, thanks. Anyone have any experience with P90X? I've just started my second round & I love it. I got great results during my first 90 days.

I ****ing despise it, but if it gets you off your ass and helps you get your diet in shape, more power to you.

[keg in kc]

Originally Posted by Mr. Flopnuts

I started a new job and it's pretty much making me a weekend poster. This is the only thread I'll usually be in during the week.

My job has put me in a position where I'm not eating until 1pm every day. So the trick is not coming home and overdoing it out of some sense of entitlement. Tonight was an 1100 calorie night. Last night was worse.

I'm doing fine at work. Stomach growled less today than yesterday and will growl less tomorrow. I'm going to have to figure out how to come home and not go ****ing crazy.

Luckily though, even going crazy I'm at 1500-1800 a day. I only eat 500 calories up until 6pm.

End of the day is always my problem time. I always seem to eat 2 or 3 times as much then as I do the rest of the day.

Yesterday was a bad one for me. I'm trying to shift myself back to nighttime sleep (been sleeping days for a while) to help myself out. Part of the way to do that is to drag my ass out of bed after 3 or 4 hours, drag my ass through the day and then crash several hours than earlier. Which I did yesterday. Unfortunately it ended up being a hellish day at work, so I put in around 12 hours in the studio...on 4 hours of sleep. I started running out of gas around 8 o'clock last night (hour 7), knew I had another 4 or 5 hours to go, so I ran out to find something to keep me up. Ended up downing an entire bag of cheese chex mix (around 1100 calories by itself...) some chocolate chip cookies, and a couple half-sandwiches from target (turkey and egg salad) over the next few hours. Roughly 3 times the calories I took in combined for the rest of the day. It didn't do anything for me physically - it was a psychological thing. Either way, I made it through the day, and I managed not to gorge on fast food, which is what I usually do when I'm under the gun on the job.

It's also what I usually do when I finish a job - a celebratory meal, as it were - and it's going to be a little weird not doing that this time. I finished one job yesterday and will finish another one tomorrow, but no Culvers for me.

Just finished running 25 minutes. Hard as hell, especially the last 5. Did 40 push-ups, too, as my exhaustion test.

[Hammock Parties]

Try fresh fruit next time. 3 apples would probably have the same effect.

[NewChief]

Originally Posted by keg in kc

It didn't do anything for me physically - it was a psychological thing. Either way, I made it through the day, and I managed not to gorge on fast food, which is what I usually do when I'm under the gun on the job.

Been there, done that. When I'm tired at work or don't want to be there or have a very long day or a daunting project, then I tend to eat. It's like a compensation or a reward for myself. This part of this day sucks, so I'll make up for it by eating. Not sure why eating shitty, unsatisfying junk food is a "reward" in my brain, but somehow it is.

Like GC said, apples should accomplish the same thing, but there's something about that vending machine junk or the soda that worms its way into my psyche as a reward or compensation for a tough day.

[Omaha]

Originally Posted by ArrowheadHawk

Fail.

Hmm, I'm just asking. Please drop some knowledge if you can....

[luv]

Originally Posted by NewPhin

Been there, done that. When I'm tired at work or don't want to be there or have a very long day or a daunting project, then I tend to eat. It's like a compensation or a reward for myself. This part of this day sucks, so I'll make up for it by eating. Not sure why eating shitty, unsatisfying junk food is a "reward" in my brain, but somehow it is.

It may not be good for you, but I think it's the aspect of indulging in something you enjoy after enduring something you don't.

[Omaha]

Originally Posted by Silock

I ****ing despise it, but if it gets you off your ass and helps you get your diet in shape, more power to you.

What do you despise about it? Have you done it?