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.

[SenselessChiefsFan]

Originally Posted by RedThat

fellas, I feel a little like crap, but I feel okay as well. I got mixed emotions.

Let me first start off by saying, dieting is tough man. the discipline part doesn't bother me so much, what bothers me more about dieting is that is has a tendency to interfere with ones social life. It really does if you're completely strict and uptight about it, then yes it will interfere with your social life.

Buddy of mine calls me today, and says, "lets go out for a few bruskies." Now I haven't seen him in a long time, so I figured hey sure why not man? Lets do it. But deep down inside Im thinking nah its not a good idea to go because then what about the diet? Beer sure as heck doesn't help? The other side of me says, "quit it Dom! Why do you got to be so selfish for? Give some time to other people, compromise a bit, and then you can get right back to what you want to do, diet. Your cheat days are on Sundays anyway? Cheat today, sacrifice Sunday, don't cheat Sunday, as a matter of fact, you go out with Dave then you don't have to cheat for the next 2 weeks? Hows that?"

I said: "Fine!" Sounds pretty reasonable. its kinda like I had an angel talking to me on one shoulder, and a devil talking to me on other.

so I went out ate some chicken wings, drank some beer, had a desert, dairy queen blizzard...THATS ALOT OF CALORIES!!

Now this voice creeps up inside me..and has this silent, evil laugh..."hahahaha, how does that feel? Here is one for you, BOOM! Suck on that guilt!! hahahaha!"

The other voice says to me: "relax my brother, its okay, you created a fine balance for yourself..you gave time to your brother, compromised a bit, showed you were unselfish...Now, you are going to go back to dieting, and put that guilt away after all. Don't be concerned about what that devil has to say, were are going to destroy his weapon of guilt..The discipline I give you will overcome it! Now, you are not going to cheat for 2 weeks my brother. I believe in you. You will do this!"

Okay, here is the thing. Unless you are Silock, you will slip up. It happens. I read something kind of cool. It was a rule that for every meal you mess up, you have to have five healthy meals. I know that sounds lame, but it is better than going off the wagon and telling yourself you can't do it.

Let the guilt go for sure. It isn't about guilt. It is about choosing what you want in life more. That one meal won't sidetrack a whole diet. Every time you pick up the fork you have a chance to improve your lifestyle. The more times you choose right, the better. Just imagine if you were to choose the right meal even 75% of the time over the last five years. You would probably be in a lot different position right now.

[NewChief]

Had free pizza again today at lunch. Hit 2 pieces this time instead of 7 like last time. Went did some crossfit metcon stuff prior to IceApocalypse2010. Came home and went nuts on some chicken breasts and asparagus.

[Simply Red]

Silock can put his cock through 2 45# bells hold the tip and swirl 'em around. And I'm not sure what he ate tonight after working out, but I can assure you, it wasn't a Burrito Supreme. BTW I ate Andy Capps Hot Fries and water, but, I'm about to run now. Three miles on the tread, I guess.

[Simply Red]

best thing for you, almost factually,

baked chicken
small portion of starch
brocoli
H20
Ensure (light)
and rest.

:edit: maybe some diluted cranberry in there, somewhere. Of course, I could be dated in my thinking, I should say, best thing for you when I was obsessive about it, were the above, but. anywho... Technology and Science alike have changed over the last decade.

[Silock]

Originally Posted by Simply Red

Silock can put his cock through 2 45# bells hold the tip and swirl 'em around. And I'm not sure what he ate tonight after working out, but I can assure you, it wasn't a Burrito Supreme. BTW I ate Andy Capps Hot Fries and water, but, I'm about to run now. Three miles on the tread, I guess.

LOL

5 oz low-fat cheese, handful of raw pecans, 1 orange, 1 cup of raspberries

I still "cheated" on my diet on Monday night. I had 2 cookies and a bit of cheese at this party. So, I skipped my bedtime snack.

There's no reason you can't go out and enjoy yourself. You just have to make up for it later. It's not a big deal. Weekly calories. Besides, what's the point in having a good diet and looking great if you can't enjoy yourself?

[RedThat]

Originally Posted by SensibleChiefsfan

Okay, here is the thing. Unless you are Silock, you will slip up. It happens. I read something kind of cool. It was a rule that for every meal you mess up, you have to have five healthy meals. I know that sounds lame, but it is better than going off the wagon and telling yourself you can't do it.

Let the guilt go for sure. It isn't about guilt. It is about choosing what you want in life more. That one meal won't sidetrack a whole diet. Every time you pick up the fork you have a chance to improve your lifestyle. The more times you choose right, the better. Just imagine if you were to choose the right meal even 75% of the time over the last five years. You would probably be in a lot different position right now.

The guilt just happens because we want the best but sometimes we slip, and when we do, that emotion kicks in and becomes inevitable. it creeps up, and is uncontrollable.

The key is to put the guilt past me. Its gonna happen, but Id like to apply a realistic approach here, and just think of putting it past me slowly. it'll happen with an abundance of discipline. Once the discipline is enough to overcome the barrier that cheat meal set for me, then that'll be sufficient to make me feel better about myself.

I am striving to have a good body. The only way to do that is with the right diet. For the most part, I live by rules and restrictions, and enforce discipline into my life only to make me a better person. But I like to set myself free at times, this may sound weird to some, but I believe in energy. sometimes I believe if you get too caught up into your own patterns and routines and neglect the other aspects of life, it builds up tension, and that tension stores itself as negative energy inside your body, and as a result, you really don't live.

So once in a while I think its okay to step aside and away from your own world, release the tension and be more open to life. You could do this by cheating on your diet, taking a break from the gym for week or 2 after long months of training, whatever. And you'd be surprised, once you get back to what you are doing, you come back stronger.

its like working. i could use this analogy, If you work all the time without taking a break eventually you will crack. But if you take a break, you relieve yourself and feel more free and at ease, and you also feel just as strong, if not stronger to do your regular routine. I think that makes you a better person and I like to think of myself as a warrior in that sense.

Just having that ability to say, "okay im gonna do this today, but, I promise to myself i will not do this again in 2 weeks!" To me that is self-contol. The backbone of discipline right there.

[SenselessChiefsFan]

Well, yesterday was a good day. Ate well all day, even when my wife had her once a month chocolate binge. In fact, I just went and grabbed a handful of almonds. I wasn't really hungry, and I don't like to eat just to eat.... but she was sitting next to me with a bag full of chocolate bars. (She only had two mini sized ones, but we were watching the mentalist and she just grabbed the bag on comercial)

Okay, did legs last night. Went pretty heavy for me. I was squating 225. I know that isn't huge, but as a working set, it pretty much did my legs in.... I even came home and took an ice bath... didn't help much. I can barely walk today. Good sign.

Today is chest/triceps... my favorite day.

[SenselessChiefsFan]

I did my chest last night. I am not sore. Which means I didn't work hard enough. I take my oldest daughter every night so she can work out with me. Last night, I took my youngest daughter because my wife went to church for a ladies party.

I usually do my workout around 9:00pm Mon thru Thurs, and about 8:00pm on Friday because the gym closes at 9:00pm. Last night, I did it around 6:00pm and it was before dinner.

My youngest doesn't really like hanging out in a pretty lame room with kids younger than her and she was hungry. The whole time, I felt guilty for being there. I did my usual sets and my usual weights, but I felt weaker.

I think it was just a lack of focus and concentration. I was dissapointed to wake up today and not even feel any soreness anywhere.

[SenselessChiefsFan]

I weigh myself every morning. Sometimes I weigh my self several times per day. I work at home, and the scale is in my office bathroom. So, I just kind of monitor my weight all day.

I was a pound more than yesterday. Now, here is the thing. I am thinking about refusing to eat any solid food until I drop a pound below where I was yesterday. I know this sounds kind of odd. I will still drink plenty of water, and allow myself to have milk and protein shakes. But, no solid food.

Actually, I am thinking about trying to do this for a full week. Similar to the velocity diet.... but without the 500.00 price tag or the four week committment.

So, any thoughts?

By the way, I know my weight will fluctuate. I am not worried about gaining weight. What I am trying to do is play mind games to push myself harder on the diet side. I am a 'goal' oriented kind of guy. So, if I say, I won't eat until the scale reads two lbs less, than I won't eat.

And, I know that I won't suddenly pig out when the scale hits the magic number.

Just a thought. Curious what other opinions of this might be.

[Silock]

You'll get burned out doing that monitoring all day long, every day. I wouldn't even check the scale until it's been a week.

[SenselessChiefsFan]

Originally Posted by Silock

You'll get burned out doing that monitoring all day long, every day. I wouldn't even check the scale until it's been a week.

Once I get to wear I want in the mirror, I probably won't check the scale very often. Right now, it is easy for me to be motivated to work out. It is even easy for me to be motivated to eat 'right'. But, I struggle to get motivated to eat less. I mean, I have dropped 15lbs. And, I know I have added a lot of muscle..... So, I have probably dropped 20lbs of fat. (assuming that I have gained 5lbs of muscle over the last 5 months.)

I just want to lose another 10lbs and really getting my six pack going. I can still see my upper abs pretty well, but I've got a bit of a belly right at the waistline and I have love handles.

So, if I give myself little goals along the way, I think it will help me accelerate my weight loss.

Half of this stuff, for me anyways, is mental.

[Silock]

Well, you asked for opinions. I think it's stupid, but it sounds like you've already made up your mind lol

You're going to drive yourself crazy. What's the point of being fit and healthy if you are constantly obsessing about your weight?

[SenselessChiefsFan]

Originally Posted by Silock

Well, you asked for opinions. I think it's stupid, but it sounds like you've already made up your mind lol

You're going to drive yourself crazy. What's the point of being fit and healthy if you are constantly obsessing about your weight?

First, I really appreciate your insight. I love to get opinions from many places, especially from people that I find credible. But, that doesn't mean that I will just 'accept' those opinions as my own.

I like to take opinions in, analyze them with my own facts, let them ruminate and then decide.

Actually, I am undecided on how I am handling things, which is why I felt the need to justify my actions.

Anyways, this is a way for me to think out loud. Thanks for your input.

[Simply Red]

I just ran three in 26.5, i'm going to the store to get some things to start eating right, brb w. full report.

[Silock]

Originally Posted by SensibleChiefsfan

First, I really appreciate your insight. I love to get opinions from many places, especially from people that I find credible. But, that doesn't mean that I will just 'accept' those opinions as my own.

I like to take opinions in, analyze them with my own facts, let them ruminate and then decide.

Actually, I am undecided on how I am handling things, which is why I felt the need to justify my actions.

Anyways, this is a way for me to think out loud. Thanks for your input.

Heh, I know. It's no big deal. I'm just ribbing you a bit, even though I completely disagree with it. If it works for you, it works. Can't argue with results.