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Hello guys, I'm Kells and this is my cool new log  History In my teens I was fit-ish, but could always have stood to lose 5-10kg. Then I moved out of home for the first time and ate takeaway 24/7 and of course gained weight. I would try halfheartedly to eat healthier but living in a shared house with a filthy kitchen + living in the CBD with takeaway literally everywhere meant I didn't do a great job. I moved in with my boyfriend at the beginning of this year, and even though I was cooking I gained more weight, probably from just plain eating too much. I knew I'd gained quite a bit but wasn't expecting to see 83kg on the scales when we bought some a month ago  Since then I've lost 3kg but have a good 20 to go before I'm at my teenage weight, and would like to lose a bit more after that. Goals - lose 20kg by July 31st 2013 - run 10km in 60 minutes or less by 31st July 2013 How Do I am planning on losing weight and increasing my fitness by: - eating a low-carb (under 30g) diet at least 6 days a week - eating about 1200 calories every day - lifting 3x a week (modified Starting Strength posted in YLLS) - lil bit of cardio (20-30min) after lifting Current Fatty Stats Gender: Female Height: 165cm Weight: 80.7kg Chest: 101cm Waist: 86cm Hips: 112cm No pictures because I am ashamed but I did take some befores that I may post once I nab an after shot!!! e: okay fine here's a depressing photo of kells the fatty  Other Sorry I don't have any cats or dogs but I do have this:  Lily, the angriest rabbit who exercises by throwing cardboard boxes around. Please love her. kells fucked around with this message at Apr 2, 2013 around 00:06 |
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| # ? May 18, 2013 22:10 |
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I went to the gym this morning! Barbell Squat: - 22 kg x 5 reps - 32 kg x 5 reps - 32 kg x 5 reps - 32 kg x 5 reps Barbell Bench Press: - 22 kg x 4 reps - 24.5 kg x 5 reps - 24.5 kg x 5 reps - 24.5 kg x 4 reps Barbell Deadlift: - 22 kg x 5 reps - 32 kg x 5 reps - 32 kg x 5 reps - 32 kg x 5 reps Elliptical Trainer: - 0:28:00 || Moderate fito2sa Failed my last bench press rep, my arms are laughably weak. Food log:  Exactly 1200 what are the odds?? I bought these sugar free chocolate balls and promptly ate all of them. This is why I decided on low carb in the first place - I have 0 self control when it comes to sweet things!!! They 'may have a laxative effect' so I 'may' regret this poor decision...
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| # ? Nov 18, 2012 09:42 |
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You're off to an excellent start ... although I do hope you don't end up regretting those chocolate balls! You might want to take a look a Bacon Legs' log. She makes a lot of low carb chocolate-y treats, as well as other deliciosity. Definitely post your photos, and taking progress pics as you go along. A lot of people don't notice their own progress at all until they compare their photos. Plus, we like to see them so we can cheer you on even more loudly! 
Voodoo Doll fucked around with this message at Nov 18, 2012 around 20:32 |
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Voodoo Doll posted:Definitely post your photos, and taking progress pics as you go along. A lot of people don't notice their own progress at all until they compare their photos. Plus, we like to see them so we can cheer you on even more loudly! This, and we're also going to require from you a video of your angry rabbit throwing poo poo around.
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| # ? Nov 18, 2012 20:22 |
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gruvmeister posted:This, and we're also going to require from you a video of your angry rabbit throwing poo poo around. Hahaha! I completely forgot to say, "awesome angry bunneh!" We totally need rabbit pics and videos. Absolutely. Very much so.
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| # ? Nov 18, 2012 20:29 |
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What a crappy morning so far. I'm tired as heck, my train was late so I missed my connecting train, and I got to work to find a pissy email from a client. Getting started on my breakfast now:  I basically live on V and Diet Coke - there's something wrong with me and I'm tired all the time but doctors have yet to figure out what it is despite numerous blood tests and other crap. This is one of the reasons I hate doctors and think they are useless - the other is a doctor prescribing me something my file said I'm allergic to and I ended up in hospital covered in an itchy rash. I'd like to quit V but I need to work so I need to be awake. Rest day!!! We are going out to dinner tonight for my boyfriend's sister's birthday. It's a pizza place but they have other food so I'll have to get a steak or chicken or something. And try to resist dessert  Food for breakfast/lunch today, leaves room for restaurant food. 
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| # ? Nov 18, 2012 22:33 |
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Voodoo Doll posted:Definitely post your photos, and taking progress pics as you go along. A lot of people don't notice their own progress at all until they compare their photos. Plus, we like to see them so we can cheer you on even more loudly! gruvmeister posted:This, and we're also going to require from you a video of your angry rabbit throwing poo poo around. I will consider posting photos, maybe I will try to retake my befores so I don't look so awful  Here is a video of Lily in jail - I was trying to build a nanoblock christmas tree and she kept throwing the instructions around. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIOAEQNXxko She did not care about being incarcerated. When I lifted it up to free her she did a lap around the laundry basket and then went back under it and continued her attacks.
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| # ? Nov 18, 2012 22:42 |
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Have they done a sleep study? I suffered through--and still do--utter exhaustion, and it wasn't until they realized that I have hypersomnia problems that they were able to get me on a medicine that works.
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| # ? Nov 18, 2012 23:07 |
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NewsGunkie posted:Have they done a sleep study? Nah, I finally got a referral the other month but I haven't made an appointment yet. I really should do it since I'll probably have to wait 5 months to get an appointment anyway 
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| # ? Nov 18, 2012 23:14 |
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Not saying this is your problem at all, but you might find that once you start exercising regularly your tiredness goes away on its own at least somewhat. I used to basically need to take a nap every afternoon because I was so exhausted, until I started working out, and now I have no problems being up 16 hours straight at all.
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| # ? Nov 18, 2012 23:41 |
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HookShot posted:Not saying this is your problem at all, but you might find that once you start exercising regularly your tiredness goes away on its own at least somewhat. Yeah I'm hoping that dropping a bit of weight and becoming more active will help me while I'm waiting for my sleep appointment. Although I do remember being tired back when I was 58kg and running three times a week
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| # ? Nov 18, 2012 23:45 |
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Bookmarked this log Personally, I think you should post your before pictures! It's nothing to be ashamed of at all, and God knows no one here is going to judge you. Plus, it helps us put a body to the username, and will give you that extra boost to be like "I was this, now I'm this!"
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| # ? Nov 19, 2012 03:58 |
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Bacon Legs posted:Bookmarked this log Oh gosh okay, but I won't post bikini pix until they are but a distant memory. That picture almost made me cry when I saw it UGH.
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| # ? Nov 19, 2012 04:26 |
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I ate a Tim Tam and now feel slightly sick as I haven't had sugar in like two weeks. UGH  In an astounding twist my boyfriend's sister's cat is now sick and the birthday dinner is off. Good for me in that I can avoid carbs tonight, bad because obviously sick cat is sadface. It's also good because I'm dead tired and just want to lie on the floor until its time to go to bed.
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| # ? Nov 19, 2012 05:22 |
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kells posted:Yeah I'm hoping that dropping a bit of weight and becoming more active will help me while I'm waiting for my sleep appointment. Although I do remember being tired back when I was 58kg and running three times a week Ah ok, that sucks. I definitely didn't mean it would solve all your problems, as it sounds like you've definitely got something Doctors need to figure out, but I was (and still am!) hoping it would help! nthing the request for before photos! You will be happier in the long run having done it
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| # ? Nov 19, 2012 06:15 |
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Finished off the day at 1180 calories, doing better at eating more. Ate some sausages and eggs to bring my protein up to 90g!!! I have been trying to stop eating when I'm full so last week ended up like this:  Surprisingly I didn't lose any weight even with that :?
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| # ? Nov 19, 2012 08:24 |
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Here is Lily hittin' the dumbbells: All tired out~  Gym night tonight!!!
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| # ? Nov 19, 2012 21:53 |
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Went to the gym, picked up some stuff: Barbell Squat: - 22 kg x 5 reps - 32 kg x 5 reps - 37 kg x 5 reps - 37 kg x 5 reps - 37 kg x 5 reps Standing Military Press: - 10 kg x 5 reps - 12.5 kg x 5 reps - 12.5 kg x 5 reps - 12.5 kg x 5 reps One-Arm Dumbbell Row: - 9 kg x 5 reps - 9 kg x 5 reps - 9 kg x 5 reps Elliptical Trainer: - 0:25:00 || Moderate fito2sa Have now reached the 'untrained' squat weight, take that!!! Next goal is 57.5kg... This might take a while. Ate good-ish:  Time to chill with Lily and watch some TV! kells fucked around with this message at Nov 20, 2012 around 09:36 |
| # ? Nov 20, 2012 09:27 |
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Just got back from seeing a specialist who has put me on the waiting list to get my tonsils out Made a tasty brunch of a scrambled egg, haloumi, a hot dog and sundried tomato. It was nicer than it sounds, promise! Should keep me full until after work. Wish I'd taken a whole day off work, wanna nap so bad. V time!
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| # ? Nov 20, 2012 23:52 |
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Here is the sort of music I listen to while on the elliptical. It helps me keep over 10km/h and also inspires me to do the full 25min when I think about how god damned skinny all these people are. Asians  
kells fucked around with this message at Nov 21, 2012 around 22:00 |
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 Didn't hit my calorie or protein target for the day but I'm so full Looking forward to gym tomorrow! kells fucked around with this message at Nov 21, 2012 around 22:01 |
| # ? Nov 21, 2012 10:34 |
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Oh god I'm so tired please help Can I take No-Doz if I already had a 350ml V? Gonna do it anyway.
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| # ? Nov 21, 2012 23:36 |
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Gym today: Barbell Squat: - 22 kg x 5 reps - 37 kg x 5 reps - 37 kg x 5 reps - 37 kg x 5 reps Barbell Bench Press: - 22 kg x 5 reps - 24.5 kg x 5 reps - 24.5 kg x 5 reps - 24.5 kg x 4 reps Barbell Deadlift: - 10 kg x 5 reps - 17.5 kg x 5 reps - 30 kg x 5 reps Elliptical Trainer: - 0:28:00 || Moderate fito2sa My arms are so weak I can't seem to improve on my bench press, or even finish my last set ever Trying to work on squat form so didn't try to increase it yet. Not sure if my form is okay, I took a vid and will ask someone secretly cuz I look awful in it Food: Forced myself to eat all the kangaroo - it's delicious but I was so full and now feel sick. I cannot hit my stupid food targets god drat it.  I've been eating low carb and exercising for four weeks now, and haven't lost anything for two. I think my stomach is looking a bit flatter tho. Now my favourite time of day: bed time!!!!!
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| # ? Nov 22, 2012 11:17 |
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kells posted:Oh god I'm so tired please help That is not a lot of calories at all. People often complain about low carb making them feel lovely, so that could be a factor too.
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| # ? Nov 22, 2012 12:48 |
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ConanTheLibrarian posted:I think this could be your problem: I JUST woke up and I'm still tired so yeah I'm going to try eating a bigger lunch to push up the calories though!
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| # ? Nov 22, 2012 19:12 |
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So I had a ham, cheese, and sundried tomato omelette for lunch instead of a salad and my calories are still abysmally low. But I'm full... It's baffling how hard it is to hit any sort of food target on a low-carb diet. After a small sized meal I'm really full and even when I force myself to eat and end up getting so full I feel sick I don't get anywhere near my calorie targets. I never tracked food when I was eating carbs, but I was obviously eating a TON of calories since I ended up where I am now. But it was mostly awful things like croissants and chocolate and chips. I sort of want to stay on low-carb - I'm confident that it's not the restricted carbs that are making me tired since I was already tired before I started this. I like the reduced cravings this way of eating has given me a lot as I've finally kicked my sugar habit. Why is this so hard 
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| # ? Nov 23, 2012 01:59 |
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Food for yesterday: I was still too far under my calorie limit after dinner so even though I was full I ate an Atkins bar. I then almost threw up cuz I was so overfull and ended up going to bed at like 8pm because I felt so sick :/ Need to spread out those calories better!! Today is the rescheduled birthday dinner for bf's sister so I'm just gonna eat some pizza I think. Is one cheat meal a week too frequent?
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| # ? Nov 23, 2012 18:49 |
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One cheat meal a week is fine! As far as not being able to eat enough goes, are you weighing your food? If not, it's possible you may be eating more than you think. Have you inquired in The Goon Doctor about your tiredness issues? They may not be able to come up with anything more than your own doctor, but sometimes they do come up with solutions that people's doctors may have missed.
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| # ? Nov 23, 2012 21:04 |
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slinkimalinki posted:One cheat meal a week is fine! Definitely! I've done low-carb with no breaks for long periods of time, but I've recently discovered that having one day a week when you eat a few more carbs than usual is helpful from the point of view of allowing you to feel like nothing is truly off limits (therefore preventing disordered relationships with food to a certain degree), even if it doesn't affect your energy level, which for me it seems not to. ... Run-on sentence much?
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| # ? Nov 24, 2012 21:44 |
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kells posted:Is one cheat meal a week too frequent? It all depends on what your average deficit day looks like and how fast you want to be losing weight. Most people love losing weight fast, but it's actually not ideal - you lose more lean mass than is necessary, you risk burning out, and you put unnecessary stress on your body. A moderate deficit most days and then a moderate splurge once a week sounds just about right! I'd advise you not think of it as a cheat meal though: it's part of your solid plan
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| # ? Nov 24, 2012 21:51 |
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slinkimalinki posted:One cheat meal a week is fine! As far as not being able to eat enough goes, are you weighing your food? If not, it's possible you may be eating more than you think. Yeah we have some food scales and I weigh some things but estimate others. I might try to weigh everything for a week to see how far off my estimates are. I've asked in the Goon Doctor IRC, and have asked a few other people who I've seen mentioning tiredness like mine. I have a feeling I have sleep apnea or something, but I am currently trialing taking melatonin to see if it helps! So far my regular exercise hasn't had an effect on the tiredness either way. Thanks everyone for your advice re: "cheat" meals - I'm glad it's Goon Approved to splurge once week! To be honest I could probably stay low carb for a long time but it's a pain in the rear end to try and be low-carb at social occasions, plus carbs are so tasty. I had some delicious mushroom, capsicum, eggplant and olive pizza last night and it was very worth it!! Back to the gym today: Barbell Squat: - 24.5 kg x 5 reps - 32 kg x 5 reps - 37 kg x 5 reps - 39.5 kg x 5 reps - 39.5 kg x 5 reps - 39.5 kg x 5 reps Standing Military Press: - 10 kg x 5 reps - 12.5 kg x 5 reps - 17.5 kg x 5 reps - 17.5 kg x 5 reps - 17.5 kg x 5 reps One-Arm Dumbbell Row: - 10 kg x 5 reps - 10 kg x 5 reps - 10 kg x 5 reps Running (treadmill): - 0:12:30 || 7.5 km/hr || 1.5 % - 0:17:30 || 5 km/hr || 1.5 % fito2sa Felt good about the amounts I lifted, have improved on everything. The military press was tough as my left arm is SO WEAK. Gonna start running instead of elliptical because it's harder and therefore more rewarding - it gives me something to work towards rather than just doing half an hour of falling asleep on the elliptical. Hopefully doing it on the treadmill will help with the shin pain I used to get from running on the pavement. I think I'll buy some protein powder today and start having shakes for breakfast maybe to help myself hit both calorie and protein goals.
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| # ? Nov 25, 2012 01:41 |
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I just ate a whole package of these for no discernible reason and now I feel sick and pretty stupid.
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| # ? Nov 25, 2012 22:15 |
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kells posted:I just ate a whole package of these for no discernible reason and now I feel sick and pretty stupid. Don't feel stupid. We all mess up. I ate way too many home made baked goods today, but tomorrow's a new day and we'll both do better.
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| # ? Nov 25, 2012 22:54 |
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Was home sick yesterday so didn't really record anything else I ate but didn't have too much. Drank a lot of water but weight is still stubborn. Gym tonight, I need to ask someone about the form vids I took because I have no idea what I'm doing re: deadlifts.
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| # ? Nov 26, 2012 20:54 |
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Good morning fellow Ausgoon! Good on you for starting a log, it's a great way to track your progress and get feedback, advice and encouragement! I had a few ideas while reading along here, so I hope you won't mind me sharing them with you. Tiredness problems/tonsils out: When I was a kid, I caught some weird virus similar to glandular fever when I was about 8 years old that I couldn't shake for years. After that, I had chronic tonsilitis for years until the doctors finally agreed to refer me to a ENT specialist, who removed my tonsils the following fortnight. I had the surgery when I was 18. Anyway, these health problems combined with my susceptibility for insomnia meant that I spent most of my childhood feeling incredibly drained and tired all the goddamn time. However, once I recovered from the tonsillectomy I felt fantastic. Heaps of energy. So it's possible that maybe you have something similar going on and the reason you're always tired is because your body is constantly trying to fight off infection. I'm not a doctor, and I don't want to try and get your hopes up in case I'm wrong (which is highly possible) but I couldn't help but wonder what happened to me might also be happening here. Weight changes: You're lifting weights, so you are most likely building muscle at the same time as you're losing fat. Because of this, that number on the scales might not budge very much for a while. Try not to lose heart! Perhaps taking measurements might be more rewarding and a better tracker of your progress than the scales? Eating low carb: Yeah, this is really loving hard For about a fortnight I tracked my food and for the life of me could not keep it under 100g per day. You've been keeping it way under half that amount, this is ballistic and blows my mind!
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| # ? Nov 26, 2012 22:08 |
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Thanks bee!  Yeah I'm harboring hope that removing my tonsils will help with the tiredness, even though everyone keeps telling me it'll hurt like hell. I have a love/hate relationship with low carb - the restrictions in what I can eat mean I find making my deficit very easy, but at the same time I'm sort of angry at it because I'm depriving myself of foods I love and I haven't even lost any weight. I know lifting will gain me some muscle but I'm hambeast enough that I should be losing kilos too. It's sort of like, well why am I not eating foods I love when doing low carb doesn't appear to be doing me any good? I'm too impatient, I know. I am planning on sticking with low carb for another month or two even if I am angry at it! kells fucked around with this message at Nov 26, 2012 around 22:56 |
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kells posted:Yeah I'm harboring hope that removing my tonsils will help with the tiredness, even though everyone keeps telling me it'll hurt like hell. I won't lie, it took me a month to recover and it hurt like a bitch. If they offer you pethadine for pain relief while you're in the hospital, take it. If they offer you orange juice for breakfast the next day after surgery, throw it at them The upside of all the pain is that because it is in your throat, you probably won't feel like eating and even then it'll be mostly liquids you're gonna be living off for the next few weeks. I think I dropped about 10kg after having my surgery so that's a plus.
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| # ? Nov 26, 2012 23:21 |
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Okay let's start with the good! Barbell Squat: - 30 kg x 5 reps - 35 kg x 5 reps - 40 kg x 5 reps - 40 kg x 5 reps - 40 kg x 5 reps Barbell Deadlift: - 30 kg x 5 reps - 40 kg x 5 reps - 40 kg x 5 reps - 40 kg x 5 reps Barbell Bench Press: - 20 kg x 5 reps - 22.5 kg x 5 reps - 22.5 kg x 5 reps - 22.5 kg x 5 reps Machine Dips: - 57 kg x 5 reps - 42 kg x 5 reps Running (treadmill): - 0:09:00 || 7.5 km/hr Walking (treadmill): - 0:21:00 || 5 km/hr fito2sa Got some deadlift advice and felt like I was doin it right Hit the untrained weight!Jumped back into C25K at week 3, felt good. Do I track assisted dips like that, with the weight I had it on? Came home and made a barbell for Lily so she could learn to lift like a big girl: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOt9KfeKLAI And now... the bad  Need to hire someone to follow me around all day yelling at me to eat. Once my fullness from dinner subsides I might try to eat something more, plus I'm gonna make the ginger cookies Bacon Legs my low-carb idol made in a bit, so I'll eat some of them. kells fucked around with this message at Nov 27, 2012 around 10:29 |
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aaah your rabbit is too cute! Following this log! We have pretty similar starting stats 
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| # ? Nov 27, 2012 11:41 |
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Woo woo! Go go gadget deadlifts. I'm glad you were able to fix em. re: Sleep. I found once I started lifting, my sleep and tiredness issues went away. Though my insomnia had a lot to do with anxiety, which lifting seems to magically cure for me. Definitely go get the sleep test. My mother found out she had sleep apnoea in her mid forties and they fixed her right up, but she went through literally half her life being exhausted, which you don't want to be doing. Losing weight and exercise may help if you have apnoea too so it's super good you're doing all this.
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