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Stats: Weight: 195 lb Height: 176 cm Age: 26 Sex: Ladygoon Measurements: Waist: 29 inches//29 inches//29 Booty: 44 inches//43 inches// 42 Mid thigh: 24 inches// 24 inches// 24 Upper arm: 12 inches// 13 inches//13 Achievements: Currently I can bench press 100lbs. I would like to have that up to 115 by the time I leave for China: COMPLETED Jan 28, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAJssf51or4 I can squat 140 lbs, I’d like to add another 10-15 pounds to that too: COMPLETED Feb 03, 2013 http://youtu.be/6nuNQITgA1I http://youtu.be/V3zIV4YbkNE overhead squats at 70 lb http://youtu.be/986cJIe1T10 squat at 200 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Backstory: Had a log before, a couple years ago. It died. Current situation: Bouncing between two countries, finishing up a Master’s degree and job hunting. I will most likely be in China from Feb 22-July 15, although that may change depending on whether or not I get a job back in Canada before that. While in China, I will be doing freestyle grappling three times a week. I usually also run 5k or so before class to warm up. I also plan on starting pole dancing lessons while I’m over there, which could be anywhere from 3-6x a week. I also would like to throw weights in here somewhere, but I am not too sure where. Most likely on weekends. Since I’m currently in Canada, my access to a gym is more sporadic, about 2-3x a week (I live in a rural area and have no transportation of my own, including no access to bus routes). My current routine is running for half an hour, bench press, overhead squats, squats, and whatever accessory work I have time for. On the days I can’t go to the gym, I try to skip in 5 minute blocks in between working. Right now I am only managing maybe 10 minutes a day, and I’d like to get that up to 20. Toxx goals: First toxx goals completed, see videos above. New toxx goals will go up by the end of February once I've figured out what I am doing in China. I am going to look at inches-lost toxx goals for the end of the year, I think. Here, I am showing why grappling is all kinds of bad rear end. I get the best bruises from it. This is from a few months ago, but my weight hasn't changed since then.  Lien fucked around with this message at Feb 17, 2013 around 01:09 |
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| # ? May 22, 2013 17:53 |
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Sunday: off day Food: 1745 cal approx-- I need to get a food scale and start weighing stuff. Carbs: 178 Fat: 97 Protein: 96 Not sure if ok split, or if it's better to rejig things so I'm getting more protein. Other random stats: Measurements: Waist: 29 inches Booty: 44 inches Mid thigh: 24 inches Upper arm: 12 inches Back to the gym tomorrow!
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| # ? Jan 7, 2013 02:13 |
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If you're lifting, most people shoot for .8-1g protein per pound of lean body mass. I dont know what my LBM is, so I just shoot for 130g day at a minimum.
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| # ? Jan 7, 2013 05:10 |
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Seems reasonable. I'll try to re-jig food a bit then. It doesn't seem like I'm terribly far off, but I'll see how the next few days go and adjust from there. Today's food will be posted later and is not spectacular because it involved "sorry you got dumped" chocolates from my sister. Who is awesome. Today's workout: Ran 2.58 miles in 30 minutes. Felt gross. Bench press: 10x45 5x65 5x85 5x95 5x95 3x105 3x105 Overhead squat 5x45 5x65 Squat 5x65 5x95 5x115 5x135 5x135 And on the squat note, I have a very nice video which demonstrates why you cannot get a good angle of view when said camera is stuffed in your bra. I may put it up later anyhow, once I find my connector. I also ran out of time today which is why the overhead squats are kinda not there.
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| # ? Jan 7, 2013 22:10 |
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Food: 1529 calories total Carbs: 149 g, with 22 g of dietary fibre Fat: 60, Protein 97 Annnd no video cause literally all you get is one side of the barbell going up and down, and some heavy breathing-- it just sounds way too pervy. I'll try to rig something up for next time, or ask one of the gym-geezers to help out. Literally the only people to work out at my gym are me and several 60-70 year old men. Edit:  have a terrible post workout photo!
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| # ? Jan 8, 2013 03:29 |
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Love rural areas. We're practically snowed in here. Due to transportation issues, I will next have access to the gym Thursday. Was supposed to go in today, but my ride cancelled on me. C'est la vie. Food today: 1597 Calories Carbs: 209-- this is poo poo, but apparently vegetable soup for lunch and then vegetarian chili for dinner boosts your carbs like whoa. Fibre: 35 Fat: 47 Protein: 98 Breakfast was awesome though, ham scrambled with eggs and mushrooms. I'm definitely not vegetarian, but a lot of meals in my house are, due to dietary concerns of other people. I think I'm going to start hardboiling eggs or pre-cooking chicken and adding it to stuff so I don't end up with macros like this. I did skip for about 10 minutes today in between work and what not. Not fantastic, but I suppose every bit helps. Edit: intensely irritated by work that claims "pussy monster" and "evil granny" are proper nouns. wtf? Lien fucked around with this message at Jan 9, 2013 around 05:37 |
| # ? Jan 9, 2013 02:54 |
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Ok! So first few days of observation: I'm staying within the calorie range of 1350-1700 given to me by SparkPeople. That's not a problem. The problem is my macros suck butt. I'm still too heavy on carbs, and way too light on protein. On the upside, I now have a food scale, so I can suck at eating more accurately. Also, I gotta stop eating dates, because those suckers just pump the carb count right up. Also I had banana bread today, which was delicious, but between that and the dates, accounts for half my carbs. Calories: 1635 Carbs: 145 Fibre: 10g only today, eek. Fat: 69 Protein: 76 I am stoked for the gym tomorrow. I'm majorly cabin fever-y and bored right now. Edit: Did some of that there skipping tonight. It's amazing how fast you can actually improve at this. I started after Christmas and could barely skip for ten without the rope getting tangled in my feet, now I'm up to 60-100. Small victories, but I'll take what I can get. Lien fucked around with this message at Jan 10, 2013 around 04:25 |
| # ? Jan 10, 2013 01:19 |
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So holy fuckballs was the gym crowded today. I've never seen it that bad ever before. As a result, did weights first and then running. Bench 10x65 2x5x85 5x95 4x95 5x95 2x105 2x3x105 2x105 4x105 Barbell Overhead Press 2x5x45 5x55 Overhead squat 5x45 2x5x55 --- I'm having real problems getting my arms locked into position here. Just wobbling the hell all over. Squat 2x5x95 2x5x115 3x135 4x135 3x135 2x5x115 2x5x95 Running: 20 minutes, 1.5 miles. Just felt like toast, and ran out of time. And on the upside, with 2 meals down, my food is looking much better today. I fricking love my food scale. I feel so accurate and shiny! Edit: I find my wrists are actually a bit sore after bench press and overhead press. Does this mean I am doing things terribly wrong and will have my hands just snap backwards one day? D: Lien fucked around with this message at Jan 10, 2013 around 22:45 |
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Ok food. I thought it was better, but uh.. it's a better ratio. Still needs work. I'm not sure what to do with my carbs, I'm getting them mostly from veg and fruit. So today's calories: 1604 Carbs: 91 Fibre: 21 Fat: 94 Protein: 106 I think in order to get my protein up, I'm going to have to start doing protein shakes again. It seems like the simplest and easiest way of doing this. I have protein powder in China, I could buy some more while here. Waiting until Feb. 20th or so to make improvements to my diet is probably not the best bet if I can do it now. Plus I have massive trouble with my diet in China anyhow, so if I get in a few good weeks, maybe it'll balance out the crapitude there. Or maybe I'll get a job in Canada before then, do I ever fuckin' hope so.
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| # ? Jan 11, 2013 01:28 |
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Food for breakfast and lunch: Calories: 1,131 carbs: 59 fibre: 11 Fat: 63 Protein: 88 Plus all the pho. I ate all the fuckin' pho in the world. I have no idea how many calories that is, but assuming a bowl of soup isn't over 500 calories, I should still be within limits for the day.
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| # ? Jan 12, 2013 03:05 |
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Lien Tracked a Workout for 1,795 pts Today Running (treadmill): - 0:32:50 || 3 mi - Under 11 minutes. I kinda feel dead. Shite. Standing Dumbbell Shoulder Press: - 15 lb x 5 reps - 15 lb x 5 reps - 20 lb x 5 reps - 20 lb x 5 reps - 25 lb x 5 reps Barbell Bench Press: - 65 lb x 5 reps - 95 lb x 5 reps - 95 lb x 5 reps - 95 lb x 5 reps - 115 lb x 2 reps - 115 lb x 2 reps - 115 lb x 2 reps - 115 not full rom about an inch away from having bar touch chest Overhead Barbell Squat: - 45 lb x 5 reps - 45 lb x 5 reps - 55 lb x 5 reps - 55 lb x 5 reps - 65 lb x 5 reps Barbell Squat: - 65 lb x 5 reps - 65 lb x 5 reps - 95 lb x 5 reps - 95 lb x 5 reps - 115 lb x 5 reps - 115 lb x 5 reps - 135 lb x 5 reps - 135 lb x 4 reps - 115 lb x 8 reps - Failure on set 8. Had to scramble out from under bars. Sucked. fito2sa Food: 2000+? Don't know how much dinner was again. Beef pot pie, homemade, no idea on calorie count. Minus that it was Calories: 1,029 Carbs: 47 Fibre: 8 Fat: 68 Protein: 61 I also had 2 cookies. It was a crap day and I need to get a handle on this whole emotional eating stuff. Also I've gained weight since I've started tracking. I am frustrated since getting my thyroid fixed was supposed to help with losing weight, it's not, I'm cranky, blah blah blah. It just irritates me that the only way I have found of losing weight is having a protein shake for breakfast and eating vegetable soup for lunch and dinner, doing bjj for 6 hours a week, running 20k a week, and doing weights and swimming as well. But that's not sustainable, and I only lost 10 pounds on it anyhow, since it was prior to thyroid meds and basically:  Someone tell me to chill the gently caress out and give this time.
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| # ? Jan 13, 2013 02:41 |
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Ok. So apparently happy fun lady times have an effect on weight and mood. Who knew? On the upside, emotional eating today was minimal, but I did get rejected for a job as a secretary. I have a frickin' masters degree and I am not qualified to answer phones apparently. Happy times. On the upside, there are 47 remaining jobs I can be rejected from in the next month and a half before returning to China. Today in Calories: 1550 Carbs: 238, due to oatmeal pancakes for brekkie and veggie soup for lunch. Fibre: 21 Fat: 26 Protein: 91 On the upside I have protein powder now and can hopefully work that into my diet so I get another few grams of protein in there. Plan for the week is gym monday, tuesday, friday. Also I need to figure out some way of getting people to stop talking to me when I am trying to work out. People in rural Canada are absurdly friendly. It's nice, but nicer when not lifting weights or trying to run.
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| # ? Jan 14, 2013 02:20 |
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Lien Tracked a Workout for 1,565 pts Today Barbell Bench Press: - 65 lb x 5 reps - 65 lb x 5 reps - 85 lb x 5 reps - 85 lb x 5 reps - 95 lb x 5 reps - 95 lb x 5 reps - 95 lb x 5 reps - 95 lb x 5 reps Barbell Squat: - 45 lb x 5 reps - 65 lb x 5 reps - 95 lb x 5 reps - 115 lb x 5 reps - 115 lb x 5 reps - 115 lb x 5 reps - 115 lb x 5 reps Overhead Barbell Squat: - 45 lb x 8 reps - 45 lb x 8 reps - 45 lb x 8 reps Standing Dumbbell Shoulder Press: - 15 lb x 5 reps - 15 lb x 5 reps - 20 lb x 5 reps - 20 lb x 5 reps - 25 lb x 4 reps - 25 lb x 4 reps Running (treadmill): - 0:20:00 || 1.7 mi - Today was a mess of "not on". For all the fuckin' cookies I ate over the past couple of days, you'd think I'd have energy coming out my ears. Not so much. fito2sa Today was pretty blah. An elderly gym bro commented on it. It was distressing. They now know when I'm slacking off.  On the upside, I did manage to take a 'starting picture' which I shall traumatize you all along with my evening food posting. Also, I have protein powder. So all in all, looking up, and hopefully tomorrow's work out will be better. I'm going to see if getting more sleep helps, but I feel like I go to bed absurdly early already.
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| # ? Jan 15, 2013 00:36 |
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Food today: 1641 calores Carbs: 102 Fibre: 12 Fat: 83 Protein: 130 Starting image. 
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| # ? Jan 15, 2013 06:12 |
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So today was actually worse than yesterday in terms of working out. I managed to pull something in my left leg while squatting. Hopefully it'll be better by friday, since that's the next time I'd be able to make it to the gym. Lien Tracked a Workout for 1,196 pts Today Running (treadmill): - 0:33:00 || 3 mi - killed myself. Barbell Squat: - 90 lb x 5 reps - 90 lb x 5 reps - 90 lb x 5 reps - 115 lb x 5 reps - Did something to my left leg on the last set. Hurts like hell. Hopefully whatever it is is mild and will be gone away by Friday. Barbell Bench Press: - 65 lb x 5 reps - 65 lb x 5 reps - 85 lb x 5 reps - 85 lb x 5 reps - 95 lb x 5 reps - 95 lb x 5 reps Standing Dumbbell Shoulder Press: - 20 lb x 8 reps - 20 lb x 5 reps - 20 lb x 5 reps - 20 lb x 5 reps - 20 lb x 5 reps fito2sa Food today was pretty good, the protein powder so far has been very helpful, along with the food scale. I will probably take a look at how I'm doing in a week or two and consider adjusting my calorie levels then. I figure if I'm not losing weight, then I can start dropping calories slowly. Calories: 1563 Carbs: 78 Fibre: 19 Fat: 75 Protein: 146
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| # ? Jan 16, 2013 01:57 |
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Food today! Calories: 1716 Carbs: 94 Fibre: 19 Fat: 93 Protein: 126. Little bit higher than I would like today, mostly due to overuse of oil when cooking. Still, 16 calories out of my range pretty negligible I think. I am also doing a yoga dvd today, which will be relaxing, and tranquil. My leg is still a bit twinge-y but is noticeable better than yesterday.
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| # ? Jan 17, 2013 02:35 |
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Today's Food: Calories: 1611 Carbs: 126 Fibre: 13 Fat: 57 Protein: 146 It's all right. I think I'm able to get to the gym tomorrow, but I'm not sure how my leg is. It's better, but it's still there. I'll take it easy, but I'm going to try doing squats for sure. And definitely running. I go a bit nutty on days I can't get to the gym now.
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| # ? Jan 18, 2013 03:07 |
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Lien Tracked a Workout for 1,335 pts Today Running (treadmill): - 0:33:45 || 3 mi - Running intervals from 8 min miles-9 min miles with walking ranging from 14-15 min miles. Trying to get speed and endurance up. Barbell Squat: - 45 lb x 5 reps - 90 lb x 5 reps - 90 lb x 5 reps - 90 lb x 5 reps - 115 lb x 5 reps - 115 lb x 5 reps - 125 lb x 5 reps - Left hamstring felt good today, no twinges, but still wanted to be on the safe side. Overhead Barbell Squat: - 45 lb x 8 reps - 55 lb x 5 reps - 55 lb x 5 reps - 65 lb x 5 reps Standing One-Arm Dumbbell Shoulder Press: - 20 lb x 5 reps - 20 lb x 5 reps - 20 lb x 5 reps - 20 lb x 5 reps Barbell Bench Press: - 45 lb x 10 reps - 65 lb x 5 reps - 65 lb x 5 reps - 95 lb x 5 reps - 95 lb x 5 reps - Ran out of time. fito2sa Food: Calories: 1486 approx Carbs: 106 Fibre: 20 Fat: 80 Protein: 102 Dinner was estimated since I couldn't measure half of it. Educated guess. In other news, since I still have not managed to budge any of my weight, I'm going to drop my calories to top out around 1500. I'm not *gaining* weight, but I'm not losing any either. I'm also going to see if I can get my thyroid levels checked again in the next couple weeks so I can see how I'm doing on that. I'm not really too sure how to feel about this. Happy I'm not doing a weight loss toxx, anyhow! But definitely frustrated. I gain weight when I come back from China, and this is the longest I've been back in Canada for a long time, so I've gained about 13 pounds since coming back in September, which I am superbly not happy about. I am going to try to keep the weights I'm lifting constant, and just drop my food intake. The problem is figuring out what to cut out, or cut down on. Other than my protein-y stuff, the biggest intake of calories is from a) avocados my precious loving avocados, b) the oil that I cook with. Everything is pretty much chicken, protein powder, and lots and lots of veg.
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| # ? Jan 19, 2013 02:33 |
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Food: Calories: 1474 Carbs: 154 Fibre: 25 Fat: 71 Protein: 74 Protein was low today due to vegetarian dinner. On the upside, made some nice protein bars today, so I am excited about that. Also, I lost a pound. Whee? Gym tomorrow.
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| # ? Jan 20, 2013 02:53 |
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Lien Tracked a Workout for 1,319 pts Today Running (treadmill): - 0:31:43 || 3 mi - Under ll min miles awww yiss Barbell Bench Press: - 45 lb x 10 reps - 65 lb x 5 reps - 65 lb x 5 reps - 95 lb x 5 reps - 95 lb x 5 reps - 105 lb x 5 reps - 105 lb x 5 reps Barbell Squat: - 45 lb x 5 reps - 95 lb x 5 reps - 95 lb x 5 reps - 115 lb x 5 reps - 115 lb x 5 reps - 135 lb x 5 reps - 135 lb x 3 reps - 135 lb x 3 reps - 135 lb x 3 reps fito2sa Good news is I am no longer worried I won't make either of my toxxes. I was worried about the squats because I felt like I wasn't getting anywhere or that my leg would get hosed up again. So that's good. Also, short on time today. Not sure why, but it's okay. I'll be back in the gym tomorrow. Also, eating protein bar before a workout? I felt fantastic today, especially with the running, which was really nice. I dunno if it's the protein bar or just whatever, but today felt good. er, edit: totally forgot what squat toxx was. Still slightly worried. Food: aaaaah carbohydrates ate my face? Calories: 1790 -- higher today, had sunday with the family, but I figure it's still in a decent range, and it will power me for tomorrow. Totally. Carbs: 179 Fibre: 21 Fat: 74 Protein: 102
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Ok, *now* I am not worried about my toxxes. Hurrah! I just have to get them on camera at this point. I will have to see if an elderly gym bro will help me out. Lien Tracked a Workout for 1,682 pts Today Running (treadmill): - 0:10:00 || 1 mi Barbell Bench Press: - 45 lb x 5 reps - 45 lb x 5 reps - 65 lb x 5 reps - 65 lb x 5 reps - 95 lb x 5 reps - 95 lb x 5 reps - 115 lb x 1 reps - 115 lb x 1 reps - 115 lb x 1 reps Barbell Squat: - 45 lb x 5 reps - 45 lb x 5 reps - 115 lb x 5 reps - 115 lb x 5 reps - 135 lb x 5 reps - 135 lb x 5 reps - 145 lb x 3 reps - 145 lb x 3 reps - 155 lb x 2 reps - 155 lb x 2 reps Overhead Barbell Squat: - 45 lb x 5 reps - 45 lb x 5 reps - 55 lb x 5 reps - 55 lb x 5 reps - 65 lb x 5 reps - 65 lb x 5 reps Standing One-Arm Dumbbell Shoulder Press: - 20 lb x 5 reps - 20 lb x 5 reps - 20 lb x 5 reps - 20 lb x 5 reps - 25 lb x 3 reps - 25 lb x 3 reps fito2sa Food: Calories: 1568 Carbs: 124 Fibre: 23 Fat: 65 Protein: 128
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| # ? Jan 22, 2013 03:17 |
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Calories: 1278 Carbs: 74 Fibre: 16 Fat: 74 Protein: 81 Today was a bit blah on the food front. No gym either.
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| # ? Jan 23, 2013 03:19 |
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I was born in China and lived in Canada for 9 years! Still have my Canadian citizenship, but live in the US now. You look like you're doing great with the food/workouts  I'm excited to see you reach your goals!
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| # ? Jan 23, 2013 05:28 |
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I'm always excited to have people reading my log! I sometimes wonder if posting more photos would mean more people commenting, but at the basis of it, I'm kinda lazy. And I hate photos of me. I get this weird dissonance thing where I go "huh, I look good in this photo, but on the other hand I am horribly overweight so I shouldn't think that I look good" blah blah, welcome to being a woman. Anyhow. Today was also filled with blah, I did not get to the gym. Instead, I had some fantastically wonderful blood tests done, including my tsh, so we will get to see how that is. I'm feeling better than I used to, so hopefully my blood work comes back in a decent range. Or I can bump up my meds again, and maybe then I won't feel like I'm freezing my rear end off all the time. Food today: Calories: 1440 Carbs: 94 Fibre: 20 Fat: 78 Protein: 95 I should be able to get to the gym tomorrow, hopefully.
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| # ? Jan 24, 2013 01:57 |
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I have the same thoughts about logging. It's nice having an active audience, I think, but it seems goons gravitate towards very particular things. So fickle. Rest assured, you've got watchers. You're doing great and I hope you start seeing the progress you want. You're gonna be smokin' hot while smokin' them weights like they're nothing. I re-scanned, but I may have missed it - are you using any particular routine? More muscles getting destroyed can only mean good things for your goals. 
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| # ? Jan 24, 2013 02:49 |
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Pics always are fun! But do what you want, this is your space. Sometimes for me I just log whatever and it is always nice to have people pop in and talk in my log but I always remember that my log helps keep me accountable and on track. It's been a very useful tool for that!
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| # ? Jan 24, 2013 04:38 |
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I'm not actually doing any particular routine, but outside of deadlifts, I think I'm doing the major lifts-- I do pull-up negatives as well, but I don't log them because it seems kinda silly >.< I'm kinda iffy on doing deadlifts-- I'm not sure of my form and I worry about loving up. I do overhead squats because I like 'em, but I find they're harder on my arms than my legs. Mostly they're just fun!  I know "doing whatever" isn't really a fantastic idea, but right now things are a bit up in the air for me. I don't think doing a set program for the remaining month I'm in Canada is going to make a fantastic amount of difference, so I might as well do what I like. Once I'm in Beijing, I'm not sure what my exercise situation is going to be. Grappling is for sure, but I've moved about an hour away from my old gym, and I don't really want to have two subscriptions to two different gyms--- selling the old membership isn't really an option, since I'm going to keep doing the grappling at my old gym, but I'm not sure I want to spend 2 hours on the train every day to work out. I'll see what happens, and if there are gyms that are near to me that are cheap, then I'll sign up there, but I don't really know the new area all that well.
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| # ? Jan 24, 2013 04:50 |
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Hope the thyroid stuff comes back okay! And nice on the benches and squats What's the gym situation/culture like in Beijing? Do you have any lifting lady friends in China?? I might be in Beijing this summer, and would love to find somewhere with racks and bumper plates!
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| # ? Jan 25, 2013 01:07 |
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digitiminimi posted:Hope the thyroid stuff comes back okay! And nice on the benches and squats Gym kinda depends on where you go. I used to just lift at my old uni's gym-- the one at Beijing Language and Culture University. It's mostly foreigners, but you still won't see women doing weights. It's apparently really unusual. I say this because after working out there for 3 years, 6 days a week, the trainers still stare. Honestly, I don't know any other women who are really into weights in Beijing. Most of my lady friends really dig the spin classes, or swimming. Apparently the sports uni might be better in terms of atmosphere, but I've never been. BLCU has a pretty decent gym set up, but it is pretty cramped. I know there are nicer gyms in the business district, but I haven't been to any of them, but that's where my new apartment is, so I'm going to see if I can find a decent gym in Shuangjing or within a few stops of there on the subway line. I suspect the prices will be correspondingly higher though. I'll let you know if I find anything good though. -------- Workout stuff: today was pretty blah. My mood wasn't fantastic, and neither was my work out. The gym was strangely busy for two o'clock in the afternoon on a weekday. Running (treadmill): - 0:12:00 || 1 mi - end of work out cool down. Gym was loving busy again today Barbell Squat: - 45 lb x 6 reps - 45 lb x 6 reps - 95 lb x 5 reps - 95 lb x 5 reps - 115 lb x 5 reps - 115 lb x 5 reps - 135 lb x 5 reps - 135 lb x 5 reps - 145 lb x 5 reps - 145 lb x 4 reps - 145 lb x 3 reps Overhead Barbell Squat: - 45 lb x 5 reps - 45 lb x 5 reps - 55 lb x 5 reps - 55 lb x 5 reps - 65 lb x 5 reps - 65 lb x 5 reps - could probably go up on these, but biggest problem is getting the bar over my drat head Barbell Bench Press: - 45 lb x 10 reps - 45 lb x 10 reps - 65 lb x 5 reps - 65 lb x 5 reps - 85 lb x 5 reps - 85 lb x 5 reps - 95 lb x 5 reps - 95 lb x 5 reps - 115 lb x 2 reps - 115 lb x 1 reps - 115 lb x 1 reps fito2sa My food is also not fantastic, and probably won't be for tomorrow either. I still am not too sure how to fit eating out into things, because I feel like I don't have a lot of room to cut things. Today's calories: 1664 Carbs: 103 Fibre: 23 Fat: 79 Protein: 142 Actually, looking at today, this isn't *terrible*. I went a bit over on calories, but still, it's in a reasonable range. And I am back down to 195 lbs, so that makes me feel better. I just need to focus on the gym being a positive thing in my life, and ignore the whole "job hunting" and "ex boyfriend being a jerk" issues.
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| # ? Jan 25, 2013 01:33 |
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Today: Lien Tracked a Workout for 1,436 pts Today Running (treadmill): - 0:31:33 || 3 mi Barbell Bench Press: - 45 lb x 10 reps - 45 lb x 10 reps - 95 lb x 5 reps - 95 lb x 5 reps - 95 lb x 5 reps - 95 lb x 5 reps - 115 lb x 1 reps - 115 lb x 1 reps - 105 lb x 3 reps - 105 lb x 3 reps - 105 lb x 3 reps Standing Dumbbell Shoulder Press: - 20 lb x 5 reps - 20 lb x 5 reps - 20 lb x 5 reps - 20 lb x 5 reps - 20 lb x 5 reps Barbell Squat: - 95 lb x 8 reps - 95 lb x 8 reps Overhead Barbell Squat: - 45 lb x 8 reps - 45 lb x 8 reps fito2sa Basically everything hurts right now. I'm happy with the running though. Food: Calories: 1663 Carbs: 96 Fibre: 15 Fat: 93 Protein: 115 Kinda thrown off a bit by having sushi for lunch. It was however, loving delicious.
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| # ? Jan 26, 2013 02:43 |
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Today: Calories: 1466 Carbs: 146 Fibre: 19 Fat:71 Protein: 81 No gym today, which was good, because I was thrashed.
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| # ? Jan 27, 2013 01:41 |
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Lien posted:I'm kinda iffy on doing deadlifts-- I'm not sure of my form and I worry about loving up. I do overhead squats because I like 'em, but I find they're harder on my arms than my legs. Mostly they're just fun! Deadlifts - That is what the form-check thread in YLLS is for. Take a video and post it. Goons will tell you if you're doing things dumb. Alternatively, take a video and compare the video of you to other videos. As to gyms and things being up in the air, I know the feeling. I can't afford a membership anywhere and have no access to real weights. Maybe figure something strength-based out that you can do at home. Boxes of books, big jugs of water, duffle bags full of heavy poo poo, etc could be considered lifting a weight...and you could come up with something routine-like to do regularly even without easy gym access.  Thread totally needs more pictures or gifs, but I will keep watching. Even if I do revert to lurking again. Keep kicking rear end.
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| # ? Jan 27, 2013 01:59 |
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Sapid posted:Deadlifts - That is what the form-check thread in YLLS is for. Take a video and post it. Goons will tell you if you're doing things dumb. Alternatively, take a video and compare the video of you to other videos. I hate to admit it, but I feel totally awkward asking strangers to take videos of me at the gym. It's the reason I haven't gotten my toxx vids up yet. I've technically hit my goals-- although my bench press form isn't fantastic in terms of getting a full range of motion, I just need to remember to take my phone in, and then ask one of the regulars to video me I guess. Honestly, if I could figure out some way of filming myself without asking anyone, I totally would. Maybe I can tie my phone around my neck like a necklace or something, at least for squats :P For pics, I'm never really sure what to do. A lot of the other girls take pictures of neat tights or outfits or whatever, but I work from home, which means that my outfits consist of jeans and t-shirt, which is never that exciting. Once I get back to China it'll be a bit better, because I'm going to start putting together a 'professional' wardrobe by having stuff made for me, and I have some fun ideas for that, but it's sure not lighting bolt tights, you know? For Beijing, I'm also gonna look into a pole dancing class, since there's a studio that's one stop away on the subway line. My friends and I did a lesson for my best friend's bachelorette, and I thought it was tons of fun. If it's enough of a workout, I'll probably do that a few times a week instead of trying to find a closer gym. No idea right now though. Much love for reading (and posting). <3
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| # ? Jan 27, 2013 04:18 |
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Lien posted:I hate to admit it, but I feel totally awkward asking strangers to take videos of me at the gym. It's the reason I haven't gotten my toxx vids up yet. I've technically hit my goals-- although my bench press form isn't fantastic in terms of getting a full range of motion, I just need to remember to take my phone in, and then ask one of the regulars to video me I guess. Honestly, if I could figure out some way of filming myself without asking anyone, I totally would. Maybe I can tie my phone around my neck like a necklace or something, at least for squats :P Could you set your camera or phone somewhere and video it that way? I just bring my ipad to the gym, set it somewhere, use the front facing camera, and video-away. Nobody's ever said anything :P
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| # ? Jan 27, 2013 04:40 |
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Lien posted:Gym kinda depends on where you go. I used to just lift at my old uni's gym-- the one at Beijing Language and Culture University. It's mostly foreigners, but you still won't see women doing weights. It's apparently really unusual. I say this because after working out there for 3 years, 6 days a week, the trainers still stare. Honestly, I don't know any other women who are really into weights in Beijing. Most of my lady friends really dig the spin classes, or swimming. Apparently the sports uni might be better in terms of atmosphere, but I've never been. BLCU has a pretty decent gym set up, but it is pretty cramped. I know there are nicer gyms in the business district, but I haven't been to any of them, but that's where my new apartment is, so I'm going to see if I can find a decent gym in Shuangjing or within a few stops of there on the subway line. I suspect the prices will be correspondingly higher though. I'll let you know if I find anything good though. Haha, yup, I can totally imagine the stares you'd get as a lifting lady in Beijing. Once, when I was a relative weakling who never squatted or deadlifted or pressed a weight, I was in the free weights section doing barbell curls with 10lbs or something, and even THAT was getting stares. I think being the unusual female lifting make me work harder, though, because I'd be like "hell yes I'm female and lifting the big plates on this barbell and getting more awesome" 
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| # ? Jan 27, 2013 04:46 |
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Lien posted:I hate to admit it, but I feel totally awkward asking strangers to take videos of me at the gym. It's the reason I haven't gotten my toxx vids up yet. I've technically hit my goals-- although my bench press form isn't fantastic in terms of getting a full range of motion, I just need to remember to take my phone in, and then ask one of the regulars to video me I guess. Honestly, if I could figure out some way of filming myself without asking anyone, I totally would. Maybe I can tie my phone around my neck like a necklace or something, at least for squats :P Re: Asking strangers to film you. Yeah, I feel you there. Could drag a friend to the gym? Or prop the iPhone up in a shoe or something on top of a bench or stack of plates so you get a good profile of squats and things. Necklace idea is hilarious, but probably not going to give the best view of your form. Hard to tell if a back is rounding, you're getting past parallel, or your butt is dipping from the front, you know? Pics-- Hello, fellow work-from-home lady! Sadly, I'm too fat for all my jeans and too broke for new ones...and it's winter in Alaska too...so I totally live in sweats/dance pants + man-thing's ginormous t-shirts. I am all about comfort while sitting on my rear end getting fatter (gonna fix that, log coming soon's I take some starting pictures) and don't care what our renter thinks of my appearance. But, you could post pictures of random body-parts gaining muscle, gifs and other random internet fodder which applies to your posts, meals, "look at all this snow I just shoveled off my roof" type things, etc. Re: pole. gently caress yes. Do it. It requires strength, endurance, and flexibility. All good things to have. Probably good for your self-esteem and whatnot, too. Dance friend of mine from high school does pole now and is forever posting pictures of her new tricks and things. She always seems to be grinning like an idiot, so I think there's something to this pole thing. Have pole pictures of my friend (with no face, and a sweaty stranger-butt edited out of one)!  
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| # ? Jan 27, 2013 05:08 |
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Food today: gently caress only knows, 2,000ish? Went to brunch with my family, found out the place has no nutritional info online. I figure it was 2 eggs,2 links of chorizo sausage, half a smallish potato plus hollandaise sauce. Dinner was pork loin with salad-- usually dinners work out to be about 500 calories or so, but I figure it's better to overestimate breakfast. Anyhow, *really* off day won't kill me. My weight is fluctuating again, I'm back up a couple pounds. Frustrating, but I think I should be coming up on measuring myself relatively soon, so maybe I'll see some change there. In good news, my tsh is in a normal range now, so hopefully that'll make weight loss progress a bit easier. I've heard people with Hashimoto's still have trouble losing weight even with a normal thyroid range, but who knows how much of that is just weight loss sucking, or it actually being more difficult! digitiminimi posted:Haha, yup, I can totally imagine the stares you'd get as a lifting lady in Beijing. Once, when I was a relative weakling who never squatted or deadlifted or pressed a weight, I was in the free weights section doing barbell curls with 10lbs or something, and even THAT was getting stares. I think being the unusual female lifting make me work harder, though, because I'd be like "hell yes I'm female and lifting the big plates on this barbell and getting more awesome" Edit to respond.... yeah. I expect a certain amount of attention, since I stick out in China *anyhow*. What got to me was some of the trainers were downright creepy. My MMA instructor, who is a French fellow, has kind of made comments about it when I complained to him, and one of my Chinese girlfriends ended up directly calling one of the trainers a creep because they were kinda making these "hurr hurr I wonder what it'd be like to gently caress her" comments. Which ok, I can't control, and culture difference, but... I don't wanna hear about it. And it creeps me out when they stand directly behind my treadmill and stare at my rear end. I mean, gently caress, the glass in front is reflective,I have eyes... It's just frustrating, and since they have never said anything to me directly about it, I don't feel like I can call them out on it. Even if that were a good option, and I'm not sure it is. It's not *all* of the trainers, but it's enough that I really just feel uncomfortable there some of the time. Lien fucked around with this message at Jan 28, 2013 around 04:25 |
| # ? Jan 28, 2013 02:57 |
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Videos today!! Whee! warm up squats: http://youtu.be/gMjBwW4gM2Q Squats in which you cannot see that I am lifting 155 lbs so I have to do it over again, gently caress: http://youtu.be/_tvCoc3ripM bench one in which you can see the weights but not me: http://youtu.be/TaYC9XbXgQY bench two in which I asked some dude to take a video of me: http://youtu.be/zAJssf51or4 Lien Tracked a Workout for 1,854 pts Today Running (treadmill): - 0:10:00 || 1 mi - 0:05:00 || 0.5 mi Barbell Squat: - 45 lb x 5 reps - 95 lb x 5 reps - 95 lb x 5 reps - 115 lb x 5 reps - 115 lb x 5 reps - 135 lb x 5 reps - 135 lb x 5 reps - 155 lb x 3 reps - 155 lb x 3 reps - 155 lb x 2 reps Barbell Bench Press: - 45 lb x 10 reps - 45 lb x 10 reps - 65 lb x 5 reps - 65 lb x 5 reps - 95 lb x 5 reps - 95 lb x 5 reps - 105 lb x 5 reps - 105 lb x 5 reps - 115 lb x 2 reps - 115 lb x 3 reps Standing One-Arm Dumbbell Shoulder Press: - 20 lb x 5 reps - 20 lb x 5 reps - 20 lb x 5 reps - 20 lb x 5 reps - 25 lb x 5 reps - 25 lb x 5 reps Overhead Barbell Squat: - 45 lb x 8 reps - 45 lb x 8 reps - 55 lb x 8 reps - 55 lb x 8 reps fito2sa So I gotta redo my video for the squat toxx since you can't see poo poo, but at least I got the bench out of the way. Also today's calories: 1511 carbs: 67 fibre: 26 fat: 84 protein: 137 Lien fucked around with this message at Jan 29, 2013 around 01:56 |
| # ? Jan 29, 2013 01:32 |
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Lookit you bein' social and asking a dude to film your bench! Good job! Also, I envy your legs.
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| # ? Jan 29, 2013 05:14 |
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| # ? May 22, 2013 17:53 |
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I know, right?! I felt like a total idiot though, and started off by saying "Can I ask you to do something a bit weird for me?" hahaha. And I think you can tell I'm totally Canadian-- I think I apologised twice in that video? Also, you are welcome to have my legs. Honestly, I feel like all my fat is in my lower body. The cleaning lady at my Chinese gym used to tell me, "you're really not so fat until you get to your rear end". D: Although for some reason, I think I look better in gym clothes than 'real' clothes. Clearly the answer to my problems is that I should just wear spandex all the fuckin' time.
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