Back into it
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looks big, eats small, never seems to last long enough!! just a habit now. SHould check out our dinners at the moment - enough food on our plates to feed a small platoon of Japanese WW2 veterans for a week I reckon. 300g chicken, 300g stir fry veg (on BBQ, YUM), 200g kumara or potato (yes, potato, first time for 3 years that spud has been back on the menu).
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Over the last 2-3 weeks Ive been switching my eating to healthier options (I refuse to call it a diet, because I dont want it to be a short term thing), having chicken, salad and kumara/pumpkin/brown rice for lunch, plus fruit and protein shakes throughout the day and that would be the hardest thing. Im just not used to eating that much food. Its used to slightly smaller amounts but with bread to fill me up. With saying that though I havent found that ive missed bread, or suprisingly energy drinks at all.
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yeah, I forgot about that - it does seem mad the amount of food you eat. Ness's mum can't understand how we eat so much yet lose weight stay lean etc. And 'you're always eating'! You do soon get used to it though! And the prep, it seems if you're not eating, you're cooking, if you're not cooking, your preparing, and if you're not preparing, your putting together shopping lists for the things that you have forgotten!!
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An update: so did my first set of squats in about a year and... I loved it! Only did 70kg, but got nice and deep and form was great. Would like to have done more reps in each set but by about the 8th my toes started cramping!<br />
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Anyway, had a couple of days off at the end of the working week - more piss. Really just got to plan my whole week and stick to it - grog included.<br />
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As for diet, I'm slowly weening myself onto it and all the bad stuff in my cupboards / fridge will probably be all consumed by the end of next week. Will weigh myself on Friday and let you know how much I've put on. -
Yeah bro, Squats are primo! hmm were you rocking forward a bit? that could explain the toe cramp (lol). If the first movement is your arse going backwards then that seems to keep you solid on your heels. I wear really flat (chucks etc) shoes for my squats and DL's. I found running shoes have too much cushioning in the heel and it felt a bit odd at heavier weights.
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Been a whole since I contributed to my own thread so I'll give you an update.<br />
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Still not curbed the drinking as much as I would like but think I will be dong the Feb fast. Basically I'll go two weeks without a drink and then probably have 3-4 sessions within the space of a week. Not huge benders, but big enough to mean that if I make it to the gym the next day I'm usually feeling pretty weak.<br />
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Diet is pretty much good. I give myself one breakfast, one lunch and one dinner a week where I can eat whatever I want, usually find myself not taking the dinner option and instead having a couple of lunches a week of sushi or a baguette.<br />
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Training is also regular and I'm really starting to get stronger. Still not quite where I'd like to be the squats, but I will get there. Building my routine around a day of chest and back followed by a leg day. Alternate week to week whether I work my shoulders or arms with my legs or my chest/back.<br />
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In terms of my weight - I'm stagnating but in a good way. Pants are loose but haven't dropped any weight - still weigh about as much as a damp towel, though. Getting a few looks and compliments about my physique too - always a nice experience!