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... In the Philippines I did go through a phase of having muesli and soy milk every morning is that Paleo?...

 

So I don't begin to say that I understand Paleo (ex. milk = not paleo, but butter which is made from milk is paleo or a potato is a nightshade just like peppers, tomatos, and eggplant but it's not paleo, etc.) After googling museli I'm fairly certain that neither it or soy milk (legume) would be paleo based on this chart below.

 

 

bummer about the wrist, here's a picture of a cat twerk blocking to lift your spirits

Hmmm. Since I got rid of jeans in a drawer, I can claim WIS+1.

I was looking at the sizing chart of tennis shorts on amazon and I may have to buy size S. I'm not bragging, seriously. I'm 5' 9" and there is no way I'm size S. There is something wrong with this country's sizing system.

 

I'm generally suspicious of the sizes on clothing.  What I fit into ranges between 2-4 inches smaller than what my actual measurements are.

I'm not sure where the back slide is coming from, but a few quick tips. Cut sweets (I don't mean releasing fake sugar for sugar. Wherever you can cut that shit) find a way to work out daily (could be small steps like walking to a store instead of driving or taking the stairs instead of an elevator), Don't give up! On this last point I can't stress it enough. We all have to desk with this thing called life that gives us lemons. Do something more with those lemons than let them sit in a basket and go rotten, you are moving in the right direction. If v you can't use those lemons, store then up and find a dude buying lemons, you have sugar then make lemonade, you're just angry throw them back at life's head sitting "I don't want your stinking lemons" (throwing lemons is a decent with out)

I kinda think this is the right place to ask the question. I'm at one of the lowest I've been since highschool (under 175) but still over 20% body fat (around 40 lbs based on my math) Can I eat calorie deficient and still out on muscle if my diet is right? I'm thinking that if I maintain around 1700 calories and focus on protein heavy diet that I may still be able to show gains while losing fat till I get my body fat % to a certain point. Can I do both out should I focus on one it the other (for me it would be cutting body fat to about 15% before I start looking for strength gains)

So I'm thinking about changing up my routine and doing strong lift. When you are first starting out how do you determine what weight to do? Like I currently rarely squat and have done deadlifts twice, like 8 months ago, on a Smith machine. Do I just keep putting weight on till I can't do 5 reps and start from there?

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Hooray new person to follow on instagram

they apparently just came out with a new Zumba game for xbox...

Thank you for limiting it to only one drawer cause I'd go broke replacing everything that is now too big for me.  I'm horrible at buying new clothes.

So these challenges have popped up with some crappy timing as in the past 2 challenges I've lost a grandmother.  Right now the food tracking one is completely off.  I generally keep a log of what I do at the gym already so I have that all written down and the something new sticks out pretty well as it's something out of the usual.  I'm going to attempt to take some time this weekend to sit down and get everything caught up for what I do have.

For my T-Day meal I filled up a bowl with rice and topped with meat and veggies.  For the rivarly party on Saturday instead of pigging out on bar food I did fairly well eating only chips and salsa and a couple of motzeralla sticks.  Only like 3 more parties during the challenge to go!

I was aboslutely horrible this past week with the food logging.  Got all my exercise in and my something new but I just didn't trake what I was eating. I'm going to see if I can turn it around this week.

depends on what your goals are.  A can of regular v8 has like 52 calories, 20g carbs and 9g of sugar, and 487mg of sodium. A serving of the the splash strawberry kiwi doubles the calories per serving, 25.8g carbs with 23.5g of sugar.  If you're looking to limit sugar intake, then I would stay away from them.

Thank you! The part this challenge that is the hardest for me is consuming less than 25 grams or lower. For instance I have a cold so I'm drinking some orange juice and it has 34 grams of sugar in it. WTF.

Try green tea with lemon, no sugar and still has vitamin C in it. Works great for me when I have a cold. 

I was told about this by a friend here on NF, and wanted to share it with more like minded folks, just in case you weren't aware. It is an online yoga program that has 16 different courses based on interest and level of proficiency (over 200 different classes total), and you get rewards and can "level up" like Nerd Fitness

and there is social sharing with other members. So it seems like its a Yoga version of Steve's Academy to some degree. It is the highest funded Yoga Kickstarter ever, and it's only been live for about a week! 

 

I'm really excited about it and thought y'all may be too So check it out!! 

My Yoga Pro

 

am I the only person that the link isn't working for?

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Goal 1: I'm doing great on this, often doing upwards of 12,000 steps...on week days.  On weekends I'm lucky to crack 3,000. If anyone has ideas how to get some motivation for the weekend or what would be fun to step up those steps, please, please, please let me know! ...

 

It's probably not the most cost effective solution, but getting a hyperactive dog that will make you go on walks might be a good way to go with that.

Disregard, went back and read the OP and it answered my question.

I almost think it was easier when I was just putting the details on notepad in my phone than using the app.  I almost think the ease of having it in an app makes it more difficult for me to keep track or at least to remember to do so, and it seemed a lot easier for daily reconciliation when it was all in one place.  I ran into my first tracking hurdle when I went out to breakfast with a friend at a local place and now I have to figure out what 2 eggs 1 waffle and 3 chicken strips work out to.  Feeling kind of run down today so I don't think I'll be doing a complete recap for the past 3 days but I did get my something new, jogging, and I won't be doing that again anytime soon (shin splints suck)

Thanks, I'm not sure if I'm getting lazy about it or the app I downloaded is actually making it more difficult but I've kind of found it harder to record things properly unless every single thing I eat has a barcode on it.  I might almost go back to just keeping everything on a note pad on my phone.

 

 

Week 2 Day 4

Something New -  Still Nada, I've got my eye on a bunch of new yoga classes in mind for this weekend.

Exercise - 30 minutes lifting, 1 hour yoga. for those keeping track at home that's 3 hours and 5 minutes

Food Log - I've had a rough day at work so I'm going to cheat a bit here and copy and paste as the brand of broccoli I used changed and has different nutritional data

Steak, Eggs, & Broccoli - 338 calories, 17.5g fat, 6g carb, 38.9g protein

Broccoli & Chicken Rice - 290, 6g fat, 52g carbs, 8g protein

Steak & Broccoli- 203 calories, 7.5g fat 6g carbs, 26.9g protein

Apple Chicken Sausages on Potato Roll - 345 calories, 14g fat, 37g carbs, 17g protein

Protein Chocolate Milk - 300 calories, 4.5g fat, 48g carbs, 20g protein

Jack Links Tender Cuts - 60 calories, 1g fat, 3g carbs, 9g fat

Totals - 1401 calories,  32g fat, 140g carb, 70g protein

Week 2 Day 3

 

Something new - Didn't happen.  Let's be honest, if it happens it will probably be on the weekend

Exercise - 30 minutes of lifting and 1 kickball game (for those paying attention 1 kickball = about 5 minutes of actual activity.)

Food Log -

Apple Chicken Sausages on Potato Roll - 320 calories, 14g fat, 31g carbs, 17g protein

Chocolate Muscle Milk - 230 calories, 9g fat, 12g carb, 25g protein

Broccoli & Chicken Rice - 290, 6g fat, 52g carbs, 8g protein (2x)

Chicken Salad Sandwich from Potbelly - 524 calories, 26g fat, 41g carbs, 30g protein

Green Tea - 0 calories, 0g fat, 0g carbs, 0g protein

Totals - 1654 calories, 61g fat, 188g carbs, 88

Week 2 Day 2

 

Something New - Nope not today

Exercise - Did a half hour of lifting   forgot my yoga mat at home

Food Log

Steak, Eggs, & Broccoli - 338 calories, 17.5g fat, 6g carb, 38.9g protein

Steak & Broccoli- 203 calories, 7.5g fat 6g carbs, 26.9g protein

Rockstar Mocha - 200 calories, 2g fat, 36g carbs, 6g protein

BK Tendergrill (no mayo) - 320 calories, 11g fat, 43g carbs, 31g protein

Cheese & Chipolte Chicken Sausage on Potato Bread - 335 calories, 14g fat, 35g carbs, 17g protein

Coffee w/ 1/3 serving of protein powder - 75 calories, .3g fat, 5.6 carbs, 4.6 protein
Total - 1466 calories, 80.3g fat, 131.6g carbs, 126.4g protein

... Who is your friend if you don't mind answering, I am a huge pro wrestling fan. lol

 Mosh from the Headbangers.  He still wrestles some idependent matches mostly in South Florida.

Stupid work is getting in the way of my updates

 

Week 2 day 1

Something New - Whoa Slow Down There.  It's only Monday

Exercise - 30 minutes of lifting before work

Food Log

Eggs Chicken & Broccoli - 320 calories, 15g fat, 6g carbs, 40g protein

Chicken and Broccoli Rice - 350 calories, 3g fat, 46g carbs, 32g protein

2 Apple Chicken Sausages on Potato Roll - 690 calories, 28g fat, 74g carbs, 34g protein

2  Coffee w/ 1/3 serving of protein powder - 75 calories, .3g fat, 5.6g carbs, 4.6g protein (each)
Total - 1510 calories, 46.6g fat, 137.2g carbs, 115.2g protein

 

Side Note, I downloaded My Fitness Pal on Friday.  Now that I'm getting the hang of it, the daily calculations are a lot easier as long as everything I eat has a bar code.

So I've been forgetful about posting here.  Doesn't mean I haven't been keeping up though.

 

Friday -

Something new - not yet

Exercise - 30 minutes of lifting before work

Food - ok I don't actually remember all my meals but here's what I have notes on

Honestly I don't remember what I had - 570 calories, 30g fat, 58g carb, 16g protein

Chicken Sandwich from Quick Trip - 580 calories, 25g fat, 58g carb, 31g protein

Monster Muscle Chocolate - 200 calories, 4g fat, 19g carb, 25 protein

Panda Express Beef w/Broccoli - 120 calories, 4g fat, 13g carb, 9g protein

Panda Express Terriyaki Chicken - 300 calories, 13g fat, 8g carb, 36g protein

Panda Express Steamed Rice - 190 calories, 0g fat, 43g carbs, 3.5g protein

Protein Chocolate Milk - 300 calories, 4.5g fat, 48g carbs, 20g protein

Total - 2260 calories 80.5g fat, 247g carbs, 140.5g protein

 

Saturday

Something New - ZUMBA! I learned that I'm way less co-ordianted than I would care to admit.  Might start doing it regularly so I can get better.  It did feel a bit awkward being the only dude in the class.

Exercise - 30 mintues lifting, 30 minutes cardio. If I give myself 10 minutes for kickball from Wed, then I hit my 5 hours for the week.

Food Log - I kept better notes, sort of

Tuna Sandwhich white bread- 265 calories, 1g fat, 33g carbs, 27g protein

Tuna Sandwhich potato bread - 325 calories, 2g fat, 42 carb, 29g protein

Steak and Broccoli - 440 calories, 24g fat, 12g carb, 26g protein

Steak, Broccoli, & Rice - 610 calories, 22g fat, 52g carb, 30g protein

Muscle Milk - 150 calories, 6g fat, 9g carb, 16g protein

Lemon-Lime Gatorade - 320 calories, 0g fat, 84g carbs, 0g protein

Total - 2110 calories, 55g fat, 232g carbs, 128g protein

 

Sunday

Something new - see Saturday

Exercise - nope I was lazy

Food Log -

Raising Cane's The Box - 1125 calories, 50g fat, 106g carbs, 35.3g protein

Unsweatened Ice Tea - 0 calories, 0g fat, 1g carbs, 0g protein

Chicken Broccoli Rice - 230 calories, 2g fat, 46g carb, 6g protein

Total - 1355 calories, 52g fat, 153g carb, 41.3g protein

Take out menus are gone, as is most of the "expired" food.  Still haven't gotten around to tossing the old v8 cans that aren't in the fridge, but then the reason why they are probably expired is I keep them in the closet in my bedroom instead of anywhere near my kitchen.