Healthy Eating 12/9/04

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Rhonda

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Hi everyone,
4:15am Just Joyce Thighs and Butt workouts.

B - scrambled eggs w/portobello mushrooms and a little mozzarella cheese
S - cheese, triscuits
L - salad w/tuna
S - walnuts
D - chicken, salad, potatoes

Still trying to keep to what I write down but the holiday munching does hurt a little. I am giving myself just a little leeway til and then after the holidays really get down to business.

Hope everyone has a great day.

Rhonda
 
Good morning,

5:45 IMAX2 - oof that 9th interval always wipes me out.

B- coffee, blueberry scone
S - yogurt, nuts
L - ?
S -fruit, cheese
D - some sort of casserole

Still 3 pounds away from my goal weight. Trying to beef up the protein (no pun intended ;-) ) because I'm only averaging about 40 grams a day.

Hope all is well.
Shopgirl :)
 
Hello -

7:00 a.m. Cardio and Weights

B – FF yogurt mixed with scoop of LF cottage cheese, ½ banana, ¼ pear, flax seed
L – Large Salad, Orange
D – Lentils, spaghetti squash mixed with Salsa, some other veggie
S – Almonds and dried fruit

I'm getting together with friends today to drink wine and make Christmas cookies. Since we don't actually want to EAT the cookies, we are delivering them to Hospicare (tomorrow, when we are sober). I'm going to try real hard to stay out of the cookie dough!

Margaret
 
Morning Ladies!

7:30 p.m. - P90X's Shoulders & Arms + ARX. Bring on the pain!:7

Margaret: That's such a lovely thing you & your friends do. Make sure you have an extra glass of wine for me!:7 And could you please
push a cookie through the computer?

Shopgirl: I love scones & by golly I had one too this morning.

Today's eats are:

Meal 1: pumpkin raisin scone w/blueberry jam + french roast coffee
Meal 2: ff vanilla yogurt w/blueberries & granola + white tea
Meal 3: chicken stir fry + 2 tangerines (this was left over from last night's dinner)
Meal 4: scallops, shrimp & salad
Meal 5: tilapia/asparagus/Spanish rice

Have a good day everyone! Kathy:D
 
Hi, I'm new to the forum, and I have a question for KathyH. I've been following some of your posts on clean eating, and I was wondering how carb cycling and eating 5 meals a day is working for you. How long have you been eating this way, and when did you start noticing a change? I've decided to try a similar diet, but I haven't noticed much of a difference. Granted, it's been less than 2 weeks, and I'm only trying to lose those last few pounds. Anyway, I think your advice makes a lot of sense. Sorry if you've already discussed this at length in the past! If anybody else has any input, please feel free to comment.

Thanks, Elaine
 
Hi Elaine! I've been eating this way for quite a number of years so many that I really can't remember. I'm very lean (5'2" 107#s wear a size 0). Carb cycling works great for me especially slipping in on a Wednesday the high carb day & then again on Sunday. I don't think I would be able to do 5 straight days of low carb. I might want to binge & that would defeat my goal. I don't have cravings for sugar b/c I'm eating enough & often to compensate for that. In order to alleviate sugar cravings you must consume salads & fruits. I also workout intensely 5 days a week leaving my 6th day for yoga. I especially need yoga now more than ever since I've celebrated my 51st birthday back in Oct. I make sure that I do a plyometric workout at least 1x a week (either IMAX 1 or 2 or P90X's Plyo X or incorporating kickboxing w/plyometrics). How intense are your workouts & are you eating enough? If not to one or both of these, then its time for a change. Let me know what your workouts are & see why your not getting the results you want. HTH, Kathy:D
 
Hi Kathy,

Can you list out your workouts for the week? Just an example of what you do? Also was there a website or book that you read through for the high carb/low carb days?

Hope you don't mind sharing, just trying to find that correct eating and workout routine I should do.

Is there a reason why you do plyo stuff once a week? I was doing PlyoX once a week but haven't in a while and now do spinning once a week. An only Yoga day sounds quite intriguing also.

Thanks for any info
Rhonda
 
Hi Rhonda!

I just love P90X workouts & the rotation that Beachbody came up with. What I like about the rotation is it was tried on "real" people a test group & most of the graduates are on the DVDs. It worked so well for me. I had plateaued on Cathe's workouts didn't see any more results. When I started the Classic Rotation I was quite surprised at how these workouts pumped up the volume for me. If you don't have P90X you can very easily adapt Cathe's workouts into the rotation. Also, the reason why I do plyometrics is I found it be much more beneficial & efficient time wise. I got tired of those steady state cardio sessions that didn't do anything for me. I only do cardio 2x a week b/c I don't want to lose my muscle.

This is what I do for the 1st 3 weeks (high intensity):

Sat: S&H chest/back (however I have a pull up bar & I work my back on this b/c quite frankly Cathe doesn't work the back good enough) + I do an ab routine (Ab Ripper X is 15 min. long w/349 reps). You can do ME + C&W abs by holding onto a weight for any crunches or holding onto a med ball for your obliques like Cathe's showing in Core Max)
Sun: IMAX 1 or 2
Mon: yoga
Tues: S&H shoulders/tris/bis + 15 min. of abs
Wed: kickboxing usually incorporating plyometrics
Thurs: S&H legs + PLB (only stability ball section) + abs
Fri: rest or stretch

Then I do a recovery week which incorporates Bootcamp, ME, S&J leaving out the Pump, yoga & C&W. The idea is to have lighter workouts but still being active. When I do weight training on this particular week I go much lighter + I do more cardio.

Once I'm finished w/this rotation, you can easily change it up again. Sometimes I'll work my upper body 2x a week + 2x a week for lower body. This rotation I just came off of & I decided to go back to P90X. I've also gotten some awesome rotations from Diane Sue (WD). On a side note, if your going to workout like this then your going to have to eat more. I need to eat 5x a day to support my workouts. I received a wealth of info from Global Health & Fitness website which I'm a member of for over 5 years now. They instructed me how many protein/carbs/fat to consume w/each meal. HTH, Kathy:D
 
Thanks Kathy, very helpful. I do have the P90X workouts and was trying the lean rotation but only made it through 6 weeks. I should look at the classic rotation. Time to go explore the website you mentioned.

Thanks
Rhonda
 
Rhonda how could you have just done the lean rotation when the Classic is the BEST!! I've gained much more strength from the Classic than anything else. You gotta get ready for Hardcore!}( Kathy:7
 
Hi Kathy

I did the lean rotation because it was more geared towards fat loss and seemed to have a bit more cardio than classic. Maybe it is time for me to look at the classic rotation and plan that for sometime in the future.

did you add in more cardio with the classic or did you do it just like it was written?

Rhonda
 
Hi! Sorry I'm late again. Times just slipping right by me this week!

B- Fiber One Cereal W/ Strawberries
S- Fajita W/ wheat tortilla
L- Salmon W/ sweet potatoe drizzled with a little bit of sugar free syrup and cinnamon (yum!)
D/ It's almost diner and i have no idea what we're going to have just yet. I'm going to have to think of something quick! Maybe I'll just have some more salmon and some broccoli and have a fend for yourself night!

My workout today was different. I've never used the mix N' Match option and chose that on STep Blast. I did the warm up and the first complete sEction 1. Then did squats. The seciton 2, then did back. Then section 3, and then chest and tri's. Then the phone rang and I ran out of time. But I planned on doing the combo 1 of the blast, then bi's, and combo 2 of the blast then shoulders, then combo 3 and a cool down. But maybe tomarrow I can try that. It's fun and doesn't take much time, because I don't go through te learning sections of the combos.

Have a great night!

Kathy
 
My workouts could be the problem. I work out about 5 times a week, but I don't like to work out for more than an hour. I don't have a set rotation, but I try to fit in at least 2 yoga sessions (mostly Bryan Kest power yoga) and 1 or 2 kickboxing workouts. The only Cathe video I have is MIS (I know, I need to add to my collection). I split the upper body and lower body into separate days because it's too tiring to do the whole thing. I try to go as heavy as I can, considering that I work out at home and only have adjustable dumbells. I've been looking at P90X, but I don't have the funds to buy the whole set. Which one of those workouts, or Cathe's, do you suggest for a good intense workout that's not super long? (FYI, I don't like step.)

Regarding my meals, I've tried to eat 5 meals a day for a few months now, and only for the last few weeks have I tried to incorporate lower carb days. I've also stuck in 2 days of higher carbs because I read from Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle that that will trick your body into keeping its metabolism up. So my meals generally are:
1: homemade granola with milk
2: tuna sandwich
3: another tuna sandwich (my work requires that I be on the go, so I have to have food that's portable), fruit
4: chicken or fish with spinach salad
5: chicken, fish, or lean steak with salad (on my higher carb days, I'll also have rice)

I'm 5'1" 120#. Any suggestions on my food intake?

Appreciate your help,
Elaine
 
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