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yay new journal :)

bit of background, i'm still at school, balancing work/training/school is kinda hard!

I've got arthritis which sucks! Not coping very well in the humid weather. I've had loads of people coming up to me telling me i shouldn't even be doin weights cause of my health, i just try to prove them wrong \:D/

I do a bit of swimming and water polo but it's been hurting my shoulders a bit so i've just been going really easy on that.

Current weight and height: 171cm, 65kgs, 25% body fat (last time i checked)

My goals would be to tone up, become more fit and become stronger

A normal gym day would be:

20 minutes cardio: 10 minutes cross trainer or 10 minutes incline treadmill walk (i can't run) and 10 minutes bike - try to keep my heart rate above 160 doing this

legs: 3x10repsx40kgs leg press

3x10repsxno extra weight hack squat

3x10repsx18kg inner thigh machine

3x10repsx12kg leg extension

3x10repsx5kg lunges with my last 2 reps pulsing 3 times

arms: 3x10repsx20kg bench press (incline - it seems harder)

3x10repsx15kg of own weigh assisten chin ups, wide and close grip

3x10repsx12kg bicep curls

3x10repsx12kg tricep pulls

other stuff: found this awesome pilates abs work out which i do in the morning and at night for abs

3x10repsx18kg woodchop things

My ideal diet:

Breaka: 1/2 serving chocolate sculpt + a piece of fruit + 4 shot coffee

Snack: piece of fruit or nothing

Lunch: big can of tuna + 2 lite bread wafer things + 4 shot trim mocha

Snack: 1 piece of fruit or several if i'm going to the gym

Dinner: whatever my mum makes, usually salad/veges with meat

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lol smooth luigi

haha yeah more protein build some muscle. also eating more would help. dunno how much research you have done but eating meals more frequently will speed up your metabolism and help you loose bodyfat.

have a look at these sites, http://www.muscleandfitnesshers.com/die ... /71?page=1 and http://www.muscleandfitnesshers.com/met ... trition/66. It takes a bit of work to put together a diet but its crucial to shaping up

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Yay new journal! Welcome BecBec! :grin:

I have psoriatic Arthritis, I have had it since I was 10 and I find lifting weights and cardio good for it. If I don't do any exercise I seize up like a old lady!! Have you been told not to exercise by a doctor? As there is a old-fashioned school of thought that exercise is bad for your joints where I believe it is actually good for them and strengthens them.

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Yay new journal! Welcome BecBec! :grin:

I have psoriatic Arthritis, I have had it since I was 10 and I find lifting weights and cardio good for it. If I don't do any exercise I seize up like a old lady!! Have you been told not to exercise by a doctor? As there is a old-fashioned school of thought that exercise is bad for your joints where I believe it is actually good for them and strengthens them.

any doctor that tells you not to exercise is stupid :shock:

my specialist encourages exercise but she's not too keen on the weights. i find the same thing too, but it's hard to know whether moving around will make it better or make it worse sometimes

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diet for today

6.30 - black coffee

8.30 - 1/2 serve sculpt, black coffee

12.00 - date scone (new cook at work, she makes good scones =P~ =P~ )

3.00 - half an egg and chicken sandwich (brown bread)

4.30 - black coffee

5.30 - sip of some gross stawberry and peanut butter protein shake

7.30 - nachos

8.30 - 1 tablespoon low fat unsweetened cyclops yoghurt

ankles were really sore from work today so i didn't go to the gym, i gotta get me some decent shoes

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Sore feet suck eh!

Even for a non-training day, your diet looks a little bit light on protein for 65kg - and possibly too high on carbs. One thing you'll find is that it is possible to sabotage a tone-the-body plan by under-eating :nod:

If you didn't like the first shake (strawberry and pb - :think:) there's a lot of options out there - and reviews...and if you don't like shakes, there's a lot of whole-food alternatives.

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any doctor that tells you not to exercise is stupid :shock:

my specialist encourages exercise but she's not too keen on the weights. i find the same thing too, but it's hard to know whether moving around will make it better or make it worse sometimes

I agree! I guess you will find what works best for you your body will let you know!

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joints are real sore today so no gym :cry: whyyyyyyyyyy?!?!

food has been shit too

breakfast: 1/2 serving of sculpt mixed with 2 handfulls of oats to try make choc porridge? bad idea!

10.30: apple

2.45: apple

3.30: large amounts of coffee, apricot

6.30: gonna make a chicken stirfry with veges and brown rice

7.30: 2 tables spoons of cyclops unsweetend yoghurt with a tea spoon of peanute butter all mixed together... gross

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yep cook/prepare everything the night before so its all sorted for the next day. probly want to aim for 1g of protein per pound of body weight, 1g of carbs per pound of body weight. as long as you eat plenty of fish, avocado, red meat youll get your fat intake ok. 1kg=2.22lb

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you need to fix your diet if you want to see any results, cut out the carbs and put more protein in, coffee is not a meal.

Luigi - wash your mouth out. Coffee is a perfect meal!! Especially if your trying to loose weight! It's just not a meal for YOU!

Thanks Flamer, if you hadn't told him I would ! Coffee is my friend..(says he with ten-cup plunger and Screaming Turtle 'Jolt' at his desk)

But seriously Becbec, what I do is make the shake and then let it sit n soak into the oats for a bit, softens them, less like chewing on poker chips.

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yep cook/prepare everything the night before so its all sorted for the next day. probly want to aim for 1g of protein per pound of body weight, 1g of carbs per pound of body weight. as long as you eat plenty of fish, avocado, red meat youll get your fat intake ok. 1kg=2.22lb

just cooked some rice to go with my 1/2 can of tuna for lunch tomorrow

going to look into protein bars for snacks

you need to fix your diet if you want to see any results, cut out the carbs and put more protein in, coffee is not a meal.

Luigi - wash your mouth out. Coffee is a perfect meal!! Especially if your trying to loose weight! It's just not a meal for YOU!

Thanks Flamer, if you hadn't told him I would ! Coffee is my friend..(says he with ten-cup plunger and Screaming Turtle 'Jolt' at his desk)

But seriously Becbec, what I do is make the shake and then let it sit n soak into the oats for a bit, softens them, less like chewing on poker chips.

i agree, coffee is good :lol: it's the milk that's bad

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coffee is good :lol: it's the milk that's bad
milk is all good has protien in it and is good for women nd calcium intake. unless ur taking a calcium supp, on a bb diet u wont b getting much.

yeah i take a calcium supplement

"Whatt do you drink, milk? Milk?! Milk is for babies. I drink beer." :pfft:

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Feeling a lot better today so today is definately a gym day :D

diet so far:

m1: 1/2 serve sculpt and a faggs coffee with a splosh of trim milk, 2 grapes

m2: apple

m3: 185g tuna, 4 shot mocha

m4: handfull of almonds

workout so far:

am:15 crunches

pm: 20 mins cardio (10 mins Xtrainer (about 90 calories)) and (10 mins bike (about 100 calories))

knees are sore now :cry:

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Feeling a lot better today so today is definately a gym day :D

diet so far:

m1: 1/2 serve sculpt and a faggs coffee with a splosh of trim milk, 2 grapes

m2: apple

m3: 185g tuna, 4 shot mocha

m4: handfull of almonds, handfull of sultana

m5: 2 slices of corned beef, cup of veges (carrots, brocolli, peas), small potato

workout so far:

am:15 crunches

pm: 20 mins cardio (10 mins Xtrainer (about 90 calories)) and (10 mins bike (about 100 calories))

knees are sore now :cry:

pm: 15 crunches, 20 bike twist crunch things

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I'm impressed... logging workouts on the fly :) shame about the knees, tho.

That diet still looks light-on to me - esp if you're going to do an afternoon weights workout...I'd recommend pre-loading a lot of the diet into the mornings, rather than later in the day, if your circumstances allow.

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