VC in 2011

[Sakura]

:ditto: Have a great one! :grin:

[VampireChick]

Thanks for the bday messages! (I feel special!). My man took me to Restaurant 88 on Tory and is about to make me a protein brownie sundae.

Yum! Will get to the partying tomorrow \:D/ \:D/ \:D/

[runveerun]

happy birthdee miss! have a goodie!! :grin:

[Chillicat]

Thanks for the bday messages! (I feel special!). My man took me to Restaurant 88 on Tory and is about to make me a protein brownie sundae.

Yum! Will get to the partying tomorrow \:D/ \:D/ \:D/

Oooh yum I love Restaurant 88 - it's always the first one we go to as soon as we get our Entertainment Book with the 2 for 1 meals!!

[VampireChick]

Oooh I just invested in the entertainment book for the first time! Can't wait to use it

[Chillicat]

Oooh I just invested in the entertainment book for the first time! Can't wait to use it

It totally pays for itself after about 3 dinners out, so it's great value!

[VampireChick]

Right! The cast is off (has been for a while) but my wrist is now 100% better. \:D/ So I'm easing myself back into the game. I started boxing again this week (beginner styles of course) and my back is killing me already (In a good way). So my weekly programme will loo something along the lines of this:

M: Legs and abs + afternoon boxing session

T: Back and biceps + afternoon boxing session

W: Day off

T: Chest and shoulders

F: More legs, triceps + abs

S: Cardio session (60 minute jog)

S: Day off (extra cardio session if I've indulged on Sat)

It has been a social couple of months so I've had a couple glasses of wine and a dinner out on most Saturdays - so I usually get in an extra session of cardio the next day (and add in a few extra weights in my Sat workout).

To be honest, I don't really have a set goal at the moment. I just want to be healthy, lean and energised. I've completely gone off the energy supplements and have not needed them, which suprises me. Must be those extra carbs

I'm not being totally anal with my eating, but still keeping it relatively clean.

[runveerun]

Welcome back VC! Great to hear you're better and boxing! :grin: woohoo!

[VampireChick]

Thanks chick - hope you're enjoying Wellington

[Chillicat]

Welcome back! Great to hear your injury is now healed - wow, that seemed to be a really long time that it put you out of action.

[VampireChick]

Ok, so it has been a while since I put anything in my journal. My username wasn't working for some reason and when I tried to reset the password it said it didn't exist! Admin issues sorted and I can finally log on

Welcome back! Great to hear your injury is now healed - wow, that seemed to be a really long time that it put you out of action.

I know! Think it was last November? Well its back to 100% now so as of last week, I'm back into boxing twice a week on top of 4 weights sessions.

So I've been seeing a doctor and she seems to think I'm gluten intolerant. I find out next week, but I can't say I really care. I wasn't big on wheat products anyway (or have I not realised how annoying it is yet?) Either way, it'll explain all those tummy issues I seem to have in the arvo and I can get back into some decent afternoon workouts

[VampireChick]

SATURDAY

Bench Press

30kg x 10 x 2

35kg x 8 x 2

Cable Cross Overs

15kg x 10 x 4

Press Ups

4 sets of 8

Tricep Extensions

5kg x 15 x 3

s/s

bench dips

Abs

Heading out to dinner with mates tonight. It was my choice so I opted for Cafe Pasha. Mmmmmmmm MEAT.

[drizzt]

Nice train VC :nod: How's the boxing going?

[VampireChick]

It's going great thanks Going twice a week (Fitness and pads).

Although to be honest, I can't wait to move up if you know what I mean. There seem to be a lot of weirdos in my class!

[Chillicat]

Good to see you back and posting workouts :nod:

[VampireChick]

Cheers CC. I noticed because I wasn't posting them, I would often forget what I even did since I'd stop writing in my journal too. SLACKER! Now that we're heading into winter I reckon it's going to be a lot easier to stick to my diet and training plan. Summer was exhausting. I'm happy to see it go!

[bar-belle]

Hi VC :wave: ditto to what everyone else has said...glad to read that your injury has healed and you are back in the game...4 weights sessions and boxing..that's a busy workload..good to get stuck in tho huh!

[VampireChick]

Thanks BB! Yeah I feel like its a good balance at the moment. Seeing as I don't really have a set goal this year I'm happy to go ahead at this pace. Although I did gain a good KG over the last two months due to party season but it shouldn't take me long to lose if I get my diet in check.

[VampireChick]

Day off yesterday.

As of today I'm cleaning up my diet. I'd always planned to have a bit of 'time off' from Jan to May (as in 80% clean) but now I'm more than ready to get back into it (Back to one cheat meal per week). I've indulged a bit (bit of booze here and there) but now I've had enough. Before I was training around 8 sessions per week to try and make up for those extra cals but I'm cutting down to 6 per week with a cleaner diet.

Feeling quite amped about it.

Today legs

[VampireChick]

MONDAY - BACK AND SHOULDERS

Bit of a rubbish workout this morning. I had a bowl of pasta last night as a cheat meal. Big mistake. So attempted some sort of workout and have come home sick.

LAT PULL DOWN

26kg x 12 x 2

33kg x 10 x 2

ONE ARM ROW

13kg x 10 x 4

SM BENT OVER ROW

20kg x 10 x 2

30kg x 8 x 2

CABLE SHOULDER PRESS

10kg x 15 x 3

Few sits ups. Went to work for a couple hours then came home. Damn pasta. Never again!!

[rose]

Damn pasta. Never again!!

Ouch. Some of the best gluten-free pasta I've come across, that doesn't contain chemical crap. A bit expensive for regular eating, but good for a cheat meal:

http://www.labruzzese.com.au/gluten_free.html

Available from these guys. I prefer the Besan & Buckwheat to the Besan & Rice, the texture and cooked result is very good for a gluten-free pasta. Hang in there Miss.

[VampireChick]

Awesome, cheers for that Rose. I do love my pasta so that will definitely come in handy!

[VampireChick]

TODAY'S EATS

M1: 2 weet-bix, soy milk, protein powder (post workout)

M2: 80g tuna, serve of fruit

M3: 120g chicken, 2C veg, 1 potato

M4: Protein shake, 1t peanut butter

Dinner will be 150g chicken, 3C veg and I'll top the night off with 4 egg whites and some sweetner.

Because I came home sick to empty cupboards I didn't have a lot to work with (hence the weet-bix and spuds). I'm trying to find some alternatives to oats when it comes to breakfast (trying gluten free for a little while, to see if that eases tummy aches). I'm thinking omlettes with kumara if post workout, otherwise a soy smoothie with berries and yoghurt.

For lunch I'm going to give that quinoa a go (as expensive as it is) and kumara for variety.

[VampireChick]

TUESDAY - CHEST AND TRIS

Was still feeling a little groggy today so kept it relatively short.

BENCH PRESS

20kg x 10 x 2

30kg x 10 x 2

35kg x 8 x 1

FLIES (Machine)

19kg x 12 x 2

21.5kg x 10 x 1

26kg x 8 x 1

PUSH UPS

10 x 3

CABLE TRICEP PULL

10kg x 15 x 2

12.5kg x 10 x 1

15kg x 8 x 1

S/S

TRICEP DIPS

12 x 4

Finished up with a few situps. Have food rage right now so time for brekkie

[VampireChick]

TODAY'S EATS

I've cut right back on fruit. I was having a good three servings a day (being summer and all) and I'm already feeling the withdrawals!

M1: 1/2C Oats, PS (Post workout)

M2: 90g Tuna, 1C Green Veg

M3: 100g Chicken, 100g Kumara, 1.5C Green Veg

M4: 50g Chicken, 1C Green Veg, Small Banana

M5: 120g Chicken, 2C Green Veg, 1/4 Avocado, 1/2 Tomato

I'll top the night off with a protein shake for dessert. I have to say tho, that's a lot of veg! I felt the need to attach meal photos. Don't ask me why. I guess I felt proud of them (since I've been so slack lately).

I'm still hungry =P~ =P~ =P~

I'm also trying to think of other protein sources for my snacks. Dairy is out of the question and I don't want to rely on protein powder. I'm not much of a nut fan although I could do that with fruit in the afternoons. I might just carry on with the meat......