Chillicat's journal

[teamfatboy]

I go past there about 10am, carpark's always choc-a-bloc....'s why I hit there around 4pm, ain't no-one there then but the truly foolish.

There's one lady there, I see her on the treadmill when it's quiet, deathgrip on the handrails, but she's on there for hours at quite hard speeds, never ever gives up. Plus, she's started using the machines as well. Seldom speaks to anyone, so all credit to her for being so damn consistent without any support at all from her friends.

[runveerun]

ooo I wanted to see the coco chanel one, I'm going to see Valentino on Sunday up here! It would be great if they did release it on dvd! I totally missed out on the film festival didn't even realise it was on till this week!

[Chillicat]

Turned up at 11am this morning, and I think that was just the right time - carpark looked fairly full, but I realised that the last cardio class of the morning had just finished, so the place was starting to clear out, and upstairs it was just like going at 1pm or 3.30pm - people there, but not crowded. Just right!

Decided to do some legs/glutes since I didn't feel I gave them a good go last week, and with the luxury of time today I could give them some good attention.

Smith squats: 50kg 12/12/10/10/10

Smith lunges: 20kg 5x12 (I'm going to stick with this weight for now, given my knee issues, and I really don't want to stop doing lunges, so staying low)

Seated calf raises 40kg 5x12

Deadlifts 25kg 1x12, 27.5kg 4x12

Sumo squats 20kg 5x12

Lying leg curls 30kg 2x5, 25kg 1x8

Seated leg press (including calves) 115kg 12/10/10/10

[teamfatboy]

Wow - decent leg workout! :clap:

[Chillicat]

Yeah - I figure with all the movies I'm seeing this weekend (one this afternoon, 2 tomorrow), my legs will get plenty of rest while I'm stuck in my seat!

[rose]

Nice pussy :grin:

[Chillicat]

Busy today with work stuff, but knew that was coming, which is why I made sure I went to gym Sat and Sun.

Yesterday's workout:

DB chest press 12kg 2x12, 14kg 2x8, 1x5

DB Flyes 9kg 12/12/10/10/8

Tricep kickbacks 7kg 1x8, 6kg 4x8

Tricep extensions 10kg 10/8/6/8/6

Arm extension machine 40lb 1x, 30lb 3x10

Regular pressups 2x10

Tricep pressups 5, then 8 knee ones (was pretty dead by then!)

Oh, and also did some chin ups - still stuck on 4 ropey ones, working towards 4 good ones or 5 ropey ones as my next goal. Chin up update (edit, sorry, I mean pullups here) - got to mouth height yesterday (last week it was nose height, so getting there!)

Food:

Saturday was mostly fairly standard from memory (got it written down at work) - but my first really naughty meal of the month on Saturday night - hubby makes a really great pizza from scratch, so I had some, but I went easy on the cheese and only had what I needed to make it taste good, not OTT like normal. I also had a lot less than usual - normally I have half of what he makes, but this time I just had a third (he had leftovers the next day) - so it was naughty, but not super bad.

Sunday went to a friend's for lunch, but it wasn't too unhealthy - yummy fritatta and some other bits and pieces. Otherwise food the rest of the day was pretty normal, but I was thrown out of whack a bit by having lunch out (and more than usual), then not getting home from movies til 8pm for dinner. Unsurprisingly my weight was showing at half a kilo heavier this morning

Today I had to be at a work thing at 7am, then I had something on at lunchtime (another work thing), so no time for gym. Could have gone after work, but since I didn't have a rest day on weekend, and had headache all day, it was a good day for a break.

Today's food:

1. PS with banana and fruit (it's so great when I have time to do it in the blender with froz fruit - mmmmmmmmm!)

2. PS

3. Tuna and chickpea wrap

4. Chicken quesadilla (with leftover mozerella from Saturday's pizza :naughty: )

I'm so full now that I don't think that'll be it for today.

Back to normal tomorrow.

[Chillicat]

Despite all the cheese the last few days (Sat - pizza, yesterday - quesadilla, plus I finished off the mozerella before bed :naughty: ), my body fat measures lower than ever today and yesterday

[VampireChick]

Despite all the cheese the last few days (Sat - pizza, yesterday - quesadilla, plus I finished off the mozerella before bed :naughty: ), my body fat measures lower than ever today and yesterday

That's awesome chick! :clap:

[autechre]

Oh, and also did some chin ups - still stuck on 4 ropey ones, working towards 4 good ones or 5 ropey ones as my next goal. Chin up update - got to mouth height yesterday (last week it was nose height, so getting there!)

Nice work Chilli! Keep at them, they do get easier :grin: I could only manage a couple before myself & now have crept up to 5-6.

[rose]

Oh, and also did some chin ups - still stuck on 4 ropey ones, working towards 4 good ones or 5 ropey ones as my next goal. Chin up update - got to mouth height yesterday (last week it was nose height, so getting there!)

Nice CC, nice 8)

The Pull Up/Chin Up God loves you.

[biggurl27]

Swaweeet 4 chin ups is awesome

[Chillicat]

oops - just realised that second bit should say 'pull up update' not chin up. Will fix it.

[rose]

pull up update

Even better! They're harder! You're awesome :nod:

[Chillicat]

Right, so after a frustrating morning of trying to get AC/DC tickets (finally succeeding in getting our 5 after 2.5 hours, then later to find out that we now have 10 thanks to colossal cock up by stupid Ticketek, grrr, bye by $800 til we can onsell them).

So needed a workout!

Tried some chin ups and pull ups, but no luck really. 3 very bad chins and no pull ups. I don't seem to have as much trouble at my husband's gym, not sure why that is. Probably a mental thing.

So did some assists:

Wide assists (pull ups) - 25kg 8/8/5/5

Narrow assists (chinups) - 25kg 8/8/5/5

Seated cable rows 28kg 12/12/10/10/10

Lat pulldowns 33kg 12/12/12/12/10

Bicep curls EZ bar 5kg 12/12/10/10/10

Then needed to get back to work after so long on the internet. Better stay offline tomorrow I think.

Food:

1. Oats, yogurt and pp

2. yogurt and PP

3. PS

4. PS

5. Chicken and corn wrap

6. Beef mince biryani and a bit of rice and lots of veges

7. Will be cottage cheese.

[Chillicat]

Right, so after a frustrating morning of trying to get AC/DC tickets (finally succeeding in getting our 5 after 2.5 hours, then later to find out that we now have 10 thanks to colossal cock up by stupid Ticketek, grrr, bye by $800 til we can onsell them).

So needed a workout!

Tried some chin ups and pull ups, but no luck really. 3 very bad chins and no pull ups. I don't seem to have as much trouble at my husband's gym, not sure why that is. Probably a mental thing.

So did some assists:

Wide assists (pull ups) - 25kg 8/8/5/5

Narrow assists (chinups) - 25kg 8/8/5/5

Seated cable rows 28kg 12/12/10/10/10

Lat pulldowns 33kg 12/12/12/12/10

Bicep curls EZ bar 5kg 12/12/10/10/10

Then needed to get back to work after so long on the internet. Better stay offline tomorrow I think.

Food:

1. Oats, yogurt and pp

2. yogurt and PP

3. PS

4. PS

5. Chicken and corn wrap

6. Beef mince biryani and a bit of rice and lots of veges

7. Will be cottage cheese.

[teamfatboy]

I think you found one of my laws of "physics in the gym".... that gravity is harder when you're really really cross!

Seriously, stress can impact performance - whether it's being distracted, frustrated or just plain grumpy...

That biryani sounds nice, tho...

[startinfromscratch]

sorry if ive missed something in my skimming, but have you considered swapping a few of your whey serves with a lean meat source? meat is far more thermogenic, and more satisfying/filling.. eg lean chicken, tuna etc

great journal btw, consistent eating and training, keep it up!! :clap:

[Chillicat]

sorry if ive missed something in my skimming, but have you considered swapping a few of your whey serves with a lean meat source? meat is far more thermogenic, and more satisfying/filling.. eg lean chicken, tuna etc

great journal btw, consistent eating and training, keep it up!! :clap:

Thanks for the suggestion. I actually have trouble with fitting all the food in to get enough protein, and that's why I've been having more whey than other stuff, as I feel less full after a yogurt than after tuna. Originally I had an extra tuna meal each day, but I felt really full/uncomfortable all the time and struggled with eating that much food. I do try to ensure that I have one tuna or chicken meal during the day though - I love it! And I'll remember your advice when I'm having a hungry day!

[startinfromscratch]

sorry if ive missed something in my skimming, but have you considered swapping a few of your whey serves with a lean meat source? meat is far more thermogenic, and more satisfying/filling.. eg lean chicken, tuna etc

great journal btw, consistent eating and training, keep it up!! :clap:

Thanks for the suggestion. I actually have trouble with fitting all the food in to get enough protein, and that's why I've been having more whey than other stuff, as I feel less full after a yogurt than after tuna. Originally I had an extra tuna meal each day, but I felt really full/uncomfortable all the time and struggled with eating that much food. I do try to ensure that I have one tuna or chicken meal during the day though - I love it! And I'll remember your advice when I'm having a hungry day!

sweet as! 8)

[Chillicat]

sorry if ive missed something in my skimming, but have you considered swapping a few of your whey serves with a lean meat source? meat is far more thermogenic, and more satisfying/filling.. eg lean chicken, tuna etc

great journal btw, consistent eating and training, keep it up!! :clap:

Thanks for the suggestion. I actually have trouble with fitting all the food in to get enough protein, and that's why I've been having more whey than other stuff, as I feel less full after a yogurt than after tuna. Originally I had an extra tuna meal each day, but I felt really full/uncomfortable all the time and struggled with eating that much food. I do try to ensure that I have one tuna or chicken meal during the day though - I love it! And I'll remember your advice when I'm having a hungry day!

sweet as! 8)

I've just recently started having both a pre and post workout shake which adds more whey to my diet, but I'm not sure if that's the right way to go - on the one hand I hear it's best to have them right before and right after a workout, but on the other I also hear that after a workout is the time to replace lost carbs as well - so I guess I should be having a tuna wrap at the same time as my post workout shake? Some days I'm hungry enough to do that, but not always!

[teamfatboy]

Post-workout is a good time for some fast-acting carbs - like orange juice, f'rinstance. It's all in spreading the carbs across the day where they can do the most good. If you're working out lunchtimes, then yep, some Post WO carbs wouldn't hurt. Not sure how many carbs are in a tuna wrap, but if you've having the tuna, you might not need the protein shake as well.

Just my 2c worth

[Chillicat]

Yeah, that makes sense. I'm currently just using regular tortillas (cheap!!) to wrap stuff in, and they have 24.5g of carbs. So I might ditch the post workout shake and have the carby tuna wrap after my workout rather than at another time. I do tend to be most hungry after my workout too, so it makes most sense to have that at that time.

I can have a second protein shake as one of my other snacks, maybe in the afternoon or before bed.

[Chillicat]

Got dressed for work this morning and went to put on some trousers I've only worn once this year (I have two the same in different colours) - the first pair were so loose that I just couldn't wear them as the waist of them was obscenely low (below the undies line!). The second pair was ok, but only just (as long as I keep a long cardie on all day!).

6.5kg is missing from my frame since last year, and it's making all my clothes look like crap! No money for a new wardrobe right now (prefer to have a big snowboarding holiday in a few weeks) - so I'm really gonna need to find time for a weekend of sewing to take everything in!

[teamfatboy]

Woot woot ! \:D/ Now ain't that a NICE problem to have for a change!

Well done!

A friend of mine recommends Antonio's Tailoring in the Harbour City Centre. They're apparently "old-fashioned" tailors who can unpick seams, adjust and re-tailor so's you can't tell it was done.