Chillicat's journal

[Chillicat]

Did legs today, but left my notebook at work so will update tomorrow if I have time. Good workout though - upped my squat weight slightly, and also seated calf raise weight (after I found the machine - they hid it from me since I used it last week!), higher sumo squat weights and also higher deadlift weights, so feeling great.

Also did some HIIT this afternoon - aka, 'trying to get to the train station from the end of Courtenay Place so I don't miss the train' - got the heart rate quite elevated, and lots of running, walking, running, walking

[VampireChick]

Body fat finally back down to a semi-respectable 27.7% today on the Tanita (after being 28+ all last week after 4 day pig out!). Very happy to be back on track!

Wooo! Well done chick

[teamfatboy]

Did legs today, but left my notebook at work so will update tomorrow if I have time. Good workout though - upped my squat weight slightly, and also seated calf raise weight (after I found the machine - they hid it from me since I used it last week!), higher sumo squat weights and also higher deadlift weights, so feeling great.

Doncha hate that when they move the gear... and now the seated-calf raise is stuck in the corner right next to the punching bags...what were they thinking?

Nice to hear PBs - well done!

[Specter]

Did legs today, but left my notebook at work so will update tomorrow if I have time. Good workout though - upped my squat weight slightly, and also seated calf raise weight (after I found the machine - they hid it from me since I used it last week!), higher sumo squat weights and also higher deadlift weights, so feeling great.

Also did some HIIT this afternoon - aka, 'trying to get to the train station from the end of Courtenay Place so I don't miss the train' - got the heart rate quite elevated, and lots of running, walking, running, walking

lol...yeah..I was wandering around swearing under my breath "Where the f$%k is the seated calf raise machine!" :evil: I must have walked past it 4x.. :roll:

[poos_n_wees]

Chesticles are getting strong there Chillicat! Nice work :clap:

[Chillicat]

Did legs today, but left my notebook at work so will update tomorrow if I have time. Good workout though - upped my squat weight slightly, and also seated calf raise weight (after I found the machine - they hid it from me since I used it last week!), higher sumo squat weights and also higher deadlift weights, so feeling great.

Doncha hate that when they move the gear... and now the seated-calf raise is stuck in the corner right next to the punching bags...what were they thinking?

And it's virtually millimetres from the mirror - far too close for comfort

[Chillicat]

Chesticles are getting strong there Chillicat! Nice work :clap:

Yeah and looking good too if I do say so myself :nod: I'm wearing a top today that really shows all the new muscly bits I'm getting - I have no idea what the proper name for the neckline is, but it's round and low (but not boobs out low ) and wide enough that you can also see a hint of shoulder too. Damn I look good :pfft:

[teamfatboy]

Damn I look good :pfft:

Ain't that a good feeling :clap: :jive:

Well done - and roll on summer!

[poos_n_wees]

Damn I look good :pfft:

[rose]

Damn I look good

Nice work! :nod:

[runveerun]

Yeah and looking good too if I do say so myself :nod: I'm wearing a top today that really shows all the new muscly bits I'm getting - I have no idea what the proper name for the neckline is, but it's round and low (but not boobs out low ) and wide enough that you can also see a hint of shoulder too. Damn I look good :pfft:

That's so cool I love it when you see a difference! Wear tank tops constantly!

[Chillicat]

Thanks all! Plan to keep making improvements too, so will look better than just good at the end of the year - will look AMAZING!!

So today's workout:

Bent over rows: 25kg 1x10, 27.5kg 1x10, 30kg 2x10

Seated cable rows 35kg 3x8, 42kg 1x6

One arm rows 12kg 3x8, 15kg 1x6

Bicep curls EZ bar 5kg 1x8, 7.5kg 8/8/6

Hammer curls 6kg 8/8/8/6

Concentration curls 6kg 8/6/6/6

Body fat reading this morning was the lowest I've had on the Tanita - 27.3, so I'm super pleased about that, especially as we're going out for dinner tomorrow night. It's my birthday dinner - but my birthday isn't til next Tuesday, but since most restaurants are closed on a Tuesday and Tuesday is kind of a crap night to go out, I decided we'd have my birthday dinner tomorrow night instead - so with today's bodyfat reading, I feel as though I've earned the treat. Restaurant 88 - my favourite!

[Specter]

will you go visit Mastertel at extreme for a bday protein shake????

[teamfatboy]

Body fat reading this morning was the lowest I've had on the Tanita - 27.3, so I'm super pleased about that, especially as we're going out for dinner tomorrow night. It's my birthday dinner - but my birthday isn't til next Tuesday, but since most restaurants are closed on a Tuesday and Tuesday is kind of a crap night to go out, I decided we'd have my birthday dinner tomorrow night instead - so with today's bodyfat reading, I feel as though I've earned the treat. Restaurant 88 - my favourite!

Great result - enjoy the dinner out tomorrow!

[Chillicat]

will you go visit Mastertel at extreme for a bday protein shake????

I might just do that on Tuesday - I've got that day off, the day before we take off down south, so I might need to stock up on some last minute bits and pieces to take with me.

[Chillicat]

Uh-oh, I feel a cold coming on :? Boss emailed today to say she was working from home as feeling a cold coming on, and I told her to stay away because I don't want to take a cold on holiday with me next week. My colleague helpfully pointed out that if boss is feeling symptoms today, she's probably already passed on her germs to us all.

So after the gym today I felt a wee bit more tired than usual, and by 3pm I could feel that feeling in the back of my throat where you know it's coming. I've now downed a ton of Vit C, and a ton more of lozenges (thus buggering up my carbs for the day!) in the hope of nipping it in the bud -but throat feeling very sore now - grrr!

So going to down some more Vit C and jump into bed and take it a bit easy tomorrow. I don't want a cold for my holiday, and I definitely don't want a cold leading up to the holiday, as I really want to get all my workouts in before I go away!

[Mr_Krabs]

I've now downed a ton of Vit C, and a ton more of lozenges (thus buggering up my carbs for the day!)

These things are usually sugar free so diabetics etc can use them arent they? :-s

[Chillicat]

Throat feels like it's been got at by a cheese grater. How annoying. But I'm drugged up to the eyeballs trying to kick it before it really takes hold. Plan to do shoulders today anyway so that my week is complete, but will rest completely Sat and Sun.

[Chillicat]

I've now downed a ton of Vit C, and a ton more of lozenges (thus buggering up my carbs for the day!)

These things are usually sugar free so diabetics etc can use them arent they? :-s

You might be right - I can't see any mention of sugar on the container.

Edit - That was the Vit C container I was looking at. The lozenges were these packs that are made up at the chemist, so I don't know what the ingredients are - but I would put money on it that there is sugar in them. Actually, thinking about it I'm sure the girl at the chemist mentioned something about sucking on them and something about the sugar, so yeah, they do have sugar. Ah well - sometimes you have to do what you have to do.

[Chillicat]

Just a quickie workout today, due to feeling like crap.

Seated shoulder press 9kg 1x8, 10kg 8/6/6

Dumbell upright rows 9kg 4x8

Lat raises 5.7kg 8/8/6/8

That's it!

Now to rest for 2 days, then on Monday I'll do legs, then Tuesday I have the day off, so I'll have to fit in my entire upper body stuff that day since it's my last day off before my holiday. Hope I feel better by then so I can go hard!

[Specter]

I think there is stuff called First Defence?? :nod: my ex gf raved about it...couldnt shut her up :roll:

[autechre]

I think there is stuff called First Defence??

I'm taking that now. Gotta use it early on though rather than after the cold has hit full on.

[Chillicat]

I think there is stuff called First Defence??

I'm taking that now. Gotta use it early on though rather than after the cold has hit full on.

I first felt the symptoms about 24 hours or so ago. Do you reckon it's too late now? Or worth trying? I could grab some after work.

[Chillicat]

Chemist reckoned it would be a bit of a waste of money for me to use the First Defence when I went yesterday after work, and that given the stage of the cold I'd be better off with just some more lozenges along with the vitamins and anti cold tablets I already have. Feeling better today, though sounding worse!

Restaurant 88 was yum - Mama's Claypot Chicken and Prawns (and a wee bit of rice) - very nice, and my body fat and weight were fine this morning, so all good. Also went and saw Le Sud at Downstage - recommend it - very funny!

Taking the whole weekend off the gym to get over the cold, so I thought it was time for another brief summary, since it's now 7 weeks since I started posting on here, and that marks the end of my first attempt at clean eating (and better training). The plan was always to try it for 7 weeks and see how it went as a lifestyle eating plan, and to reassess at the end of 7 weeks (7 weeks seems like a random number, but that's just because I started at the end of June/beginning of July and am about to go on holiday next week = 7 weeks!).

So I'm very pleased at how doable this eating plan is. By the time I started posting here I didn't really need to lose any more weight - I was 60.5, and am now generally about 59.5, and I like that I have stayed between 59 and 60 in the last month. I guess the few tweaks that I made to my diet helped to shift that last kilo (swapping muesli/sultana bran for oats, having way less milk in my shakes, and a few other things here and there that I've done). I also had my first ever completely milk-free protein shake last night - water only. It was yum!

The tweaks to the diet have helped with losing some body fat, and I'm really pleased about that. I'm bringing my Tanita scales with me on our road trip to make sure that it stays that way too!! I don't want to come back to a shock, so will continue to monitor daily as usual, and to be sensible about the food choices I make while away (though I'll probably have a Fergburger in Queenstown, just because I can).

We're not leaving til Wednesday, but I've already organised a pile of food to take with me - a zillion tins of tuna, a big jar of peanut butter... all the stuff I normally have, but might not be able to get in places like Fairlie and Ohau. My hubby will want to eat out at least every second night, so I'm going to have to takecare - last might's dinner out remindedme how large portions can be atrestaurants. I reckon I'll probably do something like have a protein shake before I go out, and then just pick a salad or something light to get some veges in and to keep things cheap (because I'm a tightwad!!).

I'll be snowboarding for 12 days, so I'll be getting lots of excercise - but I'm still concerned about my muscles - so I'm going to flick through some magazines and websites and see if I can put together some kind of daily programme so that I can at least do something for each muscle group while I'm away.

Next week, I have Mon and Tue that I can go to the gym, then Wed is a travel day. Thur we're in Hanmer, so I'm going to have a nice swim, then Fri we're in Chch, so my sister (who lives there) is going to take me to QE2 gym which only costs $10 for a casual visit. So next week isn't too bad for getting some weights and cardio in.

The next week we'll mostly be in hick towns with no gyms, but we arrive in Queenstown on the Thursday night, so I've already looked into gyms there so that I can go gymming on the Friday morning.

Then the next week looks pretty gym-free too though we are having another day in Chch on the last Saturday, so maybe another trip to QE2 if that's doable.

I forsee lots of pressups in those 2 weeks!!

[Chillicat]

Still feeling like crap, so I won't be going to the gym today Will instead keep pumping myself with VitC and other misc druggage.

Day off tomorrow, so will go to gym then and aim for one excercise per muscle group so that at least I'll get some training in this week, even if minimal. That's the ideal. I'm sure I'll feel well enough to at least do that.