Amanda76’s BodyBlog

IN A NUTSHELL:

Anabolic Diet:  It’s a’ight :-p

Hunger: None.

Cravings: None.

Energy: Normal.

Mood: Normal.

Mental Clarity: Normal.

Physical Appearance: Same ‘ol, same ‘ol.

Workout: Another crappy one.  Not really crappy just…not up to par.  I keep getting sore though.  Not sure what to think about that since my workouts are lacking.  Can’t decide whether to keep my weight or reps up.  I carb up on Thursday so hopefully things will turn around then.

MEALS:

M1: 3 whole eggs, 1 oz habenero jack cheese, 60 g spinach and 2 oz mushrooms. Seasoned with pepper, onion and garlic powder and cayenne pepper.

Supplements: Beverly International’s Super Pak, Move Free Advanced plus MSM, HEB brand Calcium 1200 with D

M2: (pre-workout) 1/2 cup Daisy 4% cottage cheese, 2oz canned pumpkin (sprinkled with cinnamon), 1 Tablespoon Peanut Butter

During Workout: 1 serving Beverly International Glutamine Select

M3: 5 oz chicken (dark meat), 30 g spinach, 74g broccoli, 2 oz red bell pepper

M4: 3 hard boiled eggs, 1 oz Boar’s Head Smoked Butterkaas cheese, 1T psyllium whole husks

M5: 3 eggs, 30g spinach

M6: 1 egg, 1 oz habenero jack cheese, 1 oz Smoked Butterkass, 1T psyllium whole husks

1736 calories: 38/4/58 (p/c/f)
159g protein, 24g carbs, 106g fat

WATER: 1 gallon

CHEST and TRICEPS DAY

BB Bench: 1×5 @ 115, 2×4 @ 115, 1×3 @ 115 *shakes head*

Hanging Dips: 1×16 @ BW, 1×12 @ BW, 1×8 @ BW

Seated EZ French Press: 1×7 @ 40, 1×5 @ 40
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Seated DB French Press: 1×5 @ 40, 1×1 @ 40+3 @ 35+3 @ 30

Cable Rope Pressdown: 1×4 @ 80, 1×5 @ 70, 1×5 @ 70+2 @ 60

45 Degree Cable Tricep Extension (from low): 2×12 @ 10

Incline Cable Flyes on Ball: 1×4 @ 40’s, 1×5 @ 30’s, 1×4 @ 30’s

IN A NUTSHELL:

Anabolic Diet: Another day where eating feels torturous!  I’ve been depending a lot on cheese to get extra calories in.  Eggs over medium end up going down pretty easy when I can’t eat another bite.  Also don’t think I’m going to be doing chicken again unless I do breasts and a tablespoon of oil or something.  I guess I don’t really like the dark meat.   

Hunger: None.  I feel way too full!

Cravings: None.

Energy: Normal.

Mood: Irritated about not being interested in food.  LOL

Mental Clarity: Normal

Physical Appearance: Same stuff going on.  Have been reassured over and over again that my body will learn to leave my muscles full.  LOL 

Workout: Weak lifts and little endurance again.  Have been reassured that, that will also eventually pass. 

MEALS:

M1: 3 whole eggs, 1 oz habenero jack cheese, 60 g spinach and 2 oz mushrooms. Seasoned with pepper, onion and garlic powder and cayenne pepper.

Supplements: Beverly International’s Super Pak, Move Free Advanced plus MSM, HEB brand Calcium 1200 with D

M2: (pre-workout) 1/2 cup Daisy 4% cottage cheese, 2oz canned pumpkin (sprinkled with cinnamon), 1 Tablespoon Peanut Butter

During Workout: 1 serving Beverly International Glutamine Select

M3: 5 oz chicken (dark meat), 30 g spinach, 74g broccoli, 2 oz red bell pepper

M4: 3 hard boiled eggs, 1 oz Boar’s Head Smoked Butterkaas cheese, 1T psyllium whole husks

M5: 3 eggs, 30g spinach

M6: 1 egg, 1 oz habenero jack cheese, 1 oz Smoked Butterkass, 1T psyllium whole husks

1736 calories: 38/4/58 (p/c/f)
159g protein, 24g carbs, 106g fat

WATER: 1 gallon

SHOULDER (and some abs) DAY

Behind Neck Press: 1×6 @ 65, 1×5 @ 65, 1×3 @ 65

1 Arm Adella Press: 2×6 @ 30’s

Wide Cable Row to Chest: 3×6 @ 80

45 Degree DB Row to Chest: 2×8 @ 30’s

Freeman Raise: 3×4 @ 10’s+4 @ 5’s

Leg Raises off Ball: 2×8 @ BW, 1×6 @ BW

Windshield Wipers on Floor: 3×10 @ BW

Hammies (both sides) are oddly sore after my messed up workout.  Not hurt sore, but DOMS sore.  Weird.   

IN A NUTSHELL:

Anabolic Diet: Nothing new to report.  Never Crashed.

Hunger: None. 

Cravings: None.

Energy: Normal.

Mood: Normal

Mental Clarity: Normal

Physical Appearance: SSDD

Workout:  Things didn’t go quite as expected.  Lifts are a bit weak and I don’t seem to have the endurance to make it through workouts.

MEALS:

M1: 3 whole eggs, 1 oz mozzarella cheese, 60 g spinach and 2 oz mushrooms. Seasoned with pepper, onion and garlic powder and cayenne pepper.

Supplements: Beverly International’s Super Pak, Move Free Advanced plus MSM, HEB brand Calcium 1200 with D

M2: 4 oz ground round (85/15), 1 oz Boar’s Head smoked butterkaas cheese, 30g spinach, 1T phsyllium whole husks

M3: (pre-workout) 1/2 cup Daisy 2% cottage cheese, 2oz canned pumpkin (sprinkled with cinnamon), 1 Tablespoon Peanut Butter

During Workout: 1 serving Beverly International Glutamine Select

M4: 3 hard boiled eggs, 1T psyllium whole husks

M5: 5 oz chicken (dark meat), 30 g spinach, 74g broccoli, 2 oz yellow squash

M6: 3 hard boiled eggs, 1T psyllium whole husks

1737 calories: 39/4/57 (p/c/f)
164 g protein, 28 g carbs, 105 g fat

WATER: 1 gallon

BACK DAY

Lat Pulldown: 1×4 @ 120+3 @ 110, 1×8 @ 110, 1×7 @ 110

Behind Neck Pulldown: 2×8 @ 90
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Straight Arm Pulldown: 2×8 @ 40

Close Grip Pulldown: 1×7 @ 130, 1×6 @ 130, 1×4 @ 130

Smith BB Row: 2×6 @ 90, 1×2 @ 90+4 @ 70+8 @ 50 (no idea what happened to my strength all the sudden there!  LOL)

1 Arm DB Row: 2×8 @ 70
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Back Extensions: 2×10 @ 10

45 Degree Close Grip Cable Row: 1×8 @ 160, 1×7 @ 160, 1×4 @ 160

Morning Measurements (before breakfast):

Amanda76, Age 31, Height 5′4″

Most of these measurements make me sad. 

So, it looks like no major shift in water except for directly out of the muscle.  The carbs that I usually eat are very clean (oats, rice, sweet potato, fruits and vegetables) and spaced pretty evenly throughout the day, so it makes sense that I didn’t lose 5-10 lbs of water the first week the way some people do on this diet. The two pounds I “lost” will likely come back within a day of eating carbs.  My waist can stay small so long as it gets more defined…but some of those measurements had better come back up!  LOL  Of course, there are others that actual fat loss should shrink down quite a bit, but I don’t believe any actual measurable fat loss has happened yet. 

 !!!!!!HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!!!!!!

I wonder if there’s a point where I can no longer add posts to a page…I think I’ll start a new page after the Induction Phase is over.  Hmmmmmmm…

A NUTSHELL:

Anabolic Diet: Still no crashing…Feeling more and more normal every day.  Wonder if this is the “calm before the storm” and when I’ll feel in the clear…

Hunger: None.  My brain seems to be able to go longer without fuel, too…gonna have to pay more attention to eating enough if this keeps up.

Cravings: None.

Energy: Normal.

Mood: Happy

Mental Clarity: Normal

Physical Appearance: Still small.  Won’t whine too much about it…

Workout: I actually think it would have been good if my hamstring wasn’t being spastic again.  I’ve been meaning to go to my chiropractor for about a month, but it doesn’t bother me when I’m not working out.  Today it was really goofy (bothered me from lower back down to my upper calf on the right left side), so I guess I’d better get it checked out before next leg day.  Chiro visit costs less than a tank of gas anymore, so I guess I can’t complain. 

MEALS:

M1: 3 whole eggs, 1 oz mozzarella cheese, 60 g spinach and 2 oz mushrooms. Seasoned with pepper, onion and garlic powder and cayenne pepper.

Supplements: Beverly International’s Super Pak, Move Free Advanced plus MSM, HEB brand Calcium 1200 with D

M2: 4 oz ground round (85/15), 30g spinach, 1T phsyllium whole husks

M3: (pre-workout) 1/2 cup Daisy 2% cottage cheese, 2oz canned pumpkin (sprinkled with cinnamon), 1 Tablespoon Peanut Butter

During Workout: 1 serving Beverly International Glutamine Select

M4: 2 hard-boiled eggs, 1 oz Boar’s Head Smoked Butterkaas Cheese, 2 oz yellow squash

M5: 4 oz ground round (85/15), 60g spinach, 1 tablespoon psyllium whole husks

M6: 4 oz ground round (85/15), 1 oz habanero jack cheese, 74 g broccoli, 1 oz walnuts

1859 calories: 34/3/63 (p/c/f)
151 g protein, 29 g carbs, 126 g fat

WATER: 1 gallon

LEG DAY

Leg Press: 1×6 @ 450 (weaker than usual because of hamstring not diet), 1×1 @ 450 (felt pop in upper calf so set down weight…tried to lift it again and still felt tightness in area so left well enough alone)

Cybex Plie Press: 2×10 @ 210, 1×6 @ 230

GHR (upper range): 1×10 @ BW, 1×3 @ BW (quit because ham felt wrong)

Tried some bodyweight lunges…didn’t feel like a good idea.  Figured workout was about over.

Leg Extensions (1 set toes up, next toes in, then toes out and again toes up): 4×10 @ 30

Another day-late post because I opted to go to sleep early!  LOL

A NUTSHELL:

Anabolic Diet: Still haven’t crashed.  In fact, today felt pretty normal.  I was pretty wired last night so I didn’t go to bed until 2 am and had to wake up at 5:30 am because I was asked to come into work early.  Surprisingly, I made it through the day with no bumps.  So far, diet really reenforces bad habits I have so far as getting to bed at a decent hour goes!  Went to bed right after I came home and ate again, but could have stayed up okay.  Calories are low again because of this.

Hunger: None.

Cravings: None.

Energy: Normal, except when my brain gets hungry. 

Mood: More friendly than usual.

Mental Clarity: Good.  The focus I felt was a lot more balanced to where I could process information from something other than exactly what I was working on. 

Physical Appearance: Small.  Not so bloated.  I can deal with the way my upper body looks way more than my lower.  I store less fat from my belly button up, so even though I’m a little weanie looking, I still have some definition.  Because I store more fat from my belly button down, I really need the volume from my muscle to keep from looking yuck. 

Workout: One of my 3 days off.

MEALS:

M1: 3 whole eggs, 1 oz mozzarella cheese, 60 g spinach and 2 oz mushrooms. Seasoned with pepper, onion and garlic powder and cayenne pepper.

Supplements: Beverly International’s Super Pak, Move Free Advanced plus MSM, HEB brand Calcium 1200 with D

M2: 2 hard-boiled eggs, 1 oz muenster cheese, 2 oz yellow squash

M3: 4 oz ground round (85/15), 74g brocolli

M4: 2 hard-boiled eggs, 1 oz Great Midwest Habenero Jack Cheese, 30g spinach

M5: 4 oz ground round (85/15), 30g spinach, 1 tablespoon psyllium whole husks

1496 calories: 36/2/62 (p/c/f)
129 g protein, 15 g carbs, 98 g fat

WATER: 3/4 gallon

(NO WORKOUT)

A NUTSHELL:

Anabolic Diet: Overall, I’d say I’m enjoying it…it’s easy to follow.  Even things like broccoli are starting to taste sweet.  LOL  After I’m done with the cottage cheese I have in my refridgerator, I’m going to quit eating it.  I’d rather spend the carbs from milk sugar on vegetables (I end up with carbs to spare on days I don’t eat cottage cheese).  I can get calcium from regular cheese with zero carbs. 

I hear you’re supposed to “crash” somewhere between days 5 and 8.  So far, no crashing.  I’ll let y’all know how that goes…:p

Hunger: None.

Cravings: None.

Energy: Almost normal, but I didn’t have to do anything very physical.  I do feel a little tired/dizzy when I NEED to eat.  Again, seems to be my head telling me to eat before my stomach.

Mood: Pleasant…maybe a little restless.

Mental Clarity: Didn’t have much to focus on today so I felt a bit distracted.

Physical Appearance: Small and bloated…but someone complimented the muscles in my arms today so that made me feel a bit better.  LOL

Workout: One of my 3 days off.

MEALS:

M1: 3 whole eggs, 1 oz mozzarella cheese, 60 g spinach and 2 oz mushrooms. Seasoned with pepper, onion and garlic powder and cayenne pepper.

Supplements: Beverly International’s Super Pak, Move Free Advanced plus MSM, HEB brand Calcium 1200 with D

M2: 2 hard-boiled eggs, 1 oz muenster cheese, 3 oz orange bell pepper

M3: 4 oz ground round (85/15), 30g spinach

M4: 2 hard-boiled eggs, 1 oz muenster cheese, 2 oz yellow squash

M5: 4 oz ground round (85/15), 30g spinach, 1 tablespoon psyllium whole husks

M6: 1/2 cup 2% cottage cheese, 2 oz pumpkin, 1 oz walnuts

1747 calories: 34/4/62 (p/c/f)
142 g protein, 30 g carbs, 116 g fat

WATER: 1 gallon

(NO WORKOUT)

Finally able to get some hardcore sleep on this night!  Went to bed RIGHT after I got off work and had meal 5 and was sacked out for the night so I’m writing this a day late.  Also, calories low because I went to bed way before I’d normally eat my last meal.

A NUTSHELL:

Anabolic Diet:  Nothing new to say, really.  I’ve had some some tension in my head and neck, a slight burning feeling in my eyes, a dry throat and my lungs feel tight.  Thought it might be allergies but the more it goes on, I think it’s the diet.  Nothing horrible, but it will be nice when it passes.

Hunger: None.

Cravings: None.

Energy: Tired in the morning.  Was worried because I was sure I was going to feel worse as the day wore on.  Ended up feeling fine after having a few meals in me.  I am kinda weak and uncoordinated when it comes to doing anything physical.  We were having to crack open some pc’s (a hundred and seventy something of ‘em) to see how much RAM was in them before we moved them into a storage closet and I was slow as all get-out.  It was a little frustrating.

Mood: Pleasant.

Mental Clarity: Spaced when I’m not focusing on anything and very focused when I have something to focus on.

Physical Appearance: Still kinda small and bloated looking.  Where’d my veins go???

Workout: One of my 3 days off.

MEALS:

M1: 3 whole eggs, 1 oz mozzarella cheese, 60 g spinach and 2 oz mushrooms. Seasoned with pepper, onion and garlic powder and cayenne pepper.

Supplements: Beverly International’s Super Pak, Move Free Advanced plus MSM, HEB brand Calcium 1200 with D

M2: 2 hard-boiled eggs, 1 oz muenster cheese, 2 oz yellow squash

M3: 4 oz ground round (85/15), 30g spinach

M4: 1 hard-boiled egg, 1 oz muenster cheese, 2 oz orange bell pepper

M5:  4 oz ground round (85/15), 30g spinach

1291 calories: 35/3/62 (p/c/f)…slept through last meal…
108 g protein, 14g carbs, 85 g fat 

WATER: 3/4 gallon

(NO WORKOUT)

IN A NUTSHELL:

Anabolic Diet: Good stuff, except for the workout.  Had a few weird symptoms like a weird taste or feeling (closest thing I can think of is the taste and tingle you get with a flouride rinse at the dentist’s office…LOL) after eating a few meals.  Effected the back outside edges of my tongue, mostly.  Some of my food tasted wrong.  Also felt “overheated” off and on throughout the day, which was weird because it’s thunderstorming and relatively cool here.   

Started using Egg Land’s Best eggs because of the Omega 3 content.  Not sure what causes it (I know it has something to do with their feed), but another bonus about that particular brand is it gets rid of the carb in the egg and adds a gram of protein.  That leaves more room for veggies!  Sweet! 

Hunger: I was finally ready to eat.  I noticed my head lets me know it’s time to eat (starts getting foggy) way before my body does. 

Cravings: None.

Energy: Hyper in the morning, as though I’d taken a fat burner.  Mellowed out in the afternoon expecting a crash that never came.  I kept waking up last night and should have been tired but here it is, nearing 2 am and I’m still wired.  Weird.

Mood: Happy and postitive most of the day until my workout made me sad. 

Mental Clarity: Tunnel vision

Physical Appearance: Not as bloated as yesterday.  Not as skinny looking as yesterday.

Workout: Horrible.  My head was in the game.  I was incredibly focused.  But it was like my body forgot how to lift.  As an example, I felt so good walking into the gym that I tried my max on bench press, 135…which I can normally get up at least once (3 is the most I’ve ever managed).  Total no-go.  When it came to actual sets, I should have been able to do 115×8 when it came to doing bench after shoulder day but I ended up doing sets of 4!  The entire workout was that way.  I’d be going along just fine, thinking ”this set is going to be better” and then out of nowhere, my body would just quit.  Ended my workout a little early because I scared myself on DB Incline Bench.  My body was just too sloppy and out of control.

MEALS:

M1: 3 whole eggs, 1 oz mozzarella cheese, 60 g spinach and 2 oz mushrooms. Seasoned with pepper, onion and garlic powder and cayenne pepper.

Supplements: Beverly International’s Super Pak, Move Free Advanced plus MSM, HEB brand Calcium 1200 with D

M2: 3 hard boiled eggs, 2g yellow squash

M3: 4 oz ground round (85/15), 60g spinach

M4: 2 oz meunster cheese, 2 oz red bell pepper

M5: 5 oz ground round, 1 tablespoon psyllium whole husks

M6: (pre-workout) 1 hard boiled egg, 1 tablespoon peanut butter

M7: (post-workout) 5.2 oz salmon, 1.7 cups brocolli

1776 calories: 39/3/58 (p/c/f).
165 g protein, 25g carbs (psyllium not counted), 109 g fat

WATER: 1 gallon

CHEST, TRICEP, BICEP DAY (kinda)

Flat BB Bench Press: Failed @ 135, 4×4 @ 115

Reverse Grip Bench:

• Wide: 2×6 @ 85
• Close: 2×5 @ 75

Close Grip Bench: 2×4 @ 90

Straight Bar Cable Pressdowns (shoulder width): 2×7 @ 100, 1×5 @ 100

1 Arm DB OH Tricep Press: 1×10 @ 15’s, 2×6 @ 15’s

DB Incline Bench Press: 2×4 @ 45’s
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EZ bar Incline Spider Curls: 2×5 @ 50