Laurasaur’s BodyBlog

Wow I can’t believe its day 10 and I haven’t strayed from my plan… this really is pretty incredible for me… the willpower…its so strong haha!! Its my 3rd no carb day in a row and like last week I am hanging out for Thursday high fat day.. mm..cashews. Although not so much looking forward to my chest workout only because we need more decline benches at my gym!!

It’s funny when I first started this mission into a better me I hated it. I was very moody, grumpy, depressed and generally unhappy. I feel like something has really changed, I have been so happy the last few days! Who knows what exactly it is. That’s not to say its getting any easier to resist the temptation - it’s not - I still have to consciously stop myself from eating bad food - but there is something so extremely satisfying about knowing I am doing the best I can do for my body right now food wise. Likewise with the gym, it’s certainly not any easier to wake up at 6am every morning and get my bum out the door and into the gym - but I just know it has to be done. HAS TO.
Today is my rest day and yep, definitely feeling like I need it. I can barely walk, my Monday (day quads workout was KILLER, I feel completely inflexible and like I should probably being doing some stretching or pilates or something… yeah… maybe next week haha. Like I read someone else saying, day 2 DOMS means you have really pushed hard.

I have been having so much fun doing my protein reviews and I have a very exciting project coming up that will be taking up a lot of time, but I will be going hard on the reviews!! I have a lot more protein coming my way and every protein that gets to my letterbox is getting the full review treatment

Diet today:

M1: SciVation Chocolate Whey protein shake
M2: EAS 100% Whey Protein shake w/espresso and almond essence (think I’m getting addicted to the almond flavor)
M3: 175g chicken breast + 4 asparagus
M4: Cookies and Cream (ON) Protein shake with ice
M5: Fish + asparagus
M6: Protein shake of some variety hopefully blended with ice

Scale of doom this morning - 65.3kg yay! Definate downwards trend. When I get past 64 I will be so happy (and maintain it of course) havent been there for years

At the gym this morning I was seeing definite progress I am starting to be able to see some definition in my biceps when I am doing shoulders, always a good sign and verrrrrrrrry slight definition in legs (which of course is where most of my fat is).
Today:
M1: Protein shake ON Cookies N Cream
M2: Protein shake EAS 100% Whey Chocolate w/Espresso and Ice
Workout
M3: 175g chicken asian spices and 5 asparagus
M4: EAS 100% Protein
M5: 175g fresh fish and 5 asparagus
M6: Protein shake (try out one of my sample sachets)

Workout: (Shoulders)

BB Shoulder Press 4 x 10 x 18.5kg
DB Side Lateral raises 1 x 10 x 4kg
DB Front raises 4 x 10 x 4kg
DB Side Lateral raises 1 x 10 x 4kg
BB Upright rows 4 x 10 x 18.5kg
DB Side Lateral raises 1 x 10 x 4kg
DB Bent over reverse raises 4 x 10 x 3kg (weak lol)
DB Side Lateral raises 1 x 10 x 4kg

All in all a pretty good workout I felt. Leggies are dying from yesterday yaaaay!! Tomorrow may be a rest day if I know I can get to the gym in the weekend otherwise I will have to do chest. But hopefully resties

Lau x

I call this workout my puke workout cos I have to stop about 4 or 5 times within it to stop myself from blacking out/puking. It doesnt help the gym is like 30 degrees and reeks of all the sweaty people filling it at 4.30pm… I didn’t realise that was such a busy time there :S
Quads:

Squats 4 x 10 x 60kg
DB Walking lunges 1 x 10 x 10kg each hand
Leg press 4 x 10 x 88kg
DB Walking lunges 1 x 10 x 10kg each hand
BB Stiff leg deadlifts 4 x 10 x 40kg
DB Walking lunges 1 x 10 x 10kg each hand
BB Reverse lunges 4 x 10 x 32.5kg
DB Walking lunges 1 x 10 x 10kg each hand

Diet today has been a bit backwards because I slept in but still 100% what I want.

M1: Protein shake ON cookies N cream
M2: 175g chicken
M3: Protein shake EAS 100% choc with 1 shot cold espresso
Workout
M4: Protein shake ON cookies N cream
M5: 175g fish + asparagus
M6: Protein shake if still hungry

Shoulders tomorrow, bring it on!!

Well i havent stood on the scales for ages but I can feel that I am getting trimmer.

Weekend was amazing, I can’t believe I ate so well the entire time, through a work dinner and going away with my husband who eats like a pig.

Buffet dinner on friday was amazing. I went up 3 times, the first time had 2 little pieces of hot smoked salmon and a few green leaves… then some white fish, then a tiny bit of baked salmon. Had no carbs but probably a bit too much fat. Anyway that was all done and dusted and I avoided desert and had some black coffee.

Saturday was good had to go out of town but packed my chicken for lunch and had all my protein shakes while out and about:

M1: Protein shake
M2: Protein shake
M3: Chicken + asparagus
M4: Protein shake
M5: White fish that was battered in an egg and some green.

Missed my 6th meal but had a good sleep. No workout.

Sunday was good but I realised how you could never do such a crazy diet if you had to go out an about all the time!

M1: Protein + Nuts
Workout - back
M2: Protein + nuts
M3: Chicken breast with some oil for fat and a bit of a light salad
M4: Protein + nuts
M5:Should have been salmon but I tried cooking this fillet of fish that was revolting… I don’t know what went wrong so had 80g of that and then some asparagus and a heaped teaspoon of peanut butter instead… much better

Last night I made brownies!! Of the full fat, full calorie, caramel filled goodness kind. And I didn’t eat any. Infact I didn’t even lick the bowl. My flatmates crowned them officially the best brownies ever though, which made it harder not to eat any haha.

But I had my protein brownie to enjoy hehe. Which to be honest was terrible, I think I cooked it in a bowl waay too shallow and wide so it turned out like a rock after only 30secs in the microwave but hey I still ate it.
Low carb today, Oh goody. On top of that work Christmas party tonight at one of the best buffet restaurants in Auckland, oh joy. My goal: Eat only fish and salad. That’s right, completely skip my favourite bit.. desert :’( … man.. I think I’m gonna cry.. But I know I can do it. I just have to stay strong!!!

Workout am:

Skullcrushers: 4×10x16.5kg
Parallel Dips: 15
Bicep Curls: 4×10x18.5kg
Parallel Dips: 15
Reverse Grip Tricep Pulldowns: 4×10x12kg
Parallel Dips: 15
Curls: 2×10x20kg (was meant to do some other biceps here but couldnt wait for machine :s
Parallel Dips: 15

Diet Today:

M1: Protein shake - best one of my life, ON Cookies n Cream with water and ice in the blender, creamy goodness
M2: Protein shake
M3: 175g chicken with 10 spears of asparagus (twice my allowance, why???)
M4: Protein shake
M5: Work dinner. Fish and salad only. Eat slowwwwly so no one notices, he heh

Weekend will also be interesting because I am travelling so will be hard to stick to diet but I am confident I can make it work.

Today is my yum yum day. So far I have had:

M1: 2 eggs with 1.5 slices of chicken bacon
M2: Protein shake with 1/4 cup of cashews
M3: Chicken with 1tsp peanut butter

still to come

M4: Protein shake with 1/4 cup of cashews
M5: 175g salmon + salad
M6: Protein brownie made with 1 scoop pp and 1tsp peanut butter.

Scales were 66.1kg this morning which is heaps down from when I weighed in on Monday morning at 69.7kg. But such is the way on low carb eh. Bring on Biceps/Triceps tomorrow and boring diet. Todays diet is actually awesome and I am really looking forward to my next protein shake and nuts

Laura x

I went to see Jo Stewart (www.muscle-xpo.co.nz) and got a diet plan and a programme sussed. Im on day 3 and its no carb and I am hungry hehe. Just gotta stick it out and the hunger will pass I know.

It consists of only chicken, fish, asparagus and of course protein powder on the no carb days. So I have been going to the bathroom alot haha (thanks asparagus) and drinking lots of shakes mmm.

On top of that I still cant walk from my monday Quads workout Bring on 21% BF!

So I went to the beach yesterday! The poor unsuspecting public. Not happy with my recent progress pics. Need to trim down more!

Unfortunately I damaged my L5 S1 in my back (lowest joint between spine and bum) doing deadlifts on friday and haven’t been able to walk/sit/lie pain free since, although it is gradually getting better so I’m not sure how/when I will be back to lifting. Determined to not screw up the diet and lose a heap of progress in between though.

Woops forgot to update. I have been keeping my NZBB blog updated better though.

After bad days from 5-9 basically I packed on a few pounds but back to 65.5kg/144.4lb. Not feeling too bad about myself.

Have switched to low carb/high protein/high fat diet and its going really well. Bought some Xanathan Gum to add to my protein shakes which is the business

I have also been quite sick recently possibly side effects of Doxy which I am taking to hopefully clear up some PCOS related acne or maybe starting Estelle for the same reasons. Being very careful with what I am eating at the moment.

So no workout today but managed to do some yesterday:

Bench:
1×10x20
1×10x30
4×4x40

Lat Pulldowns:
1×10x33
2×8x40
1×10x33

Bent over bb rows
1×10x22.5
1×8x30
1×6x35

Bent over db rows
1×10x16
1×10x19
1×8x21

Shoulder Press
1×8x8
3×7x11

My workouts seem to be getting shorter and shorter, I guess cos there is no one to hog all the weights/machines in the morning.

Diet yesterday
protein bar carbrite 6am
100gm chicken 9am
150g chicken + salad 12 pm
drs carbrite bar
frappacino protein shake
frappacino protein shake

Laura’s Frappacino Protein Shake:

30ml cream
30g whey isolate
60ml espresso
1/8th tsp Xanathan Gum
Few drops of stevia
Ice to blend

Blend all in blender. Enjoy.

Diet Today 6/11/08

M1 (8.30am): Laura’s Frappacino Protein Shake
M2 (11.30am): Chicken Salad With 130g chicken, spinach leaves and dressing of almond butter mixed with lemon and mustard.
M3 (2.30pm): Same as M2
M4 (5.30pm): ?
M5 (8pm): ?

6am workout:
Deadlifts:
1×8x60
1×6x70
1×4x80
1×1x87.5
1×2x80
1×8x60

Triceps Skull Crushers:
1×8x20
1×5x25
1×6x22.5

Tricep Pull down
1×10x20
1×10x25

Calf Raises:
1×10x60
4×10x80 ow

Shoulder Press
1×10x8

6km Bike ride to work

K so I wasnt planning for Fr4iday to be my cheat day but it SOO was.

M1: P33
M2: PP + espresso
M3: Tuna + Chai
M4: PP + espresso
M5: Caramel Slice x lots, small serving of chicken
M6: Caramel Pearl Tea + some coconut butter toast
+ half a cookie dough pb O_O
bahaha. clean weekend for the first time ever? could this be happening tomorrow - i think it could be!!

nighty nights… might take some piccies + measure tomorrow if I can be assed.. gotta get my parents HTPC built.