Wow! Losing 48 inches is amazing!!! Thanks for sharing your stats.

Titania

Well this draws to a close my WOR - such as it was. Did a little cardio here and there. Slept a little more over the holidays, but pushed it big time the two days back at work. Going to sleep long tomorrow and get my first lifting workout in since last Saturday (or was it Friday?).

Had one of those 'freakishly bizarre' moments today when I noticed that the old body has changed slightly. I think I'll pull out the measuring tape tomorrow. No whooshes but that "leaning out overnight phenomenon" is peeking around the corner.

3 weeks to go- planning some intense lifting and some long cardio sessions. I'm going to enjoy some down time on the beach as a reward. Hopefully in a few new bathing suits - taking care of that tomorrow!

Pam, Marti, Chris and Titania, thanks so much for the visits and the enouragement - it means so much!!

Night all
Nat

Woke up to a brand new low this morning. A perfect day for bathing suit shopping! (bought 3 ) Also resumed the lifting this afternoon.

9:15 am. 40 mins cardio - mod intensity followed by 15 minutes of very intense ab work.

4:45 pm. chest and biceps - went something like this:

Chest :
Incline barbell presses, strip sets, reps to failure.
12x45 lbs (warmup)
7x95 lbs
8x90 lbs
8x80 lbs
7x80 lbs
10x70lbs

Incline flyes, 3 sets, pause at peak, 12 reps each time

Biceps :
Incline alternating curls, squeeze at peak
8x18lbs
8x18lbs
12x15lbs

Concentration curls
8x18lbs
5x18lbs
8x15lbs

Hammer curls
10x15lbs
10x15lbs

Lots of stretching followed by "Free meal" - rotisserie chicken w/ gravy, and a plateful of fat free french fries with ketchup and vinegar.

Hoping for some pain tomorrow !

Masochistically yours,
Nat

Wow! 3 new suits?!? That's great. Too bad we can't wear them up but summer, watch out! Here we come! Yee-ha!

Thanks for your advice. I think I will follow it on lowering the carbs and upping the fat. I guess I'm still a little gun-shy on the fat so I've been trying to reduce it or get it even, percentage-wise with protein and carbs.

Looking good chicky-poo! Love your workouts!

Nat,

You are a machine. Can I be you when I grow up? err.. shrink down from this fat mess 10 years of not giving a poop have made?

Thanks for the compilments on the avatar...

Titania, not sure how, but I missed this one! Thanks for the vote of confidence. 48 inches still kinda astounds me - how could I have let it get that bad? It's amazing what we refuse to see when we look in the mirror, isn't it? So this year I'm making an effort to see the good stuff that I've worked so hard for. Not all new year's resolutions have to be tough, right?

Nat

Titania, not sure how, but I missed this one! Thanks for the vote of confidence. 48 inches still kinda astounds me - how could I have let it get that bad? It's amazing what we refuse to see when we look in the mirror, isn't it? So this year I'm making an effort to see the good stuff that I've worked so hard for. Not all new year's resolutions have to be tough, right?

Nat

Pam, isocaloric (33/33/34) is something that I think would make a great maintenance plan - and it's pretty easy to follow w/o too much planning too. Fat loss requires a little more macronutrient manipulation, IMHO. More fat, less carbs or less fat, more good carbs, less calories. More fat and fewer carbs is a lot easier to plan and carry out of the two.

You'd think 3 new suits would be enough ay? I have this itch to buy another one. LOL.

Nat

Can't be a machine, I don't think they get sore. OMG I was in pain yesterday. I hadn't done a chest workout in ages and those flyes always get me big time. It hurt to put on deoderant. It hurt to try to put on deoderant. Gonna do legs tomorrow

I have a feeling that you're going to see some impressive results in the next few months. You're male, you're young and you're new to this - all big pluses.

Keep postin, toots.
N

This is day two of the mini challenge - AKA 3 Weeks til Mexico Challenge. I was up at 5:30 am. and I did The Cardio:

5:55 am. 35 minutes cardio - mod to higher intensity.

Even managed a little bit of stretching. May get another cardio workout in tonight (HIIT maybe) then it's out to find some shorts! (and maybe another 2 piece )

Nat

What a day! Thank heavens for exercise, I think it keeps me quasi sane

Today's details:

5:50 am. 40 mins cardio - of which 30 were HIIT and the rest were warm up / cool down. Felt amazing!

5:30 pm. 10 minutes mod cardio to warm up, then:

Leg Day!! (ouchies)
Quads:
Sumo squats, 4 sets, light weights, high reps, aerobic
20x45 lbs (just the bar to warm up)
20x65 lbs
20x75 lbs
20x75 lbs

Calves (supersetted)
Angled raises, 3 sets each toes in and out, 20 reps, 75lbs
Single leg raises, body weight, 20 reps, squeeze and pause

Glutes, hammies:
Lunges, 1 set, 45 lbs, 10 reps each leg (just because it hurts so much )

Hamstring curls, light weight, high reps, squeeze and pause
14x80lbs
14x80lbs
20x55lbs

Lots of stretching followed immediately by 30g protein, 35g carbs (rockets), glutamine and anti oxidants. Temp is 103F

Nat (going to be hurting tomorrow I think)

*chuckle* Did I mention that Im in the Nat fan club?

Hey there Toots! 3 more lbs gone, right?? WTG!!! Yer melting, yer melting!

N

p.s. Hope you got some kind of secret decoder ring when you joined

It's not a decoder ring although that is a good idea.
It's a T-shirt. It says overweight and discouraged just call 1-888-NATRUSHKA Here you will find help without being judged. A bonafide self taught low carber with all the tricks up her sleeves (oops no sleeves) ( nice shoulders by the way) to help you loose weight the low carb way. And if you your lucky a LC guardian Angel who always looks in on you at just the right time.

Your favorite kook!

Thanks for looking in on me it didn't go unnoticed or unappreciated.

Hi Nat, I'm being nosey and seeing what you're doing for your routine. A trip to Mexico...and a 2 piece! What wonderful goals! Thanks again, you're a big help to me! Are you sore today too? I'm a 7 on a scale of 1 to 10.