Training Challenge - podcast part 1, nutrition discussion

And here I did the weekly weigh-in thing on Friday, tsk tsk. Oh well, 109.1kg last friday anyway.

Nutrition is going well, I'm on mostly organic food with masses of bran flakes and baked beans in the morning (sorry leelee I still just can't mix tuna with it) to get me going. I try and take carbs in every 2 hours and have a water bottle sitting next to my keyboard which needs filling 4 times daily.

Getting much more sleep (7-9 hours instead of 6), and energy levels are coming up nicely.

I only do two hours a week in the gym and it's mostly maintenance with a little bit of shoulder reconstruction work so I won't compare myself to leelee's squatting madness.

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Whats the net weight gain or loss guys?

BfB - you know you need more prtien to slow that carb burn off.

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Why do I want to slow the carb burn-off?

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Well I was 111kg on the 21/09,
then 109kg on the 6/10,
so that's 1kg per week.

But historically my weight does tend to oscillate 2-3kg on a daily basis, even when fully hydrated.

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Instead of "actual" weight, in the fashion of "The Biggest Loser", I'll stick to specifying my overall percent weight loss (from original weigh-in).

4.2% in two weeks

That would make a nice glass of wine if we were talking alcohol content... but we're not.

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I want to slow down the carb burn off to;

1. control your insulin levels sew sawing
2. to prevent a rebounding later
3. to manitain your valuable muscle mass
4. to keep you fuller and therefore faster burning in the mornings (where you are still starving)
5. to prevent further fat storage

just a thought LOL!

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Sweet, thanks Carl. I work much better when I know the reasoning (and preferably biochemistry) behind things. I'd make a terrible soldier.

Hell no... If we go like that I have to lose twice as much as you to keep up!

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Week 2 already?!

Well, today I started my "12 week" course in - "how to look really really ridiculously good looking" - not really. I've commenced my 12 week course in the gym which incorporates sets of upper & lower body exercises, and cardio, rotating through a 2 week cycle. It a big commitment,but the nice thing is that the session times aren't too massive. Cardio is only 20 minutes, basically aiming for you to max out and burn some fat, where as the weight sessions are between 40-45 minutes focussing on muscle toning, conditioning, and strength.

Carl has recommended that I use the structure that is on the Body for Life website. This is the calendar which I will be working to over the next 12 weeks http://www.bodyforlife.com/exercise/...%20Success.pdf

The course seems well planned, giving a good structure to work from, however allowing me to personalise it and mix it up with a selection of exercises from each group. That's great because a bit of variety will hopefully stop me from getting bored in the gym. It's also great that the sessions are shorter because they are easier to fit into my daily schedule.

The session I did today was good. I normally do 3 sets of about 15reps in the gym, so moving into a 12, 10 ,8, 6, 12, 12 break down was a bit of a shock. One part of me wanted to pace it, but then another thought "what the hell... work hard now, hurt hard later!". The session plans can be found at http://www.bodyforlife.com/exercise/...bfl_charts.pdf

BTW the food is going really well, no more cravings, I'm eating less as the food I do eat is being digested properly by my body and more efficiently used.
But I did lapse today and ate ONE black jelly bean... bad Alex

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A WHOLE jellybean? Come on girl, get those cravings under control. The next time you fall apart and pig out I expect you to be able to hold it to half a jellybean. Three quarters at most...

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Carl what can you recommend as an alternative for breakfast if you don't like porridge or eggs?
Also some alternates to rice for lunch just incase you can't eat the same thing everyday?
Also while you are at it some good sources of protien that aren't meat?