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26 April 2014
Why isn't Sex listed as a form of exercise?!? C'mon, seriously? We're all adults here, or at least mature individuals, lets be real.
It should be offered on the list with everything else.
Just saying...
Hahaha, okay now that THATs outta the way.
I'm doing good. Keeping up with a daily calorie deficit and exercise at least 3x per week. I like doing ~20 min cardio, usually in the form of jogging, but today it was swimming. It helps loosen me up. then I'll do some weight lifting. Fairly light as my goal is to get my form perfect before adding weight. Oh, and my range of motion (frankly I don't see the point in squatting 150lbs if I only go down part way, you know?) So, I like squatting 45lb + 10-20lbs on the bar, and go all the way down with back straight, chest up...that sorta thing. As my joints get used the movement I'll gradually add more weight. My goal is to squat 150% of my ideal body weight (~135-138), and maybe about the same for benching.
Also, I've been getting brave when it comes to the pull-up machine. Usually I am embarrassed, but I notice guys who are also upping the counterweight to like 90lbs so I figure, we're all in the same boat. Hell, we could encourage each other.
So yeah. Lifting, regular cardio, good food, and recently, good sex. I seriously think that should be a legitimate exercise option, maybe for users over 18 or something (as if it really matters! pssh)
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26 March 2014
Learning what foods are good for my body
This morning during an exam, I ate a doughnut after I consumed an orange and a small handful of raw nuts. I noticed that my heartrate seemed to go up from the sugar rush - I could definitely feel the rush. It made me a bit anxious during the test and it was harder to focus - that's how I noticed it was the sugar bomb. It was still subtle but there. And then about an hour later, I noticed my guts felt inflamed and irritable.. puffy-ish.
I always wonder about the correlation of irritable bowel disease and sugar -- whether it sends bacteria in your gut into a frenzy from all the yummy carbon sugar they metabolize and spurt their growth as they multiply and divide...the mucosal immune cells respond to the influx in bacterial populations.... causing some inflammation...T Regs tone it back down...some discomfort. Yes. I don't believe that's far off from the real events.
Anyway, Just FYI to Myself: don't eat sugar (bomb) alone, it makes you feel weird. Whole food (fruit) feels much nicer. Unless you do eat the sugar bomb, now you can anticipate the consequences. Yay for knowledge
P.S.
I ate Chipotle last night. First time in a long while. I think the extra slap of guac took a toll on my guts then too because within the half hour of eating, I felt the burning, gross pain in my intestine. The classic stomach ache. The kind you fear as a child because of how painfully icky it is. And I purposely divided the food in half so I could eat the rest for lunch the next day. But it made me feel horrible. Stuff was backed up. It did not feel nice. Now, this is something I can test - does this same feeling occur the next time I eat chipotle? is it because of a heavy fat-bomb from the guac? or something else? half-size portion still too big? the salsa (I favor the hot one). Hmm. Mysteries of my body.
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18 November 2013
Eating in moderation is totally cool. It is really working for me. I love it. Not once have I had a craving. I don't remember the last time I binged...I definitely didn't this past week. At least, it doesn't stand out to me that i was ever battling the demon in my head about whether or not I should/should not eat something.
As long as I've been making sure to a) eat enough protein (to help facilitate muscle anabolism) and b) do some exercise (any exercise, light, heavy whatever!) for half hour each day that raises my heart rate a bit (not a lot, not to wear I'm struggling for breath or maxing out...just enough)...I seem to be doing good.
It feels like my waist line is shrinking. I keep noticing new 'lines' coming up around my body and I LOVE It!!!!
Also, I've learned that I feel best and feel most 'fat & happy' when I make dark greens, fat, and protein the foundation of my diet. When I make sure to get enough of those in each day, I feel good, and have no qualms with eating a piece of candy or something indulgent each day. This really works. Moderation really truely works. Especially if you learn to keep gauge of how much food makes you feel full. I've been eating til my body tells me to stop - til I no longer feel the fatigue or low blood sugar....until I feel I have energy again. And you know what? I never over eat when I do this.
I eat to full/satiated at EVERY meal. This works. I make sure I eat GOOD, REAL/MOST-Natural-form food, and I eat this food til I feel satisfied. When I eat sweets, I also go til full...but make sure to keep track of whether this fits in the 'calorie-budget' and you know what? When I make sure to eat til I feel full on healthy foods, I can eat til I'm full on sweets and not go over this budget.
I am essentially using fatsecret.com food diary as a gauge. I never intend to stick to it 100%; but it gives me a good idea. And lately, I've been exercising frequently. So I know I have a calorie deficit. I eat the food. I lift the heavy things. (Go Kaleo). And it truely works for me. Wow. It is a wonder --- even more so than the switch to ketogenic I attempted -- I feel free from food worries. Less stress. I just eat what I want, and I've developed the habit of only truely wanting...almost craving, the good stuff. The dark greens, the protein, the eggs, the sausage, the butternut squash...*drool*. This really works for me. ANNd. I can make my coffee, buy my cake, and eat it too! booya!
Oh yeah! and the exercise??? Also works in moderation!! Whodda thunk? ;)
Truely. It works for me. I only push as hard as I want. I just do it. I aim to get my heart rate up. and if it doesn't feel like I'm pushign that hard to make it stay that way, well I don't need to push any harder. I don't kill myself with workouts. My goal is to feel nicely conditioned - like my muscles have flexed, moved, and worked. This doesn't involve pain. Just movement with resistance. If I do some things faster thats fine. If some I go slower. Also fine. I just make sure I do it. And do it regularly. And long enough to be beneficial (which according to NIH or AHA...one of those...its 20-40 min each day). that's nothing. So I do. I just do. I don't stress. I just do whatever move that makes me happy. Sometimes its running. Soemtimes its lifting. Sometimes its dancing in my underwear. Or having sex. But whatever. It works! I don't feel the need to overexert myself to gain muscle. and it works.
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15 November 2013
Weigh-in:
155.5 lb
lost so far:
2.5 lb
still to go:
23.5 lb
Diet followed 100%
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losing 0.4 lb a week
12 November 2013
I'm liking this idea of training your body to be anabolic - so using energy to build up, rather than breaking down to release energy.
This is my intention for my body. I want to build up muscle, grow, and subsequently, provide enough nourishment to prevent my body breaking down muscle for energy.
To do this, I cannot restrict myself - cannot let shame or calorie limits restrict my eating habits. I
do
however, need to keep moving, and doing movements that condition muscle....make it bulge and stretch and compress regularly, so as to shape it...keep it alive and conscious.
So, I am. I am everyday, trying to just a) move b) move with habit and consistency c)make the majority of the movements entail some strength conditioning (i.e hand weights or bodyweight movment...basic calisthenics).
And the other
key
thing I am trying to do - is only condition muscles to an extent that they feel slightly fatigued.
I am
not
going to let myself overexercise, like I used to...so much to where walking and sitting on the toilet without pain was a challenge. Those days are gone. No....
real
body conditioning, I believe, means just that...doing just enough to engage the muscle...make it work a little and resist, but not to the extent that it is breaking and tearing, and losing efficiency, minimizing range of motion....no. I want to keep maximal range of motion at all times. And if I have to use 3lb weights to do that...then I will!
I really believe in this idea of anabolism. Making my body anabolic will happen through moderation. Not depriving, not hurting, not overuse and wear and tear. Just good food. Consistent easy conditioning everyday.
Yes, I believe this will work
I guess I really like the idea of training my body to be anabolic because, it entails so much moderation. No deprivation whatsoever. The body should feel comfortably satisfied, and nicely conditioned...not exhausted. If I ever push myself towards exhaustion, I feel pain, I overeat, I feel stress, and I am reluctant to do that activity ever again. And the key to making movement a habit, is to do so in a way that is consistent. So it cannot be overdone.
Oh yeah..and the other critical
component to this: REST! Making sure I keep going to bed consistent time, despite the wackyness my body goes through with time change....ugghh. So weird! But yes, allowing my body to sleep.
allowing it to not over do it.
And if I do ever decide to really push myself with exercise, because I'm having so much fun (like I do when dancing), then I will be even more diligent with the rest (our bodies grow and process more with rest, so setting aside time is ultra importante!)I always push so hard in hip hop class...not because I want the calorie burn...just because I LOVE dancing. SOO fun. Love it.
*My thoughts for the day*
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