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Recreate - progress

cjxxi

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I think i read a post where someone was writing down their progress when using recreate. I think I am going todo the same.

I am 21, 158lbs, 5"9 tall.

My workout routine is mostly cardio at the moment. Usually anywhere from 30 minutes to 1 hour 3-4 days a week.

This morning at 9:00 took (Wednesday, June 18 2008) took 2 pills, without eating anything, its 10:00 and everything seems normal.

Will keep updated.
 
DormantFiber said:
keep us posted with your progress... I'm thinking of starting my bottle soon too.
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Sure thing bro..

mcour1226 said:
Skip the hour of cardio and lift some weights bro.. cardio doesn't build muscle!
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I know exactly what you mean bro, but right now, I can't. I can only do cardio as specified (just for now), will do the weight later, the reason is not obvious. Additionally, I also will be doing abs. thanks for tip.. I will start doing that as soon as the circumstances permit.

Anyway, the continuation of the progress is..

Still on day 1 , After 11 AM, I was feeling a little weird .. but after i ate an apple I started to feel better. and for lunch i at 02:30 PM had some nachos and crackers and pretzels with salsa. and about to digest 1 more pill. so that will be my 3rd one for the day and last one for the day. Later on this day, I will be doing some cardio, aprox. 1 hour and 30 minutes. and then go sleep anywhere from 10 to 12 pm. that makes the day.

I was 152 Lbs last friday, but ate some pizza and other stuff that made me gain some mass... probably will go away as I stop eating that junk. (which was on a special event)

Will keep updated.
 
cjxxi said:
Sure thing bro..



I know exactly what you mean bro, but right now, I can't. I can only do cardio as specified (just for now), will do the weight later, the reason is not obvious. Additionally, I also will be doing abs. thanks for tip.. I will start doing that as soon as the circumstances permit.

Anyway, the continuation of the progress is..

Still on day 1 , After 11 AM, I was feeling a little weird .. but after i ate an apple I started to feel better. and for lunch i at 02:30 PM had some nachos and crackers and pretzels with salsa. and about to digest 1 more pill. so that will be my 3rd one for the day and last one for the day. Later on this day, I will be doing some cardio, aprox. 1 hour and 30 minutes. and then go sleep anywhere from 10 to 12 pm. that makes the day.

I was 152 Lbs last friday, but ate some pizza and other stuff that made me gain some mass... probably will go away as I stop eating that junk. (which was on a special event)

Will keep updated.
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You seriously need a good nutrition plan. Stop eating nachos and crackers. These will do no good at all.

I'd toss the Recreate, and establish a diet plan before continuing, because IMO, you won't see results with a diet like this.
 
jjohn said:
You seriously need a good nutrition plan. Stop eating nachos and crackers. These will do no good at all.

I'd toss the Recreate, and establish a diet plan before continuing, because IMO, you won't see results with a diet like this.
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Yeah I know. most of the time, I do eat healthy, places such as Jason dely and panera. I is there anything you recommend I should add to my diet?
 
Current progress is this is day 2 (Thursday, June 19 2008), I took two pills this morning at 9:00 AM and haven't eaten anything. Current weight is 155Lbs.

Last night I did feel with more strength to run. I am guessing if everything continues at this same rate, I will be in my best shape ever.. in the next few weeks. But I should not sing victory until I get pass the 150Lbs or more..

I think i should it take some pictures of as 4 months ago, I was 185Lbs. My worse shape ever....
 
cjxxi said:
Yeah I know. most of the time, I do eat healthy, places such as Jason dely and panera. I is there anything you recommend I should add to my diet?
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Your diet should consist ofthe following foods:

Oils (flax, coconut, Peanut butter etc.. assorted sources during the week)
Proteins ( Whey, skinless boneless chicken breasts, extra lean ground beef, extra lean ground turkey, steak (fairly lean) pork, etc..)
Vegetables (assorted)
Carbs (oatmeal, sweet potatoes, brown rice)

Eat these foods, and balance with a 40-40-20 macro regimen, with cardio, and you're on your way to a healthier lifestyle.
 
jjohn said:
Your diet should consist ofthe following foods:

Oils (flax, coconut, Peanut butter etc.. assorted sources during the week)
Proteins ( Whey, skinless boneless chicken breasts, extra lean ground beef, extra lean ground turkey, steak (fairly lean) pork, etc..)
Vegetables (assorted)
Carbs (oatmeal, sweet potatoes, brown rice)

Eat these foods, and balance with a 40-40-20 macro regimen, with cardio, and you're on your way to a healthier lifestyle.
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thank you for the tips, I will keep them in mind.

also...
are apples good? and bananas? in the diet

I am not sure what you mean by 40-40-20 macro regimen, also... how many calories should I ingest throughout the day?

thanks
 
ill watch this thread...

BUT you really need to follow the ideas posted above... get a clean diet and a good training program before you start a supplement like Recreate.

best of luck though!
 
borobulker said:
ill watch this thread...

BUT you really need to follow the ideas posted above... get a clean diet and a good training program before you start a supplement like Recreate.

best of luck though!
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I am. Dear sir.. following the specific indications.
 
yesterday, I had some fruits and and Cereal. not eating much ( I am not such a good eater) .. took 2 more pill on the afternoon.. and realized that it does not longer make me feel any side effect like it did the first time (feeling a little weird).

... Current progress.. Day 3.. (Friday, June 20 2008) current weight is 154lbs , I also noticed that recreate has taken my craving for junk food away.. so.. I believe that is an improvement. This morning I took 2 more pills and no side effects at all..
yesterday I think I did notice it working, because I was having that feeling as of when you are losing weight. For breakfast I am having cereal k with low fat milk. and for lunch probably some fruit. as of for tomorrow, I will try to get skinless boneless chicken breasts, and planning to get a supplement high in protein, does anyone have any one that good in mind?

as.. my stats are.. if I do some cardio later today... by tomorrow I will be about 152lbs , ( btw, yesterday I didn't do any. just late night did crunches and abs.) worse case scenario, if I don't do the cardio, and b the food ingested today, I could go to 155lbs, I am so not planning to let that happen.

I will probably have an update for you guys by Monday morning.

Thanks,
 
cjxxi said:
thank you for the tips, I will keep them in mind.

also...
are apples good? and bananas? in the diet

I am not sure what you mean by 40-40-20 macro regimen, also... how many calories should I ingest throughout the day?

thanks
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Depending on your weight that is. I say eat 40% of your calories from protein, 40% of your calories from carbs, and 20% from fat.

To keep it simple, eat the foods I mentioned, and do not overeat. You should see results simply by eating healthy foods.

Apples are good, as well as bananas, but in moderation. ex: 1 a day.
 
cjxxi said:
I also noticed that recreate has taken my craving for junk food away.. so.. I believe that is an improvement.
Thanks,
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the recreate might not have done this for ya. it may just be a mental block of the junk foods and wanting to be more healthy. U notice more when u get on a regiment of smart foods what u can and cant have. I gave up fast food except for the occaisional subway here and there but otherwise i notice i dont eat **** foods when i am hungry. Stick to fruits veggies and granola bars when u get hungry for a snack. keep up the progress and updates though man. Diet is key for ur case though. Hit the irons soon also when ya can man :hammer:
 
sizzzle9 said:
the recreate might not have done this for ya. it may just be a mental block of the junk foods and wanting to be more healthy. U notice more when u get on a regiment of smart foods what u can and cant have. I gave up fast food except for the occaisional subway here and there but otherwise i notice i dont eat **** foods when i am hungry. Stick to fruits veggies and granola bars when u get hungry for a snack. keep up the progress and updates though man. Diet is key for ur case though. Hit the irons soon also when ya can man :hammer:
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That i a good way to look at it, thanks, will hit the irons as soon as I can.. that is for sure..


As far as progress...this is day 6 (Monday, June 23 2008) on the weekend, I do not do any extra exercise except for crunches. However I did ate lots of recommended foods such as , oatmeal and such... current weight is 157, is this something to worry about? is it normal that i gained 3 pounds as of what I ate?, I know this is easy to weight is easy to lose and get back on track, but this is turning into a virtuous cycle.. but i am sure if I didn't have eaten anything I would probably be at most to 152lbs...
 
cjxxi said:
what are you talking about, i don't mean to entertain you... I am just sharing my experience.
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I understand that and don't mean to be offensive. It's just with your training (cardio only) and diet (Panera), it's not really doing the supplement Recreate any justice.

You need to get your training and diet in check first before any supplement should be added.

Check out Invalid Link Removed to see just how "good eating" Panera bread is.

Regardless of why you can't make it to the gym, that's neither here nor there. You can still imply bodyweight exercises at home. Push-ups, Pull-ups (a support beam in your home, ledge of some kind, or buy a door way pull-up bar online), ab work, squats, lunges, bench dips, etc. The list can go on. It's a good starting point and is better than nothing.

All this advice was given above and has been ignored, thus this thread being comical to me.

These are some of the reasons you hear people say, "...well, this supplement didn't do jack for me. It doesn't work. It's junk."
 
I think its good you're taking a step towards a healthier body, but I have laughed a couple of times going through this thread. If you plan on going out and buying a supplement such as Recreate, you really need to take a hard look at your diet and understand what foods you need to be taking in.

I immediately knew you weren't prepared to go through a nice planned out cutting cycle when you said in your first post that you ate nothing for breakfast...then once your body started telling you it needed nutrition, you gave it a simple apple. Never skip breakfast, its is your body's metabolism boost for the day !
 
chaudry said:
I think its good you're taking a step towards a healthier body, but I have laughed a couple of times going through this thread. If you plan on going out and buying a supplement such as Recreate, you really need to take a hard look at your diet and understand what foods you need to be taking in.

I immediately knew you weren't prepared to go through a nice planned out cutting cycle when you said in your first post that you ate nothing for breakfast...then once your body started telling you it needed nutrition, you gave it a simple apple. Never skip breakfast, its is your body's metabolism boost for the day !
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I don't skip breakfast all the time, but some times I just don't feel hungry.

But although I don't eat some times, I feel with lots of energy, is this something to consider?
 
cjxxi said:
How about jason's deli? is it healthy?
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No it isn't. Not even most of the salad bar (well, you could make an good egg/chicken/turkey breast salad, but there is plenty on that bar that will ruin any chance at a healthy meal). But... unless you are on the run, you are always better off putting together your own salad. Just boil some chicken and shred it up, boil some eggs, cut up some tomatoes, throw in some almonds and even mandarin oranges (after rinsing off all that nasty syrup), find a low fat sugar-free dressing (fat free balsamic vinegarette is always a safe bet) and throw it all on a bed of the greenest greens you can find from the store... and there ya go.

Among the sandwiches, the lowest calorie choice is just under 1,000 calories and 30g of saturated fats (60 total)!!! You just blew 1/2 - 1/3 of your entire day's calorie intake for 50 grams of protein (if they are generous with the chicken). Check it out for yourself, linked is the Invalid Link Removed.

There is a Philly Wrap that puts you a little better off... but even then, I still would not call it "healthy" to my standards. If you want to eat well enough to meet your goals, you are gonna have to stop eating out. And even then, you are wasting your time if you aren't doing some form of resistance training. Like it was mentioned above, even if you can't make it to the gym, you can still do bodyweight exercises.

Seriously, forget the Recreate until you get your diet in check and are exercising properly and intensely. Without that, Recreate is a TOTAL WASTE of money! But... if you wish, go ahead and patronize Nutraplanet and USP Labs, and good luck. You'll need it if you allow yourself to continue like this.
 
cjxxi said:
current weight is 157, is this something to worry about? is it normal that i gained 3 pounds as of what I ate?, I know this is easy to weight is easy to lose and get back on track, but this is turning into a virtuous cycle.. but i am sure if I didn't have eaten anything I would probably be at most to 152lbs...
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Weigh yourself at the same time (immediately upon waking) with no clothes. You can vary 1-5 pounds between your clothes, water weight, etc. But at your weight/height, you sound like you should be worrying about putting on some muscle weight...
 
SokVichet said:
No it isn't. Not even most of the salad bar (well, you could make an good egg/chicken/turkey breast salad, but there is plenty on that bar that will ruin any chance at a healthy meal). But... unless you are on the run, you are always better off putting together your own salad. Just boil some chicken and shred it up, boil some eggs, cut up some tomatoes, throw in some almonds and even mandarin oranges (after rinsing off all that nasty syrup), find a low fat sugar-free dressing (fat free balsamic vinegarette is always a safe bet) and throw it all on a bed of the greenest greens you can find from the store... and there ya go.

Among the sandwiches, the lowest calorie choice is just under 1,000 calories and 30g of saturated fats (60 total)!!! You just blew 1/2 - 1/3 of your entire day's calorie intake for 50 grams of protein (if they are generous with the chicken). Check it out for yourself, linked is the Invalid Link Removed.

There is a Philly Wrap that puts you a little better off... but even then, I still would not call it "healthy" to my standards. If you want to eat well enough to meet your goals, you are gonna have to stop eating out. And even then, you are wasting your time if you aren't doing some form of resistance training. Like it was mentioned above, even if you can't make it to the gym, you can still do bodyweight exercises.

Seriously, forget the Recreate until you get your diet in check and are exercising properly and intensely. Without that, Recreate is a TOTAL WASTE of money! But... if you wish, go ahead and patronize Nutraplanet and USP Labs, and good luck. You'll need it if you allow yourself to continue like this.
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this is really good advice, i will keep all this in mind.
 
SokVichet said:
Weigh yourself at the same time (immediately upon waking) with no clothes. You can vary 1-5 pounds between your clothes, water weight, etc. But at your weight/height, you sound like you should be worrying about putting on some muscle weight...
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yeah, that is the routine, I weight myself pretty much everyday, in the morning, it has become a having hehe. And i also agree that need some muscle, i will see what i can do to bring the muscle to start showing more
 
edwards said:
What are your fitness goals?
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I don't have an specific goal, but I am wanting to have my six pack really formed and all the visual fat gone..


by the way, las time i checked my body fat is 12%.

and I already starting to lift the real thing, started going to the gym again, and lifting weights and doing abs and different stuff working my biceps and triceps, and I can see my six pack , but it looks more like a 4 pack, yet. so I need to get rid of maybe 10 pounds and of my Tommi, and it should look some what perfect as wanted. but I am still working on it. but the over all muscle is looking pretty good so far, my current weight is 155 lbs
 
I think yesterday it really kicked in, I took my 4 pills and I was lifting everything i found on my way ... now i go to the gym 4 times a week, how many times it is recommended? I go Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday --- not Thurday, Saturday and Sunday..
 
Ditto to what everyone else said!!!
 
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BigBoy12 said:
Not having a diet or knowing the basics of working out...your just wasting the supplement and not get how it's suppose to benefit you!
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ok. that was not the question. and your post it is totally useless , srry. (you are just repeating what some people said in previous post, which i appreciate and have learned from, i am still kind of new you know) -- you can help or you can criticize, i totally believe in the product i am taking and i am not going to put it down. (if i knew what you know, i wouldn't be asking, don't mean to sounds rude or anything...)
I know what a diet is and I am following up with a good diet now. If you don't mind you can repost and contribute a little not, dis-contribute, thanks,
 
here are the improvements that i have got , since the first post....


1. I was not attending the gym at all... only doing cardio... now i am attneding 4 times a week.

and lifting weight every time, doing abs, and crunches, and my have defined a goal for now...

the goal is to a have perfect abs and well built body. thanks edwards for asking, that helped to figure out a goal.

I am eating and try to eat chicken, oatmeal, foods strong in fiber.. and anything healthy...
although i believe there are still some healthy foods and i need to catch on.

I have noticed muscle growth and I look almost perfect. Still got a little of waste, but i believe i can take care of it in a couple weeks..

my current weight is 155. lbs. the difference when i started is the muscle growth.

the product gave me extra strength yesterday to weight lifting when other days it gave a lot of strength to do cardio. (6 miles /hour)

so i am surprise, and happy because of that. (other days didn't give me strength to lift weights, until yesterday)

I will keep going to the gym 4 times a week, (if you know how many times it is recommended please let me know )

other than that, I appreciate the help and advice that i was given in previous posts which have helped to improve.
 
I was referring to the amount of patience by all of the people who are giving you great advice. Example:

ok. that was not the question. and your post it is totally useless , srry. (you are just repeating what some people said in previous post, which i appreciate and have learned from, i am still kind of new you know) -- you can help or you can criticize, i totally believe in the product i am taking and i am not going to put it down. (if i knew what you know, i wouldn't be asking, don't mean to sounds rude or anything...)
I know what a diet is and I am following up with a good diet now. If you don't mind you can repost and contribute a little not, dis-contribute, thanks,
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There is a reason he is repeating the same things everyone else has said. Because it is the best advice...

You seem to want to take bits and pieces of advice but choose to ignore the more inconvenient things.
 
you can take as many supplements as you want but without propper diet and nutrition you wont get anywhere. eat 5-7 times a day. two great diets are the Cyclical Ketogenic Diet (CKD) and Timed Carb Diet (TCD) im doing tcd right now and its working very well. go buy green veggies, chicken breats, oatmeal, whey protien shakes, and nuts(prefferably not peanuts).those are your basics. the only time to eat fast burning carbs such as fruits, pastas, gatorade are <30 min after your workout to spike insulin which will drive the nutrients into your msucles.

for training i would recomend this (everyone responds differently and it takes time to figure out what works best for you) - mon: chest/ light tris tues: back/light bis wed: cardio 30-45 min thur: shoulders/legs (DO SQUATS and keep the reps 12-20 you will burn more calories and kill your legs) fri: bis/tris sat: cardio sun: off

for burning fat keep rest times under 90 seconds and do exercises that use the most weight and therefore the most energy i.e. calories. squats-legs, bench-chest, dead lifts-legs/lower back, row and/or pullups - back, barbell curl-bis, dips and/or closed grip bench - tris, shoulder press-shoulders

glutamine is also a great supplment to help prevent the breakdown of muscle. its cheap in bulk and is almost a necessity

but on a side note please for the love of god work on your grammar
 
SimplyDraven said:
I was referring to the amount of patience by all of the people who are giving you great advice. Example:



There is a reason he is repeating the same things everyone else has said. Because it is the best advice...

You seem to want to take bits and pieces of advice but choose to ignore the more inconvenient things.
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:clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2:
 
jman3967 said:
you can take as many supplements as you want but without propper diet and nutrition you wont get anywhere. eat 5-7 times a day. two great diets are the Cyclical Ketogenic Diet (CKD) and Timed Carb Diet (TCD) im doing tcd right now and its working very well. go buy green veggies, chicken breats, oatmeal, whey protien shakes, and nuts(prefferably not peanuts).those are your basics. the only time to eat fast burning carbs such as fruits, pastas, gatorade are <30 min after your workout to spike insulin which will drive the nutrients into your msucles.

for training i would recomend this (everyone responds differently and it takes time to figure out what works best for you) - mon: chest/ light tris tues: back/light bis wed: cardio 30-45 min thur: shoulders/legs (DO SQUATS and keep the reps 12-20 you will burn more calories and kill your legs) fri: bis/tris sat: cardio sun: off

for burning fat keep rest times under 90 seconds and do exercises that use the most weight and therefore the most energy i.e. calories. squats-legs, bench-chest, dead lifts-legs/lower back, row and/or pullups - back, barbell curl-bis, dips and/or closed grip bench - tris, shoulder press-shoulders

glutamine is also a great supplment to help prevent the breakdown of muscle. its cheap in bulk and is almost a necessity

but on a side note please for the love of god work on your grammar
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this is great advice!
 
I was referring to the amount of patience by all of the people who are giving you great advice
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well yeah, I take the stuff that is more likely to-do at first :thumbsup:, but slowly escalating to the harder stuff, I can't just jump over the hardest workouts and some people here suggest, but i have to honest... I am wanting to. Even though i am advancing pretty quick, my muscles never been the big they are right now. The cuts on my arms are starting to show more. And my recreate supplement is finished :(, anyway other than that i am not sure what is bothering you, as far as I am concerned, what i have been doing has worked out (Which is the ultimate result that I seek), and I have no big problems whatsoever, thanks to the advices (and a little persistence), I am starting to look the best shape of my life. so... I am not taking it really easy.. i am working hard... go to the gym 4 times a week, even my hand got hurt , and my heap... but getting better now.. so.. i don't have todo everything you do to be in your "i like you" list. so... if you don't like the stuff i am doing I am sorry, i know it required patience, and I know how painful it gets mentally.. I get the same (but on other field), Any how, thanks so much for the advice. just remember I am not an expert on fitness, like you are, nor wanting to be one, but whatever i get out of this, i am grateful.
 
Is this cjxxi guy foreign or does he just seem to have a hard time with wording his sentences? :think:

I struggle to understand his posts...
 
SilkPhantom said:
Is this cjxxi guy foreign or does he just seem to have a hard time with wording his sentences? :think:

I struggle to understand his posts...
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for starters, you can talk directly to me no need to say "is this guy".. I was multi-tasking this morning and still sleepy... part of the reason this might seem a little confusing.
 
Ok, it's me back again.. 3 years later (literally). To be honest I was doing great. And the advice I was given at first was perfect for me when the people later started laughing at my personal diet, and started telling me not to skip breakfast I started following their advice and got not progress from that ****ed up advice. I am not a body builder just wanted to lose weight and build a nice body but not a super great body. So I don't mean to blame you for the faulty advice you gave me but it is true. What worked for you is not for everybody else. The first advices were great but since these people started laughing at my experience and telling not to do what I was doing, and notably expressing some attitude of "superiority" not a helpful one, that ****ed me up thank you very much.

My advice to newbies is don't follow people's advice *if what you are doing is already working* or be very careful about it, specially these that come hijacking up threads with their radical situation, just do what works best for you, if you have something that works stick with it. If you read back on this thread you will see what I was doing just great and some people came over giving outrageous advice after finding my personal experience funny, when I was explicitly saying that that I was doing just great, just smaller improvements were needed, not radical ones, I was a brand new customer then. I am not sure what what part of "already working" didn't they get.
 
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