Sounds like discipline!Man I passed on the booze last night, and fresh chocolate chip cookies and a blue raspberry slurpee today must be something in the air
Sounds like discipline!Man I passed on the booze last night, and fresh chocolate chip cookies and a blue raspberry slurpee today must be something in the air
Fills good doesn't it!Man I passed on the booze last night, and fresh chocolate chip cookies and a blue raspberry slurpee today must be something in the air
Yeah man one of my drivers said he was going to hit a 7-11 on the way back which usually includes cookies and a slurpee for me, his treat. I told him no more, if you want to bring something its hard boiled eggs and beef jerky!!!!Fills good doesn't it!
For me its a frame of mind. sometimes I enjoy challenging myself to just pass, I get a sense of satisfaction from it. and some times I say what the F! and give in.
Passing on the Cookies would be VERY HARD for me...........Man I passed on the booze last night, and fresh chocolate chip cookies and a blue raspberry slurpee today must be something in the air
Yep my first shoulder surgery the doc said looks like you love to exercise. I will just give you the PT exercises I want you to do and you can do them on this schedule. No need for you to do PT unless you think you won't do the exercises.Good to hear your rehab is progressing ahead of schedule! a lot of PT docs are not use to people with discipline and drive. All the times me or my kids had PT. I paid for one session, took notes and did it on my own. They knew this up front and never have a problem with it. A few times they even printed it off for me. I just told them I didn't have the money to continue.
Nice job on saying no to the Breakfast Tacos, I broke down and had a sausage roll but passed on the donuts! Im on my off week so I usually eat a little more crap during this time off.
There sure is!Man I passed on the booze last night, and fresh chocolate chip cookies and a blue raspberry slurpee today must be something in the air
It sure does, and I am happy to see it rearing it's lovely head.Sounds like discipline!
Yeah each time is like a win until it just kind of becomes automatic.Fills good doesn't it!
For me its a frame of mind. sometimes I enjoy challenging myself to just pass, I get a sense of satisfaction from it. and some times I say what the F! and give in.
Good Man!Yeah man one of my drivers said he was going to hit a 7-11 on the way back which usually includes cookies and a slurpee for me, his treat. I told him no more, if you want to bring something its hard boiled eggs and beef jerky!!!!
Yeah I have a hard time when initially getting started on a diet. I also have a hard time only having one if I have any at all. However once in the diet mode it isnt too hard to say no.Passing on the Cookies would be VERY HARD for me...........
Yes been focusing a lot more, between watching you and @Rocket3015 make so much progress tracking it reminded me how badly I needed to start doing it again. It really helps with having some consistency as you already know. The actual awareness of how you are doing compared to the goal is a huge motivating factor to do better.You’re being pretty consistent with the calories! You sharing hummus pics has made me crave it now, thank you.
Agreed, and always speak honestly with me. I prefer it that way even if it is an uncomfortable truth. I agree in hindsight that getting that protein in even if it put me more over would have served me better for my goals than just cutting them out. Hitting 2800 or even 3000 would not have really been detrimental to me, but getting those protein requirements met would have been better and given the surplus more bricks to build with.So where I see a place you can make a big impact on your longterm success, mentally, is when you realized you were probably over 2,600 so you said “Screw it”. But it is not all or nothing - you have to develop the positive mindset that it all matters. Something IS better than nothing, so just because you slipped off the path doesn’t mean you need abandon it entirely.
I am very happy to hear you were successful at staying on track, but if you are willing to let a friend speak honestly for a moment, just know that a little mistake doesn’t have to be turned into a big one!
Do YOU have problems with overeating? Tired of always feeling hungry? Sick of putting on extra bodyfat, even though you feel like you were showing restraint?!For those of us who "Like To Eat" it is a constant struggle.
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Agreed, it is a constant struggle, especially until you really hit that stride where progress becomes obvious then things seem to just naturally become easier.I struggle with this also. If I f* my calories intentionally, I internally start justifying more excess. I try and combat it by anticipating temptations and saving room so I can ‘cheat’ within my goals. Many times I end up seeing the cheats and thinking, “damn, I could eat a lot more quantity than this tiny snack.” Then other times I crash and burn my diet.
Facts!!!For those of us who "Like To Eat" it is a constant struggle.
This is so hilarious and true. Well worth the time and creativity it took for you to do it!Do YOU have problems with overeating? Tired of always feeling hungry? Sick of putting on extra bodyfat, even though you feel like you were showing restraint?!
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With Superdrol, your waistline will be melting away - because you won’t be able to stand the thought of eating while dealing with your terrible constant heartburn and developing stomach ulcers! Just the thought of snacking, or consuming anything, will take more mental energy than you could possibly have to give. Think of the money you’ll save fasting! Just take a pill twice per day - it’s that easy. Muscles stay full & pumped while bodyfat disappears (just like your social and personal life from the horrible lethargy).
SUPERDROL!!!
Warning: not for those who are pregnant/nursing, individuals under 18, over 18, with or without health conditions, or anyone who isn’t ready to totally erode their wellbeing for a short-term/sited goal.
Were you in my kitchen last night?Peanut Butter !!!
Were you in my kitchen last night?
I got home, changed clothes and went to the gym for some cardio and abs.
Treadmill - Hill setting @ level 20 - 35 minutes and 5 minute cool down - 416 calories
Ab Bench - Crunches, Vacuums, Flutter kicks - rotated through these for about 10 minutes. Contractions were so good I achieved a few minor ab cramps and got out of there.
This is how I managed to get my calories in last night. I had to force the dinner down, it was hard work but I managed to get it in.
Dinner - 11 oz 93/7 Turkey Loaf, 2 cups rice, 1/2 cup fat free brown gravy
Pre-Bed Shake - 1.5 cups 2% milk, 3 tbsp Peanut Butter, 1.5 scoops Blackstone Labs Isolation
Ended the night with very favorable macros and calories. Happy with getting it in!!!!
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This morning's PT session was pretty challenging. Started some new exercises that really pushed me a bit which was great. I got into some new territory in flexibility both overhead, and external rotation. Not tons but another 5-10 degrees on both. Added in some banded isometric work for internal and external rotation. Just stepping away while resisting the band in both directions. The external stuff was really challenging. The she added some movements on the wall sliding a rag up and down, in and out, circles both directions and then diagonal in both directions. Funny how those got tiring after 2 sets of 15 in all directions. Feels like we are getting into the stuff that is really going compound quickly regarding progress.
Yeah things are really picking up with consistency and motivation.Awesome news regarding the therapy!
Glad you are finding a routine sticking to your nutrition goals; building momentum
Yeah she is often telling me not to go so far or whatever. She told me the other day I knew I was going to have to try to keep you in line. Your idea of not pushing hard is harder than most peoples idea of pushing hard.I'm glad she is finding thing to challenge you, I'm sure some people give up as soon as it becomes uncomfortable !
That might be the way to do it, get food in first, or at least with the initial feeding cramming 1000+ calories into my last 4 hours of the day when eating is easier is brutal when trying to get the calories in.I take adderal also, around 9 AM. Once I take the dose, I have about 1200 calories in me already. From then on I eat on a strict schedule, hungry or not. It gets easier. The hardest days to eat are after a couple of days off the med.
LMAO, I probably would not have gotten to my caloric needs with anything that was not as tasty. Actually left me wanting for more, one bowl is really small. My son was going to order Burger King and i told him to go ahead I could not eat anything from there and would take care of myself. Then he offered Taco Bell and I was like okay I can make one of those Cantina Power bowls healthy. Of course everyone else got all of the awesome fair like 5 layer burritos and Mexican pizza. I was bummed watching them eat the truly yummy stuff, but proud I made a solid choice for my goals.Lucky!!!! TACO BELL
Hope you enjoyed the workout Kleen!! Those are some of the best workouts when your not on a time crunch.Last night was a bit of a bust and I found myself very frustrated in the evening. My wife had to calm me down a bit because everything just kind of cratered in on me and my mood went to sh*t!
I ended up stuck at work so late I had missed another meal and by the time I got home it was past 8:00 so the gym was closed. Which normally would have annoyed me but I think I was crashing a bit coming down from the Adderall. So it sent me into some weird frustrated spiral. I am having a hard time adjusting to it in the evenings. I am just noticeably more irritable in the evenings after it wears off. I really hope that part of it will go away as I get used to the medicine but it definitely started immediately when I started the Adderrall. I will give it some time but if it does not stop I will end up talking to the doctor about changing meds or messing with the non extended release version or something. For right now just trying to make adjustments. It is definitely helping me do things more easily when needed and more important to me anyway allows me to break away from the super focus of doing something enjoyable to do something I need to do.
Anyway, I had some sort of emotional meltdown from not being able to get to the gym and knowing I was way behind on my food and it was already after 8:00PM and I still needed to run through my PT exercises which take like 30 minutes minimum. So I had to figure what was more important and do those things but the frustration had kind of frozen my ability to make a choice. That is when Jo came in and reminded me how powerful the love of an amazing wife is. She just came up and grabbed me and gave me a big hug and held me tight until she felt me start to relax. She reminded me I had a lot on my plate and was doing great making progress and being consistent and days like yesterday are going to happen and it was okay. I feel bad for anyone who doesn't have someone in their life for moments like those. It just made me appreciate her that much more.
Good thing if looking for a silver lining is that made it obvious to me I am getting in the zone because failing to stick to the plan bothered me so much. This is actually part of the reason the last 3 years I have not had a set plan of action. All of my injuries and everything made it impossible to keep with the programs I was trying to do and that is when I stopped working out for like 8 months because not being able to follow the plan was making trying to train miserable. So I had to adjust my thought process when I came back to doing whatever I can and training instinctually. So this is a big step but now I have adjusted my expectations a bit with handling the injuries and realize the training may sometimes have to be instinctual but the cardio and nutrition can be maintained. So this is growth.
Anyway sorry for the book guys, I know I let you all in to my personal space a lot and that isn't exactly what a training log is for but a log is only as good as the honest information in it. I don't see showing or discussing vulnerability as a weakness, and this is where I am at right now trying to adjust to the medicine while PT'ing and trying to become serious about my cardio and nutrition all at once. What a wonderful journey eh?!?!?
So on to the actual successes yesterday, I saved the day for one of the equity partners last night sticking around to build them a new machine since they were leaving for trial this morning and theirs had failed. I got a nice attaboy note sent to my boss and his boss for clocking back in and taking care of it for him. So that is obviously a good thing career wise. I got through all of my PT exercises at home, and I ended up meeting my caloric goals. So regardless of my frustration with myself for not making it to the gym, it was actually a productive day.
Here is where I ended up with my nutrition, consistency here is key. Protein always over 200, and calories in that 2500-2600 I have been trying to maintain.
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I will be heading to the gym at 1:00 to get a good workout in. Going to take my time and just try to enjoy what I am doing. Hit some leg press, a few other lower body movements then get 4-5 work sets in on my right side upper push / pull work.
I did, I got in a good one!Hope you enjoyed the workout Kleen!! Those are some of the best workouts when your not on a time crunch.
Absolutely. Hard to beleive in 2 months it will be 20 years. It sure doesn't feel that long.I know what you mean, that big wife hug when you are standing/pacing about in a big fluster and basically just gives you that support and helps you take it down a notch or three. That’s real partnership & love!
It takes a lot to run the show, but it’s nice to know you don’t have to do it alone!
Yeah that would be awesome. I am already planning to get back to going in the AM, Next week I start having my PT sessions at 7:00AM so I will have to get up a lot earlier anyway. I might as well use it as a springboard to get back into the gym in the AM.Hmm. I can relate. It definitely gets better, but coming down from the stim does make it easy to get a little worked up. Most evenings I don’t have anything left to do when I come down except some homework, so I’m less likely to get that push.
A good wife knowing just the right time to give you a hug is a true blessing. But I understand the frustration of your gym plans falling through and feeling frustrated, and I’m sure going through the recovery process has you feeling that you want to get in what you can and you don’t want to miss any more workouts.Last night was a bit of a bust and I found myself very frustrated in the evening. My wife had to calm me down a bit because everything just kind of cratered in on me and my mood went to sh*t!
I ended up stuck at work so late I had missed another meal and by the time I got home it was past 8:00 so the gym was closed. Which normally would have annoyed me but I think I was crashing a bit coming down from the Adderall. So it sent me into some weird frustrated spiral. I am having a hard time adjusting to it in the evenings. I am just noticeably more irritable in the evenings after it wears off. I really hope that part of it will go away as I get used to the medicine but it definitely started immediately when I started the Adderrall. I will give it some time but if it does not stop I will end up talking to the doctor about changing meds or messing with the non extended release version or something. For right now just trying to make adjustments. It is definitely helping me do things more easily when needed and more important to me anyway allows me to break away from the super focus of doing something enjoyable to do something I need to do.
Anyway, I had some sort of emotional meltdown from not being able to get to the gym and knowing I was way behind on my food and it was already after 8:00PM and I still needed to run through my PT exercises which take like 30 minutes minimum. So I had to figure what was more important and do those things but the frustration had kind of frozen my ability to make a choice. That is when Jo came in and reminded me how powerful the love of an amazing wife is. She just came up and grabbed me and gave me a big hug and held me tight until she felt me start to relax. She reminded me I had a lot on my plate and was doing great making progress and being consistent and days like yesterday are going to happen and it was okay. I feel bad for anyone who doesn't have someone in their life for moments like those. It just made me appreciate her that much more.
Good thing if looking for a silver lining is that made it obvious to me I am getting in the zone because failing to stick to the plan bothered me so much. This is actually part of the reason the last 3 years I have not had a set plan of action. All of my injuries and everything made it impossible to keep with the programs I was trying to do and that is when I stopped working out for like 8 months because not being able to follow the plan was making trying to train miserable. So I had to adjust my thought process when I came back to doing whatever I can and training instinctually. So this is a big step but now I have adjusted my expectations a bit with handling the injuries and realize the training may sometimes have to be instinctual but the cardio and nutrition can be maintained. So this is growth.
Anyway sorry for the book guys, I know I let you all in to my personal space a lot and that isn't exactly what a training log is for but a log is only as good as the honest information in it. I don't see showing or discussing vulnerability as a weakness, and this is where I am at right now trying to adjust to the medicine while PT'ing and trying to become serious about my cardio and nutrition all at once. What a wonderful journey eh?!?!?
So on to the actual successes yesterday, I saved the day for one of the equity partners last night sticking around to build them a new machine since they were leaving for trial this morning and theirs had failed. I got a nice attaboy note sent to my boss and his boss for clocking back in and taking care of it for him. So that is obviously a good thing career wise. I got through all of my PT exercises at home, and I ended up meeting my caloric goals. So regardless of my frustration with myself for not making it to the gym, it was actually a productive day.
Here is where I ended up with my nutrition, consistency here is key. Protein always over 200, and calories in that 2500-2600 I have been trying to maintain.
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I will be heading to the gym at 1:00 to get a good workout in. Going to take my time and just try to enjoy what I am doing. Hit some leg press, a few other lower body movements then get 4-5 work sets in on my right side upper push / pull work.
Thanks, I expect I will start noticing some slight muscular rebound in all areas in the next week or two from the T-bol even at that lower dose and the doubling of my TRT test dose should start adding up over the next month. Hoping I can stick to the caloric range I am at now and start seeing some recomp effects on top of the increased collagen production. Oh yeah also taking Hydrolized Collagen powder as well. Added it to the list above.You should start seeing some major improvements with that protocol you’re running. Good call on replacing EQ with Mast…..it should be a lot easier on your system. I love Carditone too, it’s a staple for me, and I think it’s one of the best supplements for BP I’ve ever used.
Excellent, thanks!I think that dose of BPC is fine. I have had success with that dosage range/protocol.
I ran Anavar with Creatine at spurfy's suggestion after he came on telling us all about his protocol. I was really pleased with the results.I bet it’s a combination of both the MK and the T-bol. The only two orals I’ll do now are Anavar or T-bol, but if I add MK I can definitely notice an increase in the pumps and fullness.
And I know with Anavar there really seems to be a synergy with Creatine. I know both shuttle glycogen into the muscle, but together it seems to be exponentially increased.
I’ll have to look for his thread.I ran Anavar with Creatine at spurfy's suggestion after he came on telling us all about his protocol. I was really pleased with the results.
I don’t, but Spurfy basically said even with just 20-30mg Var, he feels there’s a benefit to taking up to 30g creatine mono daily (vs the typical 0.1g/kg, or 10g for a 200lb man normally).I went to look to see if it was still in my subscriptions so it would be easy, but I forgot I went in and deleted a lot of them. I know @Hyde did it as well. I wonder if he might have it bookmarked.
Yeah it was rough digesting it now that you mention it that part got uncomfortable and I lowered it. I did however enjoy the night time dosing, but yeah now I remember it was a lot of creatine.I don’t, but Spurfy basically said even with just 20-30mg Var, he feels there’s a benefit to taking up to 30g creatine mono daily (vs the typical 0.1g/kg, or 10g for a 200lb man normally).
Good luck digesting that daily.