uphillclimb
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So I have some thoughts in mind, however I'd like to ask y'all what you think.
Here's her message to me:
Ok so diet lately
has SUCKED in terms of consistency because I've been moving and working
like crazy etc... Which means I have put on about 10 lbs from the poor
food choices I've been making and lack of speed work due tk a knee
injury. But typically it looks something like this.
Breakfast: 6
oz plain green yogurt, 2 tbsp rolled oats, 1 tap ground flax, 1tsp
chia, 1 tsp honey dash cinn. Black coffee. 24 oz room temp water with
lemon.
Sometimes I do fasted cardio before this and I do not eat
or drink before. It may be a run or maybe a little HIIT routine with
body weight exercises and kettlebells. Sometimes a little running. But
this would only happen 1-2 per week, on a good week when things are
consistent.
Snack- apple and almonds.
Lunch- spring green salad with a hard boiled egg. Or a black bean burger.
Snack-
I'm friggen starving at this point and ready to kill someone. Maybe a
quest bar or a kashi granola bar. Veggies and hummus don't cut it for me
although I try.
Dinner: 4 oz grilled chicken or beef and 2 cups green veggies and maybe a small baby spinach salad.
I drink about 90oz water a day and maybe throw in a green tea plain with lemon.
When
I was "losing" I ate only 1200 calories a day, avoided carbs like the
plague and worked out at least 5 x per week. About 15 miles perk week
and 2 strength training sessions that incorporated mostly HIIT and
kettlebells and body weight stuff (push-ups lunges squats, etc). I would
allow myself to eat whatever I wanted on Saturday night. This all
seemed to work for me. Until....
I TRAINED FOR THE MARATHON. This
killed my Body in every sense of the word. I was starving 24/7,
exhausted and hurting myself left and right when i would strength train.
I had to stop strength training, lost all my muscle definition and went
from 145-155 pretty quick and was never able to get back under that or
go down in pants size.
Following that phase I went back to 1200
calories and could never be satisfied again hunger wise. I tried protein
shakes but then I was starving an hour later. I was starving all the
time and sluggish. I toyed around with the 1200 calories and running
about 10 miles per week and strength training a lot more (maybe a spin
class too) until about December when I finally said **** IT I'm gonna
eat whatever the hell I want and just lift. So I started following Jaime
easons lifting plan, somewhat watching my diet, but not really, and cut
waaaaaaaaay back on my running (due mostly to a knee injury from
training for a half in November). I would sprint 1-2 x per week but kept
gaining. And gaining.
I still train 3-5 per week but am doing
little to no running because of my knee. I am throwing in random classes
like boxing and kettlebells. The scale keeps creeping up between
160-165 and it's some muscle, maybe, but my pants aren't fitting either.
I legit cannot eat 1200 calories unless I have carte Blanche to punch
people in the face all day.
I LOVE working out. Every workout I
do I love. I love running, I love lifting weights, I love kettlebells
and squats and everything (just not burpees. I refuse to do burpees).
Working out is not my problem. I just want it to produce results. It's
the diet really that I struggle with. And I can't seem to find a trainer
who tells me anything other than to eat 1200 calories and workout 5x a
week. That sounds stupid to me.
Ideally, I would like to run 2-3x
per week. 2 of those days throwing in some sprints. And 2 days of
combined strength/HIIT. Maybe 2days of lifting.
My current weight is 165 and my goal was always 135. Id settle for 140-145.
I just need someone to show me the RIGHT way to do it!!!!
Here's her message to me:
Ok so diet lately
has SUCKED in terms of consistency because I've been moving and working
like crazy etc... Which means I have put on about 10 lbs from the poor
food choices I've been making and lack of speed work due tk a knee
injury. But typically it looks something like this.
Breakfast: 6
oz plain green yogurt, 2 tbsp rolled oats, 1 tap ground flax, 1tsp
chia, 1 tsp honey dash cinn. Black coffee. 24 oz room temp water with
lemon.
Sometimes I do fasted cardio before this and I do not eat
or drink before. It may be a run or maybe a little HIIT routine with
body weight exercises and kettlebells. Sometimes a little running. But
this would only happen 1-2 per week, on a good week when things are
consistent.
Snack- apple and almonds.
Lunch- spring green salad with a hard boiled egg. Or a black bean burger.
Snack-
I'm friggen starving at this point and ready to kill someone. Maybe a
quest bar or a kashi granola bar. Veggies and hummus don't cut it for me
although I try.
Dinner: 4 oz grilled chicken or beef and 2 cups green veggies and maybe a small baby spinach salad.
I drink about 90oz water a day and maybe throw in a green tea plain with lemon.
When
I was "losing" I ate only 1200 calories a day, avoided carbs like the
plague and worked out at least 5 x per week. About 15 miles perk week
and 2 strength training sessions that incorporated mostly HIIT and
kettlebells and body weight stuff (push-ups lunges squats, etc). I would
allow myself to eat whatever I wanted on Saturday night. This all
seemed to work for me. Until....
I TRAINED FOR THE MARATHON. This
killed my Body in every sense of the word. I was starving 24/7,
exhausted and hurting myself left and right when i would strength train.
I had to stop strength training, lost all my muscle definition and went
from 145-155 pretty quick and was never able to get back under that or
go down in pants size.
Following that phase I went back to 1200
calories and could never be satisfied again hunger wise. I tried protein
shakes but then I was starving an hour later. I was starving all the
time and sluggish. I toyed around with the 1200 calories and running
about 10 miles per week and strength training a lot more (maybe a spin
class too) until about December when I finally said **** IT I'm gonna
eat whatever the hell I want and just lift. So I started following Jaime
easons lifting plan, somewhat watching my diet, but not really, and cut
waaaaaaaaay back on my running (due mostly to a knee injury from
training for a half in November). I would sprint 1-2 x per week but kept
gaining. And gaining.
I still train 3-5 per week but am doing
little to no running because of my knee. I am throwing in random classes
like boxing and kettlebells. The scale keeps creeping up between
160-165 and it's some muscle, maybe, but my pants aren't fitting either.
I legit cannot eat 1200 calories unless I have carte Blanche to punch
people in the face all day.
I LOVE working out. Every workout I
do I love. I love running, I love lifting weights, I love kettlebells
and squats and everything (just not burpees. I refuse to do burpees).
Working out is not my problem. I just want it to produce results. It's
the diet really that I struggle with. And I can't seem to find a trainer
who tells me anything other than to eat 1200 calories and workout 5x a
week. That sounds stupid to me.
Ideally, I would like to run 2-3x
per week. 2 of those days throwing in some sprints. And 2 days of
combined strength/HIIT. Maybe 2days of lifting.
My current weight is 165 and my goal was always 135. Id settle for 140-145.
I just need someone to show me the RIGHT way to do it!!!!