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02-07-2013, 11:30 AM #1
Long Row to Hoe: Treasure's Log
I'm not really sure where to start this, so I'll start by introducing myself. My name is Treasure. I am a 34 y/o homeschooling mother of 4 and an herbalist, midwife, student, and a former long distance swimmer, diver, and triathlete. I have suffered many neck, back and pelvis injuries and have recently been diagnosed with RR MS (Relapsing/Remitting). After years of incompetent medical care, I have fired my doctors and have taken over my own medical care. I am going back to what I know worked after my early back injuries for keeping my body as healthy and whole as possible: training.
At this point in my journey, I have already lost nearly 15lbs. I began this journey just before Thanksgiving after two years of being nearly completely bedridden/confined to bed. I know I have a long journey, and I hope all of you will help me as I take each step down this road. Later, after my diet and training are on solid footing, I will likely be adding peptides to my plan, but for now this is just plain old diet and exercise. I began logging my foods back on December 12th and between then and January 12th lost 12.5 of the ~15 I've lost so far.
Twitz has helped me come up with a diet, which is found in my other thread here. I will be starting that diet on the 16th since I go grocery shopping on the 15th. During the intervening time, I'll be eating at roughly maintenance levels.
My weight training program is still being drafted, but my cardio plan is fairly well in place. For cardio, I will be alternating days of PACE cardio with endurance training. My cardio is split into two sessions a day with 1/2 of it in the morning and the other 1/2 in the evening (before supper). On days I feel good enough, I'm hoping to sprinkle extra little bits of exercise throughout my day. After each cardio session, I spend 10+ minutes on my inversion table to stretch my back and pelvis back out.
My next several posts to this thread will be to post what food logs I have from the previous ~6wks. When I began this log, I was working hard to remember to eat more than once a day, understandably, my calorie intake was shite. My focus since then has been to get my calorie intake UP, and improve the quality of food I was eating. You will get to see (a lot quicker than I did) how my diet quickly morphed. Any suggestions for improvements based on what I post here and what I posted in my diet thread are more than welcome.
Now, for my starting stats as of 11/14/12:
Weight: 254.8
BF: 50+%
height: 5'5 (or thereabouts)
age: 33
Current stats:
Weight: 240
BF: ~50%
age: 34
My goals:
1) Lose fat/weight (goal weight ~115lbs)
2) Regain muscle function and flexibility
3) Build lean muscle
4) Regain/build endurance
5) Return to competing.
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02-07-2013, 11:33 AM #2
December 11, 2012
Breakfast:
3 eggs
2 Tbsp On The Border's Salsa Con Queso
2 cups Cappuccino
Lunch:
6oz Swai fillet
1/2c Steamed Brown Rice
1/2c Green beans
24ozs Water
Snack:
6oz Swai
1/2c Rice
Totals: 1318 Calories, 64g Fat, 134g Carbs, 78g Protein
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02-07-2013, 11:37 AM #3
December 12, 2012
Breakfast:
1c cooked Spinach
3 eggs
2 Tbsp Salsa
Totals: 261 cal, 13carb, 23 fat, 26Pro, 5g Fiber
Dinner:
5ozs BSCB (Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast)
3.5oz Baby Spring Salad
1/2c Seedless Red Grapes
1/2c Green Beans
1tsp Parmesan
Totals: 284 cal, 23carbs, 4 fat, 37 Protein
Daily Totals: 717 calories, 69g Carbs, 33g Fat, 61g Protein
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02-07-2013, 11:39 AM #4
Awesome goals! Looking forward to reading the transformation, good luck!
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02-07-2013, 11:44 AM #5
December 14, 2012
Breakfast:
3 eggs
1/4c Salsa
1c Cappuccino
Totals: 334 calories, 27g Carbs, 25g Fat, 21g Protein
Snack:
1c Red Grapes
Totals: 109 calories, 27g Carbs, 1g Fat, 1g Protein
Lunch:
1c Black Beans
1c Water
1/4c Salsa
Totals: 247 calories, 45g Carbs, 1g Fat, 15g Protein
Snack:
1oz Walnuts
10 Dates
1c Chicken Broth
Totals: 429 Calories, 66g Carbs, 19g Fat, 8g Protein
Dinner:
4oz Baby Spring Mix
1/2c Refried Beans
1/2c Extra Lean Ground Beef
2oz Avocado
1/4c Salsa
2 Mission Fajita Tortillas
Totals: 712 calories, 70g Carbs, 31g Fat, 39g Protein
Daily total:1827 calories, 235g Carbs, 78g Fat, 85g Protein
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02-07-2013, 11:44 AM #6
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02-07-2013, 11:50 AM #7
December 15,2012
Breakfast:
2 eggs
2 egg Whites
1/2c Spinach
1c Mushrooms
1/2c Salsa
1c Cappuccino
Totals: 361 calories, 38g Carbs, 18g Fat, 29g Protein
Snack 1:
Gala Apple
2 Tbsp Peanut Butter
Totals: 255 calories, 19g Carbs, 18g Fat, 9g Protein
Lunch:
8oz BSCB
1/2c Bell Pepper
1/4c Onion
2 white corn tortillas
Totals: 365 calories, 24g Carbs, 7g Fat, 5g Protein
Snack:
Gala Apple
2 Tbsp Peanut Butter
Totals: 255 calories, 19g Carbs, 18g Fat, 9g Protein
Dinner:
5oz BSCB
1c Black Beans
1/2c Brown Rice
2 Tbsp Salsa
Totals: 485 calories, 68g Carbs, 5g Fat, 42g Protein
Daily Totals:
1464 calories, 149g Carbs, 48g Fat, 130g Protein
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02-07-2013, 11:57 AM #8
December 16, 2012
2 eggs
3 egg whites
1c Black Beans
1c Portabello mushrooms
1/4c Salsa
1/2 Chipotle Pepper
Totals: 458 calories, 48g Carbs, 11g Fat, 43g Protein, 18g Fiber
December 17, 2012
Breakfast:
1 cup Cappuccino
2 eggs
3 egg whites
2ozs BSCB
3oz Mushrooms
1/2c spinach
1/4c Salsa
Totals: 443 Calories, 38g Carbs, 15g Fat, 43g Protein
At this point, I got busy prepping for the holidays and a trip to see family in Atlanta. My log drops off at this point. It picks back up after the last of our holidays for the season, on January 8th.
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02-07-2013, 12:15 PM #9
January 8, 2013
Breakfast:
5 egg whites
1 egg
1/2c Spinach
1/4c Onions& Peppers
4oz Mushrooms
1/4c Salsa
24oz Water
Totals: 233 calories, 15g Carbs, 5g fat, 32g Protein
Snack:
6ozs Grapes
1/2c Pistachios (shell on)
24oz Water
Totals: 226 calories, 25g Carbs, 13g Fat, 6g Protein
Lunch:
8ozs Leftover Spiral Sliced Ham
Fruit Smoothie
Veggie chips
SalsaTotals: 862 Calories, 87g Carbs, 28g Fat, and 59g Protein
Dinner:
2ozs Shredded Lettuce
1/2c Brown Rice
6.5ozs Chicken breast (fajita)
1/4c Salsa
1oz Onions
1oz bell peppers
1tsp cilantro
1tsp lime juice
Totals: 378 Calories, 33g carbs, 6g Fat, 46g Protein
Daily totals: 1699 calories, 159g Carbs, 52g Fat, 143g Protein, 23g Fiber
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02-07-2013, 12:16 PM #10
Breakfast:
5 egg whites
1 egg
3ozs Chicken breast
2 Tbsp Garlic and Lime Salsa
24ozs Water
Totals: 267 Calories, 2g Carbs, 7g fat, 46g Protein
Mid-Morning Snack:
1c Soy Milk
1c Frozen Fruit (Made a smoothie)
Veggie Chips
3 Tbsp Salsa
Totals: 315 Calories, 44g Carb, 11g Fat, 8g Protein
Lunch:
6.5ozs Chicken breast
3ozs. Organic Half&Half Salad Mix (Half baby spring mix, half spinach)
4Tbsp Lime&Garlic Salsa
1/4c Athenos Feta Cheese Crumbles
24ozs Water
Totals: 358 Calories, 10g Carbs, 12g Fat, 52g Protein
Snack:
7ozs Grapes (Was having a sweets craving)
Totals: 77 Calories, 20g Carbs, 0g fat, 1g Protein
Dinner:
2.5ozs Half&Half Salad
6ozs Chicken Breast
Medium Baked Sweet Potato
3 Tbsp Garlic and Lime Salsa
Totals: 320 Calories, 30g Carbs, 5g Fat, 39g Protein
Daily Totals: 1337 Calories, 106g Carbs, 34g Fat, 145g Protein, 15g Fiber and 72ozs Water
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02-07-2013, 12:18 PM #11
Breakfast:
1 egg
6 Egg Whites
6ozs chicken breast
3tbsp salsa
Totals: 367 Calories, 3g Carbs, 10g Fat, 65g Protein
Mid-Morning Snack:
1 oz left over spiral sliced ham
1 oz Veggie Chips
6Tbsp Salsa
1c Soymilk
1c Frozen fruit (With the Silk as a smoothie)
Totals: 380 Calories, 47g Carbs, 14g Fat, 13g Protein
Lunch:
7.5 oz Chicken Breast
1 Flour Tortilla
2Tbsp Salsa
Totals: 345 Calories, 20g Carbs, 8g fat, 46g Protein
Snack:
1oz Veggie chips
4oz Grapes
6Tbsp Salsa
Totals: 333 Calories, 47g Carbs, 14g Fat, 2g Protein
Daily Totals: 1425 Calories, 117g Carbs, 46g Fat, 126g Protein, 15g Fiber
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02-07-2013, 12:21 PM #12
January 18, 2013
Breakfast:
1 egg
5 egg whites
6.4 oz chicken breast
1Tbsp Lime juice
1.5 Tsp cilantro paste
Totals: 361 calories, 3g Carbs, 10g Fat, 63g Protein
Snack:
1oz Veggie chips
6 Celery Sticks
2oz Avocado
3Tbsp Salsa
Totals: 256 Calories, 27g Carbs, 17g Fat, 2g Protein
Lunch:
6oz Chicken Breast
4.7oz Romaine Lettuce
1/4c Salsa
1Tbsp Lime juice
1.5tsp cilantro
Totals: 220 Calories, 8g Carbs, 5g Fat, 38g Protein
Daily totals: 837 Calories, 38g Carbs, 32g fat, 104g Protein.
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02-07-2013, 12:24 PM #13
Breakfast:
5.3oz Chicken breast
5 egg whites
1 egg
Snack 1:
1/2c Low Fat Vanilla Greek yogurt
2 gala apples
1 orange
1oz sliced almonds
(this was a fruit salad that I nibbled on most of the day)
Lunch:
2 Sandwich thins
6oz chicken
1/4c Feta Cheese
1/2c Spaghetti Sauce
(Mini-pizza type things)
Snack 2:
1oz Veggie Chips
2oz Avocado
2Tbsp Salsa
Dinner:
4oz Romaine Lettuce
5oz Chicken breast
1.5oz Sauteed onion
1/2c Salsa
1/2oz Shredded spicy medium cheddar
1/4c Fat free Greek Yogurt
1 corn tortilla
(A chicken fajita salad)
Snack 3:
1oz Veggie chips
2oz Avocado
Water intake: 100oz!
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02-07-2013, 12:26 PM #14
Up until this point, I had been tracking my meals in like 3 or 4 places, which had started making it a major headache, and so it got spotty. So while I kept logging, I started getting really sloppy about remembering to enter it into my electronic tracker that calculates all my calories and such.
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02-07-2013, 12:31 PM #15
January 31
Breakfast:
5 egg whites
1 egg
5oz BSCB
1 caffeine pill
liquid Multivitamin
liquid B complex
Totals: 307 calories, 0 Carbs, 9g Fat, 55g Protein
Snack:
1c Skim Milk
35g Muscle Milk
1oz Veggie chips
Totals: 363 calories, 36g Carbs, 13g Fats, 25g Protein
Lunch:
1c Brown Rice
1c Crawfish Etoufee
Totals: 307 calories, 49g Carbs, 3g Fats, 19g Protein
Snack 2:
1c Skim Milk
35g Muscle Milk
Totals: 233 Calories, 21g Carbs, 6g Fat, 24g Protein
Dinner:
5.9oz Pork shoulder roast
1/2c Spinach
1/2c turnip greens
1/2 Baked sweet potato
Totals: 481 calories, 19g Carbs, 23g fats, 49g Protein
Day's totals:
Calories: 1691
Carbs: 126
Fat: 54
Protein: 173
My inflammation levels are starting to drop, though I am needing my pain meds more. I'm back on a muscle relaxer/anti-spasmodic and tramadol. I did a 15min/mile walk this morning. My hair fall has stopped, and the visible changes are finally starting. My middle daughter (who has no brain/mouth censor) told me this morning right after my walk, "Wow, Mama! You're not as big as you were!"
I started my twice a days yesterday. Now, just to build momentum and keep it up. I'm down from a 21minute mile to a 15minute mile in 10days time. My morning walks are now between 20 and 30 minutes depending on how I'm feeling with a second 15-20 minute walk in the evening. Hopefully by the end of Feb, I'll be up to an hour each.
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02-07-2013, 12:31 PM #16
February 1st
Breakfast:
6 egg whites
1 egg
6.6oz BSCB
liquid Multivitamin
liquid B complex
Caffeine pill
Totals: 372 calories, 0g Carbs, 10g Fat, 68g Protein
Snack 1:
1c Skim milk
35g Muscle Milk
5oz Celery Sticks
Totals: 255 calories, 26g Carbs, 6g Fat, 25g Protein
Lunch:
1/2c Spinach
1/2c Turnip Greens
1 Baked Sweet potato
6oz BSCB
Totals: 328 Calories, 31g Carbs, 5g Fat, 42g Protein
Snack 2:
Nothing. (Bad I know.)
Dinner:
5.3oz BSCB
1 Baked Sweet potato
1c turnip greens
1 Tbsp Chipotle Ranch Sauce
Totals: 401 Calories, 33g Carbs, 14g Fat, 38g Protein
Daily Totals:
Calories: 1356
Carbs: 91
Fat: 35
Protein: 174
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02-07-2013, 12:35 PM #17
And that brings us to the end of the old diet information. I don't have anything tracked for the last few days. I've been working on trying to find a way to streamline my logging. Any suggestions, anyone?
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02-07-2013, 01:02 PM #18
Hey Treasure!
You are taking all the right steps towards success, and I cannot wait to watch you get healthy and happy.
You know that I'll be watching this and supporting you every way I can!
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02-07-2013, 01:28 PM #19
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02-10-2013, 09:06 PM #20
How u doing treasure?
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02-11-2013, 04:53 PM #21
This week has been a break. I've taken the week off, because the diet plan we wrote is a bit of a deviation from what I had been doing. I'm taking advantage of this time to eat all the things I love that are "healthy" but aren't on my new diet. I go grocery shopping the 16th, and then the 17th I crack down and get serious about training again. I'm not tracking what I'm eating right now other than to write down what time I ate.
My exercise plan is still in the works. I know my goals for cardio and how I want to do that, but lifting is still being worked out. The person helping me out with the plan has (I think) had to restart b/c equipment I was given for my birthday hasn't shown up yet. (It's all on back order.)
Right now, since my mobility is still somewhat limited due to chronic pain and other issues, my MAIN focus is food. Since that's the easiest place to fix things or royally fark them up, I figure that's the best place to focus the most right now. As the weight comes down, and I keep my diet clean, I've noticed my mobility does improve. But right now my weight is enough of a stress it creates other issues for me when I do too much.
I know this is a long, long, long journey ahead of me. But, I will just keep putting on foot in front of the other, no matter how slowly I have to do it.
Thanks for checking on me, GGR.
-Treasure.
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02-13-2013, 06:53 PM #22Originally Posted by kitstreasure
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02-17-2013, 07:49 PM #23
Thanks again, GGR. Tomorrow is back on plan and full turtle-speed ahead .
My new schedule looks like this:
04:15 Alarm Clock
04:30-05:30 1 Hr. Fasted Cardio (Right now I'm not able to do that much but that's the aim and what the schedule has blocked out)
07:30 Meal 1: Protein and Carb
09:30 Meal 2: Protein Shake
12:00 Meal 3: Protein and Fat
14:00 Meal 4: Carbs and Protein (Pre Workout)
16:00-17:00 Work out
18:00-19:00 Meal 5: Protein and Fiberous Veggies
19:30-20:30 Evening Walk (This is more about a chance to decompress and de-stress than exercise, but it will still be about getting in a decent workout.)
My cardio is going to be a switch up between PACE and endurance training. I will later be adding in things like Zumba, etc. My workout will be a lifting workout alternated with a barre workout. The evening walk will likely be simply a walk/jog/run as I progress through my recovery and weight loss. I'm still looking for something to add in for increasing flexibility, but haven't found anything yet. I've got some yoga DVDs but despite being labeled as a beginner's video they makers assume a very deep knowledge of yoga, it's positions, and it's methods. So I'm open to suggestions on this one, any ideas?
I'm also still doing two sessions a day on my inversion table of 10-15 minutes each (more if my pain requires it or my schedule allows it).
(BTW, Sorry, GGR for not responding sooner.)
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02-18-2013, 07:19 PM #24
So today was my first day back on plan and I got off to a bit of a late start, but I still got there.
Cardio: Spinning
Meal 1:
6 egg whites
1/2c Spinach
1c onions and bell peppers
1/2c oats
Totals: 231 calories, 29g Protein, 2g Fat, 25g Carbs
Meal 2:
1c Skim Milk
35gm Muscle Milk (1 scoop)
10 almonds
Totals: 302 calories, 27g Protein, 12g Fat, 24g Carbs
Meal 3:
3oz Spinach
1oz Sliced Almonds
2Tbsp Feta
6oz BSCB
1Tbsp Flaxseed oil
1Tbsp Lime Juice
1tsp Cilantro paste
Totals: 557 calories, 47g Protein, 37g Fat, 13g Carbs
Meal 4 (Pre-workout meal):
Missed due to being in a tornado shelter
Meal 5:
5.6oz BSCB
2c Broccoli
Totals: 277 calories, 40g Protein, 5g Fat, 22g Carbs
Daily totals: 1367 calories, 142g Protein, 57g Fat, 84g Carbs
Tonight's walk will have to be done on my Spinning Bike since we still have tornado worthy weather in our area.
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02-18-2013, 09:45 PM #25
^^^ dang tornadoes really know how to mess up an otherwise great start to your first day .
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02-18-2013, 09:47 PM #26
Check out this link. Dan can help with suggestions....
http://forums.steroid.com/showthread...s#.USL1iD69Kc0
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02-19-2013, 11:31 AM #27
Whoot!! Nice to see this Treasure!!! It looks like you nailed your first day!!
How are you feeling??
Hope all is OK with the tornado situation
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02-19-2013, 01:30 PM #28
I think carbs for breakfast is gonna have to go, I was so hungry I was clock watching. Other than that I was too wound up keeping the kids wrangled during our severe weather yesterday that I don't know that I noticed much else. The Spinning felt good now that Kit changed out my seat and it's now one that doesn't put pressure right on my SI joint. I also cut caffeine back out, so I'm feeling tired again, but I know that'll go away as I get my diet tuned back in.
The tornadoes touched down as close as three blocks from me, but no major news making destruction in my immediate area. The sirens were going off all night, so sleep was intermittent at best, but we came through okay. We had bedded the kiddos down in the safe zone in our house and Kit and I slept not too far from there with the two littlest ones with us.
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02-19-2013, 04:14 PM #29Originally Posted by kitstreasure
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02-19-2013, 09:04 PM #30
I had thought about that, Girly, but if I cut the carbs down anymore we're talking only a table spoon or two of true carbs. I include veggies in all my breakfasts, but for some reason carbs in the AM just makes me hungry all day. Prior to Twitz settin' me up, I didn't usually combine carbs and protein at breakfast it was always one or the other so I'm giving it a shot. But I'm an Endo and I'm very sensitive to carb timing, or at least I have been in the past. Historically, my main carb intake has been in the form of coffee additives, and those don't seem to bother me, but we shall see.
Anyway, today I missed my morning workout b/c of lack of sleep (sorry, I'm not even gonna try it on only 2 hours sleep). But the rest of the day went well:
Meal 1:
6egg whites
4oz BSCB
1c Spinach
1c Onions and bell peppers
2.5oz Mushrooms
1/4c Oatmeal
Totals: 351 calories, 55g Protein, 25g Carbs, 4g Fat
Meal 2:
1c Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk
35gm Muscle Milk
Totals: 190 Calories, 17g Protein, 11g Carbs, 10g Fat
Meal 3:
16oz Spinach
4.8oz Salmon
1/2Tbsp Fish oil
1/2Tbsp Olive oil
Totals: 321 calories, 33g Protein, 24g Carbs, 14g Fat
Meal 4:
Naptime
Meal 5:
2ozs Fresh spinach
6ozs BSCB
1/4c Fat Free Refried Beans
1/2c Brown Rice
2ozs Avocado
2Tbsp Salsa
Totals: 460 calories, 44g Protein, 41g Carbs, 14g Fat
(Twitz, you have my permission to smack me stupider. I know this is off plan, and I farked up. I was trying to fill in holes from missing my 4th meal two days running.)
7:30pm Spinning
Daily totals: 1287calories, 149g Protein, 94g Carbs, 41g Fat or 46/29/28 Hmmm... Can't say I'm happy with this yet. There's always tomorrow.
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02-19-2013, 09:08 PM #31
Hey best of luck with your goals, I always like to see people taking the step towards feeling better. Just remember, you can do it
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02-20-2013, 01:27 PM #32
My Breakfast today:
2013-02-20 07.40.30.jpg
4ozs BSCB
6 egg whites
1 egg
1c diced onions and peppers
1oz Avocado
2.5ozs mushrooms
Totals: 397 Calories, 57g Protein, 15g Carbs, 12g Fat
Snack 1:
10 Almonds
1c Unsweetened Vanilla almond milk
35gm Muscle Milk
Totals: 259 calories, 20g Protein, 13g Carbs, 16g fat
My Lunch today:
2013-02-20 12.36.30.jpg
3oz Fresh Spinach
6ozs BSCB
1oz Grape tomatoes
1/2oz sprouts
2Tbsp Lime Juice
2tsp Cilantro
2Tbsp Salsa
1Tbsp fat free greek yogurt.
Totals: 293 calories, 31g Protein, 35g Carbs, 4g Fat
So that's my day so far. My energy is WAY up from where it has been the last few days. I'm gearing up for my mid-day workout. Wish me luck!
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02-20-2013, 01:48 PM #33Originally Posted by kitstreasure
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02-20-2013, 01:52 PM #34
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02-20-2013, 01:59 PM #35
My BSCB (Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast) has 23g, the egg whites total 24g, the additional whole egg has 6g, and the mushrooms have 2g. There's a gram each in the avocado and salsa.
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02-20-2013, 02:01 PM #36
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02-20-2013, 02:04 PM #37
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02-20-2013, 02:06 PM #38
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02-20-2013, 03:35 PM #39
With this kind of dedication you are sure to hit your goals... As an added bonus, you have a serious amount of knowledge at your disposal with the members on this board...
Cya at the finish line.
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02-20-2013, 03:40 PM #40
Thanks, KP.
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