Female Log - first cycle

[AKD_FitChick]

Good morning all! Day 4 here of my journey on my first cycle.

My morning started off awesome. Decided to take Vinyasa 2 at my families yoga studio (heated to 90 and 70% humidity) needed a good sweat session, showed up to class and there was no teacher, so I had to guide class for the first 15 min till my sister showed up (let's just say it was comical). It was fun. Got a good sweat out of it. I really love a good balance class with sweat dripping from the body, releases so much tension from my muscles and preps me for better lift sessions. This is how I look after my flow classes, after hiit (which is tomorrow morning) I am dripping, you burn 1100 calories in an hour, it's intense and I love it.



I am training tonight. Training with a friend from work who is a little power house! She and I push each other in ways I love! I am super excited daily to get into the gym.

I have a couple questions, is it normal to bloat in first week on var? I noticed I am holding water? I am also attaching a picture of my meals for the day time and curious what you all think. In my past I have always done high protein low carb (mostly from veggies), but I am introducing sweet potato's and quinoa. I have hashimoto's and cannot eat gluten at all (I get throwing up sick) have been GF for 3 years. So I am very cautious of what I can eat. It keeps my diet clean though, I am on 2 different thyroid medications 3x a day. It's crazy.



Green smoothie: 1 scoop whey protein, 3 cups of spinach and a little mango for flavor
Egg delights: 1 egg yolk and the rest egg whites with spinach, onion and kale (I make these in big batches and have in my fridge ready for snacks)
Meal 1: 3 oz salmon, sweet potato about 3 oz, and some turkey (ran out of broc)
Meal 2: 3 oz of Alaska (I am Alaskan) cod, broc, sweet potato 3oz, and a tablespoon of organic salsa
Snacks: Quest Protein bar, Banana and 1/4 avocado

Dinner will be similar to meal 1 or 2

Does anyone have any input? I am worried I am not eating enough or eating too much. I truly want to add muscle, but still cut at the same time.

I really APPRECIATE everyone's help and input. Happy Tuesday!

Dani

[Dj Screw]

Good morning all! Day 4 here of my journey on my first cycle.

My morning started off awesome. Decided to take Vinyasa 2 at my families yoga studio (heated to 90 and 70% humidity) needed a good sweat session, showed up to class and there was no teacher, so I had to guide class for the first 15 min till my sister showed up (let's just say it was comical). It was fun. Got a good sweat out of it. I really love a good balance class with sweat dripping from the body, releases so much tension from my muscles and preps me for better lift sessions. This is how I look after my flow classes, after hiit (which is tomorrow morning) I am dripping, you burn 1100 calories in an hour, it's intense and I love it.



I am training tonight. Training with a friend from work who is a little power house! She and I push each other in ways I love! I am super excited daily to get into the gym.

I have a couple questions, is it normal to bloat in first week on var? I noticed I am holding water? I am also attaching a picture of my meals for the day time and curious what you all think. In my past I have always done high protein low carb (mostly from veggies), but I am introducing sweet potato's and quinoa. I have hashimoto's and cannot eat gluten at all (I get throwing up sick) have been GF for 3 years. So I am very cautious of what I can eat. It keeps my diet clean though, I am on 2 different thyroid medications 3x a day. It's crazy.



Green smoothie: 1 scoop whey protein, 3 cups of spinach and a little mango for flavor
Egg delights: 1 egg yolk and the rest egg whites with spinach, onion and kale (I make these in big batches and have in my fridge ready for snacks)
Meal 1: 3 oz salmon, sweet potato about 3 oz, and some turkey (ran out of broc)
Meal 2: 3 oz of Alaska (I am Alaskan) cod, broc, sweet potato 3oz, and a tablespoon of organic salsa
Snacks: Quest Protein bar, Banana and 1/4 avocado

Dinner will be similar to meal 1 or 2

Does anyone have any input? I am worried I am not eating enough or eating too much. I truly want to add muscle, but still cut at the same time.

I really APPRECIATE everyone's help and input. Happy Tuesday!

Dani

In my opinion you should choose one or the other (bulk/add muscle, or cut) if you try and do both then you won't be as satisfied with your progress in either direction. It is really tuff and counterproductive to try and do both at the same time and people end up going in circles

I think you will be a lot happier with your results doing one or the other

[AKD_FitChick]

In my opinion you should choose one or the other (bulk/add muscle, or cut) if you try and do both then you won't be as satisfied with your progress in either direction. It is really tuff and counterproductive to try and do both at the same time and people end up going in circles

I think you will be a lot happier with your results doing one or the other

Thanks for your response. My want is to add a lot of lean muscle and then cut out fat. So I guess add first, without getting too big. I do want to remain in my clothes. I am sure most woman can understand this. I just want to replace the fat with muscle. Am I just dreaming? I for sure don't want to go in circles. I want to be super thorough and productive with this round.

[GirlyGymRat]

Good morning all! Day 4 here of my journey on my first cycle. My morning started off awesome. Decided to take Vinyasa 2 at my families yoga studio (heated to 90 and 70% humidity) needed a good sweat session, showed up to class and there was no teacher, so I had to guide class for the first 15 min till my sister showed up (let's just say it was comical). It was fun. Got a good sweat out of it. I really love a good balance class with sweat dripping from the body, releases so much tension from my muscles and preps me for better lift sessions. This is how I look after my flow classes, after hiit (which is tomorrow morning) I am dripping, you burn 1100 calories in an hour, it's intense and I love it. <img src="http://forums.steroid.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=163117"/> I am training tonight. Training with a friend from work who is a little power house! She and I push each other in ways I love! I am super excited daily to get into the gym. I have a couple questions, is it normal to bloat in first week on var? I noticed I am holding water? I am also attaching a picture of my meals for the day time and curious what you all think. In my past I have always done high protein low carb (mostly from veggies), but I am introducing sweet potato's and quinoa. I have hashimoto's and cannot eat gluten at all (I get throwing up sick) have been GF for 3 years. So I am very cautious of what I can eat. It keeps my diet clean though, I am on 2 different thyroid medications 3x a day. It's crazy. <img src="http://forums.steroid.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=163118"/> Green smoothie: 1 scoop whey protein, 3 cups of spinach and a little mango for flavor Egg delights: 1 egg yolk and the rest egg whites with spinach, onion and kale (I make these in big batches and have in my fridge ready for snacks) Meal 1: 3 oz salmon, sweet potato about 3 oz, and some turkey (ran out of broc) Meal 2: 3 oz of Alaska (I am Alaskan) cod, broc, sweet potato 3oz, and a tablespoon of organic salsa Snacks: Quest Protein bar, Banana and 1/4 avocado Dinner will be similar to meal 1 or 2 Does anyone have any input? I am worried I am not eating enough or eating too much. I truly want to add muscle, but still cut at the same time. I really APPRECIATE everyone's help and input. Happy Tuesday! Dani

You may want to check the egg delights for sodium.

Pop your meals into my fitness pal and post up your macros...I like more protein.

Your muffins look really good.

[AKD_FitChick]

You may want to check the egg delights for sodium.

Pop your meals into my fitness pal and post up your macros...I like more protein.

Your muffins look really good.

The muffins are really good, I have been making them for years, I just checked the sodium in them and it's 80mg's per serving. So that's probably a lot, I will be better at using just eggs and using the whites only. Thanks for the heads up on that. I will put my meals in and let you know, thanks so much for giving any input you can.

[AKD_FitChick]

You may want to check the egg delights for sodium.

Pop your meals into my fitness pal and post up your macros...I like more protein.

Your muffins look really good.

Here are my foods for the day, usually I eat an additional quest bar, but today I ended up not training so I didn't want the added calories?

I welcome ALL advice!!! I really want to do this cycle right and have great results.