
Originally Posted by
gbrice75
Like we touched on before, you can only work with the genetics you were given. While you might not have been blessed with the biggest roundest plumpest booty, luckily for your it's a muscle and can GROW. And a shapely tight arse looks way better than a fat cottage cheese ass anyway, IMO. You can attain a nice shaped muscular (don't mistaken that to mean bumpy and cut/defined) butt, just have to work to make it grow.
i am working on it. been very sore and even difficult to sit during the day. the one good point you make is that I do not have a bit of cottage cheese on my butt or legs and I know that it is somewhat if not all heredity...so a shout out to mom and dad!!
21% is at the very low end of the healthy range for women, so that's a very good thing. I know you dropped a decent amount of weight- how long was it that you were overweight? I wonder if you're mistaking loose skin (and some fat of course) for fat? Again, PM me pics of your midsection if you'd like. I can spot it right away, because I have it too and know how effing annoying it can be... grrrr!
probably about 9 - 10 years between 150 and 170 but mostly on the high end. i got loose skin and fat. no doubt about it
Consider swapping out that patty for lean Canadian bacon. Also, i'd prefer to see you using 100% liquid egg whites instead of egg beaters - they put a ton of nasty sh!t in there... ever have a look at the ingredients? The macros here are decent - i'd like to see a bit more protein and a bit less fat though.
I guess I need to be exact with my macros...newbie mistake...I am eating 99% liquid egg whites so technically not egg beaters. I will swap out the patty for lean canadian bacon or increase the liquid egg whites.
Ok, so macros are definitely off here. 30g protein - great, leave it! 6g carbs? for 1/2 sweet potato or 1/2 cup brown rice? Try like 30g carbs. Either that or you mixed up the carb and fat macro - so is it 30g carbs, 6g fat or vice versa? Please clarify. If it's 30g fat, that's WAY too much in this meal IMO. I think you're through with the artichokes in oil, sorry!
yes, good eye...another newbie mistake. correct macro is 30g P/ 30g C / 6g Fat so I get to keep the artichokes in oil?? I can do without...
Make it a full cup of yogurt. Is this plain Fage yogurt? I'm assuming so, hence the stevia. That's your best best. However, i'd drop the blueberries here TBH... kind of a random place for sugar. If you're gonna have it, do it in meal 1, or pre/pwo.
yes plain fage yogurt and I will drop the blueberries and instead but cinammon on top!! originally this was a mid morning snack at 1/2 cup and then I moved it to the afternoon. clearly i don't understand what time of day to eat what type of food. is there ever a RANDOM place for SUGAR....not for a SUGAR TOOTH...LMAO! Will look to move the whole meal back to mid morning with blueberries or keep where it is without the berries and move then to pwo which is after work...early evening
Ok, this is a crappy pre workout meal! This is where i'd love to see 1/2 a sweet potato or some brown rice - good carbs to fuel your workout, not some processed Kashi bar. I'd replace this meal with a lean protein (even if it has to be a shake for convenience sake) and a good complex carb (oats would be another excellent choice). Is this possible?
well i was getting dizzy lifting my 43 lb over my head for squats in my full body power pump class....I would love to do a shake here!! Until I find a shake that doesnot have too much sugar added, I have been doing oatmeal...and I love oatmeal, but I think this is too much fiber oats for the girlgymrat...not working for my system and lets just leave it to your imagination!!
LOVE the salmon here, excellent choice. Don't love the added EVOO though. I get it; asparagus is excellent that way, but simply too much fat in this meal. The salmon is the better fat choice, so can you possibly grill the asparagus with just the tiniest bit of oil? How much are you actually using?
I checked this weekend and use 2 tblspoons for 6 servings of 8 ea. I grill the in al foil so some of the oil is still in the foil when I toss into the trash...I can put PAM on the foil and then drizzle 1 TBLS over the top??? would this work??
As you already said (below), calories may be a bit high for you. I'd shoot for 1300 as you said - a cleaner 1300 and then monitor yourself. Also, your fat macro is WAY too high. I'm at 2500 calories and my fat macro is like 65g, so just think of that. Fat is over 30% of your intake. I'd like to see something more like:
150g protein
100g carbs
35g fat
or
150g protein
75g carbs
45g fat
either way, you're around 1300 calories
Consider going with a cheat meal instead of a full day. If you are eating at only a slight deficit during your 6 'dieting' days, you can EASILY negate that with a full blown cheat day. I strongly suggest you choose 1 great cheat meal a week - go all out, meal, dessert, glass of wine, whatever you like - but then back to the diet.
I don't go crazy on the cheat day, but have noticed I haven't been as exact on the other days with RANDOM eating here and there. Your new macros look better and I will adjust meals and then give the macros another shot. I have been trying to eat 150g P and I can. I have been cheating terrible the last few days...a little here and there and feel like CRAP. Went out for lunch and ate way too much food..sushi, but still much more then I would had I brought lunch from home.
This is why I wanna know your age. I doubt you need a tummy tuck and would hate to see you scar yourself unnecessarily
I will go over the workout portion of this shortly. Double check the macros on that one meal, and then try to hit closer to what I have above, I believe it will serve you much better.