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I'm so WEAK!
Published on 2009-09-21 14:47:00
I went to the gym again today. I was supposed to strength train all my major muscles, but I had no clue how. Luckily, my gym seems to have a Nautical machine to work every muscle and more. So I simply went to each one, tried to figure out what they were doing on the diagram and followed along–6 to 12 reps, just as planned, and increase the weight if I’m not feeling the “burn” after 12.Well my lower body and back can take 50 lbs easily, it seems. My abs can take 40. But when I got to my u
The plan
Published on 2009-09-20 13:32:00
So after reading half the book, I immediately took out my little food diary and began taking notes in the back of it. My plan? FoodWell, I consider myself a healthy eater to begin with, since I cook for myself and roommate. I have the occasional take-out on busy nights, but I cook with a lot of veggies, white meats and use whole grains whenever bread is involved. My other carbs, I'll admit, do come from white spaghetti and white rice and the like, but I figure there's only so much one could do w
The backstory
Published on 2009-09-20 12:56:00
I was 90 kg (a whopping 198 lb) at 5'5'' (165 cm) a year and half ago when I finally decided to take hold of my life; my diet then consisted of simply writing down absolutely everything I ate, at what time and how much, along with the calorie count. With just this simple method, I managed to lose 10 kg over the span of 5 months. That's about 2 kg (4.5 lb) a month, which is supposed to be a nice and steady rate. I was happy with it, at least.But then, everything stopped. At 80 kg (176.5 lb), I'm
