Getting fitter and trimmer

tori.k

Eggs and cottage cheese are cheap Fmess (about 6 grams in eggs and 12g in 100g of cottage cheese) how about some lean mince (21g per 100g) my fitness instructor told me to aim for 1 gram of complete & incomplete protein for every pound of body weight while training (basically a mixed diet of fruit, veg and animal protein) as women we don't have the testosterone needed to for bulk muscle mass, but i've found eating more protein has half cut my carb intake that gives me a flatter tummy.

Your breakfast sounds really yummy Prudent, your putting me to shame with all the veggies I really have to do a fruit & veg swap, im just so lazy at times

Have a great day everyone.

dolly84

Prudent - yum yum to your menu.

tori - well done on the loss, it's all going in the right direction.

Yorkshirelass - Can you tell me what sort of back ache it is? Is it the type you get through poor posture, in the middle of the back, or is it the muscles at the bottom of your back, either side of your spine? I wouldn't fork out for a new bike until you can identify what it is. Are the handlebars very low? How tall are you? And what frame size are you riding?

Last night I cycled, it was just 6 miles but at one point I reached 40 mph going down hill so you can imagine what the ride back up the other side was like:eek:. This morning I have cycled 8 miles but it was a speedy route with just one big hill at the end. I also skipped when I got home.

Menu for today

B/F - porridge with 1/2 soya milk 1/2 water, squash, fruit toast with flora.

Lunch - cous cous with chicken, fruit and yoghurt

Tea - 2 x wraps, spicy chicken with peppers, onion, mushrooms, salad and a drizzle of mayo.

Snacks - squash and 1 piece of fruit.

tori.k

An insanity workout for me this evening, something a bit different very fast paced im glad I stepped up my cardio.

Food not been so great.

Bfast banana & tea
Lunch 180g of watermelon 3 slices of Gouda and a kids 200g carton of skimmed chocolate milk.
Tea 2 poached eggs and beans on 2 400g slices of seeded bread.
(Tea is now sitting heavy) I only ate lunch as I knew I had circuits this evening. not fancied food at all today oddly.

YORKSHIRELASS

dolly84 wrote: »

Yorkshirelass - Can you tell me what sort of back ache it is? Is it the type you get through poor posture, in the middle of the back, or is it the muscles at the bottom of your back, either side of your spine? I wouldn't fork out for a new bike until you can identify what it is. Are the handlebars very low? How tall are you? And what frame size are you riding?

Hi Dolly - the pain is high up, almost between my shoulder blades and yeah its the sort of feeling when you have been overdoing it or working in the wrong position. But, OH thinks my son borrowed my bike a while back and messed around with the seat so that might explain it!

Have got a link to a British Cycling guide for setting up your bike which is really good so I am going to try that first. Not sure what size frame my bike is, will have a look tomorrow. Any advice very gratefully received!

Need to get to sleep, havent done much exercise today but work got in the way. Will try and do something tomorrow without aggravating my back.

tori.k

Morning all.

Today is a brave new day im gonna stop taking my coffee mug to work and just take water

It's DH and DS1 Birthday today we are still off to kettlebell class this evening as he has to earn his cake we are supposed to be picking -up Chinese after the thought alone just turns my stomach, but will order some steamed mixed veg and a pot of curry sauce.

Not sure what is up with me think im just going off food, with the amount of exercise im doing I should be ravenous, I don't even want cake :eek:

Have a great day everyone.

Fmess

Thanks for the protein advice tori

Life seems to have got hectic all of a sudden and food and exercise are really off track Bring on the summer holidays and some me time!

apple_muncher

Jiggle free day 9 done and dusted. It still only takes a few minutes to complete so far.

Eating hasn't been going too well. Since I was poorly, I've been very disinterested in healthy eating - dh is rather concerned as I've always been the driving force behing our eating well. I'm ok on work days - until I get home! So today I shall try to listen to my body and not pick.

Quite a busy day ahead, so we'll see how many steps I can squeeze in. I have a load of biscuits and sweets for my classes - bribery or reward? Tee hee!

YORKSHIRELASS

Morning everyone, just done a 30 minute run, did much better than last time thankfully - but it was still hard work. Have a horrible feeling I am getting a cold too.

We dont have much milk so scrambled eggs for breakfast I think. Shower first and then on with the day!

dolly84

tori.k wrote: »

Morning all.

Today is a brave new day im gonna stop taking my coffee mug to work and just take water

It's DH and DS1 Birthday today we are still off to kettlebell class this evening as he has to earn his cake we are supposed to be picking -up Chinese after the thought alone just turns my stomach, but will order some steamed mixed veg and a pot of curry sauce.

Not sure what is up with me think im just going off food, with the amount of exercise im doing I should be ravenous, I don't even want cake :eek:

Have a great day everyone.

I find that strenuous exercise suppresses my appetite, when I start it I feel empty and hot in my stomach and then that passes and I'm not bothered about food. I couldn't eat a takeaway either, not a full portion anyway, since January my portions have been cut down and now even a tiny bit over and I feel really uncomfortable.

Last night for tea I had two wraps filled with salad and jerk chicken with veg, a drizzle of mayo and a sprinkle of cheese, I was starving when I sat down to eat it and after I finished I felt really stuffed like I'd eaten four of them.

YORKSHIRELASS wrote: »

Morning everyone, just done a 30 minute run, did much better than last time thankfully - but it was still hard work. Have a horrible feeling I am getting a cold too.

We dont have much milk so scrambled eggs for breakfast I think. Shower first and then on with the day!

I've started with a summer cold, very fuzzy head and sneezy, I've still been to the gym and I felt better when I was exercising, I will cycle tonight too. As long as it is above your chest it is OK to carry on working out. Well done on the run - why, oh why does running have to be so much harder than anything else?

Andy_89

Right, no bad food at work from today.

Porridge for breakfast
fruit to snack on
Tuna salad for lunch.

I am going swimming tonight too, lets do this bad boy!