Wah 6kg in a month .. Eh how tall are you?

Thanks for reading. Writing it helps me keep track of what I did n it's like a mental therapy too. I'm close to hving a breakdown now - nothing serious, I just need more rest

Thanks again

Saturday, 13th January 2007
Week 1, Day 6 : I-Wanna-Be-Smexy 3-weeks Plan

Stats
Weight - 58.2kg
BF % - 29.4%
Water % - 49.3%
Muscles - 39kg

Workouts
Mandatory rest

Meals & Supplements

7:45am
- whey + diluted HL milk
- Multivitamin

9:00am - 11:00am - Sleeeeeeeeeeep

11:30am
- two whole eggs + two egg whites omelette with melted cheddar cheese

1:30pm
- whey + diluted HL milk

3:30pm
- Tosai + sardine in tomato gravy

5:30pm
- whey + diluted HL milk

7:30pm
- Seafood tomyam

1:00am
- whey + diluted HL milk
- EPO + Fish oil


Things

- Morning! Sleep helped me feel better, so at least now I know that I didnt tear any ligament or muscle despite hving major sores. I'm grounding my sorry behind today, not even a low-impact class like "Intro to.. " cause I know I'd stay for the real 1 hr class. Am going to do chores and other important things like getting an antihistamine jab, restock food supplies, do laundry, check out future house with bf, change the starter of my kitchen light, clean the fridge et al. Damn I love holidays.

This post has been edited by Syd G: Jan 14 2007, 11:25 AM

Sunday, 14th January 2007
Week 1, Day 7 : I-Wanna-Be-Smexy 3-weeks Plan


Stats

Weight -
BF % -
Water % -
Muscles -

Didnt measure myself today.


Workouts

10 mins warmup cardio wave

Did lots of things with PT today - bicep works n form checking. I cant remember most of them now but did 30lbs preachers, 20lbs curls with balancing ball @ my back , reversed wrist curl etc.

5 mins on treadmill and I quitted.


Meals & Supplements

12:00pm
- two whole eggs + two egg whites omelette with melted cheddar cheese
- Multivitamin

1:00pm (pre-workout)
- whey + HL milk

4:45pm (post-workout)
- whey + banana HL milk

8:30pm
- Fried CKT
- Cantonese Yin-Yong gravy


Things
- Had a sharp, pulling pain on my right tricep while doing 20lbs barbell skull-crusher.
Both anterior lower leg (tibialis anterior?) are still in pain so I barely last 5 minutes on the treadmill. So much for wanting to do endurance work.


This post has been edited by Syd G: Jan 15 2007, 01:04 PM

Monday, 15th January 2007 - Carb Loading Day
Week 2, Day 1 : I-Wanna-Be-Smexy 3-weeks Plan

Stats

Weight - 59.4kg
BF % - 27.1% HOLY
Water % - 51%
Muscles - 41.1kg


Workouts
-

Meals & Supplements

11:30pm
- a bowl of home-made assam laksa
- soy bean milk

2:30pm
- two whole eggs omelette
- sauteed swiss brown mushroom + sliced green pepper + olive oil
- 1/3 bar of Van Houten almond chocolate (been in the fridge for a month dy)

3:30pm - 6:00pm - Sleep

6:30pm
- whey + diluted HL milk
- Ponstan 500mg

9:00pm
- one small banana

9:30pm
- fried instant noodles with lots of chicken cutlets

10:45pm
- one Granny Smith apple

11:30pm
- EPO + Fish oil


Things

- Not in the mood to rant....

- Left calf muscles arent so painful anymore, just letting the right ones heal for now.
Pain pain go away, come again another day. Little dear me wants to play. Pain, pain go away..

This post has been edited by Syd G: Jan 15 2007, 11:31 PM

I always wear my Female tag what?

No surgery yet - hopefully no surgery needed. When first diagnosed (was bleeding non stop for 5 months - I was severely anemic but I dismissed it as me being 'lazy'), I was given Norcolut (barely works), then tranexamic acid (generic) to stop the bleeding, then Diane35 - which made my weight neither going up nor down eventho I was taking lower carb then anyone else I know. Then I bought my own metformin (self-prescribed Glucophage 500 - dont follow this at home, kids) while on Diane35. Hair stopped falling, acne disappeared, mood not so swingy and had a bit of weight loss for a while but metformin made me tired n friggin sleepy (lack of B12 maybe?).

One day I ditched all my meds and started being serious about this. Lost a couple of kilos in December, had period twice in 30 days (before that it was absent for 3 months due to meds) - right now some of the kgs all back but bf % decreases so am happy. It's a tiring n depressing process but am willing to give it time

Er if I hv to tone down protein then what am I suppose to eat? I'm already toning down carbs (50g-80g/day - 80% of it from pre-workout/post-workout shakes) - I'll sleep after anything carbs (tried oatmeal, went straight to ZzZZZzzz-land). Am I suppose to pile up on fat? Oh imagine how much cheese n mayonnaise I can eat a day

Thanks for the good wishes free_enuf. Appreciate the support

Last did it in August, due to another blood screen 2 weeks from now. Fasting blood sugar is within "normal" range. Even with very low carb (diet @ those days was even more draconian than the one I'm having now) also 'normal' blood sugar . Nvr had random blood sugar test. Oh ya one of the main reason I stopped taking metformin cause I was having hypoglycemia - felt like drug addict only . I hv textbook pcos - high HDL n LDL n triglycerides too. Another problem area - high uric acid (so I only take 1-2 serving of seafood (besides Salmon) a week). Haiya so many problem

U seem to know lots of things abt this. A budding endo I assume?

Ah no wonder, a noble man with a noble job

Nothing wrong ler. I hv inherited a common condition - since God didnt send my genes to me with warranty (lets call it 'gene kedekut' since it's so kedekut on letting me burn me sugar), I guess am just going to hv to live with it. It makes me a prime candidate for heart attack n diabetes - on it's way to those diseases it gave me another list of syndromes - it's called Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (pcos). 10% of women hv them - they just didnt realize it cause it's like a mosquito itch underneath ur armpit, not fatal - just annoying.

Pcos comes in a package. The signs were imminent since I reached puberty. I have textbook pcos - in short, I hv ALL the signs I'm supposed to hv :

1) I hv less hair on my head and lose a lot of them on daily basis. Dandruff appears the next day after I've shampooed @_@. I even hv an almost-bald spot on head.
2) Nvr had regular period in my life, when I do it's usually longer (14++) or shorter (4-5) than 7 days
3) Hair growing at weird places (think : around ze nipple )
4) Major depression n mood swings
5) Batallion of acnes on my oily skin
6) Extra teeny tiny skin growing @ my neck (skin tags)
7) Snoring
8) Weight gain - usually around the waist (gahahaha! )

Oh ya it comes with extra gift too - male hormones. In short, I'm turning into a dude
!! I already hv a wide, strong shoulder by default (me to mom when wearing baju kurung - "shoulder pads? huh who needs these damn shoulder pads"), and even so it's easier for me than normal girls to pack on muscles n lift heavy

The underlying condition makes it harder to lose weight. And in order to control it I need to lose weight. A catch 22, similar to the chicken & egg. But I think am doing good so far. A lil slow, but am getting there

Tuesday, 16th January 2007
Week 2, Day 2 : I-Wanna-Be-Smexy 3-weeks Plan

Stats

Weight - 58.5kg
BF % - 27.1%
Water % - 50.9%
Muscles - 40.5kg


Workouts

5 mins warmup cardio wave

Chest Press
- 3 x 10 15lbs/side dumbbells

Bench Press
- 3 x 7 bar
- 3 x 5 bar + 2.5kg
- 3 x 5 bar + 5kg (25kg PR!!!! )

Inclined Bench Press
- 3 x 5 bar

Dumbbell Triceps Extension
3 x 10 15lbs

Rope Triceps Extension
3 x 12 7.5kg
1 x 5 10kg

Deadlift
1 x 5 40lbs barbell
1 x 5 50lbs barbell
1 x 5 5' Oly bar (13kg) + 10kg
1 x 5 15kg + 13kg
1 x 5 20kg + 13kg (PR !!! ) - One aim completed!!

1 hour endurance cardio jog
- 3 mins 5.5
- 44mins 8.0
- 13 mins 7.0-5.5 (cool down)
(3.85km in 30 mins PR!! , 7.30km in 1 hr , 7km in 56:37)


Meals & Supplements

10:00am
- whey + diluted HL milk

11:00am (my fav i-feel-like-crap-today pre-workout)
- Starbucks tall 'by-the-cup' with 1 sachet Equal
- Sugared Doughnut

2:45pm (post-workout )
- whey + water

3:30pm
- Ikea kiddie meatballs (5 meatballs + 1 boiled potato + cream sauce)

6:45pm
- Grilled salmon - heavens!
- Steamed broccoli & baby carrots
- Sauteed sliced green pepper + shitake mushroom + zucchini + olive oil

10:30pm
- whey + diluted HL milk
- one small banana
- 2 x Milk Thistle capsules


Things
- GREAT workout day today!! Am so happy I took the 2 days rest from cardio!

- Restocked supplements - bought 3 GNC Salmon Oil (180 caps - 6 months supply ), Women's Ultra Mega Multivitamins (90 tablets - 3 month's supply) & Milk Thistle (100 capsules - 2 months supply).

- Bought 3 packs of Salmon bone. It's 12.90/kg . And they're not all 'bones' - just smaller pieces of fillet that they cant sell at 69.90/kg. So cheap

- My parcel has arrived!!! It's suppose to contain 2 bottles of iSatori's Lean System 7, 1 bottle of iSatori's MX-LS7, a pack of Splenda sachets n a netrition.com shaker. Hv to pickup from post office tomorrow. Ahhh am so nervous

This post has been edited by Syd G: Jan 16 2007, 10:26 PM

Syd G's 3-weeks I-Wanna-be-Smexy Plan

Week 2, Day 2 updates

Goals :
- 27% body fat - 27.1%
- maintain 9.0km/h cardio jog for 15 minutes - 9.0km/h for 6 mins, 8.5km/h for 15 mins
- 10 x full pushups - havent work on it yet
- 15 x 50kg full squat @ rack - 5 x 45kg
- 5 x 30kg deadlifts - COMPLETED Jan 16th 2007
- 5 x 30kg bench - 5 x 25kg

Wednesday, 17th January 2007
Week 2, Day 3 : I-Wanna-Be-Smexy 3-weeks Plan


Stats

Weight -
BF % -
Water % -
Muscles -


Workouts

1 hour Yoga class

1 hour RPM class


Meals & Supplements

9:45am
- two whole eggs + two egg whites plain omelette

10:15am
- whey + diluted HL milk
- 2 x Milk Thistle capsules
- Multivitamin

11:00 - 1:00pm - Sleep

4:15pm (so-called pre-workout @ mamak somewhere..)
- half plate of white rice
- a piece of fried chicken thigh (resisted the skin )
- mamak-style stir-fried cabbage
- fried sotong

8:00pm
- Starbucks tall 'by-the-cup' with 1 sachet of Equal

8:45pm (post-workout)
- whey + diluted HL milk

10:00pm
- chicken soup

12:00am
- 1/2 tablet Flu meds
- 2 x Panadol


Things
- My meals so crappy today @_@

- Havent pick up my parcel yet. Long story. Will pickup tomorrow

- My FIRST EVER RPM CLASS (inspired by shadowjass ) !! Gosh I need to bring a towel next time. Most of the time I was distracted by pain @ crotch area Am having sniffles n minor sore throat too. Let not this be an impending fever.. ohnoes

This post has been edited by Syd G: Jan 18 2007, 08:23 AM

deadlift? no. thats why i put a + at the end. If you meant my goals, it's WITH the bar. I know it's pretty easy peasy for you guys but I just started this seriously 1 month ago (before that didnt pay much attention on poundage)

And bench is bar + 5kg.. Total 25kg ler takkan 5kg

So highest deadlift is 33kg. Not full effort yet, I knew I could go higher but it was my chest day, my back day is tomorrow

This post has been edited by Syd G: Jan 17 2007, 01:12 PM

Getting there soon enough

Thanks thanks

Yah I actually like doing weird asanas, its just that today was only my 2nd Yoga class so am a beginner, u see - but I could do a lot of asanas that involves the spine / back. I can even do these with no problem at all->



Sangkut at leg poses only - cant do any of these yet *except for child pose lah* -

Forward Bends

Answers :

1) Depends on the intensity of ur crunches. Yes you will get 6 packs but will they be seen or not? There are 2 factors involved - muscles n fat. By doing crunches ur only shaping ur muscles but if there's a layer of fat on top, you'll look more pot-bellied
So do both - crunches n cardio. There's no way for you to reduce ur abs fat by just doing crunches (spot reduction aint possible) so get that body moving n get ur heart rate up .

2) yup, larger. muscle wise. back to basics, burn all the fat AND pump the muscles.


The almost pinkish thingy are ur muscles, if u make them bigger without reducing both intra-abdominal (visceral) n subcutaneous fat of course ur lower abs will be bigger

This post has been edited by Syd G: Jan 17 2007, 11:36 PM

Thursday, 18th January 2007
Week 2, Day 4 : I-Wanna-Be-Smexy 3-weeks Plan

Stats

Weight -
BF % -
Water % -
Muscles -


Workouts
Flu + Fever Mandatory Rest Day 1


Meals & Supplements

12:00pm
- cream of mushroom + shitake mushroom + chicken cutlets
- steamed broccoli & baby carrots



1:00pm
- 1 x Antibiotic
- 1 x Flu meds
- 2 x Panadol
- 1 x Multivitamin
- 2 x Milk Thistle capsules
- Lots of water
- Cough meds



2:00pm - 5:00pm - Sleep

5:30pm
- whey + diluted HL milk
- one Granny Smith apple

8:15pm
- cream of mushroom soup
- meds (refer above)

9:15pm
- one Granny Smith apple

10:30pm
- Grilled Salmon (comfort food)


Things

- First day of sore throat, sniffles + fever. No coughing. Now I really wanna get my tonsil removed

This post has been edited by Syd G: Jan 18 2007, 11:16 PM

*hugs*

Will do

I think I overworked a bit

Friday, 19th January 2007
Week 2, Day 5 : I-Wanna-Be-Smexy 3-weeks Plan

Stats

Weight - 57.8kg
BF % -
Water % -
Muscles -


Workouts
Flu + Fever Mandatory Rest Day 2

Meals & Supplements

10:00am
- 2 whole + 2 egg whites half-boiled eggs & sweet soy sauce
- meds, lots of meds

11:00am
- one Granny Smith apple

11:30 - 1:00pm - Sleep

3:00pm
- brown rice
- sauteed anchovies + sliced spring onion + red chillies + cili api
- baby butter lettuce + cottage cheese

4:30pm - 7:30pm - Sleep @_@

9:00pm
- whey + diluted HL milk
- meds @_@

Things

This post has been edited by Syd G: Jan 20 2007, 02:56 PM

Thanks guys . Feeling a lot better already, but am grounding myself till Sunday

Saturday, 20th January 2007
Week 2, Day 6 : I-Wanna-Be-Smexy 3-weeks Plan

Stats

Weight -
BF % -
Water % -
Muscles -

Workouts
Flu + Fever Mandatory Rest Day 3

Meals & Supplements

9:00am
- half pack of Nasi Lemak (+ cow lungs! )
- meds, meds, meds

10:00am - 2:30pm - Sleep

3:30pm
- half pack of Nasi Lemak (leftover fr breakfast)
- one whole egg + two egg whites omelette

9:30pm - formal wedding dinner
- nasi beriyani n all that jazz
- tapai + ice cream
- sugarless creamless coffee
- medsss @_@


Things
- Darn, my flu meds are making me sleep like a baby

This post has been edited by Syd G: Jan 20 2007, 11:15 PM

Hehe look @ siggy lor. I didnt lose that much of kgs but I can wear most of my old clothes !

Im updating it daily cause its easier to print out and show to PT. Besides that, am debunking myth that girls need to starve themselves in order to look good.

Not wanting to bump the other topic so I'll respond to ur "big improvement" comment here :

I think I look even better now